Dun & Bradstreet Data Blocks

Modern, best-in-class data delivery

In today’s ultra-competitive marketplace, data- To meet these needs, Dun & Bradstreet delivers data
driven organizations have a clear advantage over in packages called Data Blocks - logical, topic-based
their rivals. To get this advantage, organizations all grouping of data elements from the Dun & Bradstreet
over the world turn to Dun & Bradstreet to help Data Cloud. It is a modern, best-in-class method of
accelerate revenue, manage risk, reduce costs, and serving data in a simple, standardized, and
transform digitally through the power of data and flexible way.
insights delivered from the Dun & Bradstreet
Data Cloud. Data Blocks empower clients to easily ingest world-
class data they require across their enterprise in a
As important as data quality is, how data is consistent and scalable manner via API, flat files, or a
delivered, the ease in which it can be consumed, combination. Data Blocks are licensed by domain:
and the speed at which a business can transform Sales & Marketing, Finance, Supply, and Compliance.
information into value is equally important.
A R A N G E O F D ATA B L O C K S T O M E E T Y O U R U N I Q U E N E E D S

CO M PANY ENT IT Y CO M PAN Y PR I N CI PAL & HI E R AR CHIES &

RESO LUT IO N I N F O RM ATIO N CO N TACT S CO N N ECTION S

The process that resolves entities Foundational information Contact information on Hierarchical company
and identifies business relationships about a company principals and company information based on legal
using the Dun & Bradstreet employees ownership and other
D-U-N-S® Number connections

N ETWO RK SALES & M ARK E T ING CO M PAN Y I N DUS T RY T HI R D- PART Y

IN TELLIGEN CE INSI GHTS NEWS PR O F I LE R I SK I NS IGHTS
People-centric data to help Analytically-derived scores Published company news Industry information Analytically-derived scores
identify individuals in multiple and predictive indicators to information and ratings to help Strategic
roles and ownerships who are help Sales & Marketing Sourcing (Procurement) and
linked to associated organizations professionals Compliance professionals

S HIP P IN G INQ UIRY DI V E R SI T Y O W N E RSHI P F I N AN CIAL

IN SIGH TS INSI GHTS I N S I GHT S I N S I GHTS S T R E N GT H IN S IGHTS

Data displaying companies Velocity & trends valuable for Modeled or reported Information on Analytically-derived scores
shipping transactions, count of activity evaluation, sizing, indicators on a company’s shareholders and ratings to help Finance
transactions, and roles played opportunity definition & diversity of a given business professionals
within the transactions potential fraud detection by
D-U-N-S™ Number

DERIV ED TRADE E X T E RN AL DISRUP T IO N CO M PAN Y S PE N D F I LI N GS &

IN SIGH TS INSIGHT S F I N AN CI AL S I N S I GHT S E V EN TS
Detailed breakdown of Likelihood of a business Financial statement Insights from merchant data Legal information about
commercial unsecured failing in the months information on both private for over 10 million D-U-N-S™ a company
trade lines leveraged by a following a natural disaster and public companies Numbered entities in North
D-U-N-S™ Numbered entity America

BUSIN ES S ACTIVIT Y PAYMEN T

IN SIGH TS INSIGHT S
Signals that show demonstrated Payment history on a
commercial engagement from given business
the D&B Data Cloud data
ingestion or customer discovery

With Data Blocks, clients experience superior data content is ingested, where used, or what need is
quality delivered consistently. In addition, Data being addressed.
Blocks quicken the time from delivery to value
realization with simple, standard implementation Data management is complex; Dun & Bradstreet
and activation. Lastly, clients benefit from Data Blocks make it easier than ever for clients to
flexibility and scalability, enjoying seamless experience the power of tailored delivery aligned
delivery regardless of how much or how little with unique business needs.
H E R E A R E J U S T S O M E O F T H E W AY S C L I E N T S C A N U S E D ATA B L O C K S :

E XA M PL E BUS IN ES S EXA MP LE DATA

DATA BLOCK D ESCRIP T ION
OBJ ECTI VE ELEM E NT

Entity Resolution is the process by which we assign a Dun

& Bradstreet D-U-N-S® Number to client data and
C O M PA N Y enables client data to be compared with standardized
ENTITY records held in the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud. This is
I need to understand and Match Data Profiles,
RESOLUTION often referred to as "matching". Entity Resolution is
assess the quality of my Confidence Code and
undertaken for the purposes of: identifying duplicates
data 20+ more
within a client's database; searching for a specific entity;
or validating a D-U-N-S Number. This capability delivers
only match results. Company Information Level 1 must be
licensed in conjunction with this capability.

