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% – – indeed a cause for concern over global growth.
During the quarter, 164 new companies were added and activated for the Global 5000. Another 40 were removed as a results of mergers or other actions. At the end of March, there are 4,816 companies that are active.
Some of the largest new companies added include:
- Agricultural Development Bank of China
- Grupo Globo
- Grupo Bal
- PayPal
- Rosseti PJSC
- Xiamen C & D
All of these are multi-billion enterprises – worthy of inclusion in your select accounts list. If they are not yet targets or in your CRM systems, then now is a good time to add them.