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2009
B2B Prospector
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Contents1 AboutExperian 3
2 AboutB2BProspector 4
3 Howtoregisterandlog-in 5
4 Howtobuildabasiclist 6
5 Savingandretrievingselections 7
SavingSelections 7
RetrievingSelections 7
6 Suppressingandappendingdata 8
Suppressingdata 8
Appendingdata 9
7 Purchasingaselection 10
8 Viewingorderhistoryandcheckingyouraccount 12
ViewingOrderHistory 12
CheckingYourAccount 13
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Experianisagloballeaderinprovidinganalyticalandinformationservicestoorganisationsandconsumerstohelpmanagetheriskandrewardofcommercialandfinancialdecisions.Combiningitsuniqueinformationtoolsanddeepunderstandingofindividuals,marketsandeconomies,Experianpartnerswithorganisationsaroundtheworldtoestablishandstrengthencustomerrelationshipsandprovidetheirbusinesseswithcompetitiveadvantage.
Clientsincludeorganisationsfromfinancialservices,retailandcatalogue,telecommunications,utilities,media,insurance,automotive,leisure,e-commerce,manufacturing,propertyandgovernmentsectors.
ExperianGroupLimitedislistedontheLondonStockExchange(EXPN).IthascorporateheadquartersinDublin,Ireland,andoperationalheadquartersinCostaMesa,CaliforniaandNottingham,UK.Experianemploysmorethan12,500peoplein32countriesworldwide,supportingclientsinmorethan60countries.Annualsalesareinexcessof£1.7billion.
Formoreinformation,visitwww.experian.co.uk
1. About Experian
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FindnewbusinessleadsquicklyandsimplywithB2BProspector.Youcansearchourbusinessdirectorytobuildbusinesslistsanddownloadtargetedbusinessdataimmediately.
Byshowingyouwhoyourbestbusinessprospectsare,wecanhelpyouoptimisebusinessgrowth.Andbecauseyou’llonlybespendingmoneyontherightbusinessprospects,you’llmakethemostofyourmarketingbudget.
Youcandownloadyourbusinesslistsimmediately,soyoucanmaximisesalesstraightaway.Andbecauseweautomaticallynotifyyouaboutupdatesassoonastheybecomeavailable,yourbusinesslistswillalwaysbefresh.
SomeofB2BProspectorsfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:
Available24/7Youcanbuildyourlistswhenit’sconvenientforyou.
CheckthedatabeforeyoubuyYoucanseeapartialset,orrunaquerytoseeifaspecificbusinessiswithinyourselection.
ImmediateupdatesTheonlinedataisupdatedassoonasitbecomesavailablemakingyourleadsthefreshestpossible
InstantlydownloadablelistsYoucangetyourdatastraightawaybysecuredownloadandstartyourcampaignsstraightaway
NominimumordervalueYoucanbuyasfeworasmanyleadsasyouneed
NewrecordsalertYoucanviewhowmanyrecordsareavailablewithintheselectionsyoupreviouslymadeeachtimeyoulogin.Sothelatestbusinessopportunitiesarealwaysavailabletoyou.
NameddecisionmakersbyjobfunctionYoucanreachtherightpersoninthebusinessyouaretargetingwithyourmarketingmessage.
Simpleandeasy-to-useThesitehasbeenspecificallybuiltforapremiumcustomerexperienceenablingbetteruseofyourtime
LimitedandNonLimitedlocationrecordsYounowhaveaccesstofreshandvalidatedlocationinformationfortargetedmarketingcampaigns
AccesstodatathatissafetocontactYoucanensuregreatercompliance,reducedwastageandincreasedresponseratesbytargetingthosewhoarehappytohearfromyou
2. About B2B Prospector
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Step1:
Gotowww.b2bprospector.co.uk
Step2:
Clickon‘Register’inthetoprighthandsideoftheHomePage
YouwillnowautomaticallybeloggedinAne-mailwillautomaticallybesenttoyouconfirmingthatyouhaveregisteredwiththesiteTologinthenexttimeyouvisitthesite,youcanclick‘Login’atanytimeinthetoprighthandsideofthescreen
Pleaseremembertoclick‘Logout’onthetoprighthandsideofthescreenwhenyouhavefinishedusingthesite
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3. How to register and log-in
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Step1:
Clickthe‘ListBuilder’tabatthetopofthehomepage
Step2:
Under‘Filterby’onthelefthandsideonthepage,clickthedifferenttabstoselectthecriteriatobuildyourliste.gclickon‘BusinessType’toexpandthebox,thenselect‘YellowPagesClassification’fromthedropdownmenutobuildyourlistusingclassificationsfromtheYellowPagesdirectory
Onceyouhaveselectedtherequiredcriteria,thenumberofrecordswillbedisplayedinthe‘Count’indicatoronthetoplefthandsideofthepageYoucanlimitthiscounttothedesirednumberofrecordsifnotallrecordsarerequiredThedetailsforeachrecordwillbedisplayedinthe‘StandardDetailsforeachbusiness’box.Additionaldetailsselectedappearunderneaththisinthe‘AdditionalDetailsforeachbusiness’boxThecostsforthislistaredisplayedinthe‘Cost’boxonthetoprighthandsideofthepage.CostsforboththetotallistandindividualrecordcostsaredisplayedThelistcanbepreviewedbyselecting‘PreviewYourList’fromthelistofoptionsontherighthandsideofthepage
