Intro Videos

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Database Overview

Let us cover a brief overview of AtoZdatabases and everything that we offer.

From the landing page you can very easily go in and

  • Find a Business or Executive
  • Find a Job we partner with Indeed and job postings update in real time. Make sure to take advantage of our cover letters, resumes, and interview tips
  • Find a Person look for Executives, Residents, or Both

The Platinum Search will allow you to find individuals, as well as their previous addresses, their known relatives, and their closest neighbors. You can also run property searches if you need to know who owns a piece of property.

Send Free Emails allows you to set up an account in which you can send emails to 1,000 different individuals at no fee each month through our partner JangoMail.

Under Mailing Lists, Sales Leads, Emails | Advanced Searching, you can do similar searches, but with more detail.

  • 65 million Businesses and Executives allows you to narrow your search by type of business, employee size, sales size, geography. You can also use a map-based search, which will allow you to draw a specific area or run a radius search in a given area, to pull back your results
  • 2 Million NEW Businesses allows you to narrow your search by time frame, how recently the business opened, by key word, as well as by geography
  • 7.5 Million Healthcare Professionals allows you to search by specialty, state of license, or geography
  • Universal search will allow you to search both the business as well as the residential files simultaneously
  • 240 Million Residents allows you to search by home income, home value, and various geography selects
  • 350,000 NEW Movers/HomeOwners is, again, updated weekly. It allows you to search by move distance, housing type, geography, and it will also give the previous known address for an individual. You?ll also find new homeowners who have recently purchased their home

We also offer a feature which will translate any page to Spanish.

Data Collection And Verification Process

AtoZ really has a unique compilation process. We have a proprietary process that we call Triple Verification. We're touching businesses three different times from multiple sources to ensure not only are they a good business but that the information that we collected is accurate.

We start out by gathering thousands of unique sources, including different types of directories such as Yellow Pages, trade directories, and things of that nature. We have a staff of about a hundred people that go through and compile the information in those directories. Information in these directories could include the size of the business in sales, number of employees, and of course contact information and key contacts.

We then follow that up with a telephone call. We can gather a lot of additional information in these calls that we may not have gotten from our sources. We're calling 15 million businesses at least one time per year. We're making 20 plus million phone calls every year to ensure that we're getting ahold of those businesses and that those businesses still exist.

The final step in the verification process would be to go one step further and do web research on those companies. We go out to their corporate website as well as other directory sites and validate that information for a third time. We also compile additional information such as other lines of business that they might be working in as well as other contacts that may be at the company.

Our consumer database is interesting because not only do we have 240 million individuals, but we also have 165 million households. To go along with that, we provide all kinds of robust information about the types of things that people are interested in, hobbies, what they spend money on, and who they might contribute money to. Depending upon what you're looking to do with your consumer database or even your marketing efforts, our consumer database probably has the niche things that you need to really target your ideal market.

How To Quickly Find A Business Profile

On the AtoZdatabases landing page, go to Find a Business or Executive. Type in the name of a business profile you want to find. Let's say GameStop.

Using the Find a Business or Executive function, you can search for all the locations of a company or narrow your search down by city and/or state. If nothing is inputted in these selects, the search is nationwide for all businesses named GameStop.

Let's search for the business profile of the GameStop headquarter location. Simply check Headquarters beneath Business Name and Search.

In the Results page, click on the record to see the business profile of that business. Hyperlinks to all the sections found on the business profile are found in Quick Links which is located on the left-hand side of the profile.

How To Do A Job Search

On the AtoZDatabases landing page, go to Find a Job.

You can search for a job using title, keywords, or business name. The search can be within a city, state, or zip code. There is a drop-down menu where you can specifically look for full-time, part-time, contract, internship, or temporary positions.

There is also an Advanced Search option where you can get more granular in your searches with regards to salary range, date of job posting, distance from a certain location, and other options.

Try doing a quick search for all accounting positions in Omaha, Nebraska. AtoZ partners with Indeed and available jobs will update in real time.

You can apply for the job by clicking on the position.

You can also research the company's business profile to learn more about that company. Simply click through on the company under Business Name where links are available. If multiple locations for the same business come up, just be sure to click through on the location with the appropriate address.

You can view all the available positions at that company by clicking through beneath the View All Jobs column.

You can select various positions and email those to yourself so that you can apply later. Simply check off the box to the left of any position you?re interested in and hit the Email button that is above the View All Jobs column. Then enter you email address and name your file.

In the Find a Job feature, we also provide access to résumé templates, personality tests, and much more, making the feature a one-stop shop for all your job search needs.

How To Quickly Find A Person

On the AtoZdatabases landing page, go to Find a Person.

