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There are additional industry specific sources in the Industry Sectors section of this site covering telecoms, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, energy and the automotive sector.
Key starting points
Alacrawiki www.alacrawiki.com
A guide to business information companies, publishers and databases. The
Alacra Industry Spotlights in particular are extremely useful in providing
reviews and commentary on industry specific web sites that have statistics,
market research and news.
Market Research Portal
www.marketresearchworld.net
This site gives free access to various industry information including
research findings, articles written by industry professionals such as
market research in general, qualitative research, quantitative research,
survey methods and statistics. In addition there is career and job related
information, book lists and up-to-date news. A useful starting point for
anyone wanting to understand market research jargon and methods.
Research Recap www.researchrecap.com
Alacra's Research Recap pulls together industry, economic, academic, market, investment and credit research reports. It concentrates on free content but also offers links to selected paid research deemed of relevance to the topic. Priced reports are sourced from a wide variety of providers, including the Alacra Store. Much of the paid research is usually password-protected and will not show up in a Google-type search, but Research Recap has made arrangements with providers to review their proprietary research to determine what is appropriate to highlight for Research Recap's audience. Research Recap does not claim to be comprehensive and may not include items that are widely circulated elsewhere. Research Recap is published in blog format and is also available as an RSS feed .
Trade Association Forum (TAF)
www.taforum.org
Includes a searchable directory of UK trade associations. Information
on each association includes address, telephone and fax numbers, main
contact, and a link to the association's Web site. Some trade associations
have statistics and free industry overviews on their Web sites.
Free market and industry data
See also Government Sources
Free-Research.com www.free-research.com
Browse and display free market and statistical data resources.
ReportLinker www.reportlinker.com
Searches free resources but you have to pay to refine and
display results.
Research Wikis www.researchwikis.com
Mixed quality, often US biased and not all the data is
sourced or referenced.
Market research
content aggregators
Aroq www.aroq.com
This is a gateway to Aroq's four industry specific sites: just-drinks.com,
just-food.com, just- auto.com and just-style.com. All four pull together
news and market research in their particular sector. The market research
comes from a wide range of suppliers and can be purchased online. The
news is free and each of the sites have excellent blogs commenting on
events in their sector. RSS feeds of the news headlines and the blogs
are available.
DataStar www.datastarweb.com
Collection of scientific, technical, biomedical and business databases
some of which are from market research publishers. Subscription service
with a range of payment options including pay-as-you-go.
Dialog www.dialog.com
Collection of scientific, technical, biomedical and business databases
some of which are from market research publishers. Subscription service
with a range of payment options including pay-as-you-go.
Investext
Current research reports from more than 630 investment banks, brokerage
houses, and research firms world-wide, some of which are market/industry
sector overviews. Part of Thomson research at research.thomsonib.com
ISI Emerging Markets www.securities.com
A site providing business, market, news and financial information on Poland,
Russia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Baltic States, Ukraine, Bulgaria,
Romania, Turkey, India, China and Latin America. Subscription service.
The List www.the-list.co.uk
Searchable index of reports world-wide. Reports can be ordered online
and are delivered by email. Priced pay-as-you-go service.
Just Drinks www.just-drinks.com
Just-Drinks.com offers free news and information on the international
drinks industry. The Research section provides access to over 950 priced
drinks-related reports from various publishers including Business International,
Canadean, Key Note, Euromonitor, Frost & Sullivan, Leatherhead Food RA,
Mintel. Reports can be purchased online. MarketResearch.com www.marketresearch.com
Provides access to over 120,000 market research reports from 500 content
providers. Priced pay-as-you-go service.
Mindbranch www.mindbranch.com
Provides access to market research reports from over 260 content providers.
There is also a useful RSS alerting service available. There is a separate
feed for each branch and industry in the MindBranch catalogue. Each feed
contains the title, description, publication date, and a link to detailed
information on the 10 most recent reports published. Priced pay-as-you-go
service.
Research and Markets
www.researchandmarkets.com
Research and Markets, based in Dublin, provides access to nearly 56,000
international market research reports. You can browse the report titles
and summaries by subject or search by keyword. Summaries and tables of
contents are free of charge, and there is a free "New Arrivals"
notification service. Priced pay-as-you-go service.
