Market Analysis
Market Size Studies
Segmentation and Positioning Studies
Regional & Global Market Growth & Forecast Studies
Competitive Intelligence Studies
Strategic Options Evaluations
Examples:
Multinational Gear Manufacturer.
For an automotive OEM, Jacoby’s staff quantified the market size of 12 technical end-user and wholesale markets for automotive and industrial gears. The team provided market sizes, profit margins, demand forecasts, competitive analysis, gap analysis, and strategy recommendations. The team was headed by an industrial gear expert, and included economists and strategy consultants. The project was executed in North America and Europe, both remotely and onsite.
Contract Manufacturer.
For a contract fabricator and manufacturer, Jacoby’s team developed country-specific market sizes for 10 industrial markets, and delivered a competitive assessment of each market in each country, including market shares, competitive strengths and weaknesses of the existing players, potential entrants, and a Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis of the client’s positioning. By applying criteria, weightings, decision analysis tools, and financial analysis of the capital and operating costs in each market and segment, we helped the client set a firm strategy for growth.
EPC Firm.
For an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) firm, Jacoby and his team developed a market segmentation and positioning analysis that allowed the client to define a pathway to entering a new market with its existing services. In addition to defining markets, the consulting team held focus groups with potential partners to ascertain their interest and fit with the client’s services.
