Targeting Search

Target Company Name Search Process:

Please review the sites to locate companies and individuals:  All are free to use. You do not have to pay for this information.

Be sure to read all 3 items below before you start the process.

1. Locate www.Manta.com  Indeed, www.Simplyhired.com, hound.com, use one or all of them to locate companies, not necessarily jobs,  in your specialty and location desired. Try several options, similar to: telecom, Atlanta, etc. You will find alleged existing jobs; ignore the jobs listed as only 20-40% are real.  

You are looking for the company names and locations, both of companies you knew and do not.  If location is unimportant, your horizon of companies is obviously much greater. While still in www.manta.com  print out list, or click on each company of interest, it will take you to their website. On the company website read some of the news articles and seek the info about the management team, chronicle the companies that you have found interesting. It does not matter that the assignment is not an exact match, indeed it is irrelevant.  

2. Next go to either www.zoominfo.com or www.hoovers.com (the free side) enter in the company name that you have chosen, as there are many companies with similar names, check to be sure it is the company you  have chosen, then print out the company information. While still on that company info page, look for the list of competitors. Usually it will be on the right and about mid way down on the page, and at the bottom of that list is link for more companies. You can also use the free side of www.bbb.org. Please use our link to our site above for research. We have also included other research pages as well. See: Below in the next paragraph.

Reenter each new company in zoominfo or hoovers until you have a list of 20 or 30 companies. The more competitors you find in your search, the better. Your search will also be broader and in more depth, expanding your horizons. Look for 3 different mixes of companies, small, medium and a sprinkling of large. Your target goal should be 50-60 companies at the start. (Please do not forget to also use our Research Web page: Research Web)  The larger your list the better.

3. My suggestion is that you regularly check manta, indeed, simplyhired for more companies in you “sweet” spot. Again, the alleged job opportunities may not be there, but the company name and its competitor’s names and their subsequent management team and contact info are your goal. Do not forget to use Monthly Professional Journal websites and the Company's site as well.

Yes, this sounds time consuming, but it will much fastr than expected and will yield great results.

Hopefully this is a help, if not let me know.

Bruce

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