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Strengthen your competitive edge

BC Contacts helps you find valuable business contacts "under the radar" of your competition, and provides
you with the company and contact information you
need at the lowest cost.


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Find new contacts and business leads

Find contacts in over 80 industries, including Association or Society, Biotechnology, Career Development, Engineering, Financial Services, Geographic Information Systems, Health Care, Hotels, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing, Mining, Non-profit, Online Directory, Publishing, Research, etc.

What makes BC Contacts unique?

By providing you with high quality company and contact information, BC Contacts frees you from having to contact prospective clients or business partners at random so that you can concentrate on those predisposed to doing business with you.

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Make your "cold calls" warmer

Need to know more about companies and their key contacts to be seen as a resource?  Then leverage BC Contacts' extensive company and contact listings to find the information you need faster.

Need even more company and industry information to gain a competitive edge? Then use BC Contacts' built-in Google™ search, or view archived company web sites at the click of a button.   Learn more

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Find New Contacts and Business Leads

The BC Contacts Directory helps you find better business leads faster by providing you with the information you need to find and qualify prospects and create new business opportunities. Need quality business lists for your e-marketing campaigns? BC Contacts can supply them usings its contact export functionality.

Better Quality Company & Contact Information => More Qualified Leads => Increased Business
In addition to being the best Vancouver, BC companies directory, BC Contacts is also the best company and contacts research tool for doing business in British Columbia, Canada. Need more industry information? Then turn to the Associations and Societies category or select Online Directories for industry membership lists. Need to know more about Vancouver, BC and area companies and their key contacts to make your "cold calls" warmer? Then use BC Contacts to search the Internet to confirm and build on Directory information using its web browser/Google search integration. 

Using BC Contacts becomes even easier while company and contact information is protected from unwanted modification. Industry Categories Find companies by industry, company name, street address, city, postal code, user-assigned company attributes, etc. Find contacts by contact name, email, phone number, contact notes and user-assigned contact attributes. The BC Contacts Directory is fully searchable and can list companies within any given city or area code, etc. Search results may be filtered by any of over 80 industry categories to let you focus on industries and companies of greatest value to you.

These industry categories include, but are not limited to: Aboriginal / Native Accounting / Bookkeeping Advertising Agency / Ad Publisher Agriculture / Farming Architectural Design Art, Culture and Sports Association / Society Auto Repair Automotive Aviation or Aerospace Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Books Co-op / Internship / Practicum Placements Coaching / Training Computer Retailer Construction / Builder / Property Developer Consulting e-Learning Education Educational Institution Electronics & Electrical Energy Engineering Environmental Film & Video Production Financial Services Food Production, Processing or Distribution Food Service / Restaurant / Cafeteria Forest Products GIS / GPS Government & Government Agency Graphic Design Health Care - Private, For-Profit Health Care - Public, Non-Profit Hotel, Motel, Bed & Breakfast ISO / HACCP / OHSAS & Other Certifications Immigrant Services Information Technology Insurance Internet Service Provider Job Search / Career Management LAN, Server & Workstation Support Law Firms & Related Organizations Manufacturing Marine Marketing / Market Research Mining Municipality / Municipal Affairs / Local Government Non-Profit Office Supplies Online Directory Political Party Printing Private College, University or other School Property Management Publishing Real Estate Recruiter, Placement & Staffing Agency Religious / Faith-Based Research Retailer, Wholesaler or other Distributor Senior Citizens Support Services Service Provider Shopping Centre Small Business Support / Business Development Social Service Software Development Technical Writing Telecommunications / VoIP Tourism Transportation Travel Union Unionized User Centred Design / User Experience Design / Usability Testing / User Interface Design / Utility / Warehouse / Storage Facility Web & Web Application Design Web 2.0/Online Community/Social Networking / Web Hosting / Wi-Fi Hotspot / Wireless Communications

BC Contacts enables you to distinguish home businesses from larger ones using Google Hybrid Maps providing satellite imagery together with a streets overlay of company locations at the click of a button. An investment in the BC Contacts Directory provides you with the most up to date and complete company and contact information at the lowest cost. Compare BC Contacts to the BC Manufacturers Directory, a quality competing product published by BC Stats:

A 'Swiss army knife' for doing business in British Columbia, Canada, BC Contacts enables you to more easily initiate and maintain contact with prospects and clients using personalized, template-based registered email and personalized, template-based business letters which open in Microsoft Word at the click of a button.

Features and Benefits of the BC Contacts Directory
Draws on an unequaled wealth of British Columbia company and contact information to get you past company "gatekeepers" and open communication channels between you and people having the power to do business with you. The BC Contacts business directory includes Company Name, Full Address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, Web Site, Business Category, Products/Services and more. BC Contacts provides you with the names, titles and contact information for key company contacts, and includes biographies for an increasing number of contacts at high technology companies. An investment in BC Contacts more than pays for itself when you find better business contacts and sales leads faster.

BC Contacts helps you find important Company and Contact information stored in the BC Contacts directory, company and other web sites leveraging built-in Google search and internet WhoIs database integration. BC Contacts shows related companies within seconds by finding web sites linking to any selected company's web site. BC Contacts enables you to view company web sites dating back to when the company launched its first web site.

BC Contacts searches all database fields, including 7 user-defined fields. You save time using pre-selected, quality company contacts and learn about companies you would not have known existed. BC Contacts is by far the best resource for marketers targeting Vancouver and area companies. Launches company web sites in your browser automatically or at the click of a button.

