Match and Append – a Rule of Thumb
Our Global 5000 database is often used by marketing teams who take our file and match it to their internal CRM records and append an indicator (record number of ranking) for matched records onto their internal customer and prospect file. The idea is that the external validation indicating a record is part of a large […]
Q3 2024 updates for Global 5000 Database
We have completed our database updates for Q3 2024, completing 1400 updates and here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing at the mid-year point: During Q3 2024, 33 new companies were added to the Global 5000 Currently, the Global 5000 companies report revenue exceeding $76.8 trillion. They employ over 171 million people. The average revenue per employee […]
What Data Will AI Search Tools Return?
Anything related to AI is everywhere we turn these days including AI search tools. Like everyone else, we’ve experimented and have a nagging question: what data gets returned from the search? The results are only as good as the data sitting out on “the web” – and therein lies a big challenge. The Global 5000 consists of […]
Global 5000 Company M&A Headlines
For the month of July, we tracked over 80 M&A (and spin-off) transactions for The Global 5000 companies and have updated the database to reflect them. Leading the way this month were Industrials with 18 transactions including Boeing, WestRock and Johnson Controls. There were 10 transactions in Health Care including Edwards Lifesciences, Lupin and Select […]
51 Different Currencies
That’s how many different currencies in which The Global 5000 companies report their results. For each of those companies reporting their annual revenue we convert their results to one common denominator (we use USD) so that all companies can be compared and analyzed uniformly. Just one of the many details that need attention in a […]
Q2 2024 updates for Global 5000 Database
We have completed the Global 5000 database updates for Q2, 2024 which are now posted and available for client delivery. During the quarter, over 2300 records were updated, and all 5,000 company records have been updated within the past 12 months. During Q2, 37 companies were added (or returned to the list) replacing those that […]
What to do with a Spin-off
The Global 5000 Analysis – DuPont Spin-off Announcement One major announcement among Global 5000 companies illustrates the challenges businesses face when managing the corporate CRM/marketing database. It is the constant upkeep and maintenance caused by change that those in demand generation and marketing operations roles are continually chasing. Recently DuPont (ranked #1283) announced it will […]
Global 5000 Database — Q1 2024 updated
We have completed the Global 5000 database updates for Q1, 2024 which are now posted and available for client delivery. During the quarter, over 1450 records were updated, and all 5,000 company records have been updated within the past 12 months. During Q1, 45 companies were added (or returned to the list) replacing those that […]
What Moves the Needle for Large Companies?
The one metric we track diligently for all the companies in the database is annual revenue. That is the measure by which we compare all companies for ranking and determine which are the Global 5000. While some companies can catch a shooting star and see their revenue climb to unthought of heights — those are […]
Global 5000 Database Update – year end 2023
We have completed the Global 5000 database updates for Q4, 2023 which are now posted and available for client delivery. During the quarter, over 1100 records were updated, and all 5,000 company records have been updated within the past 12 months. During Q4, 33 companies were added (or returned to the list) replacing those that […]