DataNext Research

Custom research

Research built to the exact shape of your decision

Pick the market, the lenses and the geography. The scope, effort and timeline update as you go — and become the brief we scope with you within 48 hours.

Scoping call
48 h
Typical delivery
3–8 wk
Post-delivery support
6 mo

Research lenses — combine any

Geographic scope

Live scope estimate
3 LENSES · 2 REGIONS
Timeline
6 wk
Interviews
35+
Data tables
40
TIMELINE BY PHASEWK 0 → 6
Scoping & design 0.7wSecondary research 1.2wPrimary interviews 1.8wModelling & triangulation 1.4wSynthesis & delivery 0.9w
DELIVERABLES IN THIS SCOPE
  • ✓Executive summary deck
  • ✓Segment × country × year data tables
  • ✓Value-chain map with margin pools
  • ✓Competitor profiles, share & positioning
  • ✓Analyst briefing & 6-month support
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What we answer

Decision questions and the lenses that answer them

Primary lens Supporting· click a card to load its lenses into the scope

How it runs

A six-week engagement, week by week

Phase · checkpointWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6
Scoping & hypothesesKick-off · scope sign-off
Secondary researchSource register shared
Primary interviewsInterim readout
Modelling & triangulationModel walkthrough
Synthesis & recommendationsDraft review
Delivery & briefingFinal presentation
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Evidence base

Where a typical estimate comes from

  • Primary interviews
    operators, vendors, buyers, regulators
    40%
  • Company disclosures
    filings, capacity announcements, pricing
    25%
  • Trade & customs data
    shipments, installations, tenders
    20%
  • Policy & standards
    targets, mandates, incentives
    15%

Triangulation — every number is reconciled three ways

$5.8B$6.0B$6.2B$6.4B
Bottom-up (units × price) $6.31B
Top-down (parent-market share) $6.02B
Supply-side (vendor revenue) $6.24B
Reconciled estimate $6.19B, published with stated variance±4.2%

What clients did with it

Four engagement shapes, by the numbers

Market entryIndustrial OEM · Europe

Which Asia-Pacific markets for industrial heat pumps to enter first

Weeks
6
Interviews
42
Countries
8
Lenses used
SizingPolicyCompetition

Decision: Sequenced entry Japan → South Korea; deferred India by 18 months.

Technology betData-center operator · APAC

Liquid-to-liquid vs liquid-to-air cooling across a 5-site build programme

Weeks
4
Interviews
28
Scenarios
3
Lenses used
TechnologySizingImpact

Decision: Standardised on 1 MW+ liquid-to-liquid; retrofit sites on liquid-to-air.

Product launch · GTMPackaging manufacturer · North America

Launch strategy for a compostable barrier-coating line

Weeks
5
VoC interviews
60
Segments
6
Lenses used
Voice of CustomerGTMPricing

Decision: Led with food-service converters; repositioned from 'green' to shelf-life; price point set 12% above plan.

Due diligencePrivate equity · North America

Commercial due diligence on a battery-recycling target

Weeks
3
Interviews
35
Tables
60
Lenses used
SizingValue chainCompetition

Decision: Market validated at 70% of pitch estimate; bid re-priced accordingly.

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SCOPE SUMMARYDRAFT
Lenses
Market sizing & forecast · Value-chain mapping · Competitive intelligence
Regions
Europe · Asia-Pacific
Timeline
6 wk
Interviews
35+
Tables
40
01Scoping call within 48 hours; fixed-fee proposal within five working days.
02Mutual NDA available before any detail is shared.
Your lens and region selections are attached automatically.