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Marketing.File
marketingfile.com
A collection of lists with a bias towards UK and Ireland but there
are some International, European and North American lists. The lists are
divided into Business and Consumer and further categorised into sectors
or type, for example Drinks Trade, Aviation & Defence, Smaller Companies.
Each list can be searched by a number of criteria depending on its structure
and coverage. Searching is free and data is charged for on a pay per record
basis. A really useful feature is that if you find your search comes up
with a large number of records and you are on a limited budget, you can
ask for a specific number of records e.g. 50, 100, 200, 1000 from the
list.
CountyWeb
www.countyweb.co.uk
A UK business directory with more than 2.45 million entries in 48 counties. You can choose to search by county or across the whole of the UK.
Data HQ www.datahq.co.uk
Data HQ, a UK full service data agency, specialises in providing high quality data services to clients in every industry sector. Their database has more than 2 million contactable UK businesses, split into 2,000 categories. It is regularly updated with feeds from many sources including Companies House and common business directories. In addition, they carry out daily data cleansing from a dedicated UK call centre and direct mail and email campaigns that they manage on behalf of their clients.
You can search/browse business mailing lists, business opt-in e-mails, and consumer mailing lists. There is an alphabetical listing, an industry sector classification that you can work your way through and which includes a top level heading of 'by Contact Type', and a keyword search option. The results show you how many contacts have been found, how the list has been compiled, what other selection criteria are available, the cost per thousand for the available formats, and minimum spend (if any).
Data Now www.datanow.co.uk
Mailing/Marketing lists from AP Information Services. Lists include
professional sectors such as Personnel, Training, Marketing, and the UK
and International Pension Funds Industry. Users can view sample data,
refine searches and pay only for those records that they download. Pay-as-you
go service.
D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions - sales leads, mailing lists, and direct marketing business data www.zapdata.com
Dun and Bradstreet's Zapdata provides a directory of over 14 million US companies. The mailing list "Prospects" section uses sources that include D&B, Harris InfoSource, and OneSource Information Services. This is a pay-as-you-go service and prices vary depending on the output options that you chose (there are five formats) and the number of records. You can purchase basic direct mailing lists, telemarketing lists, enhanced telemarketing lists, detailed prospecting data, or full strategic marketing information. Search options include location, industry, company size, company site Information, years in business, legal status, job functions. When using a credit card, there is a USD 10 minimum charge.
Faust Information
- National & International Directories and Mailing Lists www.faust-information.com
Distributor of international address data CD ROMs, phonebooks and Yellow
Pages. Products include residential listings, business (yellow) pages,
mailing lists, listings by country and importers. Importers products include
the well known International Importers Directory, and industry listings
ranging from the agricultural sector to woodworking equipment. Prices
vary depending on the level of detail and type of directory. Priced
service.
Marketscan www.marketscan.co.uk
Marketscan offer direct mail services to businesses and individuals. The lists are UK biased but there are also International and European lists. You can browse and build lists via a number of different routes: business, consumer, company directors, market sectors, SIC codes, geographical planner. The business lists, for example, include New Connections, Job Function, Medical Data Set, IT Data Set and email lists. Building a list is straightforward and prices start at GBP 115 per 1000 records. There is also a guide to direct mail marketing (http://www.marketscan.co.uk/direct_marketing_guide.asp) that can be viewed on site or downloaded as a PDF. The points and issues raised should be common sense to anyone experienced in direct marketing but it is all too easy to lose track of where you are in a campaign. For newcomers to direct marketing, this is an essential primer: for seasoned veterans it is a useful checklist and reminder.
The main drawback of this site is that you must use Interent Explorer 6 or later - it is impossible to use with either Firefox or Opera.
Direct Marketing Association
www.dma.org.uk
As well as providing information on legislation and codes of practice
on direct marketing, the Direct Marketing Association creates and commissions
reports related to the direct marketing sector. There is also a searchable
directory of DM suppliers, all of whom are DMA member companies and who
abide by the Direct Marketing Code of Practice.
Telephone Preference Service
www.tpsonline.org.uk
Fax Preference Service
www.fpsonline.org.uk
Email Preference Service www.e-mps.org
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