{"id":8121,"date":"2026-04-02T15:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T04:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firmable.com\/?post_type=resource_post&#038;p=8121"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:17:06","slug":"company-registers-b2b-sales-data","status":"publish","type":"resource_post","link":"https:\/\/firmable.com\/sg\/resources\/blog\/company-registers-b2b-sales-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Company registers: the overlooked advantage in B2B sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;spent any time leading a sales team,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;know the&nbsp;feeling: your reps are busy, your CRM is full of B2B sales data, but your pipeline still feels, well,&nbsp;shaky.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;usually not a people problem.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;a data problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, I thought we just needed bigger lists, more activity, or tighter messaging. But the real unlock came when we got serious about one thing most teams overlook:&nbsp;company registers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because&nbsp;here\u2019s&nbsp;the thing:&nbsp;Manual research gives you fragments. Company registers give you verified data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That shift&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;from surface-level data to structured, verified sources&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;completely changed how&nbsp;my team&nbsp;builds&nbsp;pipeline&nbsp;at&nbsp;Firmable. And when we think of registers,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;not just the obvious ones like business registration data either.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-company-registers-and-why-should-you-care\">What are company registers (and why should you care)?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At a basic level, company registers are datasets that&nbsp;contain&nbsp;structured, verifiable information about businesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people think of:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Legal entity data&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business identifiers (like ABNs&nbsp;in Australia or&nbsp;state business numbers in the US)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Director and ownership records&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes \u2013 those are foundational.&nbsp;But, in practice, the definition of a \u201cregister\u201d is much broader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also includes&nbsp;targeted, curated datasets that&nbsp;represent&nbsp;real segments of the market, such as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Membership lists of industry bodies (e.g.&nbsp;the 300+ members of the Singapore FinTech Association)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Publicly listed companies (e.g.&nbsp;companies on the Philippines Stock Exchange)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sector-specific institution lists (e.g.&nbsp;Catholic schools across Australia)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are incredibly valuable because they&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;show up cleanly in generic industry searches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try pulling \u201cfintech companies Singapore\u201d from a typical source, and&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;get noise. Pull members of a fintech association, and suddenly&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;got a&nbsp;defined, high-intent segment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this is where most teams get it wrong. Most teams think they\u2019re already using registers &#8211; but they\u2019re really just using whatever\u2019s easiest to access. And there\u2019s&nbsp;a big difference&nbsp;between&nbsp;<em>accessible <\/em>data&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>useful <\/em>data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-company-nbsp-registers-nbsp-in-nbsp-anz-and-se-asia\">Company&nbsp;registers&nbsp;in&nbsp;ANZ and SE Asia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the misconceptions I&nbsp;often&nbsp;see is that a register&nbsp;must be&nbsp;a single, official&nbsp;source.&nbsp;In reality,&nbsp;registers are&nbsp;an&nbsp;ecosystem, which&nbsp;varies significantly by region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-australia-nbsp-and-nbsp-new-zealand-deep-structured-and-nbsp-reliable\">Australia&nbsp;and&nbsp;New Zealand: deep, structured, and&nbsp;reliable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia&nbsp;and New Zealand have&nbsp;mature register&nbsp;ecosystems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mainstream sources include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Australian Business Register&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NZ Companies Register&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/firmable.com\/resources\/blog\/data-privacy-and-compliance-in-b2b-sales-and-marketing\/\">Do Not Call Register<\/a>&nbsp;in Australia&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These give you a solid base of verified entities and compliance signals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the real power comes from layering&nbsp;additional&nbsp;datasets&nbsp;on top. Examples can include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry licensing registers&nbsp;(think&nbsp;\u2018registered childcare&nbsp;providers\u2019)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Education and institutional datasets (think&nbsp;\u2018private secondary&nbsp;schools\u2019)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where things&nbsp;get&nbsp;interesting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;second&nbsp;example, instead of targeting \u201ceducation\u201d broadly, you can go straight to&nbsp;a defined network of schools with shared governance and buying patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;not&nbsp;just better&nbsp;data.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;better strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And because NZ is a compact market,&nbsp;registers&nbsp;there&nbsp;can help get you closer to a&nbsp;complete view of your <a href=\"https:\/\/firmable.com\/resources\/blog\/total-addressable-market-how-to-develop-growth-strategies\/\">total addressable market<\/a>,&nbsp;too.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-se-asia-fragmented-but-rich-with-opportunity\">SE Asia: fragmented, but rich with opportunity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Southeast Asia is more complex \u2013 but that\u2019s exactly when&nbsp;company registers can&nbsp;best&nbsp;help you navigate.