To efficiently search Mintel, change all content types to Reports and change the view to List view. It shows all the reports we subscribe and have access to. Then narrow the results by category, trend driver or demographics or by search. Select and download full report. Infographics or slides can be used for presentation.
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Go to the nine-dotted box on the banner and choose Business Analyst Module for Business/Market Analysis
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Search by industry keyword or NAICS code. Create a report for local business profile, which include:
Narrative Profiles are short, analytic reports derived from the ACS 5-year estimates. Each Narrative Profile covers 15 different topic areas and provides text and bar charts to display highlights of selected social, economic, housing and demographic estimates for a selected geographic area.
Online geographical information database with data on housing, education, mortgage originations, jobs and more. Create custom maps, tables, and reports.
Also, at the upper right corner of the page, click Reports, then use the location zip code to create a report.
Statista includes charts and graphs for industry and market data. You can also find industry reports and consumer reports.
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When conduct Google web searches, you are encouraged to use advanced Google search options. For example, limit site or domain to .org can retrieve more content from trade associations; use filetype: pdf can retrieve more in-depth report; and use terms appearing “in the title” can increase the relevance of the search results.
Mintel Report
In-text Citation
Example 1: “Gen Z consumers may have fewer financial obligations, but they are not making enough money to spend on costly treats like travel” (Boesel, 2020, p. 39).
Example 2: According to Boesel (2020), “Gen Z consumers may have fewer financial obligations, but they are not making enough money to spend on costly treats like travel.”
Example 3: According to the Mintel Report on Marketing to Gen Z, most of the teens and Gen Z adults consider owning a home as a personal success (Boesel, 2020).
Reference
Boesel, K. (2020). Marketing to Gen Z. Retrieved from Mintel Academic Database.
Pew Research Center Report
In-text Citation
According to the Pew Research Center Survey of Social Media Use in 2018, “a majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram” (Smith & Anderson, 2018).
Reference
Smith, A. & Anderson, M. (2018, March 1). Social Media Use in 2018. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2018/03/01/social-media-use-in-2018/
Either search the 2017 NAICS code or browse the table of contents to find the NAICS code. The NAICS code can help you identify specific industries of your company.
To find First Research Industry Profile, conduct Keyword searches at the public website of First Research Industry Profile, and retrieve the NAICS industry code of the report. Navigate Mergent Archive->D&B Manuals--> First Research, and copy/paste the NAICS code from the website.
Scroll down the search page->fill NAICS/Industry Code-> change Publication Type to Industry Profile-> Search. On the left column of the screen, select publisher -> MarketLine or Barnes.
Data for company and industry research, both historical and current. Includes data on global publicly-traded companies, as well as domestic and international private companies (Mergent, Inc.)
You can search a public company and find its competitors from the company's page or you can use NAICS code to find companies in the same industry.
You can also search D&B private companies and check its competitors from the company profile.
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Resources for Canadian businesses. Create a report to view financial performance data by industry. Financial Performance Data provides access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help small businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors.
Identify national trade associations by category and search industry news, trends, market intelligence from the trade associations' websites or publications.