Research Guides: Marketing: Getting Started

Top Marketing Databases

Quick links to several of our most popular business databases, for when you already know where to start.

For a comprehensive list of SLU's subscription databases, please see the library A-Z Database List.

ABI/Inform Complete
Article database that indexes academic journals, trade publications, newspapers and magazines in business and economics. Full text is often available.
Use the "Find It at SLU" button to locate full text of articles that are not included in the database.
Business Source Premier
Article database that includes trade publications, academic journals, industry profiles, country information and company profiles, which include SWOT analyses. Full text is often available.
Use the "Find It at SLU" button to locate full text of articles that are not included in the database.
IBISWorld
Market research reports for more than 700 US industries.

MRI Simmons Catalyst This link opens in a new window
Consists of marketing data, collected from more than 22,000 households, which is projected to the general population. This resource allows 10 concurrent users. Formerly MRI Insights and University Internet Reporter.

Passport GMID
Provides international business research intelligence on industries, countries, and consumers located in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Western Europe.

Sage Data This link opens in a new window
Formerly DataPlanet. Search across federal, state, local, and privately collected statistics from banking to Zillow real estate data...more.
Mintel Reports Database This link opens in a new window
Mintel reports provide market research on consumer products, services, and lifestyles to identify economic drivers, leading companies, market share, market size, trends, segmentation, and analysis of consumer attitudes and purchasing habits....more.