Advisory & Business Consulting
The evidence and the answer, from the same firm.
Most consultancies rent their evidence. Most data providers cannot turn evidence into a decision anyone will sign. We do both — a global primary-research engine and a senior consulting practice, working on the same question, to the same deadline.
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Beyond research. We help you turn insights into action.
Six practices, each built around a decision a leadership team actually has to make. Commission them on their own, or alongside the research services below.
Market Entry & Expansion
Decide whether a market deserves your capital before you commit your capital. We size the true demand, unmask the existing players, and price out every entry route so you move forward with certainty.
What we offer
Bottom-Up Demand Modelling
Market size built upward from plants, capacities and consumption rates — not a global figure divided down by GDP share.
Competitive & Price Mapping
Who is already selling, at what grade, at what price point, with what capacity and cost position.
Route-to-Market Evaluation
Direct, distributor, JV or acquisition — each option costed and compared, with named partner candidates rather than partner types.
Entry Roadmap
Phasing, capital requirement, break-even and a risk register you can take to the board.
Growth & Opportunity Screening
Find the next product, molecule or segment worth your capacity — and rule out the ones that are not. We screen the full universe against filters you set, then go deep on what survives.
What we offer
Structured Screening
Long-list to short-list against commercial and technical filters agreed with you before the screening starts.
Attractiveness vs Right-to-Win
Every option scored on both axes, so the board can see why an attractive market was still the wrong one for you.
Shortlist Deep Dives
Demand, pricing, competitive intensity, entry barriers and regulatory position for each surviving option.
Capital Allocation View
A ranked recommendation with sequencing, dependencies and the conditions for revisiting it.
Competitive & Customer Intelligence
See your competitors and your customers the way they see themselves. We build the picture from primary conversations, not from annual reports.
What we offer
Competitor Profiling
Plants, capacity, technology route, cost position and observed commercial behaviour.
Win-Loss Analysis
Grounded in interviews with the customers who chose someone else, conducted blind where necessary.
Customer & Specification Mapping
What gets specified, who signs off on it, and what would make them switch.
Positioning Recommendations
Where you are genuinely differentiated, where you are not, and what to do about the gap.
Go-to-Market & Channel Strategy
Build the route from your plant gate to a paying customer — with names, not archetypes. We identify and verify the specific partners worth approaching in each market.
What we offer
Verified Channel Databases
Contactable distributors, dealers, EPCs and OEMs, screened for portfolio fit and existing tie-ups.
Channel Economics Benchmarking
Margins, credit terms, incentives and working-capital norms, market by market.
Partner & Target Screening
Fit scoring against your criteria, with an outreach priority order and the reasoning behind it.
Sales Approach Playbook
Segment-specific propositions, objection handling and the proof points each buyer type asks for.
Pricing & Procurement Intelligence
Know what everyone else is paying and charging before you sit down at the table. We benchmark both sides of the transaction — what you sell and what you buy.
What we offer
Price & Netback Benchmarking
Across grades, geographies and channels, with the basis of each price point stated.
Landed-Cost Build-Ups
Ex-works, freight, duty, logistics and financing costs, assembled so you can test every assumption.
Supplier Discovery
Alternative sources screened on capability, capacity, quality systems and compliance status.
Margin-Pool Mapping
Where value sits along the chain today, and the specific levers available to move it.
Due Diligence & Transaction Support
Commercial conviction before you sign. We test the growth story against the market and the customers it depends on, to your transaction timetable.
What we offer
Commercial Due Diligence
Market, competition and customer validation, delivered to your deal calendar.
Target Screening
Universe mapping and filtering against the strategic and financial criteria you set.
Forecast Stress-Testing
Management projections tested independently against market evidence and customer interviews.
Post-Deal Priorities
Synergy and integration priorities seen from the market side, not the spreadsheet side.
Expert Calls
Real conversations with the right experts: Engage directly with industry professionals, decision-makers, and practitioners to gain first-hand insights and validate key assumptions in real time.
What we offer
1:1 Expert Consultations
Structured calls with practitioners across industries and functions, arranged against your written brief.
