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Market Research and management concept

Supervised teamwork with business economics students

Market research is an indispensable tool for making decisions based on reliable information. Gain valuable insights about your markets, customers, products, or employees with a practical project in market research. Companies and public institutions are constantly changing and evolving. With a management concept, you will receive a methodically sound and directly applicable concrete future model (target concept) for a specific area of a company or institution – always accompanied by experienced project coaches.

The project objectives are defined in advance by the WTT and the client in accordance with the client's specific requirements.

  • Market analysis
    size, development, forecasts, distribution, penetration, drivers, barriers, potential
  • Competition analysis
    key players, market shares, strengths/weaknesses, business models, profiles, USPs, strategies
  • (Target) customer analyses
    profiles, sectors, expectations, requirements, price acceptance, perception, satisfaction
  • Trend analysis
    megatrends, socio-cultural profiles, technology scouting, substitute products
  • Sales analyses
    sales concepts, distribution channels, sales services, service models
  • Image and brand analysis
    products, services, brands, companies
  • Employee satisfaction analysis
  • Sustainability analysis

    Approach in market research

  • extensive primary and secondary analyses
    on the Swiss market and in German-speaking countries
  • Research design
    methodical planning with specific determination of research objectives, target groups, data collection methods, research contents, etc.
  • Market surveys
    primary surveys with a sample size of up to three digits (N) using online tools, secondary research with extensive investigations
  • Evaluation
    elevated data is analyzed and interpreted using professional tools
  • Derivations and recommendations
    from the insights of the analyses, project-specific directly applicable conclusions and recommendations are developed

The project goals are defined in advance according to demand and tailored to customer specifications by the WTT with the clients.

  • Strategy and new business 
    Conceptualization of specific strategies, innovative business models, new services, business plans, etc.
  • Marketing management
    Concepts for analog and digital marketing, communication, sales, market entries, positioning, new customer acquisitions, customer journey, customer retention, sponsorship, etc.
  • Sustainability
    Concepts for sustainable development and transformation, 3-sector analysis, service learning, etc.
  • Accounting and controlling 
    Concepts for calculation models, key figure developments, balanced scorecards, dashboards, management cockpits, early warning systems, cost management, profitability calculations, financial process controlling, etc.
  • Banking and finance
    Concepts for wealth management, financial planning, corporate banking, valuations, risk management, mergers & Acquisitions, succession planning, etc.
  • Economic Psychology and Organization
    Concepts for employee development, expansion of competency portfolios, employee retention, job grading systems, compensation systems, incentives, future-oriented corporate cultures, organizational developmentes, etc. 

Market research

Student input
  • Team members: 4-6 students
  • Total commitment: approx. 1200 hours
  • Full-time students in semester: 4th semester
     
Lecturer input
  • Project coach: 60 hours
  • Statistics coach: 10 hours
  • IT coach: 3 hours
Result
  • Final report: 60 pages, plus management summary and appendices
  • PR report
  • Final presentation: on client’s premises
  • Confidentiality: all data belong to the client and are treated confidentially
  • Language: German
Fixed dates
  • Start: End of January
  • End: Mid-June
  • Duration: 17 weeks (alongside lectures)
WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD
  • Nomination: possible
Costs
  • Flat rate: CHF 8,500 (excl. VAT) payable to the WTT
  • Expenses: approx. CHF 1,500 (as incurred) payable to students

Management concept

Student input
  • Team members: 4-6 students
  • Total commitment: approx. 1,200 hours
  • Students from Semester: 6th Semester (full-time) / 8th Semester (part-time)
Lecturer input
  • Group seminars: 14 hours
  • Project coach: 60 hours
  • Statistics coach: 7 hours
  • IT coach: 4 hours
Result
  • Final report: 60 pages, plus management summary and appendices
  • PR report
  • Final presentation: on client’s premises
  • Confidentiality: all data belong to the client and are treated confidentially
  • Language: German
Fixed dates
  • Start: Beginning of March
  • End: End of November
  • Duration: 39 weeks (alongside lectures and work)
WTT YOUNG LEADER AWARD
  • Nomination: possible
Costs
  • Flat rate: CHF 8,500 (excl. VAT) payable to the WTT
  • Expenses: approx. CHF 1,500 (as incurred) payable to students

Businesses of all sizes and from all sectors in Switzerland and in the international Lake Constance region, public institutions and NGOs.

This real-life student consulting project forms an important basis for optimizing the existing market development concept for young customers. Based on well-founded analyzes the project team suggested effective measures. A valuable project with a dedicated team.

Nathalie Schmied, Leiterin Werbung und Promotion St.Galler Kantonalbank AG, St.Gallen

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