Looking to purchase b2b database

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    The people we use came through the Royal Mail. I am only interested in Email addresses and they have proven to be reputable and worthwhile to me. They are easy to work with and have a good sift function on the database.

    marketing file in Hitchin. Google it cause I am a virgin poster.

    You can also buy lists on Ebay but I havent been bold enough to try them yet. If anyone has let us know what happens.

    With email you have to be a bit careful otherwise your phone can ring for the wrong reasons. If you are spamming it is taken really badly from the do-gooders in our community. So beware with cheap data.
     
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    Hi Ryann

    I supply data but only to support telemarketing campaigns and would recommend marketsafe as good value. Not the best quality but usually good enough and there is an option through the non limited search facility (even though you can select limited and non limited companies) to select premises type (ie offices) for a postcode or location, and you can search by industry if you wish too. (If you do purchase from them can you say that Maxxy referred you :)

    Corpdata is another supplier that I would recommend as good quality, higher in price and email addresses are reliable.

    If you are using for direct mail then make sure the data you buy has an MPS (Mail Preference Service) indicator. If you are going to use for cold calling then will need to be TPS/CTPS checked (Telephone Preference Service or Corporate Telephone Preference Service) and if you are faxing then you guessed it, you need to have a FPS indicator :)

    The TPS/CTPS check is particularly important as otherwise you could risk a £5k fine if using it for cold calling.

    Good luck :)
     
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    I am in a similar position.

    Corpdata were recommended on here and they are currently offering a trial download of 200 companies free under their banner of kickstartUK (I can't post the link here as not posted 15 times yet !).

    I downloaded my free 200 and the quality looks pretty good although I won't get really stuck in to calling until mid January.

    Nice way of checking the quality of their data before parting with any cash.
     
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    robert.o

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    Ameliepoole,

    It might be better to create it on a website, but the recoreds received there might not cover the whole market. I agree that there are numerous data providers who try to sell out of date bad quality data, but "normal companies" such as Digital Marketing Lists offers good quality databases, which means that they are often tested.

    Yours sincerely,
    Robert
     
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    Never buy from Ebay. You may as well buy a rolex from a man in a pub who has 30 of them inside his jacket.

    Some good companies mentioned on this thread, some really indifferent ones as well. We have benchmarked them all against each other so know whos good, bad, really bad etc.

    I also see no need to buying UK data from abroad. Buy from DMA members only but make sure you speak to professionals and not gmails/hotmails that advertise on forums. Remember that list owners will try and sell you their list - thats their job. They will all tell you how good they are. A good broker will know the truth behind the spiel.

    All the best.
     
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    Its very easy to use internet resources - of course, but if you did that on a large enough scale and got enough 50 complaints from CTPS numbers ( which of course are all over the internet ) then you would be fined.

    A company posts their telephone number on a directory or their website to get inbound enquiries not outbound sales calls. So advertised numbers are are not fair game and ignorance is not an excuse if you don't adhere to UK data laws, EU directives etc etc.
     
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    Multi-store said:
    I'd say thats pretty reasonable, ive seen others asking for 25p per record.

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    Also its not just about price, eg not all telephone numbers are equal.

    Its what is behind a telephone number. If you sell IT hardware support to Oracle users as an example and someone is selling you a telephone number of a company with Oracle installed for 50p a record then that is more cost effective than buying cheap random business telephone numbers for 5p record if it takes 20 calls to find a company with Oracle. This is before you add accuracy to the pot as well or any other hugely important variable that sweeping comments seem to ignore. Data is a field of expertise and as such professionals ( not sales people may I add ) can add value and make campaigns work.

    I am not an expert for car engines. I drive a car but if mine stopped working, I would seek expert help. If I wanted a new one and wanted a car thats best fit, I would seek advice and test drive. If I wasnt bothered about them, I may just buy a red one but I would of course run the risk of making an incorrect decision. It's frightening how many people we speak to who have just typed 'data' into Google or picked any old company as it sounded great on the website!

    Tips - Only use DMA members, try to avoid forum users selling data ( who would do this? ), speak to professionals, ask all the right questions before you make a purchase.

    All the best
     
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    All very true, although I've been in sales for around 5 years and not once has a complaint about where i found the contact details, or any mentioned of tps or similar laws etc.

    in fact until i joined this site id never even heard of these practices. worked for a big firm with around 150 outbound sales people and it was never mentioned then either. although i admit things could have changed slightly, i wouldn't say its a big deal ( in my opinion! if you get fined that your own fault!)
     
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    eventdomain

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    Corpdata is another supplier that I would recommend
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    You got to be kidding - they buy data, then flog it to other data companies.

    Data processing without the data owners consent is illegal. You can extract data, but not use or process it without permission - it must be kept secure, so selling it on isnt keeping it secure.

    Secondly, they need to adhere to eight principles embodied in the law. For instance, data must be obtained “fairly” - that is, at the point of collection it must be made clear what the data will be used for. It must be accurate ande up to date and it must be held securely.
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    Most importantly – and this applies even more so to data collected online – your permission is needed before the data is processed. When it is collected from the internet an “opt-out” (telling you that it will be used unless you say no) is not good enough. It must be an “opt-in”.
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    source: BBC Webwise http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/data-protection-act

    Most dont ask the data owner's permission regarding personal data. Thus many are breaking the law.
     
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