Management 1102Management 1102

Spring 2006Spring 2006

Business InformationBusiness Information

Product Design – Product Design – (US(US Patent Patent Database; Lexis-Nexis; Business & Database; Lexis-Nexis; Business & Industry)Industry)

Marketing & Demographics-Marketing & Demographics-(SRDS; Marketresearch.com; (SRDS; Marketresearch.com; Business Insight; Marketline; Business Insight; Marketline; Euromonitor; Market Share Reporter)Euromonitor; Market Share Reporter)

Manufacturing – Manufacturing – (Thomas (Thomas Register; Alibaba.com)Register; Alibaba.com)

Company Finance – Company Finance – (Mergent; (Mergent; Market Insight; Industry Norms & Key Market Insight; Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios)Business Ratios)

Bartley Business Information Bartley Business Information CenterCenter

Business DatabasesBusiness Databases

Product DesignProduct Design

U.S. Patent Office DatabaseU.S. Patent Office Database

Lexis-Nexis Patent SearchLexis-Nexis Patent Search

(Other patent searches are available including (Other patent searches are available including the European Patent Office)the European Patent Office)

Business & IndustryBusiness & Industry

U.S. Patent DatabaseU.S. Patent Database

Lexis-Nexis Patent SearchingLexis-Nexis Patent Searching

Lexis-Nexis Guided SearchLexis-Nexis Guided Search

Search Results Search Results

Focus your searchFocus your search

Sample Patent ImageSample Patent Image

Business and IndustryBusiness and Industry Information on Information on Market Share, Market Share,

Market Size, Product Market Size, Product Development, Development, and other concept and other concept terms. terms.

Search by keyword, industry, Search by keyword, industry, company name, geographic company name, geographic region, or any other combinationregion, or any other combination

Note: There is a difference Note: There is a difference between “between “Or” Or” and and “and”. “and”.

Business and Industry is available Business and Industry is available from the “databases by title” link from the “databases by title” link on the on the Bartley Business Information CentBartley Business Information Centerer

Set to Concept term > Product Set to Concept term > Product IntroductionIntroduction

19 Articles!19 Articles!

Market Research Market Research

SRDS Titles SRDS Titles

MarketResearch.com AcademicMarketResearch.com Academic

MarketLine (Datamonitor)MarketLine (Datamonitor)

Euromonitor (GMID)Euromonitor (GMID)

Learn about the customerLearn about the customer

SRDS Lifestyle AnalystSRDS Lifestyle Analyst Print guides held at the information desk in the Falvey Print guides held at the information desk in the Falvey

Library.Library.

SRDS Consumer Magazine Advertising Source SRDS Consumer Magazine Advertising Source Find magazine publications by interest/topic and see Find magazine publications by interest/topic and see

where they are sold nationally and who buys them. where they are sold nationally and who buys them.

Other SRDS titles available Other SRDS titles available TV&Cable; Radio; Business Publications; TV&Cable; Radio; Business Publications;

Newspapers; Online; Community PublicationsNewspapers; Online; Community Publications

SRDS SRDS

Philadelphia’s Top LifestylesPhiladelphia’s Top Lifestyles

Philadelphia DemographicsPhiladelphia Demographics

Lifestyle: Own a dogLifestyle: Own a dog

Demographics : Own a dogDemographics : Own a dog

Single Female, 35-44Single Female, 35-44

Own a cat : Consumer MagsOwn a cat : Consumer Mags

Marketresearch.com AcademicMarketresearch.com Academic

Full length marketing reports…Full length marketing reports…

Search for ‘toothbrush’ results in 13 Search for ‘toothbrush’ results in 13 reports…reports…

Report #1. Click on Read…Report #1. Click on Read…

Report #2 …498 page report on Report #2 …498 page report on marketing toothbrushes…marketing toothbrushes…

Overall MarketOverall Market

Johnson & Johnson ProfileJohnson & Johnson Profile

Also Demographics reports…Also Demographics reports…including…including…

College market reportsCollege market reports

MarketLine (Datamonitor)MarketLine (Datamonitor)

Consumer Products ReportConsumer Products Report

Market ForecastMarket Forecast

Source: Marketline (Datamonitor)

Euromonitor (GMID)Euromonitor (GMID)

Market ShareMarket Share Market SizeMarket Size StatisticsStatistics ForecastsForecasts Industry reportsIndustry reports Country reportsCountry reports Company reports Company reports Global in scopeGlobal in scope

SearchingSearching

Keyword in Keyword in TitleTitle Keyword in Keyword in TextText Use synonymsUse synonyms Advanced search is Advanced search is

availableavailable

Browse Reports by typeBrowse Reports by type

Market Share ReporterMarket Share Reporter

Provides Market Share information by company name; product; brand; and SIC.Provides Market Share information by company name; product; brand; and SIC.

Only available in printOnly available in print in the Falvey Reference collection at : in the Falvey Reference collection at : HF5410 .M35HF5410 .M35

Manufacturing Manufacturing

ThomasNet ThomasNet (U.S. and Canadian Companies)(U.S. and Canadian Companies)

Alibaba.com Alibaba.com (Asian Companies)(Asian Companies)

Both require adequate time to achieve the Both require adequate time to achieve the best results (lowest prices)best results (lowest prices)

Always identify yourself as a studentAlways identify yourself as a student Use your Villanova E-mail to contact suppliersUse your Villanova E-mail to contact suppliers

ThomasNet ThomasNet (North American Manufacturers)(North American Manufacturers)

Search for “Packaging”Search for “Packaging”

Results ListResults List

List of SuppliersList of Suppliers

Superior Pack GroupSuperior Pack Group

Search results for “Toothpaste”Search results for “Toothpaste”

Results Results

Alibaba.comAlibaba.com

Search for any productSearch for any product

Company FinanceCompany Finance

Learn more about a company and about the Learn more about a company and about the competitioncompetition

Mergent OnlineMergent Online

Market Insight Market Insight (Standard and Poor’s)(Standard and Poor’s)

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (Print – Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (Print – Information Desk)Information Desk)

Mergent OnlineMergent Online

From “Databases by Title”

Search for Johnson & JohnsonSearch for Johnson & Johnson

Select the company name.Select the company name.

Summary InformationSummary Information

Market Insight (S&P)

S&P Industry Survey for Pharmaceutical Industry

Industry Norms & Key Business RatiosIndustry Norms & Key Business Ratios

Find industry benchmark ratios for solvency, Find industry benchmark ratios for solvency, efficiency and profitability.efficiency and profitability.

Look up industry SIC to find ratios.Look up industry SIC to find ratios.

Only in print at the Falvey Information Desk.Only in print at the Falvey Information Desk.

Thank you!!Thank you!!

For more information please For more information please contact a business librarian:contact a business librarian:

Daniel OverfieldDaniel Overfield

Michael FoightMichael Foight610.519.5185 / 610.519.8129610.519.5185 / 610.519.8129

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