Industry and Marketing Research Flowchart
- Industry and Marketing Research FlowchartA PDF copy of how to locate Industry and Marketing research displayed in a flowchart format.
Directories (Companies and Organizations)
- GuideStar This link opens in a new windowInformation on non-profit firms in the US including their IRS 990 forms.
- Orbis This link opens in a new windowInformation on over 60 million public and private companies worldwide.
- Data Axle This link opens in a new windowWhite- and yellow-pages directory listings for all U.S. residences and businesses, supplemented with government information from the Bureau of the Census, etc. Searchable by ZIP code, SIC (Standardized Industrial Classification) codes, number of employees, etc. as well as by name, address, and telephone number.
- Associations Unlimited This link opens in a new windowProvides information on nonprofit membership associations and professional societies worldwide
- ThomasNetDirectory of supplier discovery and product sourcing.
- Foundation Directory Online This link opens in a new windowProfiles over 70,000 U.S.-based foundations, describing programs, areas of funding, types of support, recent grants made, etc.
Other Company Information
- Gale Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new windowCompiled information on U.S. and international businesses, industries and products.
- ProQuest Historical Annual Reports This link opens in a new windowHistorical annual reports in PDF format back to the early 1900s.
- Zephyr This link opens in a new windowMergers and acquisitions activity for companies around the world. Find M&A activity by industry sector, M&A activity by firm, or reports on individual deals.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowProvides access to current and historical financial information on 15,000 US and 20,000 foreign companies, both active and inactive, including firm description, statistics, and financial information, as well as annual reports.
Industry and Marketing Research Databases
- EMIS Emerging Markets This link opens in a new windowProvides full text news, reports, and financial information for emerging markets in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
- BCC Research This link opens in a new windowBCC Research provides access to thousands of market research reports and market forecasting in advanced materials, biotechnology, chemicals, energy, healthcare, sensors, plastics, nanotechnology, and other emerging technologies.
- Technavio This link opens in a new windowOver 17,000 industry reports covering technologies in ten different industries.
- Frost & Sullivan This link opens in a new windowOffers the latest research in market analysis, technical reports, end-user studies and more quantitative measurement based reports.
- MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowIncludes market research from: Kalorama, Packaged Facts, Paul Budde, SBI Energy, and Simba Information.
- FitchConnect This link opens in a new windowCovers international industries and developing countries. Industries range from agribusiness to tourism and include unique industries like metals and mining.
- IBISWorld Industry Market Research Reports This link opens in a new windowSeven hundred specific industry reports for US industries, with a manufacturing focus. Also includes reports for global industries and industries in China.
- Mintel Academic This link opens in a new windowIndustry reports on consumer goods industries and consumer attitudes. US and Europe focus.
International Business Databases
- Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new windowDemographic information, industry reports by country, and consumer statistics. Not all information for every market or country.
- EMIS Emerging Markets This link opens in a new windowCompany reports, industry reports, and news for countries in emerging markets like South America, Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
- OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new windowOnline library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, papers, 24 periodicals and OECD statistical databases.
Databases for Specific Industries
- SAE Mobilus This link opens in a new windowOffers marketing reports within the areas of automotive and aerospace topics. Filter your search by "content type" for only research reports.
- Wards Intelligence This link opens in a new windowOffers in-depth automotive industry data, including automobile production, inventory, and sales data, among others.
- Gartner This link opens in a new windowInformation technology and market reports, includes "hype cycle" and "magic quadrant" reports.
- Faulkner's Advisory for Information Technology Studies (FAITS) This link opens in a new windowReports on ebusiness and Internet strategies, wireless communications, application development, IT asset management and related fields. Useful for tracking technology advancements and trends, strategic planning, competitive analysis, market awareness, implementation support and product and vendor evaluation.
- eMarketer This link opens in a new windowQuantitative information (graphs, charts, etc.) about the Internet industry, including social computing.
- American Hospital Directory (free version)FREE TO ALL USERS. 6000+ US hospitals with information about number of beds, type of services offered, top zip codes of most patients treated, teaching/non-teaching status, profit/non-profit organization, as well as financial information such as average cost for certain procedures.