CXO and Operator Access
Senior executives, plant and operations leaders, procurement heads and domain specialists inside the companies that matter to your question.
On-Demand Expert Matching
Screened, conflict-checked profiles shortlisted against your criteria — typically within days of the brief.
Multi-Expert Panels
Several independent perspectives on the same question, so one confident opinion never becomes your strategy.
Surveys
Deploy targeted quantitative surveys to gather statistically significant data. From brand tracking to pricing sensitivity, we design and execute surveys that deliver actionable results.
What we offer
Questionnaire Design
Expert assistance in structuring unbiased, highly effective survey questions.
Targeted Sourcing
Reach thousands of verified consumers and B2B professionals globally.
Data Cleaning
Rigorous validation processes to ensure the highest data integrity.
Visual Reporting
Custom dashboards and presentations to easily digest survey results.
Focus Group Discussions
Engage deeply with small groups of target users or experts. Our moderated sessions uncover nuanced opinions, emotional drivers, and collective brainstorming insights.
What we offer
Concept Testing
Present new product ideas and gather immediate qualitative reactions.
Usability Groups
Observe users interacting with your prototypes to identify pain points.
Professional Moderation
Experienced facilitators who guide conversations to uncover deep insights.
Thematic Analysis
Comprehensive reporting that synthesizes qualitative group feedback.
In-Depth Interviews
One-on-one structured conversations with industry leaders, executives, and specialists to gather rich primary intelligence.
What we offer
C-Suite Access
Speak directly with senior executives from Fortune 500 companies.
Custom Guides
Collaboratively designed discussion frameworks for maximum value.
Experienced Interviewers
Our analysts can conduct the interviews on your behalf.
Executive Summaries
Detailed transcripts and distilled strategic takeaways.
Library
Comprehensive access to our continuously updated repository of market research, historical data, and analyst-curated content collections.
What we offer
15,000+ Reports
Unlimited access to comprehensive market research across 25 verticals.
Historical Archives
Download years of historical market trends for financial modeling.
Curated Collections
Hand-picked reports and datasets tailored to your strategic goals.
Interactive Formats
Read reports in full PDF or explore data via interactive web views.
Data Feeds
Programmatic access to live and structured market data — seamlessly integrated into your existing workflows and systems.
What we offer
Live API
Connect your internal tools directly to our real-time data streams.
Custom Exports
Receive scheduled data dumps formatted to your database schema.
Engineering Support
Dedicated technical assistance to ensure smooth data integration.
Dashboard Ready
Easily plug our structured feeds into Tableau, PowerBI, or custom tools.
Five steps. A named output at every one.
Frame the decision
We start with the decision in front of you and the date you have to make it by — not with a data request. You get a written scope, the hypotheses, and the test for whether the work succeeded, all agreed before anything begins.
Design the evidence
We specify exactly what will be researched, who will be spoken to, in which markets, and what will be measured. You approve the research plan, quotas and interview guides before fieldwork opens.
Collect and validate
Interviews, expert calls and surveys run alongside secondary, trade and regulatory analysis. Every finding is triangulated across at least two independent sources before it is used.
Analyse and recommend
Findings are tested against the hypotheses set in step one, alternatives are scored, and the recommendation is written with its risks stated alongside it.
Land the decision
We present to your board or steering group and defend the analysis under questioning. You keep the deck, the working model, the full source register and a 90-day action sequence.
Every figure we hand you is traceable to a named source. The source register comes with the deliverable, not on request.
Value added services
Project Management
Dedicated managers ensuring smooth delivery.
Targeted Recruitment
Custom screening for niche respondents.
Translation Services
Multi-lingual support for global research.
Rapid Turnaround
Get results within tight deadlines.
Four ways to work with us
| Model | What it is | Right for | How it is priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project engagement | One defined question, one deliverable, one end date. | Market entry, due diligence, opportunity screening, pricing reviews. | Fixed fee against an agreed scope, released on delivered milestones. |
| Retained advisory | A standing consulting team across several questions throughout the year. | Strategy and corporate development teams with a rolling agenda. | Monthly retainer against a scope calendar, reviewed quarterly. |
| Advisory subscription | Continuous access to expert calls, the research library and data feeds. | Teams needing ongoing market coverage rather than a one-off answer. | Annual, tiered by users and usage. See Pricing. |
| Embedded support | Our analysts working inside your team's workflow. | Capacity gaps in strategy, business development or procurement. | Monthly, based on committed analyst time. |
Project engagement
- What it is
- One defined question, one deliverable, one end date.
