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Leads at the Library
 

Increase the success of your small business with help from these lead and marketing sources.

Check library catalog for call numbers/locations. Most sources are for in-house use.

Table of Contents:

Local Leads

Arizona Business Gazette. Weekly, retained since 1981 at MN, 6 months DR, 3 months RM
New business and sales tax licenses, home sales in Maricopa County by zip code, commercial bankruptcies, articles of incorporation, registrar of contractors actions, patents, lawsuits, pending liquor licenses, public notices including trustee sales.

Arizona Capitol Times. Weekly, current issues retained at MN
Corporate activity notices including articles of incorporation, court notices, public notices, trustee sales.

The Business Journal. Weekly, retained since 1987 MN, 3 months DR and RM
New business and home sale listings from Maricopa County, deeds, liens, foreclosure sales, commercial real estate transactions, building permits, bankruptcies.

The Record Reporter. 3 x per week: M, W, F, retained 3 months, MN
Maricopa/Pima County Recorder's office info. Real estate sales by zip code (incl. buyer and property address), auctions, tax liens, sales tax licenses, bid opportunities with government agencies, new Arizona corporations, trustees sales, public notices, deeds of trust, REOs, federal bankruptcies.

Building Permits (Construction Permits) Received weekly, retained 2 months, MN Mesa Room
Permits for new and modified construction within the City of Mesa; issued through City of Mesa Building Inspections Division. Organized by date only.

Cole Cross-Reference Directory, Phoenix and Vicinity. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Cross-reference, reverse phone number and address directory. Multiple volumes for Phoenix and suburbs.

Hill-Donnelly Cross-Reference Directory for Mesa - Tempe - Chandler, AZ. Annual, MN MR
Business and consumer guide for Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, and other southeast Valley communities. Market planning section includes affluence ratings, average year homes built, average age of householder; information organized by census tract and zip code.

Local Business Directories

Arizona Business Directory. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Basic contact, sales information on Arizona businesses.

Dun's Regional Business Directory, Phoenix/Tucson. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Directory of Arizona businesses.

Reference USA Database
Searchable electronic business/residential directory. Includes 12 million businesses and 102 million residential listings nationwide. Must have City of Mesa Library card and PIN to access this database. Go to Articles & Information Databases page. Listed under Business heading.

Arizona Industrial Directory. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Manufacturing and high-tech firms statewide.

Arizona Manufacturers Directory. Annual, MN
Arizona manufacturing establishments searchable by product, location, SIC, geographic location, and alphabetically. Published by Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Rocky Mountain High Technology Directory. Annual, MN, DR, RM
High-tech business listings from AZ, CO, MT, NM, NV, UT and WY.

D & B Business Rankings. Annual, MN
Includes section ranking businesses by state - revenue and employee size.

Book of Lists. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Leading buyers, businesses, and employers in the state presented in over 130 lists. Published by Business Journal of Phoenix.

Ranking Arizona. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Rankings of companies in variety of industries. Published by Arizona Business Magazine.

Other Helpful Directories

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Annual, MN, RM
Directory of 173,000 US and Canadian manufacturers, industrial product, service companies. Includes manufacturer catalog file, company profiles. Multiple volumes. Also available: www.thomasregister.com with links to company catalogs/websites. Register at no charge.

Thomas Food & Beverage Market Place. Annual, MN
Companies involved in manufacture, supply, service, equipment, transportation, import-export, brokerage, wholesaling, and other aspects of food/beverage trade.

American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory. Annual, MN
Industry details on more than 31,000 wholesalers and distributors in the United States.

Standard Directory of Advertisers (Advertising Red Books). Annual, MN
Company information on 15,500 companies that each spend more than $200,000 annually on advertising. Includes brand name index.

D&B Consultants Directory. Annual, MN
Over 30,000 U.S. consulting firms in financial services, business management, marketing, engineering, technology, entertainment, medical, utilities, communications, mining, construction, and transportation.

Corporate Affiliations. Annual, receive even-year only, RM
Directory of national and international companies, parents/subsidiaries, contacts.

Brands and Their Companies. Annual, MN, RM
Guide to product trade names/brands with addresses of manufacturers and distributors.

