We run dozens of distributor research and go-to-market consulting projects every year. If your market isn't on Hub yet, ask us for a proposal.

Custom research

Custom research and
consulting for your
market entry work.

Distributor targeting sits at the centre of most market entry programmes, but rarely covers all of it. We run the research and the consulting around it — introductions and negotiation support, regulatory assessment, go-to-market strategy — in any market or sector, to a defined brief with a fixed scope and price.

Track record
50+
Distribution engagements
40+
Countries
30+
Sectors
What else we can do

Beyond Hub.

Most engagements start with finding the right partner and end somewhere further along — in a meeting room, a regulatory submission, or a signed agreement. We scope each piece separately so you take only what you need.

Distributor targeting
The core offer. We map the distributor landscape in your market, screen against your specific requirements, and deliver a ranked shortlist with the reasoning shown — the same 51-field profile structure Hub uses.
Introductions and negotiation support
A shortlist is not a partner. We make the approach, sit in the discussions, and advise on terms — exclusivity scope, territory definition, minimum volumes, termination — where local practice differs from what you expect.
Market visit facilitation
Meetings arranged, briefed and sequenced before you fly, so a week in market produces decisions rather than introductions. We prepare the brief on each party and attend where useful.
Regulatory impact assessment
Whether your product can be registered, what it requires, who must hold the registration, and how long it takes. Run before you commit to a market, not after — it frequently changes the answer on product and market fit.
Go-to-market strategy
Channel structure, pricing position, coverage model and phasing. How the market actually buys your category, and what that means for how you should sell into it.
Competitor and customer analysis
Who already holds the shelf, the workshop or the tender, on what terms and through whom — and who the end customers actually are, how they buy, and what they are currently paying. Often the fastest route to understanding why a market has not opened for you yet.
Past work

Experience that
speaks for itself.

A sample of consulting engagements our team has run off Hub. They are listed to show the range of sectors and geographies the practice has worked across. Client names and findings are confidential and are not shared.

Region
Sector
Middle East
Aerospace technology
Saudi Arabia
Southeast Asia
Animal feed
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines
Southeast Asia
Automotive technology
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Building materials
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Electrical equipment
Thailand, Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Engineering plastics
Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand
Southeast Asia
Food and beverage
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Life sciences
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
PV equipment
Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Plastics
Malaysia
Southeast Asia
Security technology
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand
Asia Pacific
Automotive
Australia, Thailand, Indonesia
Asia Pacific
Electrical components
Australia, New Zealand
Asia Pacific
Life sciences
China
South Asia
Automotive
Pakistan
South Asia
Automotive
India
South Asia
Building materials
Bangladesh
South Asia
Financial services
India
South Asia
Life sciences
India
Europe and Central Asia
Agricultural equipment
France
Europe and Central Asia
Agricultural products
Bulgaria, Romania, Uzbekistan
Europe and Central Asia
Automotive
Germany
Europe and Central Asia
Automotive
Poland
Europe and Central Asia
Automotive
Portugal
Europe and Central Asia
Automotive
United Kingdom
Europe and Central Asia
Automotive
Russia
Europe and Central Asia
Lubricants
France
Europe and Central Asia
Lubricants
Spain, Italy, Poland
Europe and Central Asia
Lubricants
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland
Europe and Central Asia
Lubricants
Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia
Africa
Automotive
Pan-African
Africa
Lubricants
Pan-African
Africa
Medical devices
Pan-African
Americas
Automotive
United States
Plus dozens more engagements in markets and sectors now covered by Hub.

Tell us what you need.

Start with a scoping call. We will come back with a written proposal, a timeline and a fixed fee before anything begins.

From $4,000 per project· Priced per country· Confidential