- Right for
- Market entry, due diligence, opportunity screening, pricing reviews.
- How it is priced
- Fixed fee against an agreed scope, released on delivered milestones.
Retained advisory
- What it is
- A standing consulting team across several questions throughout the year.
- Right for
- Strategy and corporate development teams with a rolling agenda.
- How it is priced
- Monthly retainer against a scope calendar, reviewed quarterly.
Advisory subscription
- What it is
- Continuous access to expert calls, the research library and data feeds.
- Right for
- Teams needing ongoing market coverage rather than a one-off answer.
- How it is priced
- Annual, tiered by users and usage. See Pricing.
Embedded support
- What it is
- Our analysts working inside your team's workflow.
- Right for
- Capacity gaps in strategy, business development or procurement.
- How it is priced
- Monthly, based on committed analyst time.
Project work is milestone-gated. You pay against delivered stages, and if the question changes mid-engagement, the scope and the fee change with it — in writing, before the work continues.
From Data to Decision
Let us know the question in front of your leadership team. In one call, at no cost, we will tell you whether it is a research question, a consulting question or both — and what it would take to answer it.
Questions buyers ask before they call
What is the difference between your advisory services and your consulting engagements?
Advisory services supply evidence: expert calls, interviews, surveys, focus groups, library access and data feeds. You take that evidence and reach your own conclusion. A consulting engagement means we take ownership of the question — we design the research, run the analysis, and deliver a recommendation we will defend in front of your board.
Do I have to subscribe to the platform to use your consulting?
No. Consulting engagements are commissioned independently and priced separately. Subscribers get consulting scoped faster because we already have coverage of their sector, but a subscription is not a condition.
Which industries do you go deepest in?
Specialty and fine chemicals, lubricants and base oils, agribusiness and crop protection, advanced and specialty materials, pharmaceutical intermediates and CDMO, coatings and polymers, energy and industrial equipment, and industrial B2B manufacturing. Our platform covers a wider vertical set, but we take on consulting only where we can staff it with people who already know the sector.
How long does an engagement take, and how is it priced?
A focused screening or benchmarking study runs four to six weeks. A full market entry study or commercial due diligence runs eight to twelve. Project work is a fixed fee against an agreed scope, released on delivered milestones rather than elapsed time. We give an indicative range in the first call.
Can you research without revealing who we are?
Yes. Blind fielding is standard on competitive and acquisition-related work. Interviews and surveys are conducted in our name, respondents are never told who commissioned the study, and the discussion guide is written so the questions themselves do not signal your intent.
What do we actually receive at the end?
A board-grade presentation, the underlying working model, the full source register, transcripts where applicable, and a 90-day action sequence. We present the findings and defend the analysis under questioning. The model is yours, live and unlocked, so your team can keep using it after we leave.
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Co-Founder, Mojave Rail Fabrication Limited
This is really good guys. Excellent work on a tight deadline. I will continue to use you going forward and recommend you to others. Nice job.
Manager, JavolVision
Thanks, I am so happy that we worked together. Maybe we still can work together in the future.
Sales Operations & Pricing Manager, Intel
Thanks. It's been a pleasure working with you, please use me as reference with any other Intel employees.
Sales Leader, Bamberg
We bought your "2025 report" in 2020. Everything is fine and very good.
Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV
Thanks for sending the report it gives us a good global view of the Betaïne market.
Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem
We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.
Management Consultant, Level 21
I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.
Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool
I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!
R&D Director, Seojin
Thanks for your great support. Appreciate it. Well received report. It helps us to understand market well. We're planning other area of survey in the future, let's keep in touch.
Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding
We got the report in time, we really thank you for your support in this process. I also thank to all of your team as they did a great job.