Guide to Market & Customer Analysis
Markets
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MintelOffers market size, segmentation, positioning, forecasting, and psychographics. Get insight into consumer behavior and lifestyles. Current reports are for U.S.
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MarketResearch.com AcademicWhat is most important to consumers? Who is your competition? Find market research reports covering consumer goods, food and beverage, demographics, heavy industry, pharma, biotech, technology and media.
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Reference USAIdentify the types of businesses located in a geographic target area. Determine business and industry saturation, or find potential customers in this directory of over 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, and 683,000 health care providers.
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eMarketerMarket data, statistics and analysis on the Internet, mobile devices, e-business, online marketing media and emerging technologies.
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Gartner ResearchReports, analysis and news for information technology (IT) markets.
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Sports Market Analytics (formerly: Sport Business Research Network)Sports and recreation markets and participation rates.
International
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PassportProvides international demographic, macro-economic and marketing statistics for 210 countries. Covers economic indicators, population trends, consumer and lifestyle information, country infrastructure, environment and more.
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BMI ResearchThe threat of global protectionism might impact our global economy. BMI Research offers strategic views on global risk, country and industry ratings, macroeconomics analyses and forecasts.
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World Competitiveness OnlineCompetitiveness of countries based on their economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
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OrbisFinancial information, industry reports and profiles of public and private companies worldwide.
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Industry
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IBISWorldTell investors they might not already know? Find comprehensive U.S., Global, and China industry and business environment reports.
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D&B HooversFind Financial and Corporate overviews. Create lists of companies and executives. OneSource has financial statements, SEC Filings, competitors and analyst reports as well as the latest company news.
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StatistaAn aggregator of statistics on almost any topic.
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BCC ResearchProvides global market reports in 19 verticals, including advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, and information technology.
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantageUse the Industries tab for high-quality reports covering broad sectors from a financial perspective.
Investment
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CB InsightsScreen for private equity or venture capital firms investing in specific a industry, stage and geography. Tracts VC, and angel investor-backed private companies and their investors, as well as private company M&A/IPO activities across over 160 industries.
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PreqinInformation on private equity and venture capital companies, funds and deals.
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Demographics & Spending
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Claritas 360Who are your best customers? Where do they live? How can you best connect? Who are your competitors? Nielsen SMS provides demographic and consumer lifestyle data for all DMAs and U.S. counties.
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SimplyAnalyticsA mapping application that lets users create thematic maps and research reports using demographic, market data (Historical Census, EASI Life Stage Data, MRI Consumer Survey).
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Social ExplorerVisually analyze and understand demography of the U.S. through interactive maps and data reports from 1970 to present. Also includes the 2011 censuses for Canada and the U.K.
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Data-Planet Statistical DatasetsEasy access to a wide variety of economic, social and political indicators from licensed and public domain datasets. Create customized maps, graphs, charts and spreadsheets with over 35 billion data points. Take some time to explore this.
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Census DataU.S. Census Bureau site, offering social, demographic, and economic information.
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Census Business BuilderAn app that uses Census and other government data to help businesses explore demographics and spending patterns.
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Bureau of Labor StatisticsIncludes the Consumer Expenditure Survey and the American Time Use Survey.
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Statistical Abstract of the U.S.Summary of statistics on the social, political and economic conditions of the U.S.
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American Customer Satisfaction IndexBenchmark by Company, Industry, Sector and brand. Quantitative analysis of the causes and consequences of customer satisfaction.
Company
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Thomson ONE (IE Browser only)Analyst reports, company financials, earning estimates, market data and stock quotes, VC/PE, analyst reports, press releases, transaction data, corporate filings. Available on designated computers in the Trader's Pit of the Business Library.
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PrivCoPrivate company data, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies.
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Capital IQGet a better understanding of the competitive landscape. Cap IQ provides comprehensive understanding of companies, their history, affiliations, people and relationships.
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GuideStarData on every IRS registered non-profit organization.
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North American Industry Classification SystemlFinding the right NAISC code can make searching more efficient.
News & Scholarly Articles
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Business Source CompleteThe premier database for scholarship in most business disciplines. Full-text business journals, company SWOT analyses, case studies.
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ABI/INFORM GlobalFull-text articles from academic management, marketing, general business journals, and trade publications. Publications include Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Businessweek.
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FactivaNews articles from Wall Street Journal, newswires, and thousands of national and local newspapers, magazines, trade publications and transcripts.
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PsycINFOBehavioral sciences covering a variety of topics including finance, marketing, economics and organizational behavior.