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Energy / Renewable / Alternative
Leading industrial lubricant manufacturer wanted a Go to market strategy and sales force segmentation plan for five target industry sectors in which they had very little penetration

Client description:

A lubricant division of a global integrated oil company

Challenge: 

This leading industrial lubricants manufacturer wanted to target 5 sectors in which it had very little penetration and develop a Go to market strategy and sales force segmentation plan.

Methodologies: 

A combination of face-to-face and telephonic qualitative IDIs with end-users in all sectors, plus interviews with competitors’ sales and distribution representatives. We performed analysis against a market attractiveness model and facilitated a strategic planning session with the client’s sales and marketing team.

The result: 

A decision to focus on only 3 of the 5 sectors, a high level Go to market strategy for these three sectors, and a sales force segmentation plan. The company was able to significantly increase its market share in the target sectors over the next 24 months.

Geographic scope

US

Industries involved 

Energy / Renewable / Alternative, Metals / Fabrication / Welding, Mining, Oil & Gas

Services applied 

Competitive Intelligence, Go to Market Strategy, Market Opportunity Study, Market Segmentation

Methodologies 

Advisory, Data Analytics, Qualitative Research

Practice area

Market Research and Analysis

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