Dun & Bradstreet

Provides basic data about a company, including name I need foundational contact
D-U-N-S Number,
and address, industry or business activity type, size, and information on my most
C O M PA N Y Primary Business
country or region identification numbers. important relationships
I N F O R M AT I O N Name, and 300+ more

Information about company employees and principals, I want to understand the Principal name & title,
including: names, titles, and - where permitted - contact most important contacts physical address and
P R I N C I PA L &
information. across my account list 150+ more
C O N TA C T S

Domestic
Identifies entities associated with a given company in
I need a way to identify headquarters,
terms of legal ownership, franchises and other connection
cross-sell and up-sell Subsidiary, Franchisee
HIERARCHIES & types, as well as joint and minority ownership. Often
opportunities within accts relationships and 100+
CONNECTIONS referred to as a "family tree".
more

Insights that cluster disparate records of key individuals I want to connect people to
Cluster Key of
from customer and third-party businesses, and associate their associated businesses
individuals in multiple
NETWORK them with a D-U-N-S Number to help compliance and to cost efficiently of
roles, UID/Role Key of
INTELLIGENCE supply professionals establish source of wealth and establish source of wealth
each role the beneficial
conduct more efficient due diligence by avoiding and minimize duplicate
owner plays
duplication. screenings

Analytically-derived scores and predictive indicators to

I need to understand the Marketing Pre-screen
help Sales & Marketing professionals with many of their
SALES & buying readiness of my score, Material Change
everyday use cases involving to whom to target and sell.
MARKETING account list Scores, and 30+ more
Only available for the Sales & Marketing domain.
INSIGHTS

I need to consolidate and

News article,
Published news items associated with a particular stay up to date on the
description and 10+
business. latest news on my account
C O M PA N Y N E W S more
list

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 D ATA BLOCK EXA MPL E BUS IN ESS EXA MP LE DATA
D ESCRIP T ION
(CONTINUE D) OBJ ECT IVE ELEME N T

Industry information including topics such as business

challenges, trends, and opportunities and executive
I need a way to identify Industry market
I N D U S T RY insights. Often used to help prepare for sales
companies within a specific analysis, industry codes,
PROFILE conversations; includes sample questions. Profiles are not
industry and 30+ more
specific to a given entity/company, rather to the industry
as a whole, and are licensed individually.

Analytically-derived scores and ratings to help D&B Supplier Stability

Procurement and Compliance professionals with many of I need to assess and Index, Supplier
T H I R D - PA R T Y their everyday use cases involving assessment of other monitor suppliers for risk Evaluation Risk Score,
RISK INSIGHTS companies. Only available for the Supplier and and compliance Failure Score, and 80+
Compliance domains. more

I need insight into what role Number of shipping

Provides data about which companies have shipping
my customers, vendors, and transactions by
transactions associated to them, the count of transactions,
SHIPPING suppliers play along my D-U-N-S Number,
as well as which roles the company played within the
INSIGHTS supply chain and their company role in
transactions.
inventory strategy transaction

Total Count of inquiries

on a D-U-N-S™
I N Q U I RY Provides insights into D-U-N-S™ Number level activity Number, Time based
I want to evaluate
INSIGHTS showing velocity and trends valuable for activity summary of inquiries at
opportunities and detect
evaluation, sizing, opportunity definition and potential D-U-N-S™ Number,
potential fraud
fraud detection Annual and Historic
summary of inquiries by
industry

Reported indicators on the business ownership structure

Woman-owned,
of the company, such as women, minority or other
I want to only do business veteran, green certified
DIVERSITY designations. Please note that the LGTBQ owned
with diverse companies companies, and 150+
INSIGHTS business data is only available in block level 3 and should
more
only be used for supplier diversity purposes.

