MarketXpander provides Competitive Analysis and Market Research Services to ISVs and SaaS companies to expand their markets in new geographies, assess market potential and grow in current markets.
Research services for Technology companies by MarketXpander - Dec 2011
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Research Services
Supporting technology firms in strategy
development and business planning through
Market Research
www.MarketXpander.com
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How can our research help?
Assess potential of specific market segments
(geographies, new products, industries and other
customer segments) for business expansion
Analyze competition for your current products or new
product launches, or test waters in a specific market
segment
Research and Analyze potential partners in current and
new geographies, or for your new product line.
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MarketXpander Research Services
• Assess the potential of the market
Target Market across different segments
Analysis • Identify the market potential in new
geographies
• Analyze competition for current
products or new product launches
Competitor Analysis
• Test waters in a specific market
segment
• Grow internationally through partner
channels
Partner Research
• Expand your partner network in
current geographies
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Target Market Analysis
How can we help you? What we provide?
Effectively plan your annual • Market Overview
o Market Overview, Structure and
budget on the basis of market Segmentation
data, forecasts and trends of the o High growth sub-markets and the factors
industry responsible for growth
o Markets with high market share
(Identifying the cash cows and their future)
o Leading players and their market share
Identify, quantify and segment o Regional break-up of the market size
your target market o Geographic Analysis
What are the potential markets across
different geographies?
Which are the factors for high market
Detailed market level information share or high growth in a particular
and facts to create insights for geography?
your sales team • Market Dynamics
o Drivers
Identify the key potential o Restraints
segments, industries and o Opportunities
o Challenges
geographies for better o Regulatory Environment
penetration and reach o Best Practices
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Competitor Analysis
How can we help you? What we provide?
• Identification of key competitors across
Identify the competitive o Geographies
landscape across key segments o Product/Service Segments
and sub-segments
• Benchmarking of key competitors across
different areas such as:
o Segments
Identify the best gaps and o Product Portfolio
opportunities in the industry o Financials
o Best Practices across technology, sales and
marketing strategies
o Thought Leadership
Assess your position in the o Geographic Reach and Performance
marketplace within your o Partnerships and Alliances
competitors, based on different • Competitive Landscape
evaluation parameters o Key Players
o Market share
o Market Size and Growth
Detailed competitive information o Average price of products
and facts to create insights and o Recent developments within the market
roadmaps for your sales team
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Partner Research
How can we help you? What we provide?
• Identification of new partners across
Build strong alliances across geographies and product segments
geographies for a wide market
presence and customer reach • Evaluate technology partnerships between
companies
Strengthen your partnership • Track changing global technologies, and
regulations which could have an impact on
strategies for Integrated Product the potential partnership
Offerings
• Account profiling for targeted partners
o Overview
o Business Segment and Structure
Assess your potential partnership o Product Portfolio
with targeted firms o Geographic Operations
o Management
o Financials
o Business Strategies
Discover non-traditional o SWOT Analysis
marketing channels to increase o Potential Strategic Scenarios
o Recent Developments
distribution of software products o Product/Service mapping
to other target markets
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Engagement Steps
Delivering
Need Interim and
Identification Final Outputs
Designing Continuous
Research Feedback on
Framework Outputs
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Problem Detection
Detect Design Deliver Feedback
Understanding specific needs for research services
Understanding the expectations out of the research
Learning about your strategic sales and marketing roadmap
Understanding your sales and marketing strategies to
achieve it
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Designing Research Framework
Detect Design Deliver Feedback
Designing a Research Framework for the identified problem
Test the framework for:
Data Availability
Key Challenges
Time and Cost Estimations
Proposal drafting
Project Approval
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Delivering Interim and Final Outputs
Detect Design Deliver Feedback
Process Definition and implementation roadmap
Create timelines for Interim and Final deliverables
Documentation
• Create detailed execution plan, Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Agreement of client on defined SLA
Research
Status Report (Interim deliverables and weekly calls)
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Continuous Feedback on Outputs
Detect Design Deliver Feedback
Interim feedbacks
Implementation of feedbacks
Ensuring the final output serves client’s need/end purpose
Feedback form to be filled by client
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Why MarketXpander?
Access to paid databases e.g.. Hoovers, Inside View etc.
Our services blend the right strategy, sales talent, process and technology
◦ Strategy = Segmentation + Need Analysis + Messaging + Delivery
◦ Sales Talent = right people + training
◦ Process = well defined process + aligning to specific client needs + governance
◦ Technology = CRM + marketing automation + analytics + automated web research
Expertise in sales and marketing development
Focus on serving ISVs and SaaS companies