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The world's local data exchange

We are building the Central Index of rich, verified business data.

Add Your Business

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Check out our territories to learn more about the Central Index

Check out each territory and dive into the data on our territories page today.

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Developers - Sign up for an API key

Do you have a great idea for an app or website using local business data? Well, you have come to the right place. We want to help you get your idea off the ground. And we want you to help us build the most accurate database of local information in the world.

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Publishers - Work with us to add great content and generate revenue

If you are a newspaper, magazine or website publisher, our fantastic local content and revenue model could be perfect for you. Find out more now.

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Do you operate lots of local branches for your brand or as an agency?

Working with Central Index Listings Management service, we can make sure your local information is correctly represented on our network and on a huge range of local and national websites. This is a must for any brand that has local customers - find out more today.

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Do you need access to fantastic, up to date local business data for marketing or business purposes?

We aggregate the best possible local business data for each country and can offer it under license for marketing use - check out our territories and find out more then get in touch to discuss your needs.

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Looking to become a partner?

We are interested in working with many organisations to build the Central Index in quality and scope. Whether you’re a publisher, data owner, or corporation with multiple branches, we want to hear from you today.

Become a Partner

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Join the Global Data Alliance

Improve the world's local data accuracy, get great analysis and support to improve the quality of your own database, and promote your own data asset.

Let's face it - maintaining an up to date database of high quality local data is costly and difficult. Nobody has completely nailed it - which is why there are lots of stories of wrong information, poor response and annoyed local businesses having their information misrepresented.

As a partner of the Central Index Global Data Alliance, you can help to change that - AND you can generate revenues and reduce your own costs, by promoting your own database via our network, and getting FREE triggers and edits back that you can apply into your data cleansing activities.

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Who qualifies to be a Partner?

To register as a partner of the Data Alliance, you need to be a licensed owner of your own database of local POI (Point Of Interest) information, OR have generated added value content such as reviews, descriptions, images, or other added value content around a specific set of POIs.

For example you might be a major marketing list provider, already licensing your data out to customers, or you might be a website that specialises in holiday home reviews, either way you hold data that you can promote via the Central Index.

How does it work? It's simple…

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First, register as a source

We will assess your data and agree with you the best way to add your data as a Source to the Central Index. You then provide your data to us in whatever format you find simplest, and at an agreed frequency.

We will apply your data as a Source to the Central Index - which means it's clearly marked as yours, and at any time can be removed or updated by you as the authorised source.

Important Note: We will not MERGE your data with anybody elses - nor will we breach your IP by passing that data out to any other parties without your express permission.

If the Index Card for a POI you pass us already exists in the database, we will match it into the existing Index Card. If it does not already exist, we'll create a new one, and we’ll mark you as the Seed to that Index Card, which gives you additional privileges and opportunities for being the first person to insert the Index Card.

This will immediately give you useful insight on whether your data is unique or not, and for example if you are missing some key fields, or hold data that's out of date we can let you know.

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Then, get regular updates back

Every day, business owners and those responsible for POIs are finding and claiming their Index Cards, or our millions of users are feeding back edits and information to the Central Index.

Whenever there are any updates or edits to the Index Cards that match with your dataset, we will pass these back to you as triggers free of charge.

This means that you will be getting alerts generated from thousands of business owners and users via our local search network - helping you to keep tabs on your data quality.

You can choose to onboard this data directly, or put it through your own verification procedures to add it to your file.

Getting these regular updates back will slash the costs of maintaining the accuracy of your database, and help you to keep a high quality product and service.

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Next, license your data to interested buyers

We will connect Buyers interested in your data directly with you.

We regularly get requests from Marketeers, Publishers and other buyers looking to acquire data under license.

We will not sell your data to them directly, but if their request is covered by your dataset, we will connect them with you and you can sell them data under your own terms.

To participate in this opportunity, we ask that you promptly respond to customer requests, and you pay us a fair introduction commission for business we send your way.

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Finally, showcase and monetise your added value data via our API Network with Data Layering

We have lots of developers and publishers looking for more than just basic data.