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each country has its own&nbsp;official company registration systems, the main ones being:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singapore\u2019s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies&nbsp;Commission&nbsp;of Malaysia (SSM)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Business Databank, and&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direktorat&nbsp;Jenderal&nbsp;Administrasi&nbsp;Hukum Umum (AHU) in Indonesia.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a sales team, the real value comes from combining&nbsp;these registers with&nbsp;market-specific datasets (like&nbsp;association&nbsp;memberships,&nbsp;or&nbsp;licensing bodies)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The membership list of Singapore\u2019s Landscape&nbsp;Industry Association can put&nbsp;a list&nbsp;of credible target accounts&nbsp;into your hands in seconds&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;Philippines IT and Business Process Association&nbsp;list gives you&nbsp;active ecosystem participants&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;Indonesia&nbsp;Stock&nbsp;Exchange&nbsp;members\u2019&nbsp;list gives you&nbsp;mature, capital-backed&nbsp;organizations&nbsp;in that market&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Malaysia Aerospace Industry Association&nbsp;gives you a more tailored list than&nbsp;a&nbsp;search&nbsp;for \u2018engineering companies\u2019&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all real examples, some of the 140+ curated commercial registers on the&nbsp;Firmable&nbsp;platform.&nbsp;Used together,&nbsp;the official and commercial registers&nbsp;create a much richer view&nbsp;of B2B sales data than&nbsp;either one&nbsp;alone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less noise. Fewer duplicates. Faster clarity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-nbsp-top-nbsp-sales-teams-nbsp-turn-registers-to-nbsp-revenue\">How&nbsp;top&nbsp;sales teams&nbsp;turn registers to&nbsp;revenue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a 40-second snapshot of how easy it is to access one of Firmable&#8217;s 140+ company registers: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1440 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1440\" autoplay controls muted src=\"https:\/\/firmable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Company-Registers.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, registers on their own&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;generate&nbsp;pipeline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But used properly, they become the foundation for everything else.&nbsp;And this is where the shift really happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-build-icp-nbsp-lists-instantly\">1. Build ICP&nbsp;lists instantly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of guessing who might be a fit, you start with defined B2B sales data:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industry classification&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Company size&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verified status&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sector-specific inclusion (e.g.&nbsp;association membership)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This aligns directly with how SDRs should&nbsp;operate&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;building and&nbsp;prioritizing&nbsp;qualified prospect lists from the start, rather than fixing them&nbsp;later.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-qualify-faster-nbsp-with-confidence-nbsp\">2. Qualify faster,&nbsp;with confidence&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Registers give you&nbsp;the curated&nbsp;truth.&nbsp;So instead of asking&nbsp;&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is this company active?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are they legitimate?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do they&nbsp;operate&nbsp;in this segment?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; you already&nbsp;know.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That cuts down wasted effort at the qualification stage and sharpens your focus on real opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-map-your-market-properly\">3. Map your market properly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where most teams underestimate the impact.&nbsp;Because if your market view is wrong, everything downstream is wrong too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to map a market properly, registers are&nbsp;the starting point.&nbsp;That applies whether&nbsp;you\u2019re:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Defining your ICP&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planning territories&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Segmenting outbound campaigns&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Registers&nbsp;can help&nbsp;anchor your strategy in reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-improve-timing-with-structured-signals\">4. Improve timing with structured signals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When register data is layered with dynamic signals&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;like hiring, funding, or expansion&nbsp;&#8211; you get something&nbsp;incredibly&nbsp;powerful:&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;timing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And in outbound sales timing is what separates activity from results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-keep-your-crm-s-b2b-sales-data-clean-without-the-pain\">5. Keep your CRM&#8217;s B2B sales data clean (without the pain)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;be honest&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;CRMs decay over time.&nbsp;Registers help fix that by providing:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ongoing validation of company status&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consistent identifiers (like ABNs)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Structured firmographic updates&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined with automated enrichment, this keeps your CRM usable&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;not just populated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-stop-at-companies-people-nbsp-registers-nbsp-give-even-more-options\">Why stop at companies? People&nbsp;registers&nbsp;give even more options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as you can build&nbsp;ICP lists from company registers,&nbsp;Firmable&nbsp;also&nbsp;offers&nbsp;registers qualifying people. These are curated lists of contacts&nbsp;that meet certain&nbsp;criteria,&nbsp;and that can be hard to surface in a traditional database search.