FreePint News Survey Analysis 2015 Part 1 - Approach, Respondents and Budgets
14th December 2015

In the first part of the analysis of FreePint's 8th Annual Survey on News Needs and Preferences, director of research Robin Neidorf, reports on survey participants, budget levels and increases/decreases since 2014, and who holds responsibility for decisions on news acquisition and licensing. She also highlights questions added to this year's survey.

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Product Review of Thomson Innovation (Introduction; Value; Contact Details)
14th December 2015

Scott Vine introduces Thomson Innovation, Thomson Reuters' primary patent database, in the first part of his new product review. He discusses the main audience for the product, and its key value, including a unique selling point and other features which make it stand out.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2590

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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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Market landscape - macroeconomic data
11th December 2015

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Needs Analysis for Commodity Content
3rd November 2015

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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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