Do you build unique content that you would like to be promoted to the World? Let’s say you have gathered an exhaustive list of the best Chinese restaurants in the World, or the finest holiday homes or hotels. Or perhaps you run a great review site, or offer a great index of local pubs and bars.

You can offer this data as a 'Publicly available' layer, which means that our network of websites and developers can showcase your content - fully attributed to you as the source.

Alternatively, you can offer your content for a license fee. We will add your Data Layer as a 'paid extra' into the Central Index API service, and those who pay for it will be able to access it and publish it - again with full attribution.

This is a great way to get known for your specific niche content, and to create a new revenue stream if you are the owner of valuable local content.

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Partner Levels

There are three Partner levels to the Central Index Global Data Alliance. The level is determined by the volume of data a partner contributes to the Index - either as a Source or as a Seed provider. Look for these logos on partner websites and you will know that you can trust the data they are providing, and they are an active contributor to the Central Index Global Data Alliance.

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[H5] Globa Data Alliance
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Providing millions of records for multiple countries.

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[H5] Globa Data Alliance
[H3] Silver Partner

Providing over 1 million records per year in one or more countries.

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[H5] Globa Data Alliance
[H3] Bronze Partner

Entry Level Partner - Contributing data on a regular basis.

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Register your interest today

We are keen to talk to you today! Submit your details below and we will be in touch. All fields are required:

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Contact

We are interested in working with many organisations to build the Central Index in quality and scope.

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How can we help?

Are you a Data Owner? Syndicate your data by adding it to the Index.
Are you a Corporation with multiple branches? Make sure all your branches are in the Index and benefit from a range of great tools.
Are you a Publisher looking to generate local content and revenue for your website? Contact us to find out more.
Are you interested in reselling our products and services? Contact us to discuss how we can work together.
Are you interested in the Central Index project and want to contribute ideas and be kept up to date with news? We would like to hear from you - contact us today and tell us a bit about yourself.

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Contact us

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Our Territories

We aim to build a Central Index for every country in the World. You can help us by joining the data alliance.

[H5] Total Records
1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

[H5] Rich Data Records
600

[H3] United Kingdom

We were born in the UK and we love it here! The UK is our main showcase country so get involved today!

View our UK Data
Contact us about licensing UK Data

[H5] Total Records
1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

[H5] Rich Data Records
600

[H3] Ireland

The Emerald Isle was our second territory, and has a special place in our hearts. We power a number of local and national search sites and have (probably) the best Irish dataset available in the World.

View our Ireland Data
Contact us about licensing Ireland Data

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1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

[H5] Rich Data Records
600

[H3] United States of America

We are delighted to have launched in the USA we are looking for more data partners so get in touch today.

View our USA Data
Contact us about licensing USA Data

[H5] Total Records
1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

[H5] Rich Data Records
600

[H3] Australia

Central Index Australia is live get in touch with us if you want to help!

View our Australia Data
Contact us about licensing Australia Data

[H5] Total Records
1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

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600

[H3] New Zealand

We are trying to find an excuse to visit New Zealand so we have launched the Central Index of New Zealand and are waiting for an invite.

View our New Zealand Data
Contact us about licensing New Zealand Data

[H5] Total Records
1200

[H5] Claimed Records
900

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600

[H3] South Africa

Central Index South Africa is coming! Get in touch if you would like to join the data alliance and help create the best and most accurate South African business dataset in the World.

View our South Africa Data
Contact us about licensing South Africa Data

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Unlock UK business insights data

If you're looking for reliable and up-to-date business data in the UK, look no further than our Central Index. Contact us today to learn more about our data and how it can help you achieve your goals.

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Publisher Solutions

Online Publishers are learning that advertisers want to have a digital presence, and are translating their print advertising model to their online offerings.

Building a suitable platform to serve locally relevant advertising to an audience can be costly and difficult to achieve, and so Central Index offers a range of services to publisher partners wishing to launch local search with relevant local data, and serve relevant local advertising.

