The need for depth and insight before an important business move.

When our clients want to explore opportunities that lay outside their current operational scope, Market Scan projects help them to take informed decisions and reduce risk.

In a constantly evolving business landscape, organizations need to adapt and change to survive and to thrive. Choosing the right direction is not always easy. It may involve:

• Expansion of geographic footprint
• Widening of the product portfolio to include new categories
• Assessment of new market trends
• Appraisal of competitors and new market entrants
• Or even more radical changes to business operations to meet market needs, e.g. digital transformation demanding moves into online channels, new business models, among others

In order to address these needs or opportunities, a deep understanding of the market dynamics in which the company wants to operate is required.

We combine expert interviews, field insights, market data, strategic hypothesis, and advanced analytics to determine the attractiveness of a market and design possible entry scenarios.

Integration supports companies across industries to identify the best strategy in terms of entering a new market or segment (or not) and defining the best model to do this. In order to achieve this goal, we provide our clients with:

1. UNDERSTANDING of the market in the geography the company is evaluating – through a combination of in-depth interviews with main players in the business ecosystem (clients, suppliers, regulatory agencies and other links), fields assessments to have the realistic view of the business and database / trends-mapping with advanced analytics (Alteryx / Tableau).
2. ANALYSIS of the attractiveness of the market opportunity – considering internal strengths and weaknesses and analyzing the size and concentration of the market, competitors and their positioning, consumer segments and needs, regulatory environment, risks, shifts, and value chain requirements.
3. RECOMMENDATIONS for implementable entry strategy scenarios based on the opportunities and risks presented. Here we also consider and assess possible partners (e.g. distributors and co-packers) and acquisition targets and their capabilities to enable the market entry.

Dependent on the needs of the client, we can then, helpfully, detail the Market Entry Strategy – designing the optimum route-to-market considering partnerships, distribution methods and regions, product positioning, portfolio and activation strategies with an associated roadmap for implementation.

Ability to prioritize business opportunities, make Go/No Go decisions, and conduct informed strategic planning as a result of:

• Ability to size and value market segments according to current and potential category offerings
• Clarity on the competences required to capture market opportunities
• Improved evaluation of risk and opportunity
• Accurate financial models which are finetuned to reflect market realities and drivers (and which can be adjusted based on the changing environment)

Increased likelihood of success in market moves as a result of:

• Identification of the best entry strategies in a new market according to the strategic objectives of the company and expected gains
• Improved connection and relationship with important market players who can facilitate the move
• Identification of synergic categories which can create gains in scale and consequent dilutions in cost.

Our pragmatic hands-on approach ensures a tailored solution which is clear in its recommendations and implementable in its design.

Integration brings a high level of expertise in market scan having worked with multiple multi-million-dollar companies across many geographies. Our proven methodology provides a broad perspective which allows the company to define the best market entry strategy based on a structured modelling of scenarios and an in-depth assessment.

The project is usually delivered in four main steps; whilst the depth of analysis in each step will be adjusted according to the needs of our clients:

We bring both mind and heart, connecting technical knowledge and in-depth analysis, with a commitment to creating tailored solutions that truly reflect our client’s pain points and needs.

Our strength lies in bringing original and perceptive insights – Integration teams don’t work sat in a room, looking at widely available industry reports, but out in the field, interviewing experts, talking to potential partners, and surveying real customers.