Product Review of First Research (Technology - Search & User Interface; Outputs & Alerts; Administration & Help)
11th December 2015

Andrew Grave continues his product review of Dun & Bradstreet's First Research, provider of industry market research reports for sales and marketing professionals. He tests the technology on a variety of devices and assesses ease of use and deployment across an organisation. He also looks at personalisation and help & support resources and materials.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2586

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Finding and Using Macroeconomic Data
11th December 2015

Professional business researcher Anja Thygesen describes the most common macroeconomic figures and briefly explains why we work with them. She highlights her preferred options from the wealth of sources for macroeconomic figures, as well as identifying the macroeconomic figures she uses most often. Sources covered include national banks, regional sources, and subscription databases - such as EIU, Consensus Economics, Oxford Economics and IHS Global Insights.

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Product Review of First Research (Sources - Content & Coverage)
10th December 2015

Andrew Grave continues his product review of Dun & Bradstreet's First Research, provider of industry market research reports for sales and marketing professionals. In the second part he examines how it provides content, including industry profiles and daily news and social alerts from news provider FirstRain.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2586

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Q&A with Isentia - Monitoring Asia-Pacific Media
10th December 2015

FreePint's Sophie Alexander recently spoke to Patrick Baume, group communications manager of Isentia, to find out more about the media monitoring and intelligence agency, what makes them stand out from other providers, the challenges they anticipate over the coming years and their clients in countries such as Australia, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines and New Zealand.

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Product Review of First Research (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
9th December 2015

Andrew Grave begins his product review of Dun & Bradstreet's First Research, provider of industry market research reports for sales and marketing professionals. He introduces the company, with contact details, outlining the scope of its US-focused industry profiles and how it adds value by helping users improve relationships with customers.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2586

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Identifying and Managing Risks - Strategies for Information Practitioners
9th December 2015

Identifying and managing risk within an organisation is essential for its growth. A recent FreePint webinar explored the area of risk management. Geraldine Clement-Stoneham, Craig Wingrove and Alex Ilg give their real-world perspectives on how "risk" has shown up in their respective careers over the years and offer helpful advice. 

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Re-Using Content which Carries a Creative Commons Licence
7th December 2015

Copyright compliance expert Clare Painter provides guidance on the various types of Creative Commons (CC) licences and the points to consider when choosing to use material under the various licences, from the best-known CC BY licence to some of the most restrictive such as the Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives CC BY-NC-ND where commercial use and adaptations are prohibited.

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How to Create a Successful Newsletter
7th December 2015

Anders Lautrup-Larsen looks at how to create and publicise a successful newsletter which curates and highlights relevant and timely news from traditional news services such as Factiva and robot services such as CyberWatcher. He also considers the future of newsletters and the impact of machine learning and semantic learning technologies.

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Market Landscape of Aggregation Platforms
7th December 2015

FreePint presents an overview of some key vendors in the aggregation space. The table identifies key vendor products, briefly describes their key features, notes the types of content and sources that can be ingested, singles out any special features of each service and notes key use-cases and value. Products covered are: Alacra Premium, Attensa, EditorEye, Intelligence Plaza, Knowledge.Works, Linex Systems, Manzama, SinglePoint and Solcara.

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Insider Knowledge - Researching China
4th December 2015

Researching China is a challenging subject but there are a vast array of resources available to researchers who are looking at the region. Colin Smith offers guidance into this fluid and ever-changing region and explains how the resources at the disposal of researchers are dynamic and subject to change. He includes recommended resources from research consultancies to sources of Chinese company information, news publishers and key social media.

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