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples on&nbsp;Firmable&nbsp;include&nbsp;Angel Investors, Chartered Accountants, and Conference Speakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-case-targeting-a-niche-segment-with-precision\">Use case: Targeting a niche segment with precision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;make this real.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Say&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;selling into&nbsp;logistics.&nbsp;The standard approach:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pull a list from LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter by industry&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start outbound&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The register-driven approach:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start with registered transport companies&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Filter by size and active status&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Layer in licensing data&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add expansion or hiring signals&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map decision-makers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Or take a more niche example:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/singaporefintech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fintech companies in Singapore<\/a>\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target&nbsp;verified members of a fintech association&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Or:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instead of \u201ceducation sector\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Target&nbsp;specific school networks with shared procurement models&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The result?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smaller lists. Higher relevance. Better conversion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-this-matters-more-than-ever\">Why this matters more than ever <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sales&nbsp;has&nbsp;changed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buyers are harder to reach. Competition is tighter. And generic prospecting&nbsp;with old school B2B sales data doesn\u2019t&nbsp;cut it anymore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your data is off, your entire pipeline is built on sand.&nbsp;Because bad data doesn\u2019t just slow you down &#8211; it sends you in the wrong direction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Registers give you something most teams&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;have:&nbsp;certainty.&nbsp;They ground your strategy in real, structured,&nbsp;and&nbsp;verifiable&nbsp;data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts\">Final thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;not using company registers properly,&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;leaving a serious advantage on the table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best sales teams today&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;just doing more activity.&nbsp;They\u2019re&nbsp;working from&nbsp;better foundations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And once you start thinking about registers not as a single dataset, but as an&nbsp;ecosystem of market-defining sources, everything changes:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your targeting sharpens&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your pipeline improves&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your confidence goes up&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to see how this works in practice, <a href=\"https:\/\/firmable.com\/sg\/why-firmable\/\">explore&nbsp;the&nbsp;Firmable&nbsp;platform<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/firmable.com\/sg\/contact-us\/\">book a demo<\/a>&nbsp;to search our 140+ company and people registers hands-on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because at the end of the day, pipeline quality&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;a mystery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s&nbsp;a decision&nbsp;on data \u2013 its completeness, its currency, and its ability to send you buying signals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions-about-using-company-registers\">Frequently asked questions about using company registers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1775098373787\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What are company\u00a0registers?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Company registers are official datasets (like the ASIC register\u00a0in Australia, the NZ Companies Register and Singapore\u2019s ACRA) that provide verified information about businesses, including\u00a0registration numbers, status, and ownership details.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1775098419102\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What\u2019s\u00a0the difference between\u00a0official\u00a0and\u00a0commercial\u00a0registers?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Official\u00a0registers cover broad business data (e.g.\u00a0company registration), while\u00a0commercial\u00a0registers\u00a0provide\u00a0specialized insights like licensing, accreditation, or\u00a0trade membership\u00a0status.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1775098449047\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How do company registers help sales teams?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Company\u00a0registers\u00a0help sales teams build\u00a0accurate\u00a0prospect lists, qualify leads faster, and\u00a0maintain\u00a0clean CRM data using verified, structured information.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1775098494550\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>How does\u00a0Firmable\u00a0use company registers?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Firmable\u00a0aggregates and structures register data across ANZ and APAC, combining it with buying signals and enrichment to help sales teams prospect more effectively.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1775098525056\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Do company registers improve data accuracy?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Because they are sourced from official or verified datasets, they significantly improve data accuracy compared to scraped or user-generated sources.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Author: Chester Thompson, Head of Sales, Firmable<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company registers are one of the most powerful \u2013 and underused \u2013 data sources in B2B sales. 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