Marketing Research Guide
Table of Contents
| Articles and Databases | Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers |
| Books and E-Books | Websites |
| What are you looking for? | Professional Organizations |
| Ask a Librarian | Related Guides |
Research Tip: Marketing resources are continuously updated. Use current versions of a marketing resource because these resources are based on demographic as well as socioeconomic trends.
Articles and Databases
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Additional Databases
Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
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You can find magazines in the campus libraries by searching the Journal Search or the Library Catalog.
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Search the Journal Search for additional electronic versions of magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Examples of magazines that you may find:
- Advertising Age
- Bloomburg Businessweek
- Consumer Reports
- Marketing Management
- Selling Power
Books and Ebooks
Search tips:
- Try keywords like: marketing, advertising, ebusiness, ads, merchant, forum, emarkets, B2B, B2C, business, banner, data mining, disintermediation, ezine, exclusive, email, guerilla marketing, host, impression, imprint, media kit, marketing plan, permission marketing, rate card, rich media, viral marketing, account executive, agency
- Search broad keywords because you're not searching the entire content of the ebook yet.
- In the Library catalog, to find only Ebooks: narrow your search results by clicking on format > electronic.
- Log in to ebooks with the same information you use to log into your school email.
Websites
We recommend websites such as:
- Internet Public Library: Marketing and Advertising Links: http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus53.00.00/
- SBA Marketing Plans http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/manage/marketandprice/SERV_MARKETINGPLANS.html
- Mplans Marketing Plan Examples http://www.mplans.com/sample_marketing_plans/
- MORE! Take a look at the GEN Library's Delicious Links for marketing topics
Or search the recommended links for all topics:
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What are you looking for?
- Marketing Plans – Search ProQuest database for business plans or marketing plans
- Advertising – Search the Library Catalog for Books and Ebooks
- General Marketing Information by Industry – Search databases for "marketing" and industry name or NAICS code. For example: marketing AND 312120
Professional Organizations:
- American Marketing Association http://www.marketingpower.com/Pages/default.aspx
- Sales and Marketing Executives http://www.smei.org
- SCORE http://www.score.org/index.html
- MORE! Take a look at GEN Library's Delicious Links for marketing professional associations and organizations
Ask a Librarian
We can help with any part of the research process.

Getting Started
