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FAQ GIA Hong Kong

Want to get to know us better? We're pleased to address some common questions here, openly and truthfully.

Get answers to some frequently asked questions about GIA Hong Kong:

1. What is the history of GIA’s office in Hong Kong?

2. How does GIA Hong Kong compare with your competitors in the Asia Pacific?

3. Who are some of your largest local clients?

4. Who heads up the Global Intelligence Alliance office in Hong Kong?

5. How can I contact GIA Hong Kong?

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1. What is the history of GIA’s office in Hong Kong?

Global Intelligence Alliance’s (GIA) representation in Hong Kong began as Fusion Consulting, which was established in 2002. The company served clients such as BASF, Thomson Reuters, Bosch, Reed Elsevier and Morgan Stanley in the areas of business growth strategy, customer intelligence, commercial due diligence, and market modeling. Fusion Consulting became a GIA Member company in 2004, merged with GIA in October 2008 and rebranded as GIA in Hong Kong in July 2009.

With the merger, clients received immediate access to efficient research and in-depth intelligence across the globe, an expanded team of specialists with local market and industry expertise, and a single partner to provide the full range of customized Market Intelligence and related consulting services.

Together with GIA’s offices in Singapore and Shanghai, GIA Hong Kong serves both international and Asian companies looking for world class strategic market intelligence and advisory on Asia Pacific markets.

GIA Hong Kong works with clients on market entry studies, market sizing and segmentation, market forecasting, opportunity analysis, investment feasibility studies, market database creation, competitive intelligence, competitor profiles, ‘voice of the customer’ research, customer surveys, M&A screening and evaluation, business expansion strategy, supply chain/value chain analysis, marketing strategy advice, just to name a few.

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2. How does GIA Hong Kong compare with your competitors in the Asia Pacific?

The Hong Kong office acts as a regional hub for Asia Pacific market intelligence at GIA, with full regional coverage and consultants on the ground in Asia Pacific countries, specifically South East Asia such as Thailand, The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Greater China including Taiwan, mainland China and Hong Kong, Japan, India, Indochina such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.

GIA believes in being a flexible, responsive and ethical long-term partner that is focused on the highest quality deliverables and pragmatic strategic advice – all at exceptional value for money for its clients.

Our research-based consulting work is based mainly on primary research in the target markets, backed up by telephone and online surveys, as well as through desk research in English and local languages, such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai, Bahasa Malaysian or Japanese for example.

GIA Hong Kong also helps clients build and maintain a thorough understanding of their present and future operating environments through its unique market monitoring services, Intelligence Desk® and GIA's Market Intelligence software platform, Intelligence Plaza®.

Directors at GIA Hong Kong each have over 15 years of experience in strategic research and advisory, and in market intelligence and competitive intelligence operations consulting. Their combined industry and consulting experience ultimately helps clients make better-informed decisions. Clients benefit from our experience working with large, internationally-oriented companies around the globe, some of which is illustrated in our case studies.

With access to GIA’s global network, clients can access over 1,000 industry experts across entire value chains in 11 industries:

Automotive
Chemicals
Construction & Property Development
Consumer & Retail
Energy, Resources & Environment
Financial services
Logistics & Transportation
Manufacturing & Industrial
Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Private Equity
Telecommunication, Technology & Media

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3. Who are some of your largest local clients?

We have done work for ASSA ABLOY, BASF, Bayer, Bosch, Dow Chemical, Calvin Klein, Reed Elsevier, Qualcomm, Skandia International and Thomson Reuters.

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4. Who heads up the Global Intelligence Alliance office in Hong Kong?

Thomas Rideg heads up the Global Intelligence Alliance office in Hong Kong. He has worked as a business consultant for 15 years, performing assignments throughout Latin America, Europe, USA and most recently in Asia.

Thomas´s main areas of expertise include market and competitive intelligence and strategic consulting, mapping out competitive scenarios and advising corporations on the most appropriate strategies for their planning initiatives. His industry expertise spans Agribusiness, Automotive, Consumer & Retail, Financial Services, Industrial and Sustainability (Waste Management, Green practices, etc).

After having set up and led GIA´s Latin American operations, Thomas today leads the company´s business in Hong Kong. Prior to his experience at GIA, Thomas was Director and Partner at InfoAmericas and later Associate Managing Director at Kroll Associates when Kroll acquired InfoAmericas.

Thomas is a citizen of Brazil and England.

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