The Property Book: Directory - Kammrath & Associates. Annual, MN
Location/information of local apartments, office buildings, mobile home parks, shopping centers. Helpful for business site selection and for creating commercial property lead lists.
City of Mesa Library carries many other national business directories, manufacturing directories, and industry directories.

Marketing Help

Finder Binder: Arizona's Updated Media Directory. Annual, with monthly updates, MN, DR, RM
Arizona radio/television stations, print publications including newspapers and magazines with rate and contact information.

Editor and Publisher Market Guide: The Directory of Newspaper Markets and Demographics. Annual. MN
Data on 1,600+ daily newspaper cities in the US and Canada including population data/estimates, number of registered automobiles, gas/electric meters, banks, types of industries, shopping mall/retail information, largest newspapers for each area.

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Radio, television, cable, print outlets nationwide. Contact information, thumbnail descriptions of each local market, subject/alpha indexes.

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory. Annual, MN, RM
Content/contact information on 186,000+ publications worldwide.

Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. Annual, MN
Directory of radio, cable, and television stations with programming/contact information.

SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service) Newspaper Advertising Source. Monthly, MN
National, city, international, and weekly papers with rates, contacts, market data.

SRDS Direct Marketing List Source and The Bullet (update). Bimonthly, MN
Directory of companies who generate wide range of direct marketing mail lists.

Research Alert Yearbook. Annual, Library carries various editions, MN
Consumer-behavior, market research data, purchase/lifestyle patterns on variety of topics.

Survey of Buying Power. (special issue of Sales and Marketing Management magazine). Annual, MN
Market data for largest U.S. cities; population, retail sales, income.

World Chamber of Commerce Directory. Annual, MN, DR, RM
US chambers, boards of tourism, convention/visitors bureaus, economic development organizations, American chambers abroad, foreign tourist information bureaus, foreign/ethnic chambers in US & abroad, foreign & US embassies.

Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. Annual, MN, DR, RM
Maps and tables showing population, income, housing and sales data for US and markets; transportation information.

United States Census. www.census.gov
Demographic population tables including income, educational attainment, housing status, language, age and race. Can search by zip code, census tract, block group, city, other ways. Also contains Economic Census with business counts.

STAT-USA, Globus and National Trade Data Bank (NTDB). Database*
Country commercial guides with trade contacts, country background notes, marketing insight reports, trade leads, federal business opportunities. Information collected/produced by US Government.
* Free access through Federal Depository Libraries. For use inside library only. Go to Articles & Information Databases page. Listed under In-Library Access Databases.

Import/Export

Exporter's Encyclopaedia. Annual with semi-monthly updates in Fact File, MN
Export know-how and information; covers all international markets with documentation and requirements.

STAT-USA, Globus and National Trade Data Bank. (NTDB) Database*
Includes NTDB Global Trade Directory for identifying international trade contacts, importers/exporters searchable by product, company, region plus trade opportunities, country information. Information collected/produced by US Government.
* Free access through Federal Depository Libraries. For use inside library only. Go to Articles & Information Databases page. Listed under In-Library Access Databases.

Association Directories

Encyclopedia of Associations, National. Annual, MN, RM
Associations of every type in US; contact details.

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States. Annual, MN
7,400+ trade associations, professional societies, labor unions.

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. Annual, MN
Business contacts & sources on many topics; arranged by topic.

Trade Shows

Web Sites:
Trade Show News Network
http://www.tsnn.com/

Trade Show Week Trade Show Directory
http://www.tradeshowweek.com/

Internet and Business Information Searching

Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers. Rita W. Moss. MN, DR 330.016 M855S 2004.

The Basic Business Library: Core Resources. MN REF 027.69 B292B 2002
Super Searchers Do Business: The Online Secrets of Top Business Researchers. Mary Ellen Bates. MN 025.0665 B319S 1999

Super Searchers on Madison Avenue: Top Advertising and Marketing Professionals Share Their
Online Research Strategies
. Grace Avellana Villamora. MN 658.830285 V712S 2003

Search Smart and Get Ahead. Susan Shelly. MN 650.072 SH44S 2000

See our Business Resources page for more great resources!

Sandra G. Rizzo
Revised 8/05; Holdings checked 8/06

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