Dun & Bradstreet
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| Type | Public |
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| Traded as | NYSE: DNB S&P 500 Component |
| Founded | New York City, New York 1841 |
| Headquarters | Short Hills, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Key people | Sara Mathew, Chairman & CEO |
| Products | Business information, information technology, services, research, software |
| Revenue | $1.66 billion USD (FY 2012) [1] |
| Employees | 4,600 (2012)[1] |
| Website | www.dnb.com |
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. is a public company headquartered in Short Hills, a community in Millburn, New Jersey, USA[2] that licenses information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, business-to-business marketing and supply chain management. Often referred to as D&B, the company maintains information on more than 220 million companies worldwide.[1]
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History [edit]
Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis Tappan, later called R.G. Dun & Company. The company was formed to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information. In 1933, Dun merged with competitor John M. Bradstreet to form today's Dun & Bradstreet. The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) was invented in 1962.
Operations [edit]
Dun & Bradstreet maintains a database of over 213 million companies globally[1] and over 53 million professional contact names using a variety of sources including public records, trade references, telco providers, newspapers and publications, telephone interviews and others, often without the consent of the business owners or operators it lists.[citation needed] The company derives revenues through subscriptions as well as pay per business report, and to a smaller extent, third-party licensing agreements. Additional revenue is derived from subsidiaries including Hoovers and AllBusiness.com. Additionally Dun & Bradstreet's information on private individuals is also now also used in the so-called "people search" industry where it is sold to (and subsequently publically published) by stalker and people search websites such as CorporationWiki.com and findthecompany.com, again often without the consent or knowledge of those being listed.
Spin-offs [edit]
In August 2010, D&B spun off and sold their credit monitoring and management business to a newly formed company, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.[3] The company previously spun off Moody's and Nielsen.[4] D&B spun off Cognizant Technology Solutions as an independent organization in 1996.
Products and services [edit]
Dun & Bradstreet products and services fall into three categories: risk management, sales and marketing, and supply chain management. Risk management products include the Business Information Report, Comprehensive Report and the DNBi platform, often offered to listed participants as a way to improve their rating. These provide current and historical business information primarily used for third party marketing. Sales and marketing products such as the DUNS Market Identifier database, Optimizer, and D&B Professional Contacts provide sales and marketing professionals with business data for both prospecting and CRM activity.
International branches [edit]
Dun & Bradstreet has had offices in Australia since 1887, New Zealand since 1903, Mexico since 1896, Argentina since 1911, Venezuela since 1920, Brazil since 1933 and Peru since 1981. It has several offices in India as well, with its head office in Mumbai.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Dun & Bradstreet Corp/NW - Form 10-K - February 28, 2013". secdatabase.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "About Us." Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved on October 1, 2012. "HQ info: 103 John F Kennedy Parkway Short Hills, NJ 07078"
- ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Announces $100M Strategic Acquisition; Company Secures $100M of Additional Financing". MarketWire. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ Gilpin, Kenneth N. (December 16, 1999). "Dun & Bradstreet Will Spin Off Moody's". New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 1999.
- ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Australia - Company profile". Retrieved 2011-08-07.
External links [edit]
- www.dnb.com Official Corporate website
- Dun & Bradstreet Investor Relations
