Our Industrial Practice
Our proven strategic research processes and planning models have been instrumental in our clients” pursuit of advanced performance and profitable growth. Our clients are the leading diversified industrial companies serving global markets.
For more than four decades, we have helped our clients navigate through and succeed in challenging market conditions as industrial manufacturing moves abroad, domestic automation expands and demand for ever-improving quality at lower costs intensifies.
Who we work with
- Machinery and equipment manufacturers
- Machinery and equipment distributors
- Technology and product developers
- Tools, component parts and system suppliers
Industry Segments
- Fittings and pumps
- HVAC equipment
- Industrial automation
- Industrial equipment
- Manufacturing process control
- Material handling
- Motors and drives
- Piping and tubing
- Rental houses and equipment
- Safety and security
- Specialty supply house
- Tools & hardware
What We Provide
- Strategy consulting: development, deployment and measurement
- Market size and segmentation
- Growth forecasting and modeling
- Competitive intelligence and benchmarking
- Distribution audits and new routes to market
- Technology testing, feasibility and launch assistance
- New product innovation support
- Price optimization strategies
- Purchase process and decision making through the channel
- Voice of the customer
- Sales and lead generation
- Brand positioning and integrated marketing communications
- Augment your internal capabilities with Ducker functional experts
- Merger and acquisition search and transaction support
Why Ducker
Globalization brings opportunities for our clients and Ducker Worldwide has helped many companies define the optimal product and service mix required to succeed in international markets. In addition, we help clients determine the best routes to market and key segments to target to secure market position and gain share. Clients are able to leverage Ducker Worldwide's vast experience in all major regions of the world and in a wide range of industries.
Ducker Worldwide offers a variety of services for clients in industrial markets. Sound market intelligence is always the starting point as reliable information rarely exists due to the complex nature of these highly technical markets; however, this is central to Ducker Worldwide's strategic value. Our experienced team applies rigorous investigative techniques and critical thinking to help understand complex markets. Intelligence leads to opportunity and Ducker Worldwide provides strategic market consulting to help clients capitalize on these opportunities.
Benefits You Realize
- Fact-based market strategy which deepens customer loyalty, drives revenue gains, expands profitability and creates value for your share holders
- Organizational alignment on enterprise and/or business unit strategies, performance goals and objectives
- Identification and evaluation of merger and acquisition opportunities
- Understanding of optimal market and segment opportunities considering shifting industry dynamics
- Your competitive advantages relative to competition as well as deficiencies requiring improvement
- Optimal route to market and value chain assessment to drive improved profitability
- Fact-based market assessment of new products and technologies at each stage of development plus, optimal pricing strategies for product launch
- Increased appreciation of customer buying behavior and purchase drivers resulting in customer-centric product, service and sales strategies
- Marketing communications message and program creation providing increased sales and lead generation
- Insight into your brand health plus, brand architecture and positioning which resonates with the market place
- Efficiently achieve short term operational goals and long-term growth initiatives through Ducker’s extended enterprise services