
The Real Premium: Why Price Tolerance Follows Participation
ITC Hotels raised prices 9% and saw occupancy rise. Financial Times found comment writers are 48x more engaged. The pattern: participation creates premium willingness.

We research, grade, and map local partners so you invest in the right ones. Strategy, not execution.
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Most brands know local partnerships drive results. The problem isn't execution—it's knowing where to place your bets.
Which shops actually have the reach they claim? Which owners have stories worth amplifying? Which neighborhoods are oversaturated, and which are underserved?
We do the research. You make the decisions.
What We Provide
Deep research on local partners in your target markets. Each report includes credibility scores, reach metrics, owner profiles, and strategic fit analysis. Know who's worth pursuing before you reach out.
Coverage analysis across neighborhoods, cities, or regions. See where competitors have presence, where gaps exist, and where your brand would have maximum impact.
Neuroscience-informed frameworks for evaluating partnership opportunities. We help you think through the decision—you own the relationship and the outcome.
Who This Is For
Marketing directors evaluating experiential alternatives. Partnership managers building local pipelines. CMOs asking why some local investments work and others don't.
You have budget for local partnerships. You need intelligence on where to deploy it.
Get Started
Start with a briefing. We'll discuss your markets, your objectives, and whether our intelligence would be useful.
Insights
Neuroscience, behavioral economics, and market analysis—applied to brand partnership decisions. Written for strategists who want to understand the why, not just the what.

ITC Hotels raised prices 9% and saw occupancy rise. Financial Times found comment writers are 48x more engaged. The pattern: participation creates premium willingness.

Retailers are investing millions in physical experiences and AI activations, but most are confusing presence with strategy. The data reveals a disconnect between what brands build and what customers actually want.