By partnering with Central Index, you can rely on robust and up to date local data, served on an enterprise level search that means you can focus on the job of sales and marketing.

Rapidly implement branded local search
Offer targeted local listing advertising to your customers
Improve your websites’ local content and increase ad inventory

Central Index can also provide a fully managed service where sales of advertising is taken care of too, via our reseller network. To find out more please contact us today with more details about your publishing activity and your requirements.

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Publisher Case Studies

Want to learn more about our Publishers? Choose a logo to read a Publisher's Case Study.

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Scoot.co.uk is a popular and well respected…
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[H3] Trinity
Trinity Mirror is the UK’s leading local…
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[H3] Ask Jeeves
Many of Ask Jeeves searches include local…
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Working with a range of local newspaper…
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Working with Central Index

Build It Yourself – apply to our Developer programme and we will give you the support to build a fully functioning local search into your website.

Fully Managed Service – we will look after you every step of the way and host a fully managed service. Contact us today to discuss how you can join leading newspapers and publishers of the world using this great platform to generate online content and revenues.

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Here’s a full overview of what’s in the box:

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Local business search and profile including c. 10 million USA business listings
Business sign-up path including verification controls for business owners to ‘add’ and ‘claim’ their own profile
Business Content Manager for adding rich data such as images, descriptions, offers
Local Search directory incorporating Priority Listing functionality for the improvement of presence in search for participating merchants
Business Tools section aggregating a selection of third party or Partner products and services
Scope for implementation of banner and Adsense as required
Full traffic statistics to a granular level
Access for authorised agents and customer service personnel to add and manage content on behalf of business customers

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Library of business tools aggregated from a third party offerings pertinent to the engaged member base of the Partner
Partner may at any time add other third party tools and services to the library subject to commercials being agreed on a case by case basis

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Live feed of business leads will be provided via API and or other mechanic to be agreed for the Partner to engage in a timely manner
Leads generated from new businesses adding or claiming their listings
Leads generated from businesses within the Portal clicking on any business tools within the Library and thus showing interest in the product

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All of the above served via a responsive mobile interface branded for the Partner and hosted by Scoot
All of the above available via a RESTful API with full documentation supported and updated from time to time at developer.centralindex.com for the Partner to interface at their preferred level
Standard Enterprise level SLAs apply for uptime and maintenance cycles

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Join our Publisher Platform

Contact us today to discuss how you can join leading newspapers and publishers of the world using this great platform to generate online content and revenues.

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Listings Management

Manage your ever changing location footprint on a range of websites, and help local customers to search and find their services locally.

Being a Central Index Corporate Partner means you can take control over your individual location's information, and this in turn opens up a range of possibilities from local marketing solutions to integrated local search on your own website.

By partnering with Central Index, you can rely on robust and up to date local data, served on an enterprise level search that means you can focus on the job of sales and marketing.

Ensure your location data is correctly represented online
Promote your locations via our Publisher Network and reach a local audience
Powerful API of your location data for your own internal use e.g. storefinders, inventory management and more

To find out more about being a Corporate Partner please contact us today.

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Managing Listings For…

Want to learn more about our customers? Choose a logo to read a Case Study.

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WeightWatchers needed to improve their local online…
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[H3] TMP Magnet
TMP Magnet Transforms how customers connect and…
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Shurgard offer local storage solutions in the…
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Here's a full overview of our Listings Management Service:

[H5] Get Your Brand Seen Locally, with Listings Management

Centralindex.com is the database behind some of the UK’s largest online directory networks, and is a key supplier of local business data for hundreds of local and national business directories and mapping providers all over the World.
Make sure that your locations are absolutely correct and up to date so your local customers can find your local branches when they need them most.

