Dun & Bradstreet
Encyclopedia
Dun & Bradstreet is a Fortune 500
public company
headquartered in Short Hills
, New Jersey, USA that provides 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 150 million companies worldwide.
(DUNS) was invented in 1962.
and JVKelly Group.
. The company previously spun off Moody's and Neilsen. D&B spun off Cognizant Technology Solutions
as an independent organization in the year 1994.
, 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.
Fortune 500
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public company
Public company
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headquartered in Short Hills
Short Hills, New Jersey
Short Hills is an unincorporated area located within the township of Millburn, in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City...
, New Jersey, USA that provides 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 150 million companies worldwide.
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 SystemData Universal Numbering System
The Data Universal Numbering System, abbreviated as DUNS or D-U-N-S, is a system developed and regulated by Dun & Bradstreet , that assigns a unique numeric identifier, referred to as a "DUNS number" to a single business entity. It was introduced in 1963 to support D&B's credit reporting practice....
(DUNS) was invented in 1962.
Operations
Dun & Bradstreet maintains a database of over 150 million companies globally 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.comAllBusiness.com
AllBusiness.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet, provides business information and resources for small businesses, those companies with fewer than 500 employees...
and JVKelly Group.
Spin-offs
In August of 2010, D&B spun off and sold their credit monitoring and management business to a newly formed company, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility CorpDun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp is a private company headquartered in Malibu, California, USA that provides credit and credibility solutions for businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada...
. The company previously spun off Moody's and Neilsen. D&B spun off Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. is an American global provider of custom information technology, consulting and business process outsourcing services. Its headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States and is a member of NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500 and Fortune 500...
as an independent organization in the year 1994.
Products and services
Dun & Bradstreet products and services fall into three categories: risk managementRisk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
, sales
Sales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
and marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, and supply chain management
Supply chain management
Supply chain management is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers...
. 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.