We are looking for free and/or subscription services for quanititative
industry data and market statistics.  We would like to know for each
service:

1) the industries they serve (specialty), 
2) level of detail in their reports (general industry vs. applications
within an industry, etc.),
3) Their sources (where they get their information), 
4) What type of customized research or services they have (if they
only sell reports, or if they have a "search" service to find specific
information),
5) What their rates are for subscriptions/fees. 

We know of companies like IBIS, Gartner, BCC, Frost & Sullivan, Global
industry analysts, etc... but don't have time to look into each one. 
We'd like to know about these or any more/better services that exist
in the US.  Thank You.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 26 Jan 2006 12:24 PST

Hello cmacne-ga,

Are you familiar with the aggregators of market research reports? Some
of them offer hundreds of publishers in dozens of industry categories.
You can pick and choose to continue your research by name or category
using these databases of research reports. Will this meet your needs?

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by cmacne-ga on 26 Jan 2006 13:10 PST

Thank you for your response.  We have looked into those types of
companies, and would like information for those as well if possible. 
Our thought was to compare the individual companies and see if it was
cheaper or more beneficial to affiliate with one research company
rather than going through the aggregator.  If you could include those
companies in the answer, that would be great -- specifically, how much
searching, etc. do they do for you, what their fees are, if they have
subscriptions, etc.  Does that clarify?

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 26 Jan 2006 14:34 PST

Hello again cmacne-ga,

I'm still not sure what would constitute a good answer. 

As I understand your question, you would like a review of the
capabilities of the five companies you've listed (IBIS, Gartner, BCC,
Frost & Sullivan, Global Industry Analysts) covering the five criteria
you've listed. You would also like to know whether there are
additional/similar highly rated market research organizations that
should be included.

Investigating each of these companies is a complex project because
they all provide a wide range of services. How much detail do you
expect for each of these companies? You might have better luck getting
answers if you posted a separate question for each company since
researchers will not attempt an answer if some information is missing
for some of the five companies.

http://www.ibisworld.com/
Taking a look at the IBIS website, you can see that it will take quite
a bit of digging to answer your five questions for this company.

I note that this is the first question you've posted on Google
Answers. I suggest that you review the links below to help optimize
your results.

http://answers.google.com/answers/faq.html
http://answers.google.com/answers/pricing.html


In addition, reviewing the categories, topics and publishers at just
one report aggregator shows you the range of possibilities. It is
difficult to know what would be the best companies for you without
knowing your selection criteria.

http://www.marketresearch.com/
http://www.marketresearch.com/map/sitemap.asp
http://www.marketresearch.com/vendors/listvendors.asp?SID=19074201-343093908-357580301

I'd love to help you with your project. Please expand on exactly what
you need. Thanks.

~ czh ~

I think this will help you. 
Alacra is an integrator. Yet if you wish to find details on all major
MR companies and their samples, just visit this link and have a look
at what they offer.
http://www.alacra.com/cgi-bin/alacraout.exe/alacra/help/databases_m.htm#mktres

I think alacra might suit you best, because you can actually order
different parts of different reports there.
Alos consider www.factiva.com - a really cool place and integrator -
to find regular news, articles, industry and company profiles and
information

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Using the link above you will find a sample report and a brief
description for each provider, including:
1) link
2) FREQUENCY OF UPDATE 
3) DESCRIPTION 
4) Sources Used
5) amount
6) industries covered ,,, ,,, ,,, 
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A short description for each one follows:

aii data processing
covers the south east europe \www.aiidatapro.com\

Datamonitor Industry Profiles 
Market and industry information on key global vertical markets.   

Datamonitor Premium Research Reports 
Expert analysis and in-depthforecasts for Auto, Consumer, Energy, Fin.
Svcs., Healthcare & Technology sectors.
  
Forrester 
Research on emerging trends in technology and their impact on business.   
  
Freedonia Focus 
Highly focused indepth analysis on over eighteen industry groups.   

Freedonia Market Research 
U.S.A. and world industry studies.   
  
Gale Market Share Reporter 
Market share information on companies, institutions, brand names and products.   
  
Global Insight - Industry Analysis 
Economic and financial coverage of countries, regions and industries.   
  
Harris Industry Reports 
Comprehensive reports on approximately 100 US manufacturing industries.   
  
Harris State Manufacturing Reports 
Manufacturing industry reports for all 50 US states.   
  
IBISWorld 
Indepth US and Australian market research.   
  
MarketResearch.com 
Market research from over 350 of the leading research firms and
consultancies worldwide.
  
Mintel Reports 
Competitive media, product and consumer intelligence on European, UK
and US Markets.
  
S&P Industry Surveys 
Information and economic trends on 51 major US industries included in
the Global Industry Classification Standard.
  
Snapshots International 
Top-Line international market research overviews.   
  
TableBase 
Quantitative content on companies, industries, products and markets.   
  
TF Market Research 
Primary market research from more than 100 sources.   

Thomson Financial Industry Insider 
Industry Research.

Thank you.  That was very helpful.