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In 2002 the Oakland A's General Manager, Billy Beane, turned his back on decades of baseball wisdom and started listening to data instead of the instinct of talent scouts. The results were extraordinary. But the game hadn't changed – someone was just playing it smarter.

In 2018 the leaders of professional services firms continue to rely on the instinct that has served them well for decades, often failing to listen to data that might give them an edge. But their game is changing beyond recognition, and what they know about their competitors, their clients, their market, and even their own business, might already be wrong. Imagine what happens if they don't change the way they play their game.

Imagine what might be possible if you play it smarter.

We're helping many of the world's leading professional services firms to do just that, right now. Here's how.

How we can help you

We are a leading provider of research, data, and strategic advice about the global professional services industry.

Our independence, our analysis, and our commitment to delivering insights that are actionable are why firms continue to use us.

What we do

We analyse, report on, and forecast market trends
We work with senior partners to develop organic and inorganic growth strategies
We help you understand what your clients and prospects think about you and your competitors with our client and brand insights
We explore, critique and advise to help firms create better thought leadership

Featured report

The UK Consulting Market

February 2018

2017 was a mixed year for UK consultants, largely owing to lingering uncertainty around Brexit and questions about whether the economy would enter into recession. Clients didn't necessarily hold fire on new discretionary spend, but they were more inclined to defer where they could, meaning that some clients were very much dedicated to a cost-cutting agenda while others focused on growth questions. This widely different client approach made it a great year for some firms, while others faced a more challenging time.

This report contains the most accurate view available about the UK consulting market. You get market sizing data, growth forecasts, and deep analysis, all backed up by extensive quantitative and qualitative research among consulting firms and clients.

You can access the underlying data about the UK market through our Global Data Model portal, getting you to the detail you need and allowing you to create custom views of the market to suit your needs. It’s the platform on which a growing number of consulting firms are basing their understanding of the market and their performance within it.

Our Global Data Model

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Market trends

Underpinned by the biggest and most sophisticated data model of the professional services industry ever created, our work in this area helps firms to navigate the ever-changing market place and accelerate their growth plans.

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Growth strategy

It's here that we work with the leaders of professional service firms to help them address some of their biggest and trickiest challenges. Whether that's related to organic or inorganic growth, our analysts bring their deep industry experience to bear to help firms chart a course through increasingly complex and uncertain markets.

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Client & brand insights

Client-side research has always been at the heart of everything we do. Now we've brought that research together – underpinned by an annual client survey which is the biggest of its kind – into a suite of products and services that help you to understand what your clients and prospects think about you and your competitors, and what it means for you.

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Thought leadership

Thought leadership has come to dominate the marketing activities of professional service firms, and with good cause: Our research with clients finds consistent evidence that good thought leadership matters to them, too. It helps them to do their job, to identify where world-class capability exists in professional service firms, and even to shortlist firms for projects. We help these firms to create better thought leadership.

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