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Ball & Roller Bearing
Spherical roller bearing manufacturer needed help identifying and sizing the market opportunity in the pulp & paper Industry in order to make decisions about future investments and develop a Go to market strategy

Client description:

A global roller bearing manufacturer

Challenge: 

Global roller bearing manufacturer needed to identify and size up the opportunity for spherical roller bearings in the pulp & paper industry in order to make a decision about the investment of resources into this sector. They also required customer insights and competitive intelligence to develop a Go to market strategy. Finally, they charged Geo Strategy Partner with identifying suitable acquisition partners that could accelerate their market penetration.

Methodologies: 

Over 300 qualitative interviews with customers, lost customers, potential customers, competitors, MRO providers, and supply chain partners, ethnographic visits, and extensive secondary research and market modeling.

The result: 

Our comprehensive market report included recommendations for a Go to market strategy, a profile of ancillary businesses that could be acquired, a proprietary market sizing model, a database of target customers, a summary of unmet needs, and a comprehensive competitive analysis. The client made the decision to invest the necessary resources into this market sector, followed through on some of our acquisition recommendations, and developed a value-based marketing and pricing model for predictive maintenance built on customer insights.

Geographic scope

Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Industries involved 

Ball & Roller Bearing, Metals / Fabrication / Welding, Pulp & Paper, Repair & Maintenance Services

Services applied 

Acquisition Market Diligence, Go to Market Strategy, Industry Analysis, Market Opportunity Study

Methodologies 

Advisory, Qualitative Research

Practice area

Market Research and Analysis

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