Web research services for the answers a scraper can't find Damco's researchers find, check, and source each fact, with agents doing the searching
Online research services, by the question you ask Researchers answer it from public sources, and every fact has a link
How our web research services work Agents search, researchers judge, and every fact keeps its source
- Week 1Write the briefWe agree the question, the fields, and what counts as a source.
- Week 1Test on a sampleYou check 50 researched records before the full list starts.
- Each batchSearchAgents search the web and draft each record with links.
- Each batchResearch and decideA researcher checks every record and fills what agents missed.
- Each batchDeliver and sign offA named batch owner signs off each list.
When web research services beat a scraper And when scraping or a data vendor is the better buy
A good fit when
- Each answer sits in a different place, such as a news story or a filing
- You need a judgment, such as which person runs operations
- A bought list keeps bouncing or naming people who left
Look elsewhere when
- The data sits in one format on a few sites, where scraping is cheaper
- A vendor already sells the list you need, up to date
- You need private data that isn't published anywhere
Our web research services in detail What each kind of research covers, and what you receive
Lead generation and contact research
Researchers find the companies that match your buyer and the people inside them who make the decision. Each contact comes with their role, a work email or phone where it's published, and the page it came from.
We also clean and update your existing mailing lists, removing people who've moved on and filling roles that are empty.
Product and pricing research
We gather product categories, images, descriptions, and specifications, and track prices across the sources you name. Pricing teams use it to see where competitors place each product and how often they change price.
Market research and competitor analysis
Researchers pull together financial reports, industry news, hiring, and product launches for the companies you compete with. You get a side-by-side comparison, with a link behind every line.
Brand and social media monitoring
We track what's said about your brand on news sites, forums, review sites, and social channels, and report what changed. For deeper analysis of social conversation, see our social media data mining service.
Agents search, researchers decide
Agents run the searches, open the pages, and draft each record with its links. A researcher checks every record, decides between conflicting sources, and fills what the agents couldn't find.
Questions about web research services What buyers ask us before they start
What are web research services?
Web research services find facts on the public web to answer a business question: who to sell to, what competitors charge, or what's said about a brand. At Damco, agents do the searching and a researcher checks every record.
How is web research different from web scraping?
Scraping pulls the same fields from many pages built the same way. Research finds answers that sit in different places and need judgment, such as who runs a department. Many projects use both.
How do you check that contacts are current?
Researchers confirm each person against a recent source, such as the company site or a recent filing, and record the date. Contacts we can't confirm are marked, not guessed.
Can you work inside our CRM?
Yes. We can deliver records straight into your CRM, or update the records you already have.
How is web research priced?
We price per researched record, agreed after a sample of 50, so you know the cost of each finished record.
Tell us what you need researched
Describe the companies, people, or facts you need. We'll reply with a sample plan and the price per record.