A Week in the Life of the Database

Managing a database like the Global 5000 requires constant maintenance & updating. We tend to it every day by not only doing updates when a company record is ready for new info from their recent annual revenue reporting – but also by monitoring the news wires for activity. It is in those daily research and […]

Amazon in Everyone’s Sights

When Amazon (#20 on the Global 5000 rankings) announced they were pulling out of their HQ2 location in New York, a wave of press, comments & criticisms flooded the media. Among the cries for change we found some calling for the breakup of Amazon as it has become too big. Obviously an emotional, ‘in-the-moment’ jump […]

Global 5000 Database Update – January 2019

The Global 5000 database of the largest companies in the world continues to provide B2B marketers a timely, continually updated source of business information for business lead generation, CRM systems and ABM activity. For the month of January 2019, 14 new companies were added to the Global 5000 database. This brings our total new adds […]

Big Economies & Big Companies

In the everyday stream of business news we read about all the economic ups and downs usually intertwined with political or government policy action/inaction.  Whether it be recession related, Brexit news, OPEC actions, trade wars or any number of factors, the constant drumbeat makes it hard to see the bigger waves of change. As we […]

Global Database Update – Year End 2018

The Global 5000 database of the largest companies in the world continues to provide B2B marketers a timely, continually updated source of business information for business lead generation, CRM systems and ABM activity. As we closed out the year for 2018, we added 45 new companies to the Global 5000 database during Q4. This brings […]

Global 5000 Database Update – November 2018

During the month of November we updated 477 records. There were 21 new companies added and that same amount deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and track market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99+% currency – virtually […]

Global 5000 database – updates during October 2018

During the month of October we updated 533 records. There were 10 new companies added and that same amount deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99+% currency – virtually all […]

Going After the Biggest Target Market

One of the things that never ceases to amaze us is the total size of the Global 5000 companies as they relate to total economy of the world.  Adding up the revenue of the 5000 companies, the total comes to $55.7 trillion.  That is 70% of global GDP.  Astounding. How big a target market does […]

Global 5000 Database Update – Q3 2018

With the close of the 3rd quarter 2018, we are pleased to provide a summary of activity for the Global 5000 during the quarter. During the quarter we added 58 new companies to the database, replacing another 58 and updated 1,978 records.  The currency level of the database remains at 99% — meaning nearly all […]

Global 5000 Database Update for August 2018

During the month of August, we updated 544 records. There were 16 new companies added and that same amount deleted. For those of you producing a list for your sales teams, you need to keep watching those updates and market activity to keep the list current. Our database remains at 99% currency – virtually all […]