Deep Dive on News Survey Results - Factiva vs Nexis
4th January 2016

FreePint's recently-concluded 2015 research into news needs and preferences indicated that Factiva and Nexis remain the most-used single preferred suppliers of news. We delve into the results to find out more about customer satisfaction with technology and features, how these premium products fit organisations' strategies around purchasing news, and what customers wish the suppliers would change.

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Product Review of Eikon (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
4th January 2016

Chris Porter reviews a new version of Thomson Reuters Eikon, the flagship desktop product from the company's financial division, with particular reference to functionality aimed at portfolio managers and analysts at investment management firms. In the first part of his review he outlines how users get value from it in a number of ways and how it has been enhanced since our 2013 review.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2604

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A Framework for Evaluating Sources
30th December 2015

Irene Koren and Anja Thygesen provide detailed guidance and useful tool for evaluating sources. They identify five criteria which should be carefully examined in order to rate a source for factors such as quality, currency and bias.

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Evaluating Factiva and Nexis
29th December 2015

FreePint's Annual Survey of News Needs and Preferences shows Factiva and Nexis consistently dominate the market for news. Business research consultant Andrew Grave takes an in-depth look at each product and highlights the use-cases where each is strongest, USPs, search strengths and source coverage.

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Increasing Relevance of Online Video for Research
24th December 2015

Rachael Elliott explains why video should be an increasing part of your research focus - and provides some useful tips for specialist sources such as Storyful and Vevo, insight into how mainstream news databases such as Factiva are embracing video, and her views on the extra dimensions that video can bring to your research.

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DIY Content Aggregation - Emerging Alternatives to Traditional Databases
23rd December 2015

News is essential to the strategy and success of an organisation but the number of sources which need to be monitored is increasing exponentially whilst budgets decrease or remain static. Investments in tools need to be carefully scrutinised in terms of objectives, perceived risk and needs assessment. This article highlights key findings from a recent FreePint Webinar on DIY content aggregation and provides useful models so that you can more easily identify your own objectives for aggregation - and ways to measure success.

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Insider Knowledge - Researching West Africa
23rd December 2015

Business information consultant Colin Smith shares his knowledge of researching West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, and Togo. He focuses on resources that researchers can use to find economic, business and trade information and also covers areas ranging from internet penetration to corruption and dominant local languages.

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 5 - News in the Workflow and Current Awareness
22nd December 2015

In the fifth part of our analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences, FreePint's director of research, Robin Neidorf dissects responses around newsletters and alerting options, as well as options to integrate news into workflow systems and intranets, and the use of aggregation platforms.

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Key Subscription Sources for Financial Information
21st December 2015

As part of FreePint's Topic Series, "News, and Other Commodities", Eileen Steer evaluates eight of the key subscription sources for financial information: Alacra Premium, BvD Orbis, Dow Jones Factiva, D&B Hoover's, S&P Capital IQ, Nexis from LexisNexis, PrivCo, and Eikon from Thomson Reuters.

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FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 4 - Main Suppliers, and Satisfaction with Them
21st December 2015

Preferences for primary and secondary news products, including comprehensive platforms which cover more than news, and specialist industry-specific tools are analysed in the fourth part of our analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences. Robin Neidorf examines which products remain consistently popular, which product features are trending or becoming less popular, and how satisfied respondents are with elements of their news providers - such as content, features and service levels.

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