ABI/INFORM User Guide: Search Examples
Search Example: Industry Research
Find industry reports a few ways.
From the "Browse" Page
Click on the 3 line "hamburger" menu in the top left corner. Select the menu option "Browse."
The first heading is "Industry and Market Research."
First Research industry reports cover industries in the U.S.
Business Monitor International (BMI) industry reports provide information about international industry.
Select a report category and navigate to a relevant industry.
Search by NAICS Codes
(Learn more about NAICS codes on the industry research guide.)
Search with a NAICS code in the search bar on the Advanced Search screen. Alternately, use the Look Up tool to identify relevant NAICS codes.
Search Example: Company Profile
There's a few ways to search for company profiles. The first way uses the "Company/Organization" lookup tool on the Advanced Search screen. The second way uses filters to narrow a results list from a general search. We'll use Microsoft as a search example.
Company/Organization Lookup
On the Advanced Search screen, locate the Company/organization search bar below the Publication Date dropdown menu. Type Microsoft into the search bar and press "Enter". Alternately, use the Look up tool next to the search bar to search for a company of interest.
The results list may have hundreds of thousands of hits. Use search filters to narrow your results.
Using Search Filters to Find Company Profiles
Type "Microsoft" into the first search bar on the Advanced Search page and press "Search" or hit "Enter" on your keyboard. This example search got over 2.2 million results.
On the left side menu, expand the filter "Document Type" and select "More". In the pop up box, scroll until you find the document type "Company Profile." Check the box to include Company Profile documents in your results list.
Next, expand the filter "Company/Organization." Select "Microsoft Corp." This filter eliminates results that may mention Microsoft as a major competitor.
Now, there should be an "Applied Filters" box at the top of the filters menu. The Applied Filters list should have "Company Profile" and "Microsoft Corp."
