Industry Reports and
Secondary Research
American
Marketing Association (www.marketingpower.com):
Links to useful resources for collecting secondary data.
Datamonitor.com:
Extensive library of market research and strategies.
IDC
Research.com: Forecasts technology trends and analyzes information
technology (IT) products.
Resources
from Dun and Bradstreet: Provides articles, reports, trends
and tips on how to grow a business.
Thomas
Register: Information about products and services from 156,194
American and Canadian companies.
Standard
and Poor's Register: S&P's research catalog
Statistical
Sites on the Web: Links to statistics and information from more
than 70 agencies in the US government.
Federal
Statistics (can link from here to State stats)
The Dismal Scientist: Has latest news on the economy, with over 75
economic reports from 15 countries, and daily news updates.
www.dismal.com Corporate Information:
This site is a very simple, powerful, free search tool. If you are
researching a business or an industry, start here. Research a company, and
you'll be served with numerous links to corporate profiles, news archives,
financial information and message boards dedicated to that company. Research an
industry and you'll be led to industry profiles, news and more. Research
reports, research by state, research by country.
Wand.com:
Search by product category, say for "scanner", 21 categories of scanners are
returned; next you get companies carrying that product and you can drill down
from there. You can also search by company name, general product or service
categories. There's also a database of tradeshow listings, global news,
country information, and check out the information about listing yourself as a
buyer or seller.
The Business Strategy Search Specialist:
Uses Sookoo, a specialized search engine.
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