Are you developing new products or looking to grow? Our free research service offers high-quality information for Scottish companies. From the latest domestic and international market intelligence to in-depth company information, we'll supply the insights you need within five days.
To keep up with today's rapidly changing business landscape, you need up-to-date, relevant information on evolving markets.
Our free market research service uses the latest forecasts to provide vital insights into domestic and international markets.
We offer company reports, competitor insights, and breakdowns of industry trends and forecasts, consumer demographics, and supply chain mapping.
As markets and consumer behaviour changes quickly, it’s important to be ahead of the game. Our reports, data, and analyses can help inform your decision making.
How our free market research service can help you
We curate relevant, tailored extracts from a range of commercial databases (in line with our licence agreements) across areas such as:
We can help you get ahead of your competition by providing information about their:
Market share
Previous year’s turnover
Customers' opinions
Recently launched products
We can also help you become more competitive by providing tailored insight into other aspects of your market, like:
Competitor market segments
Individual companies
Financial and credit reports
Market and news analysis
Get off-the-shelf market research reports on hundreds of industries, with information on:
Market size and forecasts
Segmentation
Growth potential
Competitive landscape
Drivers, challenges, and trends
Key social, economic, political, and technological factors
We can also send you the latest research on growth opportunities and reports on the impacts of market-shifting events across the globe.
We can provide lists of companies by location, size, and industry, to help you identify potential customers, buyers, competitors, partners, or investors.
We can also send you in-depth company profiles, including financial information for due diligence checks, as well as generic contact information to make that important first connection.
Understanding and predicting customer behaviour has never been more important. We can send you the latest insights on ever-changing consumer preferences and behaviours, including:
How, when, and where they buy
Branding and customer loyalty
Effective promotion methods
Pricing data
If your supply chain has been affected by recent global events, our specialist supplier databases can help you find local suppliers by industry, size, and location, including:
Manufacturers
Distributors
Service providers
Our supply chain mapping can also help you determine if finding more local suppliers is right for your business. This means more opportunities for Scottish manufacturers and potentially a greener, more sustainable economy.
Our research services extend beyond competitor and market intelligence. For example, we can also help you:
Source suppliers and check their credit rating
Benchmark salaries
Source commercial property
Please note that as a publicly funded agency, we operate a 'fair usage' policy. This means that we can provide a small number of credit reports, but not on an ongoing or routine basis.
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