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Marketing Research Tools to
Grow Your Business
Facilitated by GTCC Instructor
Chisa D. Pennix-Brown, MBA
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Introduce Yourself & Your Business
Agenda
 Choosing Your Target Customer
 Business Librarians
 Determining Data Needs
 Finding Data Sources
 Compiling the Data
YOUR Target Customer
 Who is your target?
 What do they buy?
 Where do they live?
 Where do they shop?
 When do they buy?
 Why do they buy your
product or service?
 How much do they make?
Business Service Librarians
Lauren Poteat
336-373-4559
[Lauren.Poteat@Greensboro-nc.gov]
John Raynor
336-883-3216
[John.Raynor@HighPointNC.gov]
What DATA do YOU Need?
General Market Research
Competitive Analysis
Business Plan
Find New Customers
Enter a New Market
Determine Business Type
Gain Investors
Need a Physical Location
Not Sure What
Business to Start
Already in
Business
Need Money &
Expansion
Maxie B’s
Maxie B’s is a
locally-owned
bakery and dessert
café in on
Battleground Ave in
Greensboro, NC.
Library Card
GreensboroLibrary.org
Access services via
Databases & Online Services or Research & Databases Icon
Business Decision
Find new customers, identify new store
locations, analyze your market,
evaluate your competitors, target
media and direct mail campaigns.
You can opt to use the library's
account user ID: gsolibrary
password: greensboro.
Business Decision
Business Decision
Business Decision
Business Decision
This report compares the top 20 Tapestry
segments in a specified area
NCLive
NC Live provides North Carolina residents
and students with searchable collections
of magazine, newspaper, and journal
articles, electronic books, historical
materials, maps, and much more -
covering a wide range of topics.
NCLive
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Most Relevant Pages
SimplyMap
A web-based mapping application that
lets users quickly create professional-
quality thematic maps and reports using
powerful demographic, business and
marketing data.
SimplyMap
SimplyMap
NAICS & SIC Codes
DUNS Number
ReferenceUSA
New Marketing Tool that looks at area
customers. Users can generate reports detailing
consumer market data.
Credit Rating
ReferenceUSA
Expenditures
ReferenceUSA
Other Local Businesses in the Area
ReferenceUSA
Competitors
Compiling the Data
Place this Data in your Business Plan
 Market Analysis
 Marketing & Sales
 Funding Request
 Financial Projections
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Editor's Notes

  1. This report compares the top 20 Tapestry segments in a specified area, ranked by household percentage to the national counterpart. The Tapestry Segmentation system classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 distinctive market segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. For a broader view of markets, Tapestry segments can be assigned to 12 LifeMode summary groups (lifestyle/lifestage) and 11 Urbanization summary groups (density and affluence).
  2. This report compares the top 20 Tapestry segments in a specified area, ranked by household percentage to the national counterpart. The Tapestry Segmentation system classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 distinctive market segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. For a broader view of markets, Tapestry segments can be assigned to 12 LifeMode summary groups (lifestyle/lifestage) and 11 Urbanization summary groups (density and affluence).
  3. This report compares the top 20 Tapestry segments in a specified area, ranked by household percentage to the national counterpart. The Tapestry Segmentation system classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 distinctive market segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. For a broader view of markets, Tapestry segments can be assigned to 12 LifeMode summary groups (lifestyle/lifestage) and 11 Urbanization summary groups (density and affluence).
  4. This report compares the top 20 Tapestry segments in a specified area, ranked by household percentage to the national counterpart. The Tapestry Segmentation system classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 distinctive market segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. For a broader view of markets, Tapestry segments can be assigned to 12 LifeMode summary groups (lifestyle/lifestage) and 11 Urbanization summary groups (density and affluence).
  5. This report compares the top 20 Tapestry segments in a specified area, ranked by household percentage to the national counterpart. The Tapestry Segmentation system classifies U.S. neighborhoods into 65 distinctive market segments based on their socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. For a broader view of markets, Tapestry segments can be assigned to 12 LifeMode summary groups (lifestyle/lifestage) and 11 Urbanization summary groups (density and affluence).
  6. North American Industry Classification System & Standard Industrial Classification