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Anxious how these
                                          will move in the
                                              future …




            Current Business Scenario
180                                                      100%
160                                                      90%
140                                                      80%
                                                         70%
120
100                                      ???             60%
                                                         50%
 80
                                                         40%
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 20                                                      10%
  0                                                      0%
      FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11

        Turnover    Cost as % of Sales   Profit Margin
Wondering how
                                            this could
                                            happen…..




            Future Business Scenario
180                                                      100%
160                                                      90%
140                                                      80%
                                                         70%
120
                                                         60%
100
                                                         50%
 80
                                                         40%
 60                                                      30%
 40                                                      20%
 20                                                      10%
  0                                                      0%
      FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11

        Turnover    Cost as % of Sales   Profit Margin
Welcome to

        AVALON GLOBAL RESEARCH
          An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Organization


  Global Research Powered by Consulting and Technology




Your partners for growth and success !!!
20
     YEARS IN BUSINESS
                                               2500
                                  CUSTOMIZED REPORTS PREPARED EXTENDING
                                            ACROSS INDUSTRIES




       500
    NUMBER OF PROJECTS
                                                   150
                                       YEARS OF SENIOR LEVEL EXPERIENCE
  EXECUTED IN LAST 2 YEARS




         80
 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT OUR
                                                   120
                                        TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED RESEARCH &
   RESEARCH SPANS THROUGH                    CONSULTING EXECUTIVES




          67                                       15
% BUSINESS FROM REPEAT CLIENTS        INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES WE HAVE
                                                 WORKED IN



                             250
               NUMBER OF CLIENTS WE HAVE SERVED GLOBALLY
From data collation to analytics, AGR guides corporations from
  concept validation stage to business expansion and diversification

                                           What do             Industry profiling

                                           we offer ?          ‘Emerging Markets’ track
  Sector Monitoring                                           Market Sizing studies
  Industry / Competition Tracking                             Macro-economic analysis
  Business/Financial Modeling                                 Country Risk assessment
    and support                                                Regulatory analysis and
  ‘Remote Research Assistance’                                  Legal compliance
    services                                                   Target Identification
  Database creation and
    maintenance
  Lead Generation
  Newsletters




                                                               Company screening
                                                               Competitive landscaping
                                                               Detailed company analysis
 Customer Satisfaction
                                                               Sector/Industry - specific
  assessment
                                                                deal tracking
 Structured B2B market           Customer Relationship
                                       Management              Pitch book development
  surveys
                                                               Initial coverage reports
 Channel effectiveness
  analysis
 New Partner Identification &
  Analysis



    Free up your “Intellect” time for critical business decision making activities
AGR’s robust processes ensure overall quality . . . . .

                                              Pre-
                                                          Second
                                           defined
                                                          review by
                              Primary      database
                                                          Domain
                              calls for     sources
                                                          experts
                               cross
                              checks                                   Draft
                  Standard                                               document
                   analysis                                              written
                 templates            Data            Report
                                    Collection        Writing              Initial peer
                Quality                                                       review as
                                       and            Quality                 per
                 team/               Analysis         Control
                Domain                                                        checklist
               experts to
              triangulate                                                     Editorial
              and fill data                      Data                         Checklist
                  gaps                         Security


                      Centralised                                     User rights
                        storage
                                          Back-up     Need based
                                          servers       access



   We are an ISO 9001-200o certified organization
   Avalon has developed a multi-tier delivery framework to ensure seamless transition from client
    acquisition to delivery
   The execution module of the framework is metric driven and customized to suit the specific
    requirements of the project
   Standard Operating Procedures for Quality review and protocol for escalation and
    communication brings in consistency in output while at the same time provides enough room for
    continuous improvement
Some Case Studies

              Remote Research Assistance                                 Global Competition Tracking

    The client was a boutique management consulting            The client , a leading business information services
    company looking to track the Insurance and                 company, approached AGR for a cost effective way to
    Outsourcing industries globally, for supporting            monitor its competitors in the global market space.
    business development efforts and their current             AGR made use of custom developed web-crawlers for
    consulting assignments.                                    extraction of information about these competitors.
    A team of MBAs(Finance) with subject matter                Apart from the company websites of these
    expertise was deployed, with an adequate quality           competitors, crawlers also tracked websites of various
    management system to facilitate smooth flow of             news      agencies,    publications   and    business
    delivery.                                                  journals, both free and subscribed ones.
    The typical market intelligence assignment has now         The above solution has helped the company to closely
    transformed into high end research including business      monitor their competition across various verticals in
    process consulting and advanced data analytics.            depth and stay ahead of its competition by providing
                                                               product and services as per varying business needs.




