Find the people who know how the product gets bought
An industrial purchase may involve a contractor, distributor, operator, and budget holder. Russell screens for each person's actual role in specifying, stocking, using, recommending, or approving the product.
Commercial Cleaning, Home Heating, and Marketplaces
The public cases cover a floor cleaner, gas heat pumps, and third-party sellers.
Price and pitch for a new commercial cleaner
A quantitative study identified the strongest price point for a commercial floor cleaner. Follow-up qualitative research explained why the proposed system fell short and led to a demonstration comparing it directly with competing products.
Interviews with professionals and homeowners identified three trade groups whose support mattered for a new gas heat pump. The study also mapped the homeowner journey and the main barriers to adoption.
The tracker compared how common each marketplace barrier was and how much it mattered to retailers, manufacturers, and other businesses. That group-by-group view fed an organization-wide plan.