Category: Competitor research & analysis

Challenge.  The environmental program of Higher Education Institution lacked a regional organization, standards, and brand presence in the six north Puget Sound counties in which it operated.  Program principals wanted a sustainable business plan that considered various options for organizational structure, program design, branding/marketing strategy, and funding strategy, among other considerations, as well as a…
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Challenge.  The EVP of Strategy & Growth of a mid-sized, national multi-service contractor was interested in performing a competitor analysis in the core four-state region in which his firm primarily operated.  He faced challenges in obtaining accurate, reliable competitor information due to the fact that many of these companies were privately-held, and oftentimes family owned,…
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Challenge.  Entrepreneur Team was considering establishing a national business providing niche advertising services and wanted to better understand the industry and market.  They had a plethora of questions related to such items as key players, potential partners, prospective customers’ buying decisions, products, market pricing, asset management technology, market opportunities, etc.  However, because this was a…
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The Source Bain & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1973 with 48 offices in 31 countries around the world.  The firm’s clients include many of the largest organizations that comprise the Fortune 500 and it boldly claims that its clients out-perform the market (as measured by the S&P 500, a standard…
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