Market research publishers
Note: Unless otherwise stated, reports from the following organisations
are available only on a subscription or pay-as-you-go basis.
Canadean -Global Beverage Research
Specialists www.canadean.com
Annually and quarterly updated International reports and databases on
soft drinks, beer, spirits, wine and beverage packaging.
Databank SpA www.databank.it
Reports on Italian and European markets and sectors. In Italian.
Datamonitor www.datamonitor.com
Datamonitor produces reports on International business and consumer markets.
Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com
Produce country and market reports as well as economic data, analysis
and forecasts.
ERC Group plc:International Statistics
www.erc-world.com
Market reports covering 80 countries and markets within the Food, Drinks,
Tobacco, Ophthalmics, Personal Care & Hygiene, OTC Pharmaceuticals and
Household Goods sectors.
Euromonitor www.euromonitor.com
Euromonitor concentrates on consumer goods and services sectors globally.
This site allows you to view the contents listings for the market reports
free of charge. Alternatively you can search the database of reports using
keywords.
Eurostaf www.eurostaf.fr
Reports on French and other European markets.
Foodstat www.foodstat.com
Foodstat is powered by RTS-resource Ltd, international food and drink
industry consultants. It provides forecast market trends, historic consumption
data, projected market values, per capita consumption statistics, country
by country comparison. Priced pay-as-you-go service.
Forrester Research www.forrester.com
Market research reports covering the Internet and IT. There are
some free summaries and Internet reports but you have to register. Some
free information but registration required.
Freedonia www.freedoniagroup.com
Frost and Sullivan www.frost.com
Frost and Sullivan are well know for their reports on technology markets.
As well as the reports, this site offers free access to press releases,
seminars, details of conferences and their newsletters. All sections are
searchable free of charge but you have to register to view them. Full
reports are charged for.
Gartner Group www.gartner.com
Market research on the IT industry. There are some free summaries
and research notes, but you have to be a Gartner client to access detailed
information.
Gobi www.gobi.co.uk
International reports on markets for wire and cable, telecommunications,
electronics, ferrous and nonferrous metals, industrial minerals, chemicals,
plastics, building materials, electrical power equipment, energy and soft
commodities (including foodstuffs).
IBIS World www.ibisworld.com
The .com web site has reports on over 700 industries in the US, including statistics, analysis and forecasts, and reports on 8000 companies. There are Global reports at http://www.ibisworld.com/globalindustry/home.aspx
and industry and market research reports on Australia at http://www.ibisworld.com.au/
IDC www.idc.com
Excellent source of market research and surveys on IT, the Internet and
ecommerce, some of it available free of charge.
IMS Health Global Services
www.ims-global.com
International coverage of the healthcare and pharmaceutical markets.
Some free information is available including a free email newsletter giving
a monthly overview of drug sales in key world markets.
Insight Research Corporation
www.insight-corp.com
A telecommunications industry analysis firm based in New Jersey, USA,
that produces off-the-shelf market research reports and provides custom
consulting for telecom carriers, vendors, and service providers.
International
Business Strategies www.internationalbusinessstrategies.com
Offers current International Market Research Reports on over 130 topics
from more than 75 countries. Reports include market size information,
market access strategies, market share, export and import information,
regulations, distribution and business practices, trade shows and contact
points.
Key Note Reports www.keynote.co.uk
List of Key Note Reports with free executive summaries. You can also view the table of contents of a report free of charge but you have to register first. Mintel www.mintel.co.uk
This site provides access to all of Mintel's market reports and news.
MORI www.mori.com
Information on MORI's services and reports, together with highlights and
summaries from its more well publicised reports.
MSI Marketing www.msi-marketingresearch.co.uk
Established in 1980, MSI Marketing Research for Industry is an independent
market research company, publishing over 100 reports a year for business-to-business
use. Sectors covered include construction, building fittings and furnishing,
packaging, engineering and metals, environmental engineering, energy,
healthcare, security, logistics and B2B services, leisure and B2C services,
and business supplies and equipment. A full list of reports can be found
on the MSI web site. Countries covered are UK, France and Germany.
