Product review of CEIC CDMNext (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
6th February 2019

CEIC offers macro and microeconomic data from global primary sources, particularly emerging economies. We last looked at the product in 2011 and decided to revisit it to find out how it's evolved. In this first part of our full product review, we look at the company and its platform, CDMNext, that delivers economic and investment research to economists, analysts, investors, corporations, and universities around the world. We also find out how the product has changed since then with the introduction of its new datasets and databases as well as some of the key advantages of the product.

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Product review of CEIC CDMNext
6th February 2019

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Market landscape - key facets of intelligence systems
31st January 2019

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Product review of D&B Hoovers (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
31st January 2019

In the final part of her review, Eileen Steer looks at the value that D&B Hoovers delivers to customers and assesses the help and training available, as well as competitor products such as DiscoverOrg, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Hubspot Sales, Pipedrive and Scoro and what the pricing options are.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3117

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Product review of D&B Hoovers (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
30th January 2019

In the third part of this review, we focus on the technology aspects of D&B Hoovers, a sales and marketing intelligence tool. Of particular note is its clear user interface, the wide range of output options, the vendor's support, and the options for site administrators that allow them to have a higher-level view of who, when and what is being used.

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Product review of D&B Hoovers (sources - content & coverage)
29th January 2019

In the second part of this review of D&B Hoovers, we look at this sales intelligence solution's sources, paying particular attention to how it validates its content, company coverage of the 190 countries covered, detailed company information, news coverage, as well as its people and industry data.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3117

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Product review of D&B Hoovers (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
28th January 2019

We last reviewed D&B Hoovers, a sales acceleration tool aimed at B2B sales and marketing professionals, in 2015 and in this first section of a new four-part review, Eileen Steer revisits the company and product. In particular, she explores how the product has changed over the past few years, its key advantages, and how it can add value to the sales and marketing professional.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/3117

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Product review of D&B Hoovers
25th January 2019

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How technology is transforming professional services
23rd January 2019

This article looks at some of the challenges of technology developments on information workers in professional services. It examines the "lifecycle" of information in this environment and examines examples of technology that have impacted each aspect. What we see is that technology brings enormous potential but also added dangers.

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Market landscape - EMED emerging markets databases
22nd January 2019

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