[H5] Ensure Your Brand Locations Are Accurately Represented

In today’s connected world, it’s vital to ensure that your brand locations are correctly represented. Centralindex.com can provide support with this objective, helping to make sure that your locations are correctly managed and kept up to date on key local directories and maps including Google, Bing, TomTom, and NOKIA as well as hundreds of other sites.
Listings Management and Listings Syndication are powerful and effective services that many brands are using to ensure their locations are accurately represented on key mobile and mapping endpoints globally.
IMPORTANT – if you manage fewer than 10 locations, please go to your local Central Index and ADD or CLAIM your listing. There will be a small fee and you can pay online with Credit Card securely.

[H5] Get Your Data Seen in All The Key Local Search Places

With Listings Management from Central Index, you can relax in the knowledge this crucial marketing requirement is taken care of. You’ll get:
Index of your Locations stored in our database and available over a powerful API
Group Management over your own Central Index of your branch locations to keep content up to date
Publishing of this data to a number of key business directories powered by Centralindex.com
Syndication to your selection of target mapping partners according to your needs and budget
Reporting on the places that your Listings are published, with access to performance statistics (where provided by the third party)

[H5] Ensure Your Local Data is Correctly Represented

The Listings Management service will ensure that your local data is correctly represented including:
Brand Name
Category
Address
Phone
Weblink etc
Logo / Photos
Description
COVID 19 Special
Special Offers
And much more…
Additionally you may choose to access other rich profile options or methods to drive response, available from a range of providers according to your needs and budgets.

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Step 1 - Listings Management

The first step on this journey is to establish the complete and accurate Central Index of your branch information. Taking control of your listings could not be easier:

Prepare a CSV or similar for your locations with the key data as shown above.
Send to CentralIndex by email to support@https://centralindex.com along with confirmation as follows: “As an authorised representative of ‘BRAND’ I confirm that this is the latest list of locations and authorise these data to be used as the Central Index of BRAND locations, and syndicated to approved Central Index EndPoint Partners.”
Agree a Listings Management contract with your Account Manager – the costs will vary based on the number of Listings you want to manage. Contact Us for a quote.
Centralindex will set up a Group Management account for future edits to the data and provide access to your authorised personnel or agency.
If you require it, we can provide you with API access to manage listings – we will discuss this based on the number of listings you manage, and the frequency of updates you will be doing.

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Step 2 - Listings Audit

Once we have the very latest file and have created your Index of locations, we can provide a full audit of how your locations appear in Central Index and make sure we give you full control over them.

If required, we can also provide you with Listings Audits showing how your listings show up on other search directories and search engines. These can be run as one off reports, or you can subscribe to get them every month. They will list the key directories and sites you should expect to appear in, and let you know how your listings perform.

If everything’s perfect – you can relax in the knowledge your customers are finding the right info wherever they go. If there’s something wrong – it’s time for our Listings Syndication service.

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Step 3 - Syndicate Your Latest Information to a Wider Range of Directories and Search Engines

Once your data is in the Central Index, you can choose where you want that information to be published, according to your needs and budgets.

Managing your listings on hundreds of different websites can be time consuming and costly.

With Listings Syndication you can relax in the knowledge that this is taken care of and concentrate on dealing with your customers who are finding you online and on their mobiles!

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Option 1: Central Index

With Listings Syndication, the key data in your Index of branches will be published instantly and to hundreds of local and national publisher directories, including the following brands:

Scoot
Touch Local
The Sun
The Independent
The Evening Standard
The Mirror
The Daily Record
And over 500 other local directories

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Option 2: Extended Network

Your data will be syndicated to the Central Index Network, plus we can also Sync with leading UK directories 192.com and Thomson Local, and Hotfrog.co.uk:

192.com
Thomsonlocal.com
Hotfrog.co.uk

Your information will be instantly updated on these three partners when you update them in your Business Admin, opening your listings information to an even larger UK audience.

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Coming Soon! Sync your data with Google, Bing, Foursquare and other leading providers.

We are working hard to launch a super new service that will sync your information with other leading mapping providers and Search engines including Google, Bing, Foursquare and more. Keep in touch to learn more when we launch this service.

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I’m in! How do I buy this service?

Pricing is subject to number of listings and number of syndication points selected – please contact us for more details and we will be happy to assist you regarding joining our service.

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