You can search for Executives, Residents, or Both and narrow your search down using city and/or state.

Using Find a Person, you can also do a reverse lookup by phone number.

Try searching for all Residents named Jennifer Smith, nationwide.

The search gives you all Jen, Jenny, and Jennifer Smith as the application does nickname searching as well.

To view more details on any record, just click through on the record and you'll see the address, phone number, length of residency, neighborhood information, and hyperlinks to 10 neighbors.

How To Get Business Sales Leads And Mailing Lists

Let's say you sell reusable bags to grocers in the Omaha metro area, and now you need a list of these businesses to send them a promotional mailer.

To get a list of the businesses, click on Get Started under 65 Million Businesses & Executives on AtoZ's landing page.

In the Search By panel, under Geography, check Metro Area. Select Nebraska for your state, and type in Omaha.

From the suggestions, add Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska-Iowa.

Check Keyword/Business Type, and type in Grocers for your keyword and from the suggestions, add Grocers.

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There's no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search.

When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display. You can apply several selects for your searches to make your searches as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Get Sales Leads & Mailing Lists Based On Interests, Hobbies, & Lifestyles

Let's say you recently opened up a pet store in the city of Omaha, and to grow your business, you want to send out a coupon to all pet owners in the area.

To get a list of all pet owners in Omaha, click on Get Started under 240 Million Residents.

In the Search By panel, check Interests, Hobbies, and Lifestyles, and select Animals and Pets. Note that there are other specific criteria within each of these selects.

Under Geography, check City, select the state as Nebraska from the drop-down menu, and type in Omaha. Then select it. You?ll know it?s selected when Omaha, NE pops up in the box just to the right labeled ?Selected City(ies).?

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There is no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search. When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display.

You can apply several selects for your searches to make your searches as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Get New Business Sales Leads And Mailing Lists

Let's say you are organizing a new business' outreach event in your community within the ZIP codes 95350 and 95351 and you want to send out an invitation to new businesses which opened in the last three months.

To get a list of all new businesses in your criteria, click Get Started under Two Million NEW Businesses.

In the Search By panel, check Time Frame and select last three months under the Predefined Date Range.

Under Geography, check ZIP code and type your required ZIP codes, 95350 and 95351.

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There is no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search.

When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display. You can apply several selects to your searches to make them as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Get New Mover Sales Leads & Mailing Lists

Let's say you are an insurance agent who wants to sell insurance in your area, Shenandoah, Iowa, to new movers within the last month. To get a list of all the new movers to Shenandoah, Iowa, click Get Started under 350,000 NEW Movers/HomeOwners Added Weekly.

Under Geography, check City, and select Shenandoah in the state of Iowa.

Under Relocation Details, check Time Frame, and select Last month in Predefined Date Range.

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There is no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search.

When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display. You can apply several selects to your searches to make them as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Get New Homeowner Sales Leads & Mailing Lists

Let's say you own a landscaping company that is looking for new customers in Douglas County, Nebraska. You need a list of new homeowners in that area within the last six months.

To get a list of the new homeowners within the last six months in Douglas County, Nebraska, click Get Started on 350,000 NEW Movers/HomeOwners Added Weekly.

Under Geography, check County and add Douglas County and the state of Nebraska.

Check Time Frame and select last six months under Predefined Date Range.

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There is no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search.

When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display. You can apply several selects to your searches to make them as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Get Healthcare Professional Sales Leads & Mailing Lists

Let's say you sell medical equipment to radiologists and want to find more information on radiologists in Lincoln, Nebraska. To get a list of all the radiologists in Lincoln, click on Get Started under 7.5 Million Healthcare Professionals.

Under Geography, check City and select Lincoln in Nebraska.

Under Specialty (Practice Area) and Filter By radiology.

Pick all radiology-related specialties that populate.

Click Update Count to see the number of records within your search criteria.

Click Search to view the records.

You can print, email, or download these records by selecting 25 records at a time. There is no limit on the total number of records you can export, but it is 1,000 records per search.

When printing, downloading, or emailing your records, you can select the format and level of detail you'd like to display. You can apply several selects to your searches to make them as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Access Atozdatabases

AtoZdatabases is available for use through public and academic libraries. Our product can be accessed by any library cardholder of a subscribing library.

For example, let's say you are a member of Omaha Public Library. To access, go to Omaha Public Library's website.

Click on Resource Center, then on Business & Finance. Select AtoZdatabases and click Search.

Enter your library card and pin, if required, to gain access.

Each library's website will place AtoZdatabases in different places, such as online resources, online databases, e-resources, or research. If you ever have a question on how to access, please feel free to contact us at 877-428-0101.

