List of Great Industry and Competitors Databases to Find Information for Market Research
Sometimes, when researching your competitors, it’s like pulling a ball of string to see what happens. Where it will take you, and where will it end? Here is a list of great industry databases that help find information for Market and Competitor Research. You can purchase access to all or some of them, but it’s best to get yourself down to your local business library.
The British Library in London, if you are based in the UK. Pull up a chair and do some competitive research using the following:
ABI/INFORM Collection
ABI/INFORM Collection includes their ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. Contains:
- Full-text journals
- Working papers
- Dissertations
- Business and economics periodicals
- Country-and industry-focused reports
British Standards Online
Current, historical, and draft standards. It includes around 40,000 current British, European, and International standards covering products and services and is updated daily.
Business Source Complete
Full text from 11,000 sources. Including over 1000 international top-ranking business journals.
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
The encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business. It includes over 4,000 fact sheets and profiles on local areas.
Community Trademark search database
The European Union Intellectual Property Office is the official registration office of the European Union. It is responsible for registering Community trademark (CTM) applications.
Derwent Innovations Index
Derwent provides international patent abstracts. Including the ability to search by ‘owning company’, forward and backward citations and status information. Coverage goes back to 1963 to date,
eMarketer
Provides international market research and trend analysis surrounding online marketing, media and emerging technologies.
EMIS – Emerging Markets Information Service
Company, Industry and Economic information focus on Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America. Includes company reports and financial statements.
Espacenet
The European Patent Office website. Allows patents to be searched internationally.
Factiva
More than 10,000 documents from 159 countries in 22 languages provide the latest news from many industries and regions. This includes newswires and BBC Monitoring.
Fame
FAME is the UK & Irish company database providing 9 million companies access accounts and director details.
Frost & Sullivan
Global market research and strategy reports covering the sectors of chemical, medical technology, plastics, electronics, building technologies, Automation, energy systems, environmental, and IT.
GlobalData
GlobalData provides independent UK and European retail analysis. And the global FMCG market Covering clothing & footwear, DIY, electricals, food & drink, homewares and personal care sectors.
IBISWorld
Market research on hundreds of UK industries, including statistics, analysis and forecasts.
Kompass Worldwide
Kompas provides detailed product and service listings for over 2.8 million companies in 70 countries. It is a key source for manufacturers and suppliers, covering over 300,000 topics.
Local Data Online
Local Data Online offers retail location data and insight on 2,700 UK locations. And 450 business categories and many thousands of companies. Including high streets, town centres, shopping centres, retail parks and out-of-town stores market analysis, profiling and risk analysis for
MarketIQ
MarketIQ provides information and contacts for 2.8 million registered UK and Irish businesses with their branches and 1.6 million ‘non-corporate entities.
Mergent Archives – company reports
Historical annual reports and reporting documents from a hundred countries.
Mintel
Mintel’s Horizons UK covers an extensive range of consumer and lifestyle markets in the UK.
Orbis
Orbis is a global database of 144 million public and private companies. Provides access to contacts, accounts and corporate structure information.
Passport (Euromonitor International)
Euromonitor provides international market intelligence on consumers, countries and industries.
Regional Business News Plus
A comprehensive full-text coverage of regional business publications. Coverage of more than 80 US regional business publications.
Statista
Statista gives you access to daily updated market and consumer data.
Viewpoint (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Country reports covering 189 countries. Analysis of political, economic, market insights, and commercial trends over the next 2-5 years. A guide to a country’s business regulations and business practices. Data and Analytical database of worldwide macroeconomic indicators. Forecasts for 201 countries and 300 economic indicators per country.
WIPO Global Brands Database
Search brand information from multiple national and international sources, including trademarks, appellations of origin and official emblems.
Then they are the other industrial directories like:
Sector-specific competitor research plays a pivotal role in shaping strategic decisions. This guide introduces you to an array of industry databases that are instrumental for conducting thorough market and competitor analysis tailored to your specific sector. Discover the art of extracting actionable insights from these databases, enabling you to understand your competitors’ moves and industry trends more profoundly. Embrace the power of sector-specific research to navigate your competitive landscape with confidence and precision.
Key databases for market and competitor research
Use databases like Statista, IBISWorld and Euromonitor for accurate industry stats. Add tools like Crunchbase and Owler to track rivals, funding and news. These sources give you reliable data on market size, trends and competitor moves. That info helps plan growth and stay informed. Better still use primary intelligence to get information your competitors don’t have.
Industry and Competitors Databases to Find Information
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