How do you determine who is a key player or leader in an industry?

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Say for example, i want to do a search on Accountants in London(UK), and i want to determine which accountant is the most prominent one. i.e. that has actual influence on the industry.

How would you go about doing this? Is there a key metric i should be searching for? Please bear in mind, whatever formula you come up with, i must be able to do it for free, without having to subscribe to any kind of "companies database" etc.

Thank you kindly

usabilitest · Answer 1 · 2010-04-14 17:22:18Z

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I don't believe there's a formula for that. "Leader" is often a subjective concept. Get on a phone and call randomly a few accounting firms and ask their opinion. If you get the same name a few times -- that's your answer.

answered Apr 14 '10 at 17:22

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Im actually going to be passing this work onto an employee that will be working online only, so i wanted to be able to give him/her something systematic, but you've just given me a really good idea. Thank you! – Khuram Malik Apr 15 '10 at 13:00

@Khuram, And what would that idea be? Please add it as an answer to help spark ideas others can use for their own situation. – Huperniketes Aug 19 '11 at 19:55

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How do you determine who is a key player or leader in an industry?

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