Our services
Want to make sure your customers get the best experience you could offer? Want to have a full complete view of your customers? We are here to help you to:
Grow and expand your home market
Grow your existing international markets
Venture into new markets
How we can help
‘Fit-for-market’ product and service expert review
Find out if your products and services fit for the markets you are in or going into, and what you can improve.
Review and assessment based on our very own Three Levels of Culturalisation model
We have researchers in each market to help inform the review, working together with our global team to give a holistic representation/understanding of the market
Output includes tangible recommendations which you could act on and execute (in 20-30 slides PDF format)
Data and insight (International plan review)
To make good use of the knowledge you have about your global markets and audiences, and we will also add more for you.
Phase 1
We parse and categorise the data/insights you have from different sources in different formats (either on a specific market or region) into:
Facts | Strong hypotheses | Weak hypotheses (Gaps) | Unknowns (Opportunities)
Using our unique framework to identify areas which could influence your customers’ needs, behaviours and attitudes that you might not think of. We then match them against the data/insights you currently hold
This could be on a specific topic such as the travel behaviours in a region, the payment scene in a country or a phenomenon you observed in a country.
Phase 2
With the Phase 1 output, we set out well-grounded next steps for you, whether to validate hypotheses, fill in the knowledge gaps or to have a plan to be actioned immediately and on a long-term basis
Output includes having a solid, executable plan to allocate efforts and budgets for each market to lead to the increase of KPIs and conversions
On-site exploration & immersion
To understand X in country Y to define strategy Z (product, design, marketing, growth, business proposition, monetisation/payment method).
Full access to your local customers for input
With trusted researchers on the ground to support while having a global perspective
You work with researchers with experience in doing similar research in more than 38 countries
We look for insights from different angles which you might not directly, commonly associate with your customers’ behaviours, needs and attitudes or to your service
We provide actionable recommendations that match your business offerings, model and organisation structure (so that different teams could work towards the same goals)
Ongoing support and consultancy
To be well-prepared for new markets launches or be better in managing and growing your international markets.
Preparation for new markets launches You plan to go into more market(s). It might not be now, but sometimes down the line. We help you to plan ahead and be fully prepared.
Being better in managing and growing your international markets We will be your sounding board and expert to ensure you offer the experience your local audiences are after
We come in with a new perspective and look into the underlying issues and opportunities you have, either for individual market or region
We roll our sleeves up where necessary to help you resolve and deliver
On-going support. Available for you whenever and wherever needed
If you design or publish games, we can help you to know more about your players in specific markets and how best to connect with them.
Games culturalisation
Cultural review & expert input
Review based on our very own Three Levels of Culturalisation model
Researchers in each market to help inform the review, working with our global team to give a holistic representation of the market
Output includes tangible recommendations (in 20-30 slides PDF format)
Best conducted during: Vertical slice
International player research
Full access to local players for input
We do not just observe how people play, we look into their context and the overall cultural ecosystem of a country as to how they influence the players' mentality, behaviours and motivations
Best conducted during: Alpha or beta or pre-production
New to a country like China, Japan or Germany? We give presentations and run exclusive workshops to senior stakeholders and teams - what you need to know about the country before a business visit and meeting.
Ask us: How we prepared Clarks senior management for their Asia business trips through an introduction workshop
Designing for different markets? We can create a bespoke Global Guide for your chosen markets, whether it’s a design specific guide (e.g numerical and address formats, fonts) or one that also includes important facts, insights of a specific country. We will tailor the details which are relevant to your product and industry. You can use the guide for design localisation, as well as to inform your product, marketing, operation and business strategy.
Contact us for an example of a Global Design Guide.