Q. How do I find information about company or industry associations?

Trade, industry, and professional associations are lobbying and advocacy organizations, but they also serve as a forum to collect and disseminate information on industries.

They can be excellent sources for facts, statistics, reports, and can be a place to locate contacts to speak about the industry.  

Many trade associations include industry data on their Web pages and in their publications. (sometimes for a fee).

More Info / Source(s)

• ASAE Gateway to Association​s
  • The American Society of Association Executives maintains a searchable list of over 1, 700 trade association home pages.
• Encyclopedia of Associations 
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
  • Look at the section of each survey titled Industry Survey for a list of trade publications and associations for a particular industry.

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