Six Best Practices for Developing Expert Surveys

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When you need quantitative insights fast, many firms turn to expert surveys conducted by research services providers. Surveys enable users to reach a large number of experts in a short amount of time. And with multiple data points revealed at once, analysts can obtain statistically significant understandings, pinpointing where experts are in agreement and where […]

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Best Practices in Healthcare Commercial Assessment

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Bill Lief discusses best practices in healthcare commercial assessment with Guidepoint Director of Healthcare Research, Ashlee Dunston. Primary research is an effective tool to determine whether your preliminary hypotheses about a product and market are valid, and to identify important market dynamics that should be considered. – Bill Lief, President, Accelerated Rx Analytics, LLC After […]

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Industrial Distributor: Are You “Following the Money” or Truly Addressing a Need?

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by Chip Schramm, President of Turner Supply Company Industrial distribution is a fragmented, competitive landscape where even the largest national firms only command a single-digit market share. But it’s still a growing industry: most of the big players are seeing increased sales, some even upwards of 10 percent. That’s because opportunities are ripe for creative […]

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Mobile Payments Are on Fire: Who Will Finally Usurp the Payments Market?

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Mobile Payments are On Fire by Eric Grover, principal at Intrepid Ventures After years of hype and disappointment, the mobile payments market — specifically payments initiated from handsets — is heating up. It’s a significant development because mobile phones now expand the point of sale to anywhere and will change how consumers, merchants, and value-add […]

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Most Wanted in America’s Grocery Aisle: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and Taco Pizza?

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A look at the long-term growth trend shaping the future of the U.S. food & beverage industry by Charles Moore, president and owner of Premier Products, Inc., and founder of Buena Foods, Inc.   Question: What is the largest U.S. government-verified, long-term growth trend in the food and beverage industry? Most would guess the continued […]

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Developing a Clear View of an Eyesore Device

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  CLIENT SITUATION A private equity (PE) firm specializing in the healthcare sector was evaluating investing in a company developing a device with the potential to treat glaucoma patients. While the device has a highly specialized use, the analysts at the PE firm hypothesized it had the potential to deliver high returns. Over a period […]

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Minimizing Risks in Direct Lending

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  CLIENT SITUATION A leading asset management firm provides customized financing solutions to middle market companies. As a senior vice president on the asset management firm’s lending team said, “We have limited underwriting bandwidth, and Guidepoint ’s experts flatten out our learning curve.” A sponsor presented a packet of information to the asset management firm about a […]

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Conducting First-Class Due Diligence on Regional Airline

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  CLIENT SITUATION When an asset management firm considered the purchase of a regional airline, a senior analyst at the firm sought expert insights on commuter passenger travel, charter air travel, and cargo operations. The firm needed a deep understanding of the local market and the regional airline’s cooperative arrangements with national carriers. Of specific […]

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