Consulting Services

EDG has been providing for almost 26 years a wide variety of consulting services to companies involved in the Large Area Display & Information Systems ndustry.

The three main areas of consulting EDG specializes in are:

Ø Management Consulting
Ø Product Development
Ø Market Development

EDG has assisted clients in building some of the most successful business programs in the industry since we started in 1982. Our client base encompasses a full spectrum of companies from all over the world, from Fortune 100 companies to some of the most successful startups to enter the industry.

Our commitment to the "Large Area Display & Information Systems" industry is total. It is the only subject matter we work in. We bring a unique business approach and philosophy to the industry that is supported by the best industry data available, which is simply not available from typical industry journeyman.

We are most proud of our high percentage of repeat clients. They know that when they deal with us today, they are dealing with the same principals they have dealt with these past 20 years.

Should you be interested in learning more about our consulting services we would be glad to provide additional information to you about our project references and clients.

Below are some of the examples of how we have helped our clients in the past.

In the area of Management Consulting

Ø Problem: Current management team has opportunity to effect (MBO) management buyout of their company. They do not have necessary capitalization to go forward.

Ø Solution: EDG assists management facilitate a buyout of company by finding external funding through investment, negotiate long-term agreements with existing customers that helped leverage their additional funding requirements. Develops core business plan that triggers release of funding from investors.

Ø Problem: Majority Investor in financially troubled display company is tired of funding it and is starting to wonder about current management. They want to explore what realistic alternatives they may have.

Ø Solution: EDG analyzes company for investor and provides overview of current situation and presents viable options to Investor. Investor seeks to reduce his risk and engages EDG to find buyer for company.

In the area of Product Development

Ø Problem: Company has display technology geared for one market. It is stuck-in-the-mud and wonders about other opportunities for the technology and what modifications would be needed to the technology to enable them to compete successfully in other markets.

Ø Solution: EDG performs initial product analysis and suggests company consider entering new specific market. EDG also provides a series of focus groups in 15 countries to help define and refine the product. This feedback is critical in reducing both development time and costs allowing company to more easily enter market.

Ø Problem: Company has a new technology it believes has good potential. They do not know whether it is better to sell direct, license product or find a partner.

Ø Solution: EDG is able to show client how historically the introduction of display technology has been achieve over the last several decades. What has worked, what has not and what were the economics of these directions. EDG assists client in finding the correct relationship that maximizes the technologies potential.

In the Area of Market Development

Ø Problem: Established display company believes product could be successful in other countries around the world. Company wants to know which geographic market to enter first and how to best sell and distribute its product.

Ø Solution: EDG identifies managements short and long term goals and what resources in time and money they are willing to commit. Then a strategy is developed taking into consideration these preferences that best exploits the opportunities that may be available to them. In this way, company avoids mistakes others have made and works within a realistic business plan that is geared specifically for them.

Ø Problem: Company wants to enter European road transportation market and has limited experience and knowledge of this foreign market.

Ø Solution: EDG assists company in understanding market and prepares them to meet homologation requirements for their product. Interfaces the company to potential government customers, facilitates product testing program to meet requirements and develops a comprehensive market entry strategy.

 

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