We have found a number of other useful sites for marketing research that may be of interest to our clients.

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• STAT-USA - The National Trade Databank series of market research reports is available (by subscription) through Stat-USA, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The site also gives access to economic news and other databases.
• Central Intelligence Agency - The Central Intelligence Agency keeps an updated version of its World Fact Book available through its Web site that is extremely useful for providing a logical basis for comparing the sales potential of various countries throughout the world.
• U.S. Census Bureau - Another useful site is the Census Bureau, with its population clocks and economic analyses, both for the United States and internationally.
• U.S. Patent Office - Patent searches are now easier with online searching through the US Patent Bibliographic database. Patents can be searched by years, keywords, or numbers. The abstracts can be viewed and full patents ordered online for a modest fee.
• ZIP+4 LookUp - How many times have you needed a valid zip+4 zipcode to keep a database of names in shape. Well, help from your friendly post office is just a click away.
• ZIP-City Association - Sometimes, you need to know what a certain zipcode refers to. Here's the answer.
• PRNewswire - We find we frequently turn to PRNewswire for the latest press releases about companies in our industry. Clicking on the link below will take you directly to the Biotechnology & Healthcare News page. It's much less expensive than accessing the news wires through Dow Jones News Retrieval.
• Bio-Online - We also like the quick lookups to many biotech companies available through this link.
• Biotechnology Industry Organization - This is the official web site for the Biotechnology Industry Organization.
• Analytical & Life Science Systems Association - This is the premier trade association for manufacturers supplying the bioresearch industry.
• Dun & Bradstreet Online Access - Dun & Bradstreet is often invaluable for getting background information especially on smaller and privately-held companies. While we usually access D&B through Dow Jones News Retrieval, which seems faster, the company does have a Web site that can be used for searches.
• FASEB Web Site - contains a useful directory of members that enables you to track key scientists that move from one location to another. There is also a useful Buyer's Guide searchable by company name or product category.
• Marketing Research Association - Since 1954, this organization of 3000 marketing research and opinion research professionals has promoted, and been an advocate for the marketing research industry. Highly recommended.
• ESOMAR - The European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research is a professional society with 4000 individual members in 100 countries.
• The Zenith Medianet - The top 2000 marketing and media sites index.
• Yahoo Search Engine - Web search engines are terrific for turning up useful sites by keying in a search words or phrases. One of our favorites is still Yahoo.

• Conduct a Yahoo search right now

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• - Alta Vista searches the content of all Web pages and permits you to retrieve context buried inside a Web page. Conduct an Alta Vista search right now:
  

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• WhoWhere Search Engine - A wonderful free resource to search for people and obtain e-mail addresses or phone numbers is provided by WhoWhere - great for tracking colleagues, distant relatives, or long lost class-mates.

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