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Industry and Market Research
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Tips: 1. Each of these databases has unique and special content, so explore more than one! 2. The SPECIAL BUSINESS TOPICS menu is the best starting point for: IT and Technology, Healthcare, Biotech, etc.. 3. To get a preliminary sense of what database(s) might focus on, Use CTRL + F to find keywords on this page, e.g. travel. |
Relevant For All Industries
IBISWorld
Access: UCI
Geography: US
Current and historic Industry Reports and Risk Rating reports on 700+ well-established U.S. industries (organized by NAICS code), including operating conditions, outlook, trends, and key players. Also has current and historic Specialized Industry Reports for small niche industries.
Business Source Complete
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
A huge database with millions of articles covering virtually all business subjects. Includes trade articles, academic articles, business news, and industry reports. Very useful for researching small niche industries!
MarketLine Advantage
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Reports for well-established industries in many countries worldwide, including Porter's Five Forces analyses for those industries across 19 major industrial sectors, covering almost every aspect of business-to-consumer and business-to-business activity.
FitchConnect
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global
A global intelligence database, featuring a Country Risk & Industry Research module with global, regional and country risk assessments, analysis, and expert commentary on 20+ industries and more than 200 countries and territories that collectively account for 99% of world GDP. The industry and country specific reports provide 5 and 10-year forecasts and in-depth analysis of current risks and future opportunities. Industry reports also feature SWOT analyses.
Relevant For Technology & Healthcare Industries
BCC Research
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Comprehensive reports addressing very specific technological niches across most high-tech industry sectors.
Forrester Research
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global (limited)
Reports across all nuances and trends of IT. Research Reports include industry news, statistics, and forecasts. "Waves" offer a detailed, comparative analysis of products and services. Use the My Forrester tab (top right) to see UCI's subscribed content.
Frost & Sullivan
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global (limited)
Industry research reports that integrate seven perspectives (competitive intensity, customer dynamics, industry convergence, disruptive technologies, global mega trends, new business models, and emerging markets) into a complete, overall view of the factors that impact covered industries.
Insider Intelligence (formerly eMarketer)
Access: UCI
Geography: US & Global
Industry and market research data, charts, and reports on topics for everything digital, including: ad spending, advertising, marketing, media device usage, mobile usage, ecommerce, social media, video, and demographics.
Gartner
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: Global (limited)
An IT consulting firm that produces research applicable to all facets of technology and organization. Content includes: Magic Quadrants (i.e. a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers), Hype Cycles (i.e. a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications), as well as other reports on vendors and technologies.
Relevant For Retail Industries & Consumer Lifestyles
Mintel
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US
Industry reports that address prominent brands, trends, and customer decisions, and give strategic recommendations for companies to improve their position in a market. Market research reports that address the trends for several major consumer segments: Affluent Consumers, Baby Boomers, Kids, Men, Millennials, Mothers, Multicultural, Singles, Teens, and Women.
Passport Global Market Information Database
Access: UCI - Authorized Affiliates
Geography: US & Global
Consumer lifestyle market research reports for 80+ countries.
Sports Market Analytics
Access: UCI
Geography: US
Fan markets, consumer demographics, participation, and consumer expenditures for nearly all US sports.
