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Supplier research 101: why should we research our suppliers?

Data for B2B, Data Solutions

A risk-aware supply chain is essential in cushioning your business for shocks, and that means supplier research. There are many great reasons to ensure you’re aware of any risks associated with your suppliers.

Can we still trust our SME lending predictions?

Data for B2B, Data Technology

With inflation at a thirty-year high, past behaviour is no longer a sufficient predictor of borrower serviceability. Our current macroeconomic climate of higher interest and inflation isn’t strictly novel. But it is something we haven’t seen in Australia for many years. The Reserve Bank of Australia indicates that inflation this year has attained a thirty…

Risky Business? Assessing Risk in the Australian Construction Sector

Data for Financial Services, Data for B2B, Business Data

The construction industry is a fraught place to operate right now and researching your business relationships has never been so critical. Historically, the industry has been subject to price volatility and supply chain problems, but recent stressors have stretched it to its limits. Global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in production, skilled labour…

Streamline Your Account-Based Marketing Strategy Research.

Data for B2B, Data-Driven Marketing

Why Research is Critical to Your Account-Based Marketing Strategy What is account-based marketing? A traditional lead generation funnel runs from the broadest part of the funnel—brand awareness—to the narrowest—converted customers. This is a strategy that diffuses your company’s resources across a broad array of potential customers, and it might use tactics like direct or electronic…

ANZSIC vs Keywords for Procurement in FY23/24

Data for B2B, Business Data

Are you exposing your supply chain to risk and missed opportunities by not investigating alternatives to ANZSIC? The ANZSIC is by nature and intention the most general tool for business and economic statistics. Businesses that engage in a wide range of activities will nevertheless be described only by their predominant activity. For procurement professionals, a…

Getting Ahead of Macroeconomic Impacts

Data for B2B, Data Solutions

Macroeconomic conditions impact your investments—so due diligence is more important than ever In the present moment in Australia, headline inflation is just coming down from a height that’s not been seen since the 1990s. Unsurprisingly, the blunt instrument of monetary policy has been whipped out and employed in hopes of taming it, so the cash…

Identifying Investment Risk

Data for Financial Services, Data for B2B, Data Solutions

The Australian Securities Exchange reports that almost 9 million Australian adults hold investments outside their home and superannuation. And yet, Australia’s financial literacy is declining. The HILDA survey measures financial literacy as part of its ‘household wellbeing’ category. In 2020, when the last financial literacy questionnaire was completed, we learnt had been a significant decline…