Global 5000 database update — October 2016

During the month of October, we added 36 new companies, while removing 11 others which brings the total active records in the database to 4,939 for the Global 5000 database. To date this year, we have added 356 companies to the database and removed 126 due to mergers, acquisitions and lower revenue reported.  As with […]

Global 5000 DB Updates – September 2016

During the month of September, we added another 20 new companies, removed 8 more bringing the total active records to 4,914. To date this year, we have added 320 companies to the database. For the quarter, we added 97 companies and removed another 35. As with any set of b2b data, pruning and constant attention […]

Global 5000 Database Update – August 2016

During the month of August, we added another 38 new companies, removed 13 more bringing the total active records to 4,897. To date this year, we have added 300 companies to the database. As with any set of b2bdata, pruning and constant attention is a must. Some of the largest new companies added include: China […]

Global 5000 Database Update – July 2016

During the month of July, we added another 39 new companies, removed 14 more bringing the total active records to 4.870. To date this year, we have added 262 companies to the database. As with any set of b2bdata, pruning and constant attention is a must Some of the largest new companies added include: Bank […]

Mid-year Update for the Global 5000 Database

As June came to a close, we can look back and take stock of activity and updates to the Global 5000 during the second quarter and first half of 2016. For the month of June, we added 32 new companies and removed (turned inactive) 12 companies for a net add of 20 companies. For the […]

Global 5000 Database Update – April 2016

During the month of April, we updated 356 more records with 20 new companies added and activated for the Global 5000.  Another 11 were removed as a results of mergers or other actions.  At the end of April, there are 4,826 companies that are active. To date this year, we have added 184 companies and […]

Global 5000 Database Update – March 2016

With Q1 now closed at the end of March, and the initial wave of 2015 revenue figures reported, it is clear why the financial markets have been nervous about growth.  From January thru March, we updated 1,286 records and the revenue from 2014 to 2015 for those companies showed total revenue declined by 0.7% – […]

Global 5000 Database Update – February 2016

As we wait for 2015 revenue figures to be released in the coming weeks, January becomes a busy research month looking for companies to add and digging deeper into smaller countries and specific vertical markets.In January, 68 new companies were added and activated for the Global 5000.  Another 14 were removed as a results of […]

Market Density and Concentration

One of the time honored market planning activities is to understand the density or concentration of target markets. The idea is that each market needs different resources and tactics to cover the major players and then attack the rest of the market. To look at the market overall, we took the companies in the Global […]

Global 5000 Database Update – December and full year 2015

With the close of the year on 12/31/15, we have completed our update of the database with new additions and deletions. In December, another 54 companies were researched and added bringing the total for the year to 355 new companies. At the same time, 12 companies were removed from the active database (mainly due to […]