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AdAge

Great resource for Nvidia marketing strategies and brand value

American Customer Satisfaction Index

Business Plan Handbook

Business Source Complete (Articles, SWOT Analyses and Porter's Five Forces)

Example: I want an industry report with a Porter's Five Forces that is relevant to Disney.

  • Type disney into the first box and select All Text TX with the pulldown menu
  • Type marketline into the second box
  • Type global into the third box
  • Click Search
  • Click the link for All Filter toward the top of the screen, click Source Types and choose Industry Profiles
  • Select the report, "MarketLine Industry Profile: Movies & Entertainment in Global."

Example: I need some articles on Disney's strategies.    

  • Type disney into the first box and select TI Title with the pulldown menu
  • Type business planning or strateg* into the second box and select SU Subject with the pulldown menu
  • Scroll down to Publication date and set the date from 01/01/2023 to 09/01/02025

Example: I need articles on Disney and their customers.

  • Type disney in the first box
  • Type customers into the second box and click search

Example: I want to locate a SWOT analysis for Disney.

  • Type disney into the first box
  • Type SWOT into the second box
  • Please note that this SWOT analysis is very basic and additional sources will be needed

Example: I want some articles on lawsuits involving Disney.

  • Type litigation or lawsuits or regulations into the first box
  • Type disney into the second box 
  • Scroll down to Publication date and set the date from 01/01/2023 to 09/01/02025

Example: I need articles that describe how Disney is run.

  • Type disney into the first box 
  • Type organizational or culture or employees or personnel management into the second box 
  • Scroll down to Publication date and set the date from 01/01/2023 to 09/01/02025

Example: I need articles on Disney and artificial intelligence.

  • Type disney into the first box
  • Type artificial intelligence into the second box
  • Scroll down to Publication date and set the date from 01/01/2023 to 09/01/02025

Comparably (company culture ratings)

EBSCOHost Databases (articles on Pepperdine strategies)

Example: I want articles about college study abroad programs

  • Click "Select All" and click Continue to search all of the EBSCO article databases simultaneously
  • Type colleges or universities into the first box
  • Type study abroad into the second box
  • Set the Publication Date on the left-hand side of the screen to limit your results to more recent articles

Example: I need articles on streaming services and original content.

  • Type streaming into the first box
  • Type "original content" or "original programming" into the second box (use quotation marks)
  • Scroll down to Publication date and set the date from 01/01/2023 to 09/01/02025

FactSet

IBISWorld

This is a great resource for industry analysis and statistics.

Example: I want industry reports relevant to Disney.

  • Reports such as "Global Movie Production & Distribution" will be relevant. Porter's Five Forces data will also be available. Another report could be "Amusement Parks in the US"

LSEG Data & Analytics (formerly Refinitiv Workspace

Types of information available from LSEG:

  • In-depth research reports from companies like Morningstar, UBS, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Trefis, RBC, Barclay's, etc. Avoid the reports from BuySellsSignal Research and Minkabu.
  • Environmental Social Governance (ESG) indicators
  • SWOT Analyses
  • Supply Chain (referred to as a "Value Chain"
  • Peer Analysis (available for diversity & inclusion, profitability, fundamental ratios, peer comparison (data like P/E ratios, beta)

Mintel

This is a great resource for industry analysis and statistics.

Example: I want industry reports relevant to Disney

  • Reports such as "Streaming Video – US – 2025" could be helpful

Nexis Uni (Articles and SWOT Analyses)

Example: I want a SWOT analysis for Disney.

  • Type disney swot analysis into the search box
  • Change All Content Types to "Companies" with the pull-down menu, and then select Company Profiles
  • Scroll through the sources and click the box for GlobalData Company Profiles
  • Click search

Example: I need articles about disney and lawsuits.

  • Type disney lawsuits into the search box
  • Change All Content Types to News with the pull-down menu
  • Click Search

Passport

PrivCo (Good for private companies and venture capital funding)

Simmons

S&P Net Advantage (company financial data, industry research and Porter's Five Forces)

***If you are searching S&P Net Advantage and receive an error message, try clearing your cache and possibly restarting your browser***

Example: I need an industry report relevant to Disney.

  • Type disney into the search box and select The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
  • On the left-hand side, click the link for Industry Survey
  • Click the PDF for the report "Media & Entertainment"
  • A brief Porter's Five Forces analysis is available

Example: I need balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement data for Disney.

  • Type either disney or the the ticker symbol (DIS) into the search box and select The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
  • On the left-hand side, scroll to the Financials/Valuation section and select either income statement, balance sheet or cash flow statement
  • Data can be downloaded into Excel

Example: I need ratio data for Disney.

  • Type either disney or the the ticker symbol (DIS) into the search box and select The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
  • On the left-hand side, scroll to the Financials/Valuation section and select "Ratios"

Example: I need SEC Filings for Disney.

  • Type either disney or the the ticker symbol (DIS) into the search box and select The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
  • Scroll down the left-hand side of the screen and click the link for SEC Filings
  • Select the latest 10-K file. You can consult the 10-Q's for more updated information
  • The "Risk Factors" section will be useful for your SWOT analysis
  • Search the document for terms such as competition, suppliers, segment, etc.

Example: I need the bond rate for Disney.

  • Type disney into the search box and select The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS)
  • On the left-hand column, scroll down to Fixed Income and select Securities Summary
  • Go to the line titled Current YTW to obtain the current yield

Statista

Example: I want a report on movies that could help with a Porter's Five Forces analysis that contains market share dare.

  • Type movies into the search box and click search
  • Select the report Film industry in the United States and Canada - statistics & facts

Example: I want statistical reports on video streaming.

  • Type video streaming into the search box and click search
  • Go to Content Types on the right-hand side and select Reports
  • Select the reports like "Video streaming worldwide - statistics & facts"

Example: I need demographic information on Disney+ users in the United States.

  • Type Disney+ into the search box and click search
  • Go to Content Types on the right-hand side and select Consumer Insights

Example: I need KPIs for video streaming services

  • Click Insights at the top of the screen and then select Consumer Insights
  • Click the link for the Enter the Consumer Insights tool
  • Use the pulldown menu in the upper-right hand corner to change Surveys to Brand KPIs
  • Select Video on Demand

Supply Chain Rankings (from Gartner)

U.S Major Dailies(Wall Street Journal)

YouGov