Postcode Anywhere - a closer look at B2B data
The data – Dun & Bradstreet Worldwide Business database
- D&B is perhaps best known for its D-U-N-S Data Universal Numbering System
- A D-U-N-S Number is a unique nine-digit sequence recognised as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of over 140 million businesses worldwide
- DUNS/BIR (Business Information Report) is required for many US federal government transactions
- D&B data contains up to 40 important statistics about each organisation
Postcode Anywhere provides a simple, transactional licensing solution that’s quick and very easy to integrate into your own applications.
Dun & Bradstreet’s Worldwide Business database includes over 140 million marketable and non-marketable records. With no set-up or development costs, you can be using the largest single source of B2B information available in no time at all.
Suggested uses
- In a web-to-lead form to filter and automatically assign prospect enquiries
- In a CRM application to cleanse contact data
- To enhance contact details with key business and financial information
- To identify the parent and sibling organisations of customers and prospects
- In marketing to profile existing customers and generate prospect lists
What's available?
Each company record contains four blocks of data as follows:
| Block |
Description |
| Address |
Business name and address |
| Contact |
Name and contact details for the CEO |
| Business Information & Financials |
DUNS number, SIC code, financial information and employee data for this organisation |
| Global & Domestic Hieracrchy |
The DUNS numbers of the domestic parent and domestic companies |
Sample business information data
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Example |
| Id |
String |
The Id representing the company record. Note: this is not the DUNS number. |
USA|9626688 |
| Name |
String |
The name of the company. |
Microsoft Corporation |
| Line1 |
String |
Line 1 of the company's address. |
1 Microsoft Way |
| Line2 |
String |
Line 2 of the company's address. |
|
| City |
String |
The city (or town) of the company's address. |
Redmond |
| State |
String |
The state (or county, province, canton etc) of the company's address. |
Washington |
| Country |
String |
The full name of the country. |
Usa |
| CountryCode |
String |
The 3 digit ISO code representing the country. |
USA |
| PostalCode |
String |
The full postal code for the company's address. |
98052-8300 |
| Ceo |
String |
Formatted version of the CEO's name. |
Steven A Ballmer |
| Title |
String |
The CEO's title. |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Forename |
String |
The CEO's forename (given name). |
Steven |
| Surname |
String |
The CEO's surname (family name). |
Ballmer |
| CountryAccessCode |
String |
The international country access code for the phone and fax number. |
1 |
| Phone |
String |
The phone number for the company. |
4258828080 |
| Fax |
String |
The fax number for the company. |
|
| Duns |
Integer |
The international DUNS number for this company. |
81466849 |
| UltimateDuns |
Integer |
The international DUNS number for the ultimate parent of this company. |
0 |
| SicCode |
String |
The primary US 87 SIC code. |
7372 |
| SicDescription |
String |
Description of the SIC code. |
Prepackaged software |
| EmployeesHere |
Integer |
The number of employees at this location. |
28000 |
| EmployeesTotal |
Integer |
The total number of employees in the organisation (across all locations). |
93000 |
| ActualSales |
Float |
The actual sales in USD for this company. |
58437000000 |
| ModelledSales |
Float |
Modelled sales in USD for this company. |
58437000000 |
| LocationType |
String |
The type of location. |
HeadOffice |
| YearStarted |
Integer |
The year the company started trading. |
1975 |
| NaicsCode |
String |
The primary US 2002 NAICS code. |
334611 |
| NaicsDescription |
String |
Description of the NAICS code. |
Software Reproducing |