Industries

Every industry reads its signals differently.

The five practices apply everywhere. What changes is the market: its customers, its competitors and the rules it runs by.

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One standard of evidence, many markets.

My work has taken me across 25+ countries and a wide range of sectors, from pharma launch teams to consumer brands, fintech and financial services. The questions repeat: who to target, what to say, what to charge and how to launch.

The answers never do. Each industry has its own buyers, its own regulation and its own pace of change. I start from the signals that matter in your market and connect them into one strategic narrative you can act on with confidence.

  • The decisions leaders in your sector face
  • The signals that matter in your market
  • How the five practices apply
  • Which engagement fits first
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Choose the industry closest to yours.

Thirteen sectors, each with the decisions its leaders face and how the practices apply.

Many market signals, one clear answer.

In every industry the work is the same: connecting diverse data points until they tell one cohesive story.

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Signals from across a market converging into a single recommendation.

What I look at in every market.

Three sets of signals, read together and in the context of your own data.

i.

Customers

What they think, feel and do, and what drives their choice in your category.

ii.

Competitors

Their pricing, positioning and moves, seen early enough to act on.

iii.

Market dynamics

Size, demand drivers, regulation and the shifts that change the rules.

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Close to the market, wherever it is.

Research happens where customers are: in stores, on factory floors, in clinics, showrooms and fields. That is where the evidence starts.

“I turn market noise into one clear direction your team can act on.”

Marcello SassoMarcello Sasso, founder

Questions about the industries I work in.

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Which industries do you work in?

Consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, technology and software, automotive, travel and leisure, media and communications, retail, B2B services, agriculture, packaging, and clothing and apparel.

Do the five practices change by industry?

The practices stay the same. The questions, the regulation and the signals that matter change, so each engagement starts from your market.

Do you work in Life Sciences?

Yes, at the level of launch strategy and market dynamics. I do not comment on specific products, clinical claims or patient outcomes.

Do you work outside the United States?

Yes. My research has covered 25+ countries on 5 continents, and I work with clients in English and Italian.

What if my industry is not listed?

The same methods apply. A 30-minute call is usually enough to know whether I can help.

Have a decision on the table?

A 30-minute call is usually enough to know whether I can help.

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