Success Story

Market Research Activity for High Performing Lubricants

MOTUL success story
MOTUL success story

Aubervilliers, France

Headquarter

56 million

Turnover

Oil and Gas

Sector

Market research for high performing lubricants

Challenge

Key Points

Accelerate your international growth

"Altios can guide us through this transition phase, enabling us to gain full control of our market."

Julien Caron

Norac U.S.A.

  • Strong hold of competitors in the Indian market for industrial sector appliances business
  • Customization in the industrial lubricant as per the needs of their local clients
  • Establish relations with big OEMs in the relative business segment
  • Establishing contacts with good distributors in order establish their footprint in the market

  • Conducted primary research to gather information from competitors, industry experts and distributors via face to face meetings, telephonic and virtual.
  • Conducted secondary research to understand more about the market trends, drivers and size through research of media, govt. policies, market reports, benchmarking studies provided by clients, etc​.
  • Maier Vidorno Altios successfully delivered a report containing detailed market research with a profiling of competitors for Motul.
  • We successfully recommended multiple ways like product and industry focus, distributor connections, OEM approvals, etc to make its carve out from the JV successful.

Tips and Best Practices

  1. Leverage Local Expertise
    Partner with firms like Altios for market-specific guidance in logistics, engineering, and commercial real estate.
  2. Streamline Operations
    Delegate non-core tasks (e.g., accounting, back-office) to trusted partners, allowing the team to focus on sales and strategic growth.
  3. Invest in Infrastructure
    Build state-of-the-art facilities tailored to local demand, as with Norac’s 7,000 m² Pennsylvania site for the Bakerly brand.
  4. Plan for Autonomy
    Establish long-term goals, including recruiting local teams to manage and grow the market independently.
  5. Adopt a Phased Approach
    Combine initial support from experts with a strategy to transition into full market control gradually.

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