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| North American Electronic Controls Market |
Client: Leading manufacturer of systems and controls (Fortune 500 company)
Objectives: Analysis of the North American non-automotive market segments to assess potential opportunities for client's products. Including seating design, assembly & components, interior trim/plastics design & manufacturing, and electronics (infotainment, lighting). Market segments covered were school/commercial Bus & motor coach; HD/commercial truck; civil/commercial aircraft; power sports; recreational vehicles; rail transport. Research encompassed:
- Market size and forecast
- Leading buyers and market share, leading OEMs and market share
- Key trends and indicators
- Key success factors
- Recommendations for client
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| Suppliers and Supply Markets |
Client: Niche consulting firm (focused on sourcing strategies)
Objectives: The client wanted us to study the following markets worldwide with a view to identifying the best markets to source from and to prepare a list of top 10 suppliers worldwide in each vertical for a specific requirement:
- Building supply, furniture and fixtures
- Automotive (OEM / aftermarket), industrial tool & die
- Equestrian
- Food (specific sub-categories)
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| UK Industries ICT Opportunities |
Client: ICT consultancy and research firm
Objectives: The client wanted us to build and refresh on a quarterly basis content relating to ICT opportunities in 16 key UK industries. Content feeds into a hosted and commercially available product. Areas studied included:
- High-level drivers with ICT investment implications, including those related to customers, markets, competitors, regulation, etc
- For each such driver, key sub-drivers with specific ICT sales opportunities and rationale
- Case studies of companies using an ICT solution for each driver
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| ICT Sales Opportunities in UK industries |
Client: UK IT Consultancy
Objectives:
- Global market sizing
- Geographical segmentation
- Technological segmentation
- Growth forecasts
- Drivers & market trends
- Route to the market
- Major players & their profiles
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| Study of Global Banking Software Market and Leading Competitors |
Client: European investment bank
Objectives: To initiate equity coverage of three leading banking software majors (Misys, Temenos and I-flex) for which has been conducted:
- Thorough analysis of the banking software market
- Competitor profiling and positioning maps
- Product benchmarking
- Detailed operational and strategic review of the 3 companies to be initiated
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| Analysis of Predictive Markets for Developing Market Intelligence |
Client: US venture capital
Objectives:To research predictive markets as a possible method of developing market intelligence, for which:
- Understanding the different markets worldwide and their methods of wagering
- Exploring specific markets, e.g., European political markets, predictive markets in emerging countries, etc.
- Suggesting potential new markets (new wagers in the market place)
- Detailed analysis of one predictive market: 'Newsfutures'
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| US Government ICT Market Analysis |
Client: Global IT company
Objectives:To research 5 US states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio) to spot ICT sales opportunities for the client. Research has been conducted to:
- Analyze patterns of ICT spending by state governments
- Map industry sectors witnessing the most investment and new initiatives
- Analyze competitors' presence and success rate in the state
- Recommend most attractive opportunities to client in each state
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| Middle East Markets Research |
Client: Leading European luxury car manufacturer
Objectives: Our client wanted to establish a full fledged sales office in the Middle East, for which it wanted to choose the best market from 8 potential markets (UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia)
- We evaluated and ranked each country on 10 criteria - depth and size of market, ownership allowed, rules on joint ventures, rules on profits repatriation, corruption & transparency, taxation, access to duty free zones, FDI investment, preferential trade agreements, and flexibility in deploying human resources.
