Merit has a proven ability to reduce costs and improve research quality in information business who specialise in and focus on niche industries or activities.
Despite the fact that the research and back office work undertaken can be very specific and specialised, (and staffed by professionals who have worked in that domain for several years), Merit has been able to engage with many companies and deliver aspects of their research and data collection, at a greatly reduced cost and to a higher standard of quality.
We find that in many specialised businesses, there are often basic elements of data collection and analysis which can be easy to manage externally or indeed with new staff.
This can liberate existing staff to focus their experience and expertise on the higher value added elements of the service provision and can enable client to consider new products and serve new markets.
The more elementary research work generally provides a foundation on which we can work with the client to build towards delivering the more nuanced and sophisticated research at the reduced cost.
So far, Merit has undertaken in-depth and niche research in the following areas demonstrating a general ability to work with specialists from across a diverse set of industries.
Despite the fact that the research and back office work undertaken can be very specific and specialised, (and staffed by professionals who have worked in that domain for several years), Merit has been able to engage with many companies and deliver aspects of their research and data collection, at a greatly reduced cost and to a higher standard of quality.
We find that in many specialised businesses, there are often basic elements of data collection and analysis which can be easy to manage externally or indeed with new staff.
This can liberate existing staff to focus their experience and expertise on the higher value added elements of the service provision and can enable client to consider new products and serve new markets.
The more elementary research work generally provides a foundation on which we can work with the client to build towards delivering the more nuanced and sophisticated research at the reduced cost.
So far, Merit has undertaken in-depth and niche research in the following areas demonstrating a general ability to work with specialists from across a diverse set of industries.
Automotive We help track the features, pricing and technical specification detail on every model of automobile sold in the UK. We manage data from a large range of manufacturers processing over 20,000 updates each week across over 6,000 car models.
Construction: We track all public domain planning application details on construction projects across the UK. In addition to collecting basic site and construction particulars, we also undertake extensive web and telephone based interviews on large commercial developments.
Maritime: We track and report maritime incidents or casualities that occur across the globe to clients that comprise of vessel owners, operators, vessel repair and maintenance companie, maritime consultants and legal entities.
Media: We research all major media outlets across the UK detailing viewer, listener and circulation details as well as tracking the main correspondent, production and research executives
working in this area.
Emerging Markets: We research senior executives and basic company profiles on thousands of medium and large companies across Asia, Africa and South America reducing the management overhead and the overall cost by 30-40%.