Includes built-in E-mail sending and AutoDial phone support. You save time researching and contacting companies. Creates personalized, template-based HTML or plain text E-mail marketing messages as well as Microsoft Word documents at the click of a button. E-mail subject line and message body may include 'custom tags' which BC Contacts replaces with Contact Name, Title, Company Name, Street, City, etc. to personalize your marketing material. The BC Contacts web service alerts you by E-mail when contacts open your Registered E-mail, enabling you to make follow-up phone calls timed for maximum effectiveness. You know when to call and introduce yourself - immediately after your product literature has been viewed by company decision makers.

Maps company locations based on any searchable criteria including Street Address, City, Postal Code, Business Category, etc. using Microsoft MapPoint integration. Location mapping and all directory searches may be filtered by business category, so that for example, only Manufacturing companies within postal code 'V5L' are mapped and listed in search results. Creates simple routes from your location to any chosen company within seconds. Also creates optimized routes which include numerous stops.

BC Contacts in addition leverages Google Hybrid Maps (satellite image with streets overlay) to map individual companies and simple routes. This feature helps you distinguish larger companies from home businesses. You save time using optimized routes and driving directions. Knowing company locations helps you more selectively target companies, saving you time and money. Program administrators may hide and disable company and contact editing and E-mail functionality at the click of a button. BC Contacts is self-updating via the internet, enabling you to take advantage of program and directory enhancements as they become available.

Make Your "Cold Calls" Warmer
Need to know more about Vancouver, BC and area companies and their key contacts to make your "cold calls" warmer and gain a stronger competitve edge? Then use BC Contacts to find the names and contact information of key decision makers. Their biographies and descriptions of their responsibilities are in some cases included, especially for key people running technology companies in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical, engineering, software development and web design sectors.

Need to do industry research which builds on available Directory information? BC Contacts' web browser/Google search integration can help you, and you will also want to use its impressive listings of British Columbia, Canada associations and societies having up-to-date membership lists. BC Contacts even enables you to view archived company web sites at the click of a button.

Save Time Qualifying Business Leads by Focusing on Hotter Business Prospects BC Contacts can help you focus more on better business prospects and avoid home-based businesses unable to take advantage of your product, service or business proposal by providing you with zoomable satellite imagery together with a streets overlay of company locations, showing you whether your prospects are in residential neighbourhoods rather than being in industrial or commercial areas.

Why Choose the BC Contacts Directory? An investment in the BC Contacts Directory provides you with the most up to date and complete company and contact information at the lowest cost. Compare BC Contacts to the BC Manufacturers Directory, a quality competing product published by BC Stats:

The BC Contacts Directory vs. BC Manufacturers' Directory (electronic version)
Size 62 MB vs. 4 MB Number of Companies 9,600 and growing (as of February 18, 2010) vs. 4,300 Number of Key Contacts 18,600 (as of February 18, 2010) 8,000 (estimated, based on fewer than 2 contacts per company average) Regularly Updated? yes yes Data Format database CSV file Data Included Company postal address, phone number and product or service description - often with many details. Many company listings offer extensive information. Several key decision maker names and their contact information.

May also include their biographies and responsibilities. Company postal address, phone number and a very brief description of product or service. One or two key decision maker names and their contact information. Contact Export Functionality Exports contact data in standard format used by Maximizer, ACT!, Goldmine, Outlook, FileMaker and other contact management and customer relationship management (CRM) programs. Contact data may be imported into Maximizer, ACT!, Goldmine, Outlook, FileMaker and other contact management and customer relationship management (CRM) programs. Google Search Integration to Help Me with Company and Contact Research?

BC Contacts enables you to find additional company and contact information using its Google Search integration. no Software Included? BC Contacts software for Windows (click for sample) no - opens in Excel or text editor (click for sample) Easily Searchable? yes no Microsoft Word Integration? yes - Creates personalized, template-based business letters in a single click. Similar to mail merge - all you have to do is create one document that contains the information that is the same in each copy, and add some placeholders for the information that is unique to each copy. BC Contacts takes care of the rest. no E-mail Integration? yes - Creates personalized, template-based e-mail in a single click.

Similar to mail merge in Word - all you have to do is create one document that contains the information that is the same in each copy, and add some placeholders for the information that is unique to each copy. BC Contacts takes care of the rest, and includes sample e-mail templates so you can easily make use of this feature. no Mapping Software Integration? yes - Maps companies and routes using Google, Yahoo and MapPoint maps. Satellite imagery enables you to distinguish between home-based businesses and larger companies. no Product Support BC Contacts software includes How-to Video Tutorials, and we offer free phone and email support to BC Contacts Directory clients.

Program updates are free and delivered to your desktop as they become available. none Directory Updates We can provide you with regular directory updates through our optional, reasonably priced subscription service. yes - at full cost Free Trial Available? yes - Fully functional trial software offers you the opportunity to experience the features and functionality of BC Contacts for 7 days. BC Contacts remains fully functional once the trial expires, but limits search results to 5. Paid product activation removes this limitation.

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Price $399 vs. $392 In addition to being the best British Columbia companies directory, BC Contacts is also the best company and contacts research tool for doing business in British Columbia. Need more industry information? Then turn to the Associations and Societies category or select Online Directories for industry membership lists.

 

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