Case Studies

Market Research and Analysis

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Aerospace & Defense
Security and detection services company working with armed forces abroad needed a feasibility study and market entry strategy for the US commercial market

Client description:

US security/detection company

Challenge: 

Client company formed out of the need for contracted security & detection teams to support US military and government efforts overseas. The client desired to explore entering the US domestic market as a new opportunity. Project required a go/no-go feasibility assessment, market sizing, market attractiveness rankings and recommendations for market entry.

Methodologies: 

In addition to a market sizing model, we delivered a detailed secondary research on the US market, we conducted a quantitative survey, ethnographic site visits, and qualitative IDIs with thought leaders, decision-makers, and competitors.

The result: 

We provided the client with a market attractiveness model including an estimate of the “addressable,” “viable,” and “winnable” market in the US, an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape of the market, identification of market entry barriers and recommendations on market opportunities. From this, the client was able to formulate a Go to market strategy to overcome the barriers to market entry and concentrate resources on the opportunities we uncovered in our research.

Geographic scope

US

Industries involved 

Data Centers, Aerospace & Defense, Education, Financial / Insurance Services, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Hospitality, Logistics, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Security & Detection, Transportation

Services applied 

Competitive Intelligence, Market Segmentation

Methodologies 

Data Analytics, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research

Practice area

Market Research and Analysis

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