Articles filed underMarket research belgium
Stop asking a NDA when asking an offer for a market research
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
We have recently a series of inquiries for market research assignments in Belgium where prospects asked for DNA to be signed before the first meeting. Here is why it makes no sense and why we’ll always refuse to do it.…
Market research : organic food « baskets »
In 2009 we analyzed the market (link in French) of organic fruits and vegetables baskets in Belgium . We anticipated that some of the players on the market would soon die. What did actually happen ? Consolidation happened In 2009 the…
Which perspectives for firms’ bankruptcies in 2014
More than 11000 firms went bankrupt in Belgium in 2013. Will 2014 be as bad as 2013 ? Bankruptcies all-time high in Belgium 11052 bankruptcies and 27912 jobs lost: those are the sad figures of bankruptcies in Belgium for the…
24/05/2008 – 10/01/2014 : almost 6 years of blogging already
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
As most of you noticed we launched a new version of the blog just before Christmas. It’s now the third version in 6 years. The story of this blog on marketing started on May 24th 2008 as a blogspot presence…
Looking back at one year of blogging
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Back in 2012 (on Dec 31st to be precise) I drew the conclusions of the past year and took some decisions related to the future of this blog. My commitments revolved around 3 axis : More structure in our blog…
How to: define your pricing
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
A question that comes always back from our clients is how to set up the prices of their products (this is less relevant for services). What I'm really astonished about is how some entrepreneurs go candidly about defining their sales…
No market research for Subway stores
By Pierre-Nicolas Schwab •
Unbelievable but true. Subway offers no help to its franchisees and in particular give them no hint as to where to set up their store. Subway even declares they have no idea as far as the best locations for a…
The criteria used by banks to give or refuse loans to entrepreneurs
Crowdfunding: the consequence of banks not financing startups
Lessons learned on starting up a new store
Have customers become unsatisfied about low-cost services and products?
Moving a shop to another location also requires market research
