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Aerospace & Defense
PPE manufacturer needed to gain a baseline understanding of the TIG and MIG welding marketplace in the aerospace and automotive industries in order to assess opportunities for market entry

Client description:

Global glove manufacturer

Challenge: 

Glove manufacturer needed to gain a baseline understanding of the marketplace in order to determine unmet needs and identify opportunities for and barriers to market entry.

Methodologies: 

We conducted 6 focus groups (in Wichita, KS and Detroit, MI) with end-users and gatekeepers from automotive and aerospace companies. During these focus groups, we not only covered unmet needs, but also explored competitor gloves and introduced a new glove concept from the client.

The result: 

The client gained a deep understanding of the welding space in the aerospace and automobile manufacturing industries—with knowledge of glove usage/habits, unmet needs, purchase decision drivers, competitor glove benchmarking and feedback on their new glove concept. From this, the client was able to refine their new glove concept and marketing approach to more effectively define their value position and differentiation from the competition.

Geographic scope

US

Industries involved 

Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Metals / Fabrication / Welding, Personal Protective Equipment

Services applied 

Competitive Intelligence, Voice of the Customer

Methodologies 

Qualitative Research

Practice area

Market Research and Analysis

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