How to find companies

[momon121]

Hi,

Hope everyone is well and thanks for reading my post, yet again!!!!

I am looking for companies in the North West with workforce of over 200 employees. The reason being is that I would like to make contact and ask if they will allow traders to attend and set up a stall.

i have searched on Google but I could not find anything useful. Please could you advice on how i can obtain such information?

Kind Regards

Sook Kids Clothing

 

[Apprentice Guru]

There are plenty of data organisations that have this information for sale. Local Chambers of Commerce often have access to this data too.

 

[SimonJBell]

Hi

Have you looked at Experian's B2B prospector? Lets you choose the demographics of your prospects, then you pay for the lists...

 

[momon121]

Hi

Thank you so much for the quick reply and responses, I had no idea who are the organisation, i really appreciate the help.

Are there any other organisation that could possibly the information i require preferably free.

I would have thought that this type of information would be easily accessible.

Kind Regards

 

[SimonJBell]

I can't think of any organisations off the top of my head that provide company info for free. If you're only after a handful of contacts then experian shouldn't be too pricey,

 

[Shelly Watson]

There are hardly such organizations providing company information for free, you can find some contacts on linkedin

 

[queldorei]

best way to get base of companyes is to buy listing or hire some personel with copyed base from other similiar company

 

[AndyICAEW]

LinkedIn can be useful for this kind of information, especially if you have a pro license.

 

[Adam Loveday]

Hi Momon121

You can find the data for free if you are prepared to invest a great deal of time and effort looking at the internet and trying to identify companies that fit your target market in your chosen area. Believe me! This will take you an age and you will still need to add in a decision maker name. I would imagine your time is valuable so the cost mounts up! Not only that you won't be able to segment by employee size, neither will you know if the data is TPS/CTPS compliant, nor will you know if the company is really in your target market, nor will you have a viable decision maker name. Nor will you know if the company is a head office or a branch office. So, really, free isn't free.....right!! Also very cheap or 'scraped' business lists will also cost you dearly if you are seduced by this route (happy to explain why: dead numbers, sleeper/honeytrap records, defunct businesses, out of date contacts, not CTPS.TPS compliant etc).

For a minimal outlay of c. £120 per 1000 records you can have a fully segmented business list by employee size, industry sector (Thomson code or SIC code), Industry description, with a valid desicion maker name and a callable, live telephone number that is compliant because it has been screened against both TPS and CTPS and is maintained on a rolling cycle.

Yes! I am biased, however, there really is no substitute for a good quality business list that you can use as a base to refine, augment and tailor to you own use.

I can assist you further if you want as there are other options that might better suit your needs depending on your actual objectives.

Warm regards
Adam

 

[momon121]

Hi Good Folkes

Hope you lovely people are rocking well in 2014.

I need some massive help, I've just hit a brick wall. I need a list of businesses based in East Lancashire.

I am a stall trader that goes around different work places to set up stalls. I have searched all over the internet and Google is not being much of a help and all the free directory they are not providing much. I desparately need this information please can you help me, I will be greatly indebted to you for any help or advice in obtain this information.

Kind Regards

 

[simon field]

You really are gonna have to invest a few quid you know

 

[momon121]

Yes I have come to terms with that idea, anyone can point me to that direction ???

 

[momon121]

Hi Momon121

You can find the data for free if you are prepared to invest a great deal of time and effort looking at the internet and trying to identify companies that fit your target market in your chosen area. Believe me! This will take you an age and you will still need to add in a decision maker name. I would imagine your time is valuable so the cost mounts up! Not only that you won't be able to segment by employee size, neither will you know if the data is TPS/CTPS compliant, nor will you know if the company is really in your target market, nor will you have a viable decision maker name. Nor will you know if the company is a head office or a branch office. So, really, free isn't free.....right!! Also very cheap or 'scraped' business lists will also cost you dearly if you are seduced by this route (happy to explain why: dead numbers, sleeper/honeytrap records, defunct businesses, out of date contacts, not CTPS.TPS compliant etc).

For a minimal outlay of c. £120 per 1000 records you can have a fully segmented business list by employee size, industry sector (Thomson code or SIC code), Industry description, with a valid desicion maker name and a callable, live telephone number that is compliant because it has been screened against both TPS and CTPS and is maintained on a rolling cycle.

Yes! I am biased, however, there really is no substitute for a good quality business list that you can use as a base to refine, augment and tailor to you own use.

I can assist you further if you want as there are other options that might better suit your needs depending on your actual objectives.

Warm regards
Adam

Hi Adam

Hope you are well, really sorry for the late reply in your last post you kindly offered to assist with other options. I have now come to terms that I need to pay for quality information. So if I am ready for these other options as you kindly mentioned back in May 2013

 

[Lentinus]

Take a look at this https://www.imail.co.uk/mydata/business.aspx . For a relatively small sum you can send a mailshot or a glossy postcard to a fairly specific set of business data. They even send you the list in csv format. With the regional controls being tight you can just try a handful at a time. I have used the service for a limited try out of a glossy card and thought it worked well.

 

[momon121]

excellent i will look into that any other advice