MarketResearch.com

MarketResearch.com
Private
Industry Market Research
Founded 1998 (1998) in Rockville, MD, United States
Founder Robert Granader
Headquarters Rockville, MD, United States
Areas served
 International
Key people
 CEO: Robert Granader
Slogan Knowledge. Identified & Delivered.
Website www.marketresearch.com

MarketResearch.com is a provider of business intelligence solutions and market research reports covering global industries, demographics, companies, products, and trends. MarketResearch.com offers research reports from more than 720 consulting and advisory firms. Its products and services are used by more than 5,000 companies a year and 89 percent of the Fortune 1000.[1] MarketResearch.com's headquarters are located in Rockville, Maryland, with offices in New York and London.[2]

History

MarketResearch.com, Inc. was created in 1998 by Rob Granader[3] through the acquisition of the Published Products division of FIND/SVP (then part of the worldwide SVP network), and FINDEX, a Worldwide Directory of Market Research Reports, Studies, and Surveys.

In 2000, MarketResearch.com, Inc. acquired Newsletters.com, a Rockville-based aggregator of business information.

In July 2005, MarketResearch.com acquired its chief online competitor, MindBranch, Inc.

In May 2007, MarketResearch.com acquired Profound, from Thomson Corporation's Legal Division.[4]

In June 2007, MarketResearch.com purchased Simba Information, a market intelligence provider for the information, media, and publishing industries.

In 2007, MarketResearch.com made the EContent 100 List as one of the top 100 digital content companies.[5]

In March 2008, MarketResearch.com made the SmartCEO Future 50 list as one of the 50 fastest growing companies in the greater Washington, DC area.[6]

From 2007 through 2010, MarketResearch.com made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in the US.[7]

In October 2011, the publishing division launched Knowledge Centers, a subscription service to an individual publisher or set of reports.[8]

In July 2013, MarketResearch.com acquired Education Market Research to bolster its content in the Education space.[9]

In November 2014, MarketResearch.com launched Profound for individuals, which provides market research to start-ups and small businesses.

In February 2016, MarketResearch.com acquired The Freedonia Group, an international industry market research firm headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.[10]

Products

MarketResearch.com – A public website and online database of syndicated business intelligence reports from more than 720 publishers.[11]

Profound – An online database of business intelligence where reports are sliced to allow clients to purchase individual sections including chapters, charts, graphs, and tables.

Knowledge Center – An online platform and subscription service that provides data and analysis from a catalog of industry-specific market research reports.[12]

Custom – Research services such as survey work, in-depth interviewing, and competitive intelligence.

MarketResearch.com Academic – A subscription service that provides university and business students with campus-wide access to an online database of research.[13]

Publishers

Packaged Facts – A publisher of market research for consumer markets, specializing in consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, financial services, and demographics.[14]

Kalorama Information – A source of industry information for medical and healthcare markets, with specialties in biotechnology, diagnostics, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.

Simba Information – A market research provider for the media, publishing, and education market.[15]

The Freedonia Group – An international business research company that focuses primarily on heavy industry, including building materials, chemicals, plastics, equipment, industrial components, energy, and packaging.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "MarketResearch.com: How MarketResearch.com Became an Industry Leader". www.morningstar.com. 2015-11-19.
  2. ↑ Company Description – Hoover's
  3. ↑ "Robert Granader: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  4. ↑ Thomson Business Intelligence Divests Profound and NewsEdge Information Today, July 2007
  5. ↑ 2007 EContent 100 List
  6. ↑ PR Newswire, 2008
  7. ↑ Inc. Magazine
  8. ↑ "Leading Market Research Publisher Simba Information Launches Comprehensive Market Research Database". Reuters. 2011-10-14.
  9. ↑ Research Information - Simba Information and Education Market Research merge
  10. ↑ MarketResearch.com. "MarketResearch.com Acquires The Freedonia Group". www.prnewswire.com.
  11. ↑ "MarketResearch.com | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com.
  12. ↑ Yahoo! Finance - Leading Publisher Packaged Facts Announces Launch of Comprehensive Consumer Market Research Database
  13. ↑ "MarketResearch.com Academic". Stanford Graduate School of Business.
  14. ↑ "Packaged Facts Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  15. ↑ "Simba Information, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  16. ↑ "The Freedonia Group, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.

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