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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

Running Stakeholder Intelligence Across a PE Portfolio: A Working Guide

This guide explains how private equity firms can build a repeatable stakeholder intelligence function across portfolio companies, covering customers, employees, regulators and partners. After reading, you will know how to design, sequence and act on portfolio-wide intelligence that supports value creation and protects downside.

InvestmentInvestorsCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Market Entry, Launches & Investment

Go-to-Market Research in Financial Services: What Actually Works

A working guide to designing and running go-to-market research in regulated financial services, covering buyer access, evidence quality, and the judgement calls that determine whether findings hold up. After reading, you will know how to scope the research, who to speak to, and how to translate findings into a GTM plan your board will back.

Market entryProduct launchCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

How to Manage Stakeholder Risk in an Acquisition: A Working Guide

A practical guide to identifying, sequencing and managing stakeholder risk through the lifecycle of an acquisition. After reading, you will know which stakeholders can derail the deal, when to engage each one, and how to spot the warning signs that value is leaking before close or during integration.

AcquisitionCustomersRegulators
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Intelligence

Reading Customer Sentiment After an Acquisition: A Field Guide

This guide sets out how to assess customer sentiment in the months following an acquisition, using structured interviews, behavioural signals, and segmentation. After reading, you will know what to measure, who to talk to, and how to turn findings into decisions the integration team can act on.

AcquisitionCustomersStakeholder blind spots
4 min readRead guide →
Market Entry, Launches & Investment

Testing a Value Proposition With Senior Buyers: A Working Guide

A practical guide to pressure-testing a value proposition with senior decision-makers in financial services before committing budget, headcount or go-to-market plans. After reading, you will know how to design the test, choose the right interlocutors, and interpret what you hear without fooling yourself.

Product launchPricing changeCustomers
4 min readRead guide →
Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

Why Enterprise Deals Stall After Positive Buyer Feedback: A Working Guide

This guide explains the real reasons enterprise deals go quiet after buyers signal strong interest, and the specific signals that reveal what is actually happening inside the account. After reading, you will know how to diagnose the stall, who to re-engage, and what to change in your next complex pursuit.

Institutional clientsVeto playersHidden opposition
4 min readRead guide →