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Each Consumer Market Report provides an in-depth look into your market, including market drivers and segmentation, consumer attitudinal and behavioral research, an overview of brand activity and innovation and market opportunities. All reports come with a databook that breaks consumer research down demographically and an Executive Summary highlighting the key points from the report.

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Syndicated research is typically survey-based and created independently by a market research provider, it enables buyers to obtain a clear overview of the business sector in question.

Using a sample that is sufficiently large and appropriately weighted provides a scalable picture of the market as a whole, from which relevant and actionable intelligence can be derived. Thus highlighting the full range of issues facing the sector in question, enabling buyers to take advantage of emerging opportunities or ready themselves for potential future threat. Read more about the benefits of Syndicated Research here. 

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