Start from industry structure
Organize product categories, commercial flows, key players, regulations/certifications, and distribution channels first — designed to not over-rely on keyword search.
METHODOLOGY
Structure-first, not search-first
Local industry press, statistics, chamber data — four-language triangulation.
RESEARCH AXIS
We frame questions in 5 themes
We decompose the brief into five themes and lay out the questions for each before searching. Starting from a theme-and-question grid produces fewer blind spots and easier comparisons.
- Market research
- Market definition
- Size
- Growth
- Drivers
- Entry room
- Company research
- Identification
- Business
- Scale
- Sites
- Recent moves
- Competitive analysis
- Scope
- Axis
- Key players
- Channels
- Pricing
- Regulatory research
- Regulator
- Statutes
- Certification
- Import conditions
- Effective dates
- SNS / news monitoring
- Local keywords
- Media
- Competitors
- Topics
- Monthly change
Process in 6 steps
From intake to delivery, 1–4 weeks depending on scope.
01
Brief intake
Purpose, background, existing materials, and internal use case.
02
Map industry structure
Value chain, key players, regulations, distribution structure.
03
Define scope
Items, target countries, sources, deliverable format, priorities.
04
Collect & organize
Verify multi-language sources and structure on the same axis.
05
Analyze & compare
Triangulate sources; separate confirmed facts from assumptions.
06
Deliver report
Report, Excel, source list, and unconfirmed-points list.
Research principles
Match depth to purpose
Adjust granularity to the internal use case — entry decision, sales strategy, competitor grasp, partner shortlisting.
Design sources up front
Statistics, industry bodies, company filings, local media, SNS, regulatory documents — chosen per question.
Translate into decision material
Not just a list of facts — comparison tables, candidate firms, country-by-country differences, and follow-up questions, ready for the next decision step.
Sources we look at
Mostly public information, combined across multiple sources per question. SNS and reviews are treated as leading signals; key facts are cross-checked.
Government statistics, customs, international bodies
National statistics offices, UN Comtrade, World Bank, IMF, etc.
Industry associations, certification, regulators
Trade bodies, certification requirements, regulatory guidelines, official gazettes
Company IR, official sites, registries
Financial filings, press releases, corporate registries, credit information
Trade press, local media, news DBs
Local-language newspapers, trade publications, Factiva, etc.
Exhibitions, hiring, marketplaces
Exhibitor lists, job postings, EC platforms, wholesale sites, distributor portals
SNS, reviews, forums
Facebook, LinkedIn, review sites, local message boards
Treated as leading signals; key facts are cross-checked against other sources.
Common deliverables
Sources, assumptions, and unconfirmed points are always separated. Designed to drop straight into internal reviews and decision memos.
Market overview report
Market size, growth, structure, key players, and entry conditions.
Competitor comparison table
Key firms compared on a common axis — products, channels, prices, strengths.
Company longlist
Basics, business, scale, sites, and verification priority for candidate firms.
Regulatory matrix
Country / product certification requirements, import conditions, effective dates — in a single grid.
Monthly SNS / news summary
Periodic reporting on local-language topics, competitor moves, industry trends.
Unconfirmed-points register
Items not resolved in the research and follow-ups needed, kept separate from confirmed facts.
CONTACT
We help scope your overseas research
We will hear out your target countries, industry, and questions, then share feasibility, approach, and an estimate range.