AtoZdatabases is accessible 24/7 from anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection.

How To Do A Map Based Search

Using AtoZdatabases, you can search for records on the U.S. map through the Map Based Search feature. The Map Based Search is available on all modules.

Let's do a Map Based Search under 65 Million Businesses & Executives. Start by clicking Get Started.

In the Search By panel under Geography, check Map Based Search and a map window will appear. On the top left of your map, you'll find the various tools that will help you find your records.

First, using the Zoom to Area tool, zoom into a ZIP code, city, or state. Let's zoom in to 68137.

Using the Draw a Shape tool, you can draw any desired shape on the map. Click once to place a point. Make your shape by placing points and double click to complete your shape. You will notice that once your shape is complete, the number of records in the shape will populate in Selections and above the shape.

The Define Radius tool allows you to find records within a certain radius around a point.

The Drive Route tool allows you to find records on the drive route between two addresses by setting a buffer distance on the route. Here, buffer refers to the distance on either side of the drive route.

Define a Boundary tool is used to find records within a state or county. Clicking on the shape will give you the shape number and record count in that shape. To differentiate between your shapes, you can select from the different available colors before drawing the shape. Upon clicking Update Count, you'll get a total count of all the records in your shapes.

To find these records, click Close on the map and click Search on the application. You can apply various other selects on the records found in your map to make your search as granular or broad as you'd like.

How To Visualize Your Search With Graphs And Charts

AtoZdatabases provides its users the ability to visualize their search results in the form of graphs and charts. The Graph features is available on Business, New Business, Residential, New Mover, New Homeowner, and Healthcare Data searches.

Let use 65 Million Businesses & Executives. Click Get Started.

Filter your search by businesses in Douglas County, Nebraska. Now you can click on Search to view your results and then click on the Graph button available on the top or bottom of your results page.

You will then see the graphical representation of your search. The graphs can be broken down through various categories, depending on the database searched. For this example, you can sort by annual revenue, employee size, SIC code, NAICS code, city, and ZIP code.

Using the switching function, you can view your results in either a pie chart or bar graph. The top 10 results and full report on your chosen category can be seen as you scroll down. The numbers in blue are hyperlinked and allow you to view the corresponding records.

These graphical results can be downloaded in a JPEG, PNG, or GIF format. You can also create a PDF to print or email.

How To View A Company's Corporate Structure Using The Corporate Family Tree & Linkange Feature

Using AtoZdatabases' corporate family tree and linkage feature, you can identify the corporate structure of any business. As an example, let's look at the corporate structure of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods Co.

To get started, under Find a Business or Executive, type Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods Co in the Business Name field and click Search.

On the results page, the rightmost column showcases the corporate family tree and linkage feature. To view the branches of the first record, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods Co, click on the down arrow under Corporate Family Tree and Linkage.

To go back to the previous page, click on the Results tab.

To view the parent of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods Co, click on the up arrow. You see that Johnson & Johnson is the parent company that owns Johnson & Johnson Consumer Prods Co.

Go back to the previous page by clicking on the Results tab.

To view the corporate family tree of Johnson & Johnson, click on the tree icon. In the corporate family tree, S stands for subsidiaries and B stands for branches. If it has a plus sign, S is expandable. Click on S with a plus sign to see the branches under that subsidiary. The highlighted record in the corporate family tree is the record on which you clicked the tree icon. By clicking on a record, you can learn more about that particular record.

How Not To Do A Job Interview

Our list of interview DONT's:

  • DON'T be late
  • DON'T be ignorant of what the company does
  • DON'T play with your phone
  • DON'T chew gum
  • DON'T talk about your personal life. Focus on work or education
  • DON'T talk bad about your previous employer
  • DON'T give the impression that you want to coast in your career
  • DON'T talk about troubles in relating or getting along with people
  • DON'T give the impression you?re not interested in working
  • DON'T come across as greedy. The best approach is typically, "I'm negotiable."
  • DON'T ask about pay or benefits at the first interview
  • DON'T pressure for a quick response

Make sure to avoid these behaviors and also check out our list of interview DOs.

How To Interview

Our list of interview DOs:

  • DO show up a little early/on-time to the interview
  • DO introduce yourself by name
  • DO bring a copy of your resume
  • DO your homework. Know what the company does
  • DO focus on your professional and educational background
  • DO talk about positive reasons for leaving a previous job
  • DO present goals which show your determination to learn and grow
  • DO minimize the things that bug you
  • DO show that you want to take on new challenges
  • DO discuss your flexibility and willingness to negotiate
  • DO ask relevant questions

These recommendations are a great starting point when it comes to getting the job that you want.