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Do you know what customers actually think, or what internal teams believe they think?

Get an independent, current read on customer and stakeholder sentiment behind a commercial decision, so pricing, proposition and positioning choices rest on evidence rather than internal consensus.

What this looks like

Pricing changeCustomer propositionCommercial strategyChannel or partner change

Examples of who brings us in

  • A commercial team considering a pricing change, uncertain whether the logic will hold once it reaches customers and channel partners.
  • Marketing leadership wanting to test a new proposition with real customers before launch, not just internal stakeholders.
  • A leadership team wanting to know whether apparent customer support for a change is genuine or simply unchallenged.

Relevant guides

Stakeholder Intelligence

How to Identify Customer Churn Risk Through Senior Stakeholder Interviews

A practical guide to using structured interviews with senior client stakeholders to detect churn risk before it shows up in revenue data. Readers will learn how to select the right interviewees, what to ask, and how to interpret signals that indicate a relationship is quietly deteriorating.

CustomersInstitutional clientsHidden opposition
4 min readRead guide →
Market Entry, Launches & Investment

Market Entry Intelligence for Regulated Industries: A Practical Guide

This guide explains how to gather and structure the intelligence you need before entering a regulated market, covering regulators, incumbents, distribution, and customer sentiment. After reading, you will know what to investigate, in what order, and how to convert findings into a defensible entry plan.

Market entryRegulatorsCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Strategic Decisions

How to Test Customer Reaction Before Changing a Product, Service or Pricing Model

A practical guide to pressure-testing customer response before you change a product, service or pricing model in a regulated business. Readers will finish with a clear method for designing tests that produce reliable signals, protect the customer relationship, and stand up to internal and regulatory scrutiny.

Pricing changeProduct developmentCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Intelligence

How to Assess Post-Acquisition Customer Sentiment: A Practical Guide

A practical guide for senior leaders on measuring what acquired customers actually think, feel and plan to do after a deal closes. After reading, you will know how to structure the listening programme, sequence the work, and translate signal into decisions that protect revenue and franchise value.

AcquisitionCustomersDistributors
4 min readRead guide →
Regulation & Regulatory Change

How to Prepare a Regulatory Filing with Stakeholder Risk Assessment

A practical guide to preparing a regulatory filing that includes a credible stakeholder risk assessment, from evidence gathering through submission. Readers will finish with a clear method for sequencing the work, testing assumptions, and demonstrating genuine compliance to regulators.

Regulatory submissionRegulatorsCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Intelligence

How to Assess Customer Sentiment After an Acquisition

A practical guide for senior leaders on measuring what acquired customers actually think, feel, and plan to do after a deal closes. Readers will learn how to build a sentiment picture that informs retention, integration sequencing, and board reporting.

AcquisitionCustomersStakeholder blind spots
4 min readRead guide →