Corporate Solutions

Research & Strategy

Turning Market Understanding Into Smarter Decisions.

MART Global combines market intelligence, field research and strategic thinking to help organisations identify opportunities, understand consumers and make better decisions.

A field researcher recording survey data on a tablet beside a farmer and his cattle
Field data collection with farmers — evidence gathered where decisions are made.

What We Do

Evidence That Leads to Action.

MART Global combines rigorous qualitative and quantitative research with deep field presence — reaching the villages, haats, households and institutions that conventional research often misses.

For more than three decades, our market and business research has helped clients see emerging markets clearly: who the consumer is, how decisions are made, where demand is forming and what it will take to win. Every study is designed around a business question — and points to the action that follows.

We work with

  • Corporates 01
  • Government 02
  • Development organisations 03
  • Institutions 04
  • International organisations 05
Traders and buyers in the vegetable halls of Koyambedu wholesale market, Chennai
Market intelligence starts with how markets actually trade
  • 01

    Qualitative Research

    In-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography and immersions that reveal the why behind behaviour.

  • 02

    Quantitative Research

    Large-sample surveys, audits and measurement designed for rural and low-literacy contexts.

  • 03

    Market Intelligence

    Market sizing, competitive tracking and channel insight that keep strategy grounded.

  • 04

    Strategic Advisory

    Translating evidence into clear choices, roadmaps and implementation plans.

Research Capabilities

Specialised studies for complex markets.

Market and business research across five specialised study types — each adaptable to rural, urban and base-of-the-pyramid contexts.

Understand who your customers are, how they differ and where the real opportunity lies — from district-level market profiles to household and retailer segmentation.

  • Consumer & household profiling
  • Village & market classification
  • Segment sizing & prioritisation
  • Retailer & channel profiling
A rural Kerala riverside with a village shop and a passenger canoe

Estimate the size and shape of demand, forecast how it will grow and set prices that work for both the customer and the business.

  • Category & market sizing
  • Volume and value forecasting
  • Price sensitivity & willingness to pay
  • Pack-price architecture
Flower traders sorting heaps of marigolds and roses at a city market

Test products, propositions and communication with real consumers before you invest — and refine them with evidence.

  • Product & proposition testing
  • Communication & creative testing
  • Packaging & naming research
  • Pilot & test-market evaluation
A village vendor’s cart stocked with fruit and everyday products under a tree

Continuous intelligence on markets, competitors and channels — structured to support faster and better decisions.

  • Market & competitor tracking
  • Distribution & retail audits
  • Opportunity mapping
  • Dashboards & decision support
A farmer driving a bullock cart loaded with hay through a village

Understand how decisions are really made — who influences them, where information comes from and what triggers a purchase.

  • Purchase journeys & triggers
  • Usage & attitude studies
  • Influencers & decision-making
  • Media & information habits
Women walking along a tree-lined main street in a small Tamil Nadu town

Our Approach

From Questions to Strategic Direction.

A disciplined five-stage process — flexible enough for a two-week diagnostic, robust enough for a multi-state study.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Frame the business question, map stakeholders and agree what a good decision looks like.

  2. 02

    Research

    Design and deploy qualitative and quantitative fieldwork — in markets, homes and institutions.

  3. 03

    Analyse

    Turn evidence into patterns, segments, forecasts and clear implications.

  4. 04

    Strategize

    Shape the choices: where to play, how to win and what to prioritise.

  5. 05

    Activate

    Pilot, measure and scale — with MART teams on the ground when needed.

Social Research

Research That Goes Beyond the Boardroom.

Our social research supports governments, CSR partners and development organisations across the full arc of a program — from understanding a situation to implementing the response.

01

Situational Awareness

  • Livelihood mapping
  • Value-chain assessment
  • Baseline / Midline / Endline studies
02

Institution & Capacity Building

  • Livelihood augmentation
  • Training & skill building
  • Farm / off-farm / non-farm interventions
  • SHG / JLG / PG / FPO development
03

Marketing & Brand Building

  • Market intelligence
  • ICT tools
  • Brand-building exercises
04

Direct Implementation

  • Government projects
  • CSR & corporate projects
  • Joint implementation

Research for real‑world impact

Work with us

Let’s turn insight into opportunity.

Share the decision you are facing. We will help you design the research — and the strategy — that answers it.