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One thing that a client or potential client of Slater Research Services can count on is that this market research consultancy won’t try to “push” any pastiche of services that the client doesn’t need. A consulting firm may get a lot of clients in the beginning by pushing cut-and-paste services, but that firm won’t meet the needs of those clients and it won’t keep them. Does all of this client individualism mean that you may spend more time up front answering questions and telling Slater Research Services more about your firm than you thought you’d have to? Probably. Ask yourself this question. Would you rather spend more time going in to be sure that the market research results you get are the market research results you need to succeed? Or would you rather spend more time after the results are in, correcting this, fixing that, demanding that half of the project be done over? Slater Research Services invites you to review the specific ways in which we can quickly and efficiently benefit your business without taking up valuable or scarce staff resources. Larry Slater founded Slater Research Services after eight years as Research Director for the Pittsburgh Business Times (an American City Business Journals Inc. newspaper). The firm draws on Larry’s extensive experience in business research, competitive intelligence and in business and marketing writing. Writing experience includes a weekly industry analysis column for six years; Web text editing and writing; and research-driven articles for print and online publications. Previous experience includes business research for both large and boutique law firms. Relevant presentations include seminars on market research to new business owners at the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence and market research as a core component of a total marketing package to the Professional Services Marketing Association. Larry has discussed survey analysis reports with professional society boards of directors and co-produced the first conference for a group of research directors from 41 metros. He serves on the communications committee for a regional council of nonprofits. He has also been a board member and chair of the marketing committee of a nationally-known historical site. Academic credentials are cemented by an M.A. Degree emphasizing research and analysis.
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