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Discovery to Market. Market Research Info Sources Part 5: Industry, Market, & Competitive Analysis. Industry, Market & Competitive Analysis: A Few Tips. Some industries, some companies hard to research. Each D2M project is unique.
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Discovery to Market Market Research Info Sources Part 5: Industry, Market, & Competitive Analysis
Industry, Market &Competitive Analysis: A Few Tips Some industries, some companies hard to research. Each D2M project is unique. Each information resource has strengths and weaknesses in its coverage. You can’t avoid trying all or most of them.
Industry, Market & Competitive Analysis: Market Research Databases In-depth industry reports Facts and figures Industry projections Company profiles Competitive analyses
JHU-Subscribed Market Research:IBISWorld Covers a wide range of U.S. and global industry sectors—including many relevant to Carey courses. Easy-to-use, graphic-rich format. For each industry, covers industry overview, competitive landscape, current and projected performance, key drivers, supply chain analysis, etc.
JHU-Subscribed Market Research:Gartner Advisory Intra Web Specializes in industries related to Information Technology (IT). Our subscription is limited to only some of Gartner’s entire information product line. Still, it’s worth searching for industry life cycle analyses and other IT market research info.
More Market Research Resources WWW.Guidestar.org. Website for searching not-for-profit organizations by name, area of concentration, and location, with direct access to IRS 990 forms. Patent Information. See the Business Research Guide Patents & Trademarks tab. Economic Census. U.S. Census Bureau’s information on cost, revenue, & employment by industry--by state, region, and nationally
Online Company Directories • Listings of companies that may include • Description • History • Products/services • Detailed financials • Competitors • Officers & Directors • Company related news items • Filings
Online Company Directories Some also have industry analyses Some also have Mergers & Acquisitions info. Some include analysts’ reports. Some include info on legal cases.
Online Company Directories:Hoover’s Academic Easy to use Good capsule descriptions of companies. Compares company to top competitors Includes some privately held entities Has brief industry descriptions with lists of companies in each industry.
Online Company Directories:Mergent Online Includes some international companies Includes companies no longer operating Includes more financial analysts’ information (company equities as an investment) Includes some private companies
Online Company Directories:Thomson One Publicly traded companies only Most in-depth analysis of equities Includes proprietary analysts’ reports from various sources Includes extensive M & A information Requires Internet Explorer & limited to 5 concurrent users Must undo popup blocker for website
Online Company Directories: PrivCo Our only online database focusing exclusively on privately held companies Extensive M & A information (includes public company participants in M & A) Can request to have additional companies added (through librarian)
Online Company Directories: PrivCo Set Search Parameters Here
Online Company Directories:Reference USA Brief company entries Generate lists of businesses Search companies by U.S. location Search physicians and dentists Map lists of businesses by type w/in geographic area
Regulatory Information • Health Hippo. Independent website contains a well-organized set of links to every conceivable kind of U.S. health-related law and regulation: • Payment • FDA • Diseases & conditions • Tissue Donation • Etc.
Regulatory Information • Federal Agencies • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) • Food & Drug Administration (FDA) • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) • WestlawNextDatabase. Cases, regulations, statutes, more.
Regulatory Information • Professional and Industry Associations • Publications • Online reports • News • Lobbying activities • Legislative & policy issues • Encyclopedia of Associations (in Gale Directory Library) • National Library of Medicine Directory of Health Organizations
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