Analysts at A.R.K. are specialists in supply side economics research and are available on bespoke projects on occasion.

Analysis projects:

• Cabinet Office analysis of Compliance Suppliers
• Competition authority market definition analyses
• Operational Benchmarks in Institutional Publishing
• M&A Trends and Benchmarks in Enterprise Software
• Mid-Market Enterprise Software Developers
• Publishing Suppliers in Hospitality & Leisure
• Property Information Services Suppliers
• Tax & Accountancy Software Developers
• Training Suppliers in CPE and CPD
• Sub-contractor Tax & Compliance Suppliers
• SME compliance suppliers

Our Aim:
Our aim is to help clients gear up to monitor markets and market sectors for themselves.  Where possible we are happy to build the processes that enable you to identify, prioritise, quantify and track the issues that are of concern on an ongoing basis.

We specialise in unique Intelligence within the following 3 C's:

Content:
Professional publishing, non-advertising based, regulatory, legal and accountancy content specialists. Compliance and essential data markets, including directory, database and research publishing.

Computing:
Specialist vertical and horizontal application developers focused on professional process/workflow automation and knowledge management.

Consulting:
Business process outsourcing where the drivers are red tape and regulation. Often insurance led and SME focused, these markets are rarely technology reliant, nor are they serial project based. Closer in style to payroll outsourcing than Cap Gemini/IBM consulting services, this is a strong growth sector in the UK at present.

While we have experience of international markets in mainland Europe, Scandinavia, USA and South Africa, our focus is on the UK predominantly.

On occasion we can complement smaller projects with demand side research, although we often partner with other customer focused specialists also. Typically supply side research is a precursor to effective demand side research and can ensure time and energies are more focused on specific issues. Partners have included local specialists and global research firms.

Confidentiality is part and parcel of what we do, so we cannot give full client references.  Here are some key comments from clients to date, however:

“Insightful – I’d given up on the usual stuff – this was new.”

“We’ve been having fun with the Maps ever since – a great way to show financial illiterates like me what’s going on.”

“Every time we ask you an impossible question you give us a straight answer – thanks – its refreshing.”

“The thing I like about [DirectorX] is her ability to reinvent herself – you have been instrumental here – thanks.”