Report Reviews
A data-focused review of an analyst's already completed report done by another analyst.
What is an econ review?
Measured/defined as earnings before interest and taxes. Should only be included when there is a figure present in the same sentence.
What is the definition of industry profit?
A company with at least 5.0% market search in a given report.
What is a major company?
Miami, New York City, San Francisco
What are stand-alone cities?
Section with three bullet points highlighting notable pandemic-related trends affecting a given industry. Must be individualized for each report and updated before submission.
What is the COVID granule?
A function in Microsoft Word that allows you to keep a record of amendments made to a document.
What are track changes?
Four to eight industries that either compete directly with the industry or are similar.
What are Similar Industries?
300 to 600 words
What is the word count for major player write ups?
A list of common style-related errors that should be avoided in reports. Is also a tab in Report Reader.
What is the CTRL + F sheet?
Sections to include relevant, up-to-date info regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic has specifically affected an industry.
What are Executive Summary, Key External Drivers, Current Performance, Industry Outlook, Demand Determinants, Major Markets, International Trade and Industry Globalization?
This specific colored highlighted comment requires immediate attention.
What are red highlighted comments?
800 to 1000 words.
What is the word count for Current Performance?
USMajorPlayers@ibisworld.com
OR
CAMajorPlayers@ibisworld.com
What is the Major Player changes email address?
Calgary, Montreal, Quebec City
What are Canadian stand-alone cities?
A style of capitalizing words in which only the first word of the sentence is capitalized. Used for report captions, subheadings and charts and tables.
What is sentence case?
Two business days.
What is the allotted amount of time to complete an econ or editorial review?
Representing a potential opportunity/posing a potential threat to the industry. One of each must be included in every report.
What are threat and opportunity KEDs?
Company Name (US industry-specific segment) - financial performance*
What is the Major Players' table title format?
Giving human abilities, emotions or characteristics to nonhuman entities. Should be avoided in reports.
What is anthropomorphism?
Editorial document that highlights the basic writing requirements for each section.
What is the Writing Manual Highlights guide?
Email sent to the reviewing analyst and assigned editor. Includes instructions and due date.
What is a report review assignment email?
Circular chart used to describe the spread of products/services/markets/trade as a share of revenue. Must be adjusted for each update.
What are donut charts?
Section with its own subheader that discusses industry-relevant performance of the company over the five years to 2021, including revenue, profit trends and/or profit figures.
What is the financial performance paragraph?
A style guide for American English published by the University of Chicago Press. IBISWorld's own in-house style guide most closely resembles this.
What is the Chicago Manual of Style?
An editorial guide used to discuss proper usage of this specific punctuation mark.
What is the hyphen guide?