Product Information

The Descartes Datamyne for Freight Forwarders Solution

An Online Lead Generation Tool Designed for Logistics Service Providers (LSPs)

Small to mid-size freight forwarders, customs brokers and Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers (NVOCCs) face a competitive, rapidly evolving global trade market. Continuing ocean vessel overcapacity and shifting supply chain trends make it harder than ever to find and qualify new customers for freight forwarding services. Understanding company trade patterns and targeting the most profitable prospects remains a primary challenge.

Smart & Simple Lead Generation for Forwarders and Brokers

The Descartes Datamyne™ for Freight Forwarders solution is designed to help reveal high-opportunity markets and identify and pre-qualify prospective U.S. customers for logistics services. Our online platform includes an expansive choice of parameters, filters, and navigational controls, making it easier to conduct complex searches that meet territory-based prospecting requirements. Users can export targeted lists of shippers and their shipment statistics, along with their D&B D-U-N-S® Number*, company background and contact information, to combine real-time market data with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software or other online systems.

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Mine U.S. trade data to find high quality prospects and see companies’ trade activity, including monthly volumes, products, trade lanes and more.

The database captures U.S. ocean import shipments back through 2004. Information is refreshed daily with Bill of Lading (BOL) data cleansed and released 24-hours after receipt by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), making Descartes Datamyne U.S. import data the earliest available in the market.

Potential Benefits

The Descartes Datamyne for Freight Forwarders solution can help:

• Cut time to high-value results via an online platform equipped with the search criteria and field filters that matter most to logistics professionals.

• Provide sales teams with relevant, timely leads based on U.S. bill-of-lading import data that’s refreshed daily.

• Add rich detail and new dimension to customer information in any CRM or marketing automation system to help improve company-wide prospecting and prioritization.

Features

Search for the companies that may benefit from forwarder services by:

• Trade lane

• Range of Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEU) or shipment counts (U.S. imports)

• Zip code radius

• True less than container load shipments (LCL)

• SIC and NAICS code

• Carrier

° D&B marketing profile

° D&B D-U-N-S® Number

• Products shipped

° Line of business

Download up to 1,000 companies per search to Excel including such value-added fields as:

° Sales volume

° Years in business

The Descartes Datamyne for Freight Forwarders online research platform includes the search features that matter most to LSPs including: true LCL cargo, volume, zip code range, and industry.