Reuters Business Insight
www.reutersbusinessinsight.com
International reports available on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Snapdata International www.snapdata.com
Covers a wide range of industry sectors including food, beverages, IT
and automobiles. Country coverage includes Western Europe, Czech republic,
Slovak republic, Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan, Canada, the US and Australia.
Browse by industry or country, or carry out a keyword search in combination
with country and industry sector. No password is required for the site
and payment is by credit card on a pay as you go basis with discounts
for multiple purchases. If you are an intermediary and need to pass on
costs to clients or allocate charges to cost centres, you can track their
usage by entering account numbers or charge codes.
Internet surveys
Ebusiness Forum (Global Technology Forum) www.ebusinessforum.com
Produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), this site looks at
the commercial, regulatory and legal issues affecting ebusiness in approximately
60 countries. There are macroeconomic snapshots, relevant Internet statistics,
news and popular sites for each country. Free of charge but there are
links to EIU priced services.
Forrester Research www.forrester.com
Market research reports covering the Internet and IT. There are
some free summaries and Internet reports but you have to register. Some
free information but registration required.
Gartner Group www.gartner.com
Market research on the IT industry. There are some free summaries
and research notes, but you have to be a Gartner client to access detailed
information.
IDC www.idc.com
Excellent source of market research and surveys on IT, the Internet and
ecommerce, some of it available free of charge.
Nielsen Netratings
www.nielsen-netratings.com
Free information on this site includes Top 10 Advertisers, Top 10 Web
Properties and Usage data for a number of countries.
Government sources
UK Competition Commission
www.competition-commission.org.uk
Some of the cases brought before the commission - often a merger or
an acquisition involving large companies - result in reports that may
reveal market share data as background information. Use the Site Map to
locate the reports section and either search by keyword or browse by year.
Most of the reports are PDFs and sometimes commercially sensitive market
information is omitted from the public versions of the documents.
Agri-Food Trade Service atn-riae.agr.ca
Statistics and market reports on the Canadian agriculture and food
sectors. The Market Information section covers the markets in other countries
from the Canadian exporters point of view.
BISNIS (Business Information Service
for the Newly Independent States) www.bisnis.doc.gov
The US Government's "one stop shop" for Russia and the new independent
states. Provides some good background material on doing business in these
countries with reports on selected industry sectors.
UK Trade & Investment
www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
Government organisation that supports both UK companies trading internationally
and overseas enterprises seeking to locate in the UK. For the market and
sector reports select Trade, Sector & Market Reports. Reports can
be browsed by sector and country.
US Government Export Portal
www.export.gov
Information on markets for US exporters. Provides access to market research
reports and Country Commercial Guides.
Market research organizations
AQR: The Association for Qualitative Research www.aqr.org.uk
Founded in the early 1980s, the Association for Qualitative Research has over a thousand members. The web site includes a directory of qualitative research practitioners and suppliers of services. The Directory is also available as a handbook which is published as an A5 format of 500 pages and is free to anyone on request (subject to availability). The published version of the directory includes a selection of articles, reference documents, and the AQR membership list. The site also has a library of articles which are free to read, some short, some in-depth, and a glossary of terms used in market and qualitative research.
ESOMAR www.esomar.org
World-wide association for market research professionals. ESOMAR has 6000
personal members and 1500 organizational members across 100 countries.
There is a list of companies browsable by country, methods used and industry
specialisation.
Market Research Society www.mrs.org.uk
The UK professional body for market researchers with over 8000 members.
The Web site has general information on market research and links to publications
such as their Directory of Market Research Providers and Support Services
in UK & Ireland. There
is also a free searchable directory - the Research
Buyers Guide at www.rbg.org.uk
The Viewing Facilities Associations UK www.viewing.org.uk
The UK Viewing Facilities Association is a trade association representing companies which have viewing studios and services available for hire to other market researchers, (as opposed to studios which are tied to particular research companies). It sets high standards for membership such as requiring members to meet certain levels of customer satisfaction, to be members of the MRS and work to the MRS code of conduct. They must also have completed fire risk and health and safety assessments. The site contains a directory of members and is searchable by location. |