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4. How to build a basic list
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SavingSelections
YouwillneedtobeloggedintobeabletosaveaselectionBuildthelistthatyourequireinlistbuilderasperpreviousinstructionOnceyouarehappywithyourlisttheclickon‘SavethisList’ontherighthandsideofthescreenYouwillbepromptedtogiveyourlistauniquenamesothatyoucanfinditagaineasilyChooseanameandclick‘save’Yourselectionhasnowbeensaved
RetrievingSelections
YouwillneedtobeloggedintobeabletoretrieveaselectionSelectthe‘SavedSearches’tabatthetopofthepageYouwillbegivenalistofyoursavedselectionsYouwillhavevariousoptionsavailabletoyouonwhatyouwanttodowithyoursavedselection
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5. Saving and retrieving selections
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Suppressingdata*
YoucansuppressselectionsagainstpreviousordersthatyouhaveplacedMaketheselectionthatyourequireasperpreviousinstructionsonthelistbuilderpageOnthelefthandsideofthescreenselect‘suppresspreviousorders’FromthedropdownselectwhichorderyouwanttosuppressagainstThecountboxandcostboxwillbeadjustedandyoucannowproceedwithyourselection/order
*Suppressingdata=ensuringtherearenoduplicatesbyde-dupingthedataagainstanotherdataset.
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6. Suppressing and appending data
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Appendingdata*
Onceyouhaveselectedyourinitialcriteriafromthe‘BuildingyourList’sectionontheListBuilderpage,youcanappendadditionalfieldstoyourdatalistUnder‘Choosethedetailsyouwant’,clickthedifferenttabstoselectfromanyofthepossibleinformationtoappendtoyourfielde.g.clickonthe‘AddPopularDetails’andthentickthe‘TurnoverBand’boxtoaddthebandedturnovertoeveryrecordonyourlistThecostsforeachindividualrecordaredisplayedinthecostindicatorboxatthetopofthepage.
ThesecostsarebrokendownintoStandardDetails-theinformationthatcomeswitheveryrecordasstandardandAdditionalDetails-theoptionalappendedinformationthatyouhaveselected
*Appendingdata=addingadditionalfieldsforexampleturnoverorgeography
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6. Suppressing and appending data (continued)
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BuildyourselectionasrequiredontheListBuilderpageorrefertothepreviousguidetoretrievingaselection.
Step1:
Clickon‘Addtobasket’ontherighthandsideofthepageandgiveyourorderauniqueordername.(Thisfieldcanalsobeusedtoinputapurchaseordernumber)Selectwhichselection(s)youwishtopurchase.Foranythatyoudonotwishtopurchaseatthisstage,click‘Savethislistforlater’nexttotherelevantselection
Step2:
Onceyouhaveselectedthelistsyouwishtobuynow,clickon‘ProceedtoCheckout’Chooseapaymentmethodbyeitherclickingon‘Addacreditcard’andinputtingtherequiredcardinformation,orcalltheB2BProspectorcustomersupportnumbertorequesttheopeningofacreditaccountOnceyouhaveselectedyourpaymentmethod,reviewthecheckoutscreentoensurethatyouarehappywiththelistsyouarebuying.Onceyouarehappy,clickon‘Buynow’
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7. Purchasing a selection
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Whenpaymenthasbeenapproved,clickon‘Downloadyourlist’
Atthetopofthepageunder‘Availabledownloads’selectthelistyouwishtodownload.Clickon‘Save’tosavethisfiletoadestinationonyourworkstation
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7. Purchasing a selection (continued)
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ViewingOrderHistory
Onceloggedinandonthehomepage,selectthe‘OrderHistory’tabatthetopofthescreen
Youwillhavean‘AvailableDownloads’sectionfirstwhereyoucanseeanyordersthatarestillavailabletobedownloadedandtheamountoftimeremainingtobeabletodothatYouwillthenhavea‘PreviousOrders(Last18months)’sectionwhereyoucanviewalltheordersthatyouhaveplacedandwhenYouwillalsobeabletoseeonhereifthereareanyupdatesforyourlistthatyouhavepreviouslypurchasedandcanpurchasejusttheupdatesfromhereratherthanthewholelistagain
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8. Viewing order history and checking
your account
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8. Viewing order history and checking
your account (continued)
CheckingYourAccount
Onceloggedin,attheverytoprighthandcornerofthescreenselect‘MyAccount’
AlltheinformationaboutyouraccountwillbedisplayedIfyouneedtoeditanyinformationthenjustclickthe‘Edit’buttonbyeachsectionIfyouhaveacreditlimitonyouraccountthenthisiswhereyoucanviewtoseehowmuchisleft
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