The Consulting Research Problem
Evidence-gathering sits at the front of most consulting work. The first typical duty the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists for management analysts is