Types of Contacts
Advertising agencies
We have 26,800 contacts at 7,500 ad agencies. Since we organize our agency contacts by specialty, you’ll find buyers who focus on specific areas, like pharmaceutical, multicultural advertising, broadcast production and more.
Graphic design firms
We have 7,000 contacts at 3,600 design firms—categorized according to their
area of specialty, such as annual reports, packaging, corporate identity or tradeshow display. And now we also give you the top industries served for each firm—from Fashion & Apparel to Healthcare to Automotive and more. Only ADBASE offers such detailed targeting criteria for graphic design firms.
Corporations
We have 10,400 contacts from the in-house advertising or design departments at over 4,500 major corporations. Grouped by industry, ADBASE offers information on catalog companies, department stores, healthcare companies, food and beverage businesses and more.
Media and entertainment companies
We have over 900 media and entertainment contacts. This covers major television and radio stations, cable and broadcast networks, record labels, film and television production companies and more.
Magazines and book publishers
We have 12,900 contacts at 5,500 magazines and book publishers—including the 500 magazines with the highest circulation. You’ll find fashion and lifestyle publications, not to mention automotive, children, travel or business publications. And we’re adding more all the time.
Art galleries and museums
We have contacts at over 650 galleries, museums, art centers and university art spaces that exhibit contemporary fine art—including painting, printmaking and photography. In addition, our database gives you access to 100 curators who purchase art for major corporations.
Buyers throughout the U.S.
ADBASE provides the most comprehensive database of creative buyers across the U.S, with 48,500 contacts at 22,000 companies. These companies are located throughout the country, including major city centers like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. At the same time, we provide extensive coverage of mid- and smaller-sized
local markets.
We cover Canada, too
Across Canada, we have 5,500 contacts at 2,700 companies. This includes both English- and French-speaking companies and covers
all provinces and territories, including major metropolitan areas like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
European contacts
We now have 5,200 contacts at more than 1,000 European companies. Reach the United Kingdom’s major ad agencies and magazines as well as ad agencies in the largest European cities like: Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Madrid. This data takes the guesswork out of finding first-rate leads in Europe, giving you the contacts you need to build your brand recognition and target key prospects.
Detailed Information
The basics and beyond
Get all the information you need to reach potential clients. For each company, ADBASE provides the address, phone and fax numbers and general email address. We also link you right through to each company's website for easy researching. And when you need to explore further, ADBASE has more than just the basics.
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How often they hire
Don't waste time or money marketing
to companies who don't hire artists.
We tell you how often companies hire photographers and illustrators—and how frequently they use stock. On the flip side, we let you know if a company doesn't hire commercial artists at all.
See how they've changed
As we update company information, we keep track of any changes and show you their history from the past year. With ADBASE, you can keep tabs on the contacts who have left, where they landed and who took their place.
Company specialties
ADBASE arms you with information on each company's specialties, industry and more. This puts you in the best position
to find buyers hiring for the kind of jobs
you want.
Agency accounts
Who's got the Diet Coke 
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What about Nike? ADBASE answers these questions, so you can target agencies working on the accounts you're looking for.
If size matters
If you're interested in working with larger agencies, we have data on annual agency billings. It gives you an idea of a company's size and the amount of business they're likely to take on in the course of a year.
Award winners
Want to work with companies that have a track record of winning awards? ADBASE identifies award-winning companies and contacts.
If you're most interested in a specific
award, you can search and find that information, too.
Key creative buyers
ADBASE helps you connect with the decision-makers—the people actually involved in the hiring of creative talent. This includes art buyers, art directors, creative directors, graphic designers, photo editors and more.
Making sense of titles
People's job titles vary from company to company, even though they perform similar duties. To clear things up, we assign each contact a job position based on actual responsibilities. Of course, we also provide your contacts' official titles, so that you can address your marketing properly.
Buyer promo preferences
Buyers have preferred ways of being contacted and ignoring these preferences can put you in their trash bin rather than on their short list. Our promo preferences feature will tell you up-front who prefers being contacted by email or through printed pieces. It’s crucial information that no other list supplier can provide you.
