Opportunity assessment study of the museum sector in China

Evaluated the opportunities in China's museum sector for architects, designers, museum consultants and other specialist providers. The report estimated the market size, analysed by type of museum, location, size and ownership - backed by primary interviews with museum officials, consultants and government officials in China

Opportunity assessment for marketing services in the US

A US-based marketing services provider wanted to establish the robustness of their offshoring-driven business model for a potential investor. The report included market size, funding patterns, competitor profiles, outsourcing trends and viability analysis.

Employer response to work-site marketing for a global insurance major

A new entrant in India's insurance sector wanted to assess the response of large companies to allow insurance sales at the work place. HR heads from >200 companies were interviewed to determine the kind of support that companies would offer (unlimited access to employees, meeting rooms, special seminars, payroll deduction, etc).

Opportunity assessment of the investment management market in India

The client was looking to launch investment management products in India. The first phase of the study detailed the players in the Indian market, government regulations, and investment and savings habits of consumers. The second phase involved providing an analysis of the mutual fund distribution market in India.

Asia-Pacific consulting marketplace

White label report for a leading research publisher on the Asia-Pacific consulting market. The report provided an analysis of the trends shaping the Asia-Pacific consulting market; key drivers/inhibitors of consulting spend by clients; market size/growth by country, etc. Over a hundred senior consultants were interviewed across the region.

Opportunity Assessment for orthopaedic implants & prosthetics

A French manufacturer of orthopaedic implants/prosthetics wanted to assess the Indian market, with a focus on hip, knee and traumatology segments. Apart from analysis on market size & structure, value chain analysis, pricing, competing local products, growth prospects, regulation; we analyzed buyer decision making across types of hospitals

Due diligence on Indian hedge fund companies

The client, an international investment manager wanted to invest in several India-based hedge funds, and required due diligence on these managers. Checks involved, among others, conducting anonymous site visits to double check location and business credentials, and photographs were sent as evidence.

Usage patterns of an online information database

A global publishing company, offering an online information database, wanted to understand the usage patterns of its subscribers so it could help improve the user experience. The project involved identifying subscribers with unusual patterns in usage, and determining the trends that indicated possible reasons for the variance. This required building statistical models to analyse the trends.

Concept evaluation for a global wealth manger

A wealth manager wanted to assess the willingness of high net worth individuals in Asia to buy wealth management products distributed via mobile devices/smart phones. In-depth interviews were conducted with HNIs, ensuring that the selected sample had adequate representation across occupational status and major life stages.

Competitive Intelligence on the Indian subsidiary of a multinational IT giant

The competitive intelligence research provided revenue breakdown by product, vertical and region. In the absence of published data, various stakeholders were interviewed to investigate the sales structure, hierarchy, and targets by region. Both top-down and bottoms-up analyses were done to validate and triangulate data.