CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Steering Your Consumer Products Business to Unrivalled Market Dominance

Consumer Products

Extensive Expertise & Insights in the Consumer Products Sector

Leveraging over three decades of unparalleled proficiency in consumer goods consulting, Technopak has emerged as a vanguard in consumer packaged goods consulting, guiding consumer packaged goods companies through the intricate tapestry of India’s diverse market. Our consumer goods product development consulting is tailored to navigate the complexities of FMCG, consumer durables, fashion, and lifestyle sectors, ensuring your brand not only meets but exceeds consumer expectations. With a keen eye on the pulse of digital transformation and omni-channel strategies, we empower market leaders and innovative start-ups alike to seize the myriad of opportunities within the dynamic consumer products landscape.

KEY SERVICE AREAS

MARKET ASSESSMENT & GTM

Assisting companies assess the market opportunity and develop new or re-align Go-to-Market strategies for their products, including:

  • Market entry strategy
  • Market sizing and segmentation
  • Sales growth levers
  • Channel mix assessment and optimization
  • Price positioning
  • Gross margin mapping and improvement
  • Marketing and brand positioning
  • Make or buy/manufacturing and sourcing
CUSTOMER INSIGHTS

Applying holistic consumer and customer understanding to offer implementable business solutions.

  • Cognitive AI led research
  • Shopper insights
  • Trends insights
  • Design and innovation insights
  • Marketing communications
  • Advertising and promotions effectiveness
DIGITAL ADOPTION/ D2C

Navigate the digital landscape to appreciate its relevance for their businesses and operations and to matchmake appropriate digital solutions that serve their purpose.

  • Contextualize digital transformation journey
  • Technology option evaluations across the value chain
  • Technology vendor partnerships
BESPOKE RESEARCH

Specific questions around policy support, advocacy, investment thesis, among others answered through grounds-up research and investigation involving stakeholders across the value chain and cognitive AI tools.

  • Research support for public market listing
  • Impact assessment studies
  • Evaluation of sectoral trends and shifts
  • Sector reports for industry bodies
  • Customer segment analysis
  • Market opportunity mapping
INDIA BUSINESS STRATEGY

We bring three decades of assessing the sub-continent’s landscape on Economy, Consumption, Consumer Insights, Market Structure, Political Economy Manufacturing and Technology. We work with International organizations to structure their India business – market, manufacturing and sourcing.

  • Business opportunity in India and South Asia
  • Aligning and customizing for the market
  • Make for India & make for world assessment and strategy
  • Partnerships and alliances
  • Workshops on India opportunity
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SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Developing a sustainability strategy and action plan for clients.

  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Current audit/assessment
  • Strategy and performance
  • Implementation of sustainability goals
  • Business expansion plan

CASE STUDIES

CATEGORY ENTRY STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR A CONSUMER DURABLE MAJOR

MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY FOR EUROPE BASED LEADING CONSUMER DURABLES & ENGINEERING MAJOR

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CATEGORY ENTRY STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR A CONSUMER DURABLE MAJOR

OVERVIEW

The client is a leading consumer durable major with a leadership position in Air conditioning space. It was evaluating category entry  opportunity in portable water purifier and reached out to Technopak for strategy and implementation assistance

OBJECTIVE

  • Nature of the sector
  • Opportunities to leverage adjacencies   
  • De-risk the product portfolio  
  • Revenue growth

WHAT WE DID

  • Sector scan on competition, product offer and pricing 
  • Trade research to map the retail channel and service support structure  
  • Assessment of prevalent product development and sourcing approaches 
  • Evaluation of Go-To-Market options  
  • Prototype development cycle management 
  • Vendor appointment approach development

RESULTS

  • P&L and Capital outlay for the new business 
  • Vendor and sourcing tie-ups
  • Launch of pilot and its supervision for three months

MARKET ENTRY STRATEGY FOR EUROPE BASED LEADING CONSUMER DURABLES & ENGINEERING MAJOR

OVERVIEW

The client is a among world’s leading consumer durable, heating and cooling solutions providers. It has been present in India through a partnership arrangement and wanted to evaluate its India strategy for growth. It reached out to Technopak for a comprehensive assessment of its present India strategy and to recommend a growth strategy

OBJECTIVE

  • Informed basis to assess current business in India 
  • Evaluate own versus partnership route to market 
  • India both for attractiveness as a consumer and as a sourcing market 
  • Route to market for products that are currently not part of India market portfolio

WHAT WE DID

  • Sector scan of three business groups comprising ~50 product categories 
  • Product, price and SKU benchmarking 
  • Retail channel analysis 
  • Current and potential partners’ profile and viability
  • Financial modelling and scenario planning

RESULTS

  • 5-year route to market road-map 
  • Categories to focus and not to focus 
  • Product sourcing decision for all categories 
  • Partnerships options and their respective strengths and trade-offs
  • Financial and Business Plan