Get your promos distributed
When specific people are responsible for distributing promotions through their departments, we let you know who they are. On the flip side, we tell you when contacts aren't interested in receiving promotions at all.
Accuracy
Guaranteed accuracy
We stand firm by the quality
of our database. In fact, we guarantee that our mailing data is 99% accurate and our email data 95% accurate. That's our promise to you.
Updated every day
Our team of researchers refreshes the database daily with the most up-to-date company and contact information.
How we do it
When it comes to ADBASE's mailing data, our world-class researchers sweat the small stuff. Using custom-designed tools, we update every contact regularly. And to maintain our reputation as the most comprehensive and accurate database of creative buyers anywhere, we're always adding new information, too.
Submit your own changes
Maybe you get the inside scoop on a personnel shift before we do. If you don't see that reflected in our database, let us know. We'll do the research and immediately get that into the system.
And we'll reward you for your help.
Always growing
Our database never stands still. We are constantly adding new companies and contacts to ensure you have the most comprehensive lists available.
Research Tools
Browse the database
Browse through contacts and companies in the database whenever you want. It's part of our commitment to helping you identify the people most likely to need artists with your style, experience or specialty.
Completely organized
Our data is highly organized. Companies are categorized by type (ad agency, magazine and so on). In addition, we organize companies and contacts according to name, specialty, geography, account information, job position and more.
See the details
When it comes to marketing and promotions, success lies in the details. Select an individual company or contact to see all their details, making it easier to gauge those who are likely to be
interested in you.
Search the database
If you're looking for specific types of companies or buyers, our search tools get the job done. Use keywords to search for the contacts, brands or companies you want to work with.
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Keep an eye on the changes
In our daily updates, we also keep track of people as they come and go. Select any week from the past year to find out when a contact left a company, who took their place and where they are now.
Map it
Landed an in-person appointment? Don't be late. ADBASE provides maps for each company in the database.
List Building Tools
Create targeted mailing lists
Use our list-building tools to quickly and easily create targeted mailing lists. Select companies and contacts by specialty, job position, hiring frequency, type of company, location and more. Armed with our sophisticated tools, you'll be able to pinpoint the right buyers among thousands of creative buyers in our database.
Make lists from the changes
Quickly react as new contacts and companies are added to the database. Create lists based on changes, such as companies just added or a new agency creative team. Our list-building tools make this possible so you can get a head start on new opportunities.
Further refine your lists
ADBASE tools give you the opportunity to furthur target your lists. You might want to include two art directors at an agency—and not the other four. Perhaps you're not interested in contacting a specific company. It's your list. Put it to work.
Hand pick contacts and companies
As you browse the database, you may come across a new prospect you'd like to reach. ADBASE allows you to add that new name to a list, right then and there, and then get back to browsing.
Build lists from email responses
Build mailing lists of those who responded to any of your email campaigns. Follow up with these hot leads—the people who have shown interest in your work—by sending them a new email or direct mail piece to start developing a relationship.
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Lock your lists
We know you'll spend time perfecting your lists, so we've made sure to protect them. With ADBASE, you can lock your lists to be sure accidents and unintentional changes don't creep in. And when you're ready to dive in again, unlock your lists and get to work.
Organize your lists
Once you've created your lists, you can organize them in whatever way makes sense to you. Sort lists according to relevant criteria, create your own folders and move your lists around as needed.
Always up-to-date
You create your lists. We keep them current. ADBASE's updates are automatically applied to your lists. Every time you use your lists, you can be certain they include the most up-to-date information available.
Print mailing labels
Sending out direct-mail pieces? Print labels directly from your own printer. Choose from
many standard label sizes
and formats.
Produce call sheets
Maximize your promotional efforts with a follow-up phone call. But before you make that call, print out and review a custom call sheet. Packed with information about each contact and company, the call sheets make these calls a less daunting task.
Download ASCII files
Need to create a mail-merged file from a list? Want to use your list with different software? We make it easy to download your mailing lists and use them outside the ADBASE system.
Send lists to mail fulfillment
If you use a mail fulfillment company, you can forward your mailing lists for fulfillment with the click of a button. More than 200 mail fulfillment companies are already registered with ADBASE. And adding new ones is quick and easy.