Shareholder contact
I need to understand the
Information on the people and companies who own information,
risk or link between
shares of a given business entity and/or who ultimately percentage of
OWNERSHIP companies and their
benefit from the result of that business' operations. ownership and 120+
INSIGHTS shareholders
more

I need to manage risk and

Analytically-derived scores and ratings to help Finance D&B Delinquency
optimize resources by
professionals with many of their everyday use cases Score, Failure Score,
FINANCIAL understanding my
involving assessment of other companies. Only available Viability Scores and
STRENGTH customers' likelihood of
for the Finance domain. 100+ more
INSIGHTS financial distress.

Summary of
I need to evaluate payment experiences and
DERIVED TRADE Detailed breakdown of commercial unsecured trade lines history and delinquency to PAYDEX, experience
INSIGHTS leveraged by a D-U-N-S™ Numbered entity. assess financial risks of a counts, and aging by
customer delinquency time
periods

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 D ATA BLOCK EXA MPL E BUS IN ESS EXA MP LE DATA
D ESCRIP T ION
(CONTINUE D) OBJ ECT IVE ELEME N T

Provides the likelihood of a business failing in the months

following a natural disaster. Inputs such as financial stress, I want to measure the
EXTERNAL industry, business size, local reliance, and supply chain impact of a natural disaster Vulnerability scores,
DISRUPTION characteristics may contribute to the index. This score is on my customers and score dates,
INSIGHTS critical for the planning & recovery use cases, especially third-parties to act percentiles, and more
for disaster recovery and workforce development. It is also proactively
useful for the protect supply chain use case.

Financial statements
I need to understand a
Financial statement information on both private and including liability, audit
company’s liquidity to
C O M PA N Y public companies. history information and
prevent future risk
FINANCIALS 430+ more

Spend activity at
Analytically-derived scores and ratings to help Strategic
D-U-N-S™ Number
Sourcing and Compliance professionals with many of their I want to assess reliance on
SPEND level, including average
everyday use cases involving assessment of other each of my third-party
INSIGHTS order size, order
companies. Only available for the Supplier and vendors and suppliers
volume, spend range,
Compliance domains.
and more

Information about legal events associated with a

company, such as: registrations with local authorities, I want to only do business
Suits, liens, judgement
suits, liens, bankruptcies/financial embarrassment. Also with legally sound
FILINGS & filings and 410+ more
includes financing statements, public notice and special companies
EVENTS
events information.

Business activities are signals that show there is a I need to have insight into D-U-N-S Number
BUSINESS demonstrated commercial engagement from either the the commercial activity of commercial activity
ACTIVITY Dun &Bradstreet Data Cloud data ingestion or customer my customers and third summary for 3, 6, and
INSIGHTS discovery via Dun & Bradstreet licensed services. parties 12 months

Information related to a company's payment history and I need to understand Payment behavior,
profile. This includes the Dun & Bradstreet Paydex® score payment history before PAYDEX Score, bad
PAY M E N T – both current and historical – high credit amount onboarding a vendor/ debt experiences and
INSIGHTS information and industry norm data. customer 250+ more

Notifies users about changes to the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud for registered D-U-N-S Numbers. Monitoring is
provided on any capability licensed by a customer.
MONITORING
A B O U T T H E D U N & B R A D S T R E E T D ATA C L O U D

The Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud offers the world’s largest set of business decisioning data and analytical insights,
covering hundreds of millions of businesses and other commercial entities across the globe. We source data from
tens of thousands of sources, tens of millions of websites, and crowd-validating initiatives. Additionally, we leverage
information from our global sources, along with proprietary capabilities, to discover and curate millions of business-
to-business relationships. These relationships can include corporate hierarchies, ultimate beneficial ownership,
alternative-type relationships, historical ownership, and analytically derived connections.

We continuously monitor our vast number of sources for changes that impact information in the Dun & Bradstreet
Data Cloud, including dynamic changes to business relationships. Changes are verified, and updates made to the
Data Cloud as relevant. Our Data Blocks Monitoring capability advises of such changes.

Get started with Data Blocks by contacting your account representative today!

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