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| Analysis of Digital Interactive Technology Market |
Client: Leading digital interactive technology outsourcing company
Objectives: Industry assessment and analysis to identify new technology trends and market growth opportunities in the global digital interactive technology space, for which:
- Explore and define contours of the relevant market space
- Value chain mapping
- Identify customer segments and segment demand into these
- Identify and analyze trends impacting future shape of the market
- Key action points and recommendations for the 2005-2010 business plan
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| Asia-Pac Commercial Handset Market Analysis |
Client: Leading mobile handset manufacturer
Objectives: To enable the client on their positioning and product development strategy in the Asia-Pacific commercial handset market, for which:
- We conducted extensive primary research on usage preferences and features desirability of a spectrum of cross-vertical companies across 10 key Asia-Pac markets (Australia, Japan, Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand)
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| European Broadband Quarterly Report |
Client: Leading Internet access equipment manufacturer
Objectives: To produce quarterly intelligence on 12 Western European markets, covering quarterly growth in Internet connections; share of Broadband v/s Narrowband; share of each Internet access technology (cable, DSL, satellite); ISP market share. This report is produced using substantial field research and is used as crucial intelligence by the client for making proactive marketing decisions |
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| Developing E-Business and Compliance Solutions for Healthcare |
Client: Start-up in USA (bay area)
Objectives:To formulate a clear strategy for offering IT solutions for healthcare vertical in USA, for which:
- Scan and search for healthcare software and services vendors
- Industry analysis to identify different types of players and their key interaction points
- Analysis of key challenges faced by CIO of healthcare companies
- Regulatory changes, such as HIPAA, and their impact on IT solutions
- Identification of niche solutions for quick market entry and developing USP
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| Digital Point-of-Sale Systems in Pharmacies |
Client: UK based sales media company
Objectives:
- Analyze the US and UK markets for "Captive Audience Networks" (or digital point-of-sale systems) in pharmacies
- Studied the market for growth projections; supply chain analysis; competitor profiling and analysis
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| Analysis of the European Market for "Rail Wheels" |
Client: UK private equity firm
Objectives:
- Market size and forecast
- Analysis of key countries in terms of "homologation" and certification requirements
- Key trends and indicators
- Leading competitors and market share
- Competitive benchmarking and SWOT analysis
- Key success factors
- Recommendations for client
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| European Money Market Fund |
Client: Stable NAV money market fund
Objectives: Study of UK and international money market funds with a view to identifying potential new market segments. Also studied the client's competing funds to capture details on:
- Size of fund, minimum investment levels, currency classes
- Charging structures, intermediary rebates / commissions
- Dealing / cut off times, settlement times (same day/ T+1/etc)
- Who do they deposit their monies with
- Identify the markets / sectors they promote their products to
- Understanding their marketing approach and materials
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| Suppliers and Supply Markets |
Client: Global financial firm
Objectives:Provide regular ongoing research support to the client's purchase department to help them identify suppliers and supply markets for their various purchase categories and sub-categories. |
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| Financial Institutions - Outsourcing Potential |
Client: Leading investment bank
Objectives:The client wanted us to study the market for financial institutions in the US with a view to identifying the outsourcing potential that exists for their products and services.
- This research combined extensive secondary data with more than a hundred primary interviews
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| Market Sizing and Possibilities for Piping Industry |
Client: Australian manufacturer of piping inserts
Objectives: Client had just launched a new piping insert technology for pressure process piping systems. Infiniti was asked to estimate the worldwide market potential for this technology. Research included:
- Studying these industries: Oil & gas; petrochemical; power generation
- Calculating the number and size of enterprises engaged in each industry in each of 44 countries across all regions
- Conducting over 100 interviews with executives in cross-selection of companies to ascertain the number and size of new projects that would require piping systems
- Translating project information into demand for client's product
- Extrapolating survey information to the country and regional level to arrive at potential opportunity estimates
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| Market Assessment for Special Needs Learning Tools |
Client: Educational software company, Australia
Objectives: Study the market for learning tools for teaching disabled people (dyslexics) to aid company's future strategy. Areas studied included:
- Market segmentation and sizing
- Competitive analysis and market share analysis
- Customer needs analysis
- Market trend analysis and impact on client operations
- Conclusions and strategic recommendations
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| UK Market Sizing & Location Advice for Leisure/Team build center |
Client: US based provider of leisure activities
Objectives: Research on the UK market for team building and leisure. Areas studied included:
- Market size for corporate team building
- Market size for leisure activities (physical pursuits)
- Average price for corporate team building activities prevalent in the market
- What are companies looking for when utilizing corporate team building?
- How much would the general public be willing to pay for visiting a purpose built leisure centre?
- How long (time) would the general public want to spend at such a centre?
- List of major competitors
- Best location for such a leisure centre to maximize awareness
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| Market Research for High Tech PLM Industry |
Client: Leading supplier of product lifecycle management & enterprise content management solutions
Objectives:Study environmental and Regulatory Compliance information for the High Tech PLM industry
- What products do main competitors offer
- Price level of competitors
- 3rd level partners for competitors
- Market leader for environmental and regulatory compliance (ERC)
- ERC market size
- What capabilities do companies expect ERC PLM applications to provide
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