FAQ

Business Strata is the home of Thomson Local B2B data products and services.

We offer UK businesses an exciting portfolio of simple, accessible direct marketing solutions, aimed at cost effective lead generation.  Our Mission is to “Help businesses market their business, in a targeted manner and achieve cost effective growth”.

All our products and services are powered by the Thomson Local business database of over two million business listings and the accuracy of the data ensures Business Strata products give our customers a highly successful return on their investment.

Speak to one of our Business Search PRO Account Managers today by calling 0845 855 1139 for a bespoke data quote that takes into account your specific requirements and budget.

Business Search PRO is priced extremely competitively to allow businesses of any size to benefit from the various business data lists available.

Find out more about Business Search PRO prices.

You can't resell Business Search PRO data once you have purchased it.
 

Once you have selected your data list using Business Search PRO, you can buy the data list instantly online.  The payment process is entirely transparent and simple to follow ensuring you are fully aware throughout the process of the data you are purchasing.

Once the payment process is complete you data list will be sent to you via an email address of your choice as a Microsoft Excel file.

Business Search PRO enables you to build bespoke direct mail lists and telemarketing lists to help you develop and grow your businesses.

In addition to direct mail and telemarketing campaigns, Business Search PRO business data lists can be used to scope the size of a target market for research or sales territory planning, update an existing database or to save money on Directory Enquiries calls.

The database can be searched by company name, business type (from 1900 business classifications), number of employees, location (address, town, county), postcode or a combination of criteria.  What’s more, the data can be TPS and FPS screened at the touch of a button.

Compiled using 100% verified data sourced from the renowned Thomson Local database, Business Search PRO gives you instant access to over 2 million business listings throughout the UK.  You can select, create and use the Business Search PRO database online in a manner which best suits your specific sales and marketing needs.  It really is a very powerful business tool.

We are so confident that you will see the potential benefits of using Business Search PRO for your business, that we are offering a FREE 24 hour trial of the database.  You get access to all areas of the database and even be able to download some records.

To start your free 24 hour trial application, simply call 0845 855 1139 and request your activation code.

Alternatively find out more about our "Free 24 Hour Trial" here.

Business Search PRO is an easy to use data list selection tool.  It is ideal for generating up to date, accurate, targeted business data lists so you can make sure that you are speaking to the best potential customers for your products and services.

New Connections data is provided via email as an Excel spreadsheet file.

New Connections is a limited availability database.  This means that we only sell our data to a very small percentage of any industry to preserve the integrity of our data.  You can be sure that you will be ahead of your competition with New Connections data.

The cost of New Connections data is dependant on a number of factors;

• how many areas you need
• the size of the geographical areas (miles radius)
• the target market you want to contact

Prices are based on a cost per lead basis and the more data you buy the better the volume discount you receive.

An Account Manager would be happy to give you a bespoke quote dependant on your individual requirements and budget.  Call now on 0845 855 1141 for a quotation specific to your needs.

You can't resell New Connections data once you have purchased it.
 

New Connections data includes information on businesses that;

• are new or recently started up
• have recently changed ownership
• have relocated
• have opened a new branch
  

Using New Connections data is an excellent way for you to market your business to prospective customers using direct mail and telemarketing.  A combination of these two marketing techniques would help you maximise your opportunities.

 

With New Connections business data you can be the first to talk to businesses that are starting up and relocating within your target market.  Due to rapid growth, these companies propensity to purchase is higher than normal and they represent an excellent opportunity for you to market your services to.

New Connections data is available in the same areas as the Thomson Local database – locally. regionally or UK wide.  In fact, we now sell New Connections data in some areas that do not have a directory.  Just ask one of our Account Managers about our new Out of Area file.

You can also purchase between 1 and 191 areas in the UK, depending upon your target market.

New Connections is a 12 month subscription service.  Speak to one of our Account Managers today by calling 0845 855 1141 for a bespoke quote that takes into account your specific requirements and budget.

Alternatively contact us for a free callback.

Email marketing data lists can be purchased on a cost per thousand basis – and the more emails you buy the greater the volume discount you receive.

Speak to one of our Account Managers today by calling 0845 855 1140 for a bespoke quote that takes into account your specific requirements and budget.

Don’t worry if you haven’t sent an email campaign before – our trained Account Managers will help you select your ideal email data list and send and track your campaign for you.  It couldn’t be easier and our Account Managers are always on hand to help you. 

Business Strata can provide you with access to Thomson Local 500,000 verified, opt-in business email addresses for email marketing.  You can easily identify prospects which match your target customers and market your products and services.
 
Once we have identified the best new prospects for you to email from our database, we are also able to send and track the success of your email campaign for you via our email broadcast service - eMarketing Advantage.

Each of our 100% verified business email addresses only receive one targeted email per week, so you can be sure our email recipients aren’t overwhelmed by other email marketing campaigns.

Plus, the extremely targeted nature of our email campaigns ensure you get high open and click-through rates for cost effective lead and sale generation.

Speak to one of our Account Managers today by calling 0845 855 1137 for a bespoke direct mail quote that takes into account your specific requirements and budget.

Strata Mail is an exciting direct mail service from Business Strata that allows you to write, merge and send mailshots using your Business Strata data.  Strata Mail is a simple online solution which will cut the cost, time and effort involved in sending direct mail to your prospects.  Using Strata Mail, you can create professional direct mail without moving from your desk and, all the way through the process, you’re in control.  From start to finish you decide what direct mail to send, who to send it to and when it goes out.

Direct mail, or mail shots, is an excellent marketing tool for cost effectively targeting both current and potential customers.  It works because it’s personal, responsive, measurable and cost effective.