...to my marketing page, a list of handy internet links for marketing professionals and students.
If you find a link or article that you think should be included, or a broken or inappropriate link on this page, please mail me.

Kudos and respect to all those people who have contributed ideas for this.

• articles and latest news
• news sources
• data resources
• corporate websites
• CIM and other organisations
• Marketing gurus
• Other marketing websites

• Afghan Media Monitor
• Agence France-Press (Paris) - English language pages.
• AllAfrica (feeds from more than 80 African news agencies)
• Ananova (London)
• Arabic News (covers entire Middle East)
• Asahi (Japan)
• Associated Press Network News Radio (US) (broadcasting as FederalNewsRadio.com)
• BBC Radio Five Live - link opens RealPlayer which can be downloaded for free here.
• BBC News
• Buenos Aires Herald (Argentina)
• Business Report (South Africa)
• CNN (US)
• Eurotrash - anecdotes on the introduction of the euro notes and coins from across the EU.
• Financial Times - three editions, global, UK and US - all can be accessed here.
• Guardian (London)
• Ha'aretz (Israel)
• Independent (London)
• Independent Online (South Africa)
• OutThereNews - global online news reports
• New York Times (US) - free registration required
• Pakistan News Service
• People's Daily (China)
• Pravda (Russia)
• Reuters (UK)
• Reuters (US)
• The Star (Malaysia)
• The Straits Times (Singapore)
• Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
• Taipei Times (Taiwan)
• Daily Telegraph (London)
• The Times of India - free registration required
• Washington Post (US)
• Xinhua News Agency (China)

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Don't forget to check news sources.

• The Bank of England - click on "Statistics"
• The Economist Intelligence Unit - contains statistics for many nations, as well as UK.
• Euro Information Site - info from the UK Treasury, aimed mainly at SMEs
• Eurostat - statistical office of the European Commission
• EU Trade Department
• FedStats - statistics from more than 100 US Federal Agencies
• International Labour Organisation - UN body dealing with employment issues
• Office of National Satistics (UK) - government data.
• OECD - "helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalised economy".
• Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders - checks under 'News and Reports' for economic and industry data. Also lots of links to manufacturers websites.
• Standard and Poor's - analysis, market data and market commentary.
• Trade and Development Centre - joint project between World Trade Organisation and the World Bank.
• University of Michigan - Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign Government Data Sources - scarily comprehensive list of data sources around the world. Almost makes me feel that this list is redundant!
• US Census Bereau - government data, includes economic information.
• United States Trade Representative - all the latest on Sea Turtle conservation and high fructose corn syrup.
• World Trade Organisation - lots of world trade statistics.

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Just a fairly random selection of (mainly UK-based) companies online, including businesses selling goods, businesses offering services, B2B as well as B2C organisations - and a charity too - some operating in an international environment.

• Barclays (banking)
• British Airways (airline)
• Caterpillar (machinery for construction, agriculture and military - and merchandise)
• Croftway Nursery (garden plants)
• Go-Ahead (transportation)
• GoJobsite (online recruitment)
• Lurpak (butter)
• Lush (cosmetics)
• Macmillan Cancer Relief (charity)
• Nokia (personal communications)
• Travis Perkins (builders supplies)
• John Wiley and Sons (publishers)
• Zurich (financial services)

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• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Institute of Customer Service

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Evert Gummesson

• Evert Gummesson homepage

Philip Kotler

• Kotler Marketing Inc.

Kenichi Ohmae

• Biography
• Transcript: Globalization, Regions and the New Economy

Michael Porter

• Harvard Business School: Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness - the collected works of Michael Porter
• Interview: Maintaining a Strategic Approach in a Rapidly Changing Environment

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• MarketingProfs.com - marketing know-how from professionals and academics
• Willsworld - e-marketing comment and news

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