Stage 01
Market and Brand Diagnostic
Clarify what you sell to whom, why and through which channel.
Many companies know their product down to the last detail. But they often don't know which market will bring the most growth next. Without that answer, every further expense remains a risk.
- Kick-off conversation and an in-depth interview with the owner
- Analysis of the product portfolio
- Philosophy, origin, and strengths of the brand
- Analysis of the category, competitors, and reference points
- Segmentation of the B2B/B2C potential
- Buying occasions and customer jobs, purchase criteria, and typical objections
- Review of advertising claims: what can be said, and what needs evidence?
- Price range and the reasoning behind the positioning
- One clear market focus with a recommendation for market entry
- 90-day action plan
- Which customer group has the strongest realistic need?
- Why do your current customers buy, and what holds others back?
- Which statements about the product can be proven, which need evidence?
- In what price range can your offer hold its own?
Scope and limits of this stage
- What you contribute
- Time for an in-depth conversation (owner or management)
- Openly shared figures: prices, costs, current sales channels
- Existing materials, even unfinished ones
- What exists at the end
- A written market focus with assumptions, priorities and a 90-day plan. All further spending builds on it.
- Not included by default
- Primary market research with paid panels or test purchases. How deep the research goes depends on the agreed scope
- Legal or tax assessment of advertising claims and prices

