Dun & Bradstreet
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| Type | Public (NYSE: DNB) S&P 500 Component |
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| 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 | $1.69 billion USD (2009) |
| Employees | 5,000 |
| Website | www.dnb.com |
Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB) is a Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA that licenses information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, B2B marketing and supply chain management. Often referred to as D&B, the company maintains information about more than 204 million companies worldwide.[1]
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[edit] History
Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis Tappan. The company was formed to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information. In 1933, The Mercantile Agency merged with competitor R.G. Dun & Company to form today's Dun & Bradstreet. The Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) was invented in 1962.
[edit] Operations
Dun & Bradstreet maintains a database of over 150 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. 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, Purisma, AllBusiness.com and JVKelly Group.
[edit] Spin-offs
In August 2010, D&B spun off and sold their credit monitoring and management business to a newly formed company, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.[2] The company previously spun off Moody's and Nielsen.[3] D&B spun off Cognizant Technology Solutions as an independent organization in the year 1996.
[edit] Products and services
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. These provide current and historical business information primarily used for making credit decisions. 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.
[edit] International branches
Dun & Bradstreet has had offices in Australia since 1887, New Zealand since 1903, Mexico since 1896, Argentina since 1911, Venezuela since 1920, Brasil since 1933, Peru since 1981.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Dun & Bradstreet Corp/NW - Form 10-K - February 25, 2010". faqs.org. http://www.faqs.org/sec-filings/100225/DUN-and-BRADSTREET-CORP-NW_10-K/. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Announces $100M Strategic Acquisition; Company Secures $100M of Additional Financing". MarketWire. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Dun-Bradstreet-Credibility-Corp-Announces-100M-Strategic-Acquisition-NYSE-DNB-1297778.htm. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ^ Gilpin, Kenneth N. (December 16, 1999). "Dun & Bradstreet Will Spin Off Moody's". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/16/business/dun-bradstreet-will-spin-off-moody-s.html. Retrieved December 16, 1999.
- ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Australia - Company profile". http://dnb.com.au/Header/About_Us/Company_profile/index.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