                    Market Entry - GCC                                       Due Diligence Support


     A ‘BIG4’ Business Advisory firm was advising a leading    The client , a financial services behemoth, had keen
     Asian Non-Banking Financial Institution, for setting up   investment interests in a leading polyester
     an Infrastructure Financing and Leasing business in       manufacturing company having facilities in India and
     GCC.                                                      UAE. The company was contemplating backward
     A detailed assessment of the infrastructure financing     integration project, by setting up a manufacturing unit
     and leasing services market, it’s competitive             for Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) (a key raw material
     environment and a detailed feasibility for market         for their end product) in Latin America.
     entry of this new player, was conducted. This included    A team of research analysts with a mix of commercial
     an exhaustive scan through subscribed Middle East         and technical background was deputed to assess the
     databases and on-on-one interviews with industry          raw material availability, competing technologies and
     participants in select regions.                           the market evaluation of MEG for this study.
     The findings and insights gained from the study           AGR’s insights on several aspects such as commercial
     facilitated formulation of the business plan and          feasibility, alternative technologies and feasibility of
     consequent entry strategy.                                offshoring the MEG production helped it to gauge the
                                                               target company figures with industry benchmarks.


Please write to us on info@avalonglobalresearch.com ©2008,Avalon Global Research. All Rights Reserved. No part of this
document may be copied, altered, reproduced or transmitted without explicit written permission
Advantage AGR


   Carved out from a strategy consulting company, our pedigree

    enables us to offer insights into our research rather than providing

    mere data

   India-based delivery centre and hence offer significant savings

    in research costs

   Flexibility to scale up and downscale offshore team in short lead

    time to meet the peak and troughs in business

   Built in redundancy in skilled resources, infrastructure and

    knowledge retention to ensure business continuity

   Substantial overlap with global work timings
“Our feeling is that the quality and levels of responsiveness have been extremely high. We
spot-checked around one fifth of your findings, and are confident that you have been
thorough and comprehensive in your searches. Your work has saved us a great deal of time.
We are delighted and grateful!”
Research firm in UK



                                               “
                                               .... thank you for doing such a terrific job on
                                               this project. Your team of researchers was
                                               really heads and shoulders above the other
                                               teams we engaged on this project, and I hope
                                               we will be able to work together again in the
                                               future.
                                               A prominent Private Equity firm




 “The final output was the sort of thing we were looking for, and
 given the time frame I am very happy- hopefully our experience
 with this project will lead to more work for you in the future also
 the report has given us a useful overview of sustainable materials
 and sustainable packaging”
 Consulting firm in UK




                               “Would just like to say a big thank you to you and your team
                               for the excellent piece of work you have delivered. I was
                               really impressed with the level of detail you have managed to
                               give me ,which puts me in a better position to negotiate my
                               terms further on”
                               Venture Capitalist Company
AVALON GLOBAL RESEARCH
                        An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Organization


                  Global Research Powered by Consulting and Technology




                                      Sales Offices

                                      Sales Representatives

US Office:                                                        India Office:
11608 Spicewood Pkwy                     Contact :                309, Mhatre Pen Building
Suite 17                    rishikeshd@avalonglobalresearch.com   Senapati Bapat Marg
Austin TX 78750                                                   Dadar (W), Mumbai 400028
USA                                                               India
Tel :+1 512 310 8544      www.avalonglobalresearch.com            Tel : +91 22 66132600

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Avalon Research Profile

  • 1. Anxious how these will move in the future … Current Business Scenario 180 100% 160 90% 140 80% 70% 120 100 ??? 60% 50% 80 40% 60 30% 40 20% 20 10% 0 0% FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Turnover Cost as % of Sales Profit Margin
  • 2. Wondering how this could happen….. Future Business Scenario 180 100% 160 90% 140 80% 70% 120 60% 100 50% 80 40% 60 30% 40 20% 20 10% 0 0% FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Turnover Cost as % of Sales Profit Margin
  • 3. Welcome to AVALON GLOBAL RESEARCH An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Organization Global Research Powered by Consulting and Technology Your partners for growth and success !!!
  • 4. 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS 2500 CUSTOMIZED REPORTS PREPARED EXTENDING ACROSS INDUSTRIES 500 NUMBER OF PROJECTS 150 YEARS OF SENIOR LEVEL EXPERIENCE EXECUTED IN LAST 2 YEARS 80 NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT OUR 120 TEAM OF HIGHLY SKILLED RESEARCH & RESEARCH SPANS THROUGH CONSULTING EXECUTIVES 67 15 % BUSINESS FROM REPEAT CLIENTS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES WE HAVE WORKED IN 250 NUMBER OF CLIENTS WE HAVE SERVED GLOBALLY
  • 5. From data collation to analytics, AGR guides corporations from concept validation stage to business expansion and diversification What do  Industry profiling we offer ?  ‘Emerging Markets’ track  Sector Monitoring  Market Sizing studies  Industry / Competition Tracking  Macro-economic analysis  Business/Financial Modeling  Country Risk assessment and support  Regulatory analysis and  ‘Remote Research Assistance’ Legal compliance services  Target Identification  Database creation and maintenance  Lead Generation  Newsletters  Company screening  Competitive landscaping  Detailed company analysis  Customer Satisfaction  Sector/Industry - specific assessment deal tracking  Structured B2B market Customer Relationship Management  Pitch book development surveys  Initial coverage reports  Channel effectiveness analysis  New Partner Identification & Analysis Free up your “Intellect” time for critical business decision making activities
  • 6. AGR’s robust processes ensure overall quality . . . . . Pre- Second defined review by Primary database Domain calls for sources experts cross checks Draft Standard document analysis written templates Data Report Collection Writing Initial peer Quality review as and Quality per team/ Analysis Control Domain checklist experts to triangulate Editorial and fill data Data Checklist gaps Security Centralised User rights storage Back-up Need based servers access  We are an ISO 9001-200o certified organization  Avalon has developed a multi-tier delivery framework to ensure seamless transition from client acquisition to delivery  The execution module of the framework is metric driven and customized to suit the specific requirements of the project  Standard Operating Procedures for Quality review and protocol for escalation and communication brings in consistency in output while at the same time provides enough room for continuous improvement
  • 7. Some Case Studies Remote Research Assistance Global Competition Tracking The client was a boutique management consulting The client , a leading business information services company looking to track the Insurance and company, approached AGR for a cost effective way to Outsourcing industries globally, for supporting monitor its competitors in the global market space. business development efforts and their current AGR made use of custom developed web-crawlers for consulting assignments. extraction of information about these competitors. A team of MBAs(Finance) with subject matter Apart from the company websites of these expertise was deployed, with an adequate quality competitors, crawlers also tracked websites of various management system to facilitate smooth flow of news agencies, publications and business delivery. journals, both free and subscribed ones. The typical market intelligence assignment has now The above solution has helped the company to closely transformed into high end research including business monitor their competition across various verticals in process consulting and advanced data analytics. depth and stay ahead of its competition by providing product and services as per varying business needs. Market Entry - GCC Due Diligence Support A ‘BIG4’ Business Advisory firm was advising a leading The client , a financial services behemoth, had keen Asian Non-Banking Financial Institution, for setting up investment interests in a leading polyester an Infrastructure Financing and Leasing business in manufacturing company having facilities in India and GCC. UAE. The company was contemplating backward A detailed assessment of the infrastructure financing integration project, by setting up a manufacturing unit and leasing services market, it’s competitive for Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) (a key raw material environment and a detailed feasibility for market for their end product) in Latin America. entry of this new player, was conducted. This included A team of research analysts with a mix of commercial an exhaustive scan through subscribed Middle East and technical background was deputed to assess the databases and on-on-one interviews with industry raw material availability, competing technologies and participants in select regions. the market evaluation of MEG for this study. The findings and insights gained from the study AGR’s insights on several aspects such as commercial facilitated formulation of the business plan and feasibility, alternative technologies and feasibility of consequent entry strategy. offshoring the MEG production helped it to gauge the target company figures with industry benchmarks. Please write to us on info@avalonglobalresearch.com ©2008,Avalon Global Research. All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be copied, altered, reproduced or transmitted without explicit written permission
  • 8. Advantage AGR  Carved out from a strategy consulting company, our pedigree enables us to offer insights into our research rather than providing mere data  India-based delivery centre and hence offer significant savings in research costs  Flexibility to scale up and downscale offshore team in short lead time to meet the peak and troughs in business  Built in redundancy in skilled resources, infrastructure and knowledge retention to ensure business continuity  Substantial overlap with global work timings
  • 9. “Our feeling is that the quality and levels of responsiveness have been extremely high. We spot-checked around one fifth of your findings, and are confident that you have been thorough and comprehensive in your searches. Your work has saved us a great deal of time. We are delighted and grateful!” Research firm in UK “ .... thank you for doing such a terrific job on this project. Your team of researchers was really heads and shoulders above the other teams we engaged on this project, and I hope we will be able to work together again in the future. A prominent Private Equity firm “The final output was the sort of thing we were looking for, and given the time frame I am very happy- hopefully our experience with this project will lead to more work for you in the future also the report has given us a useful overview of sustainable materials and sustainable packaging” Consulting firm in UK “Would just like to say a big thank you to you and your team for the excellent piece of work you have delivered. I was really impressed with the level of detail you have managed to give me ,which puts me in a better position to negotiate my terms further on” Venture Capitalist Company
  • 10. AVALON GLOBAL RESEARCH An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Organization Global Research Powered by Consulting and Technology Sales Offices Sales Representatives US Office: India Office: 11608 Spicewood Pkwy Contact : 309, Mhatre Pen Building Suite 17 rishikeshd@avalonglobalresearch.com Senapati Bapat Marg Austin TX 78750 Dadar (W), Mumbai 400028 USA India Tel :+1 512 310 8544 www.avalonglobalresearch.com Tel : +91 22 66132600