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We are a global industry and corporate information provider.  We provide the best industry information and market research on the world's economy in terms of strategically relevant information. To view example, you may want to visit www.eCompetitors.com  Additionally, we provide market research for customers that want to leverage our holistic framework. 

Our Mission
To provide strategically relevant industry (SRI) information using the best list of industries ever compiled. Most business information companies provide "industry sector" information, providing data at too high a level to correctly perform an industry analysis. We use the term "strategically relevant industry" to specifically mean the correct level to perform an industry analysis.
For example, we provide industry information at the correct level for using Michael E. Porter's 5-forces industry analysis - the most widely studied industry analysis methodology in the world. See "Competitive Advantage" by Michael Porter, 1985, published by The Free Press.
Our goal is to provide strategically relevant industry and corporate information to greatly improve the quality of market research used by corporate professionals.
 
We use a variety of data sources including governments and corporate sources, including public and private sources, all integrated within our proprietary Global Industry Dashboard Business Process DesignSM.  Company websites and company annual reports account for our primary data sources. Most importantly, our proprietary strategic analyses converts the massive global data into strategically relevant industry information, all presented in one holistic model using a common format.
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Our Positioning As
 
Industry Data Provider
 
  1. Best industry classification of the global economy in terms of defining the top 10,000 non-overlapping, strategically relevant industries (SRIs).
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  2. Most strategically relevant design for accessing and selecting industries based on a broad array of selection criteria, including industry: size; attractiveness; growth rate; competitor; buyer type; generic industry sector; or economic, demographic or technology trend. 
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  3. Ability for Users to group SRIs to analyze the specific portion of the economy of interest. Significantly, users can group SRIs from different industry sectors, if desired. The Global Industry Dashboard Business Process DesignSM is not constrained by industry sector hierarchies.
Our Positioning As
 
Company Data Provider
  
  1. Best solution in terms of clearly describing a corporation in terms of the businesses - strategically relevant industries - they are in.
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  2.  Ability to compare companies at the strategically relevant industry level.      
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  3. Ability to perform what-if merger and acquisition analysis in terms of the strategically relevant industries (businesses) they are in. (We are not in a position to do this in terms of accurate financials that an accountant or investor should rely on or even use. We are not in that business.)