The authors of Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals are committed to continually build on the content presented in ProcureSearch, a resources hub based on the book with listings that…
Crunchbase Launches Marketplace and Accelerates Vision to “Become the Single Source of Truth About Companies on the Internet”
Crunchbase is a popular company database used for innovation discovery. It offers free information and Enterprise and Pro versions that allow for advanced searching, market trend analytics, and the ability…
Market Intelligence for Procurement 2018: Three Trends
There are three important trends taking shape in market intelligence in the areas of procurement, sourcing, and supply chain that both research/data providers and procurement researchers should note. The…
Revised: Facing the Reality About Supply Market Intelligence
In 2014, I addressed the issue of how to tackle a supply market intelligence (SMI) initiative when you (and other procurement professionals) are stressed for time and dealing with a…
Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch!
Announcing the Launch of ProcureSearch! ProcureSearch is an open access hub that lists and updates key supply market intelligence resources. In 2014, Kelly Barner and I published Supply Market Intelligence for…
Evaluating Packaged Market Research Providers
Packaged market research reports are created by providers that compile and analyze data. This valuable information is considered secondary research, because it involves the use of existing data and is sold…
Recent Partnerships and Acquisitions Highlight Demand for Public and Private Company/Supplier Data
In order to provide more complete financial information to both investors and companies intent on expanding their risk data, recent strategic acquisitions and partnerships show a demand for access to…
The Connection Between Decision Making, Critical Thinking, and Quality Data
Procurement and business professionals are continuously making critical decisions that effect their stakeholders and the organization as a whole. These decisions can be major and directly impact strategy, operations, and…
Cottrill Research Partners With The Newly Launched Palambridge Platform
Mergent Intellect Is Impressive

Mergent Inc. has deep roots. Its history traces back to 1900 when John Moody published Moody’s Manual of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities. In 1998, Mergent, Inc. bought Moody’s Financial Information…