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In the global advertising market, part of the large business services market, food, beverage and personal/healthcare represent the leading market segment, generating 25% of overall market value. The Americas account for more than 42% of the overall industry.

The global business consultancy and audit industry refers to the provision of services such as business strategyplanning, market outlook prediction, litigation support and various solutions in domains like human resources, restructuring, technology and corporate finance.

Business process outsourcing refers to the transfer of certain business activitiesor processes to an external contractor. Companies tend to outsource processes that are vital to the functioning of its business but that do not necessarily fall within the company’s specific expertise.

The global maintenance and cleaning services (another segment of the wider business services sector) can be divided into two sectors, namely consumer and commercial. The former encompasses home cleaning services and outfits specialized in cleaning for which there is less demand, such as window and carpet cleaning. The commercial sector involves outfits providing a wider range of services that are usually geared towards businesses for long-term service provision.

In the global advertising and marketing consultancy industry, part of the much broader business services sector, operations management represents the leading segment, accounting for close to 30% of the overall market. The Americas holds over 50% of total market share.

The global research and development (R&D) industry is included in business services and encompasses three main fields of activity, which are basic research, applied research and development. Two central branches of the industry involve R&D in engineering, physical and life sciences on one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other.

In the world security services market (segment of the business services industry), the managed security services industry refers to the electronic, managed and outsourced personnel security solutions.

As a part of the wider retail industry and the business services market, the global wholesaling market refers to the management and transfer of goods in a distribution chain from manufacturer to retailer. Wholesale distributors sell or orchestrate sale or purchase of goods between wholesalers or the sale of goods by wholesalers to retailers, and non-consumer goods in the form of material used in production. Other industry actors include logistics, warehousing and transportation organizations.

In the global banking industry, part of the broad financial services market, bank credit represents the leading market segment, with around 60% of the overall market in terms of value. The EU is the largest regional market, with over 57% of the global market.