Mini review of Global Market Model
Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Global Market Model by The Business Research Company is a market intelligence tool designed to help companies find new customers, understand competitors and analyse global markets. This mini review looks at the company behind the product, as well as its extensive database of economic and market data and forecasts. We find out what changes have been made to the product since Jinfo last reviewed it a couple of years ago. We also take a look at some of its competitors, including Euromonitor’s Passport, MarketLine’s Advantage, IBISWorld, and Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.

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Product review of Statista (value - help & training; competitors; development)
Monday, 12th October 2020

The final part of Jinfo's product review of Statista, a leading statistics portal, finds out what help and training is available to its users, and takes an in-depth look at its two closest competitors, eMarketer and IBISWorld Industry Reports. Finally, we look at the types of accounts a user can purchase along with pricing options.

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Product review of Statista (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
Friday, 9th October 2020

The third part of Jinfo's product review of Statista, a leading statistics portal, looks at the technology behind its intuitive user interface, its multiple search options, dossiers, and output options, including its chart editing options and how users can set up alerts.

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Product review of Statista (sources - content and coverage)
Thursday, 8th October 2020

The second part of our product review of Statista, a leading statistics portal, looks at the broad range of sources available within the product, with a particular focus on the company's own statistical data and the wide range of industries covered. We also look at the languages available and geographic coverage as well as the provision of custom research reports.

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Product review of Statista (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
Wednesday, 7th October 2020

Statista is a leading statistics portal offering a wide range of content and tools used by organisations for market analyses and competitive intelligence. Jinfo last looked at the product in 2013 and in this first part of our updated product review we find out how the product has evolved, who uses it and how, what its key advantages are as well as its future roadmap.

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Product review of Data Planet (value - help & training; competitors; development)
Thursday, 20th August 2020

The final part of Jinfo's product review of Data Planet, an online statistical aggregation
database covering both public and private data on economics, politics and social science,
looks at the overall value offered by the product. We also look at the help and training available to its users, upcoming changes including a new user interface, and how it compares to its two key competitors, Statista and ProQuest Statistical Premium Collection. Finally, there is a brief look at some of the freely available offerings such as DataHub, Google Dataset Search and Google Public Data Explorer.

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Product review of Data Planet (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
Wednesday, 19th August 2020

The third part of Jinfo's product review of Data Planet, an online statistical aggregation database containing both public and private data on economics, politics and social science, focuses on The Data Planet Statistical Datasets and its search functionality, the export options available and the administrative portal.

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Product review of Data Planet (sources - content & coverage)
Tuesday, 18th August 2020

The second part of Jinfo's product review of Data Planet, an online statistical aggregation database containing both public and private data on economics, politics and social science, looks at the impressive amount of statistical data it contains, all derived from reputable sources and thoroughly vetted before its inclusion. We also take a look at its data hosting services, which allow users to integrate their private data into the platform and compare it against the entire database, all via a single interface.

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Product review of Data Planet (key advantages, introduction; contact details)
Monday, 17th August 2020

Data Planet from SAGE Publishing is an online statistical aggregation database and includes a wide range of public and private data related to economics, politics and social science. The first part of Jinfo's product review looks at the product and the company behind it, who uses it, its key advantages and the product's value.

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Q&A with Factiva's Brian Gelinas, head of product strategy
Thursday, 5th March 2020

Factiva is the world's leading content aggregator with an archive of over 33,000 sources in 28 languages. It delivers this content through a range of solutions, with the most well-known being Factiva.com. The company celebrated 20 years in 2019 by launching its Factiva 2020 campaign to highlight new usability enhancements with Factiva.com. Jinfo interviewed Brian Gelinas, head of product strategy, to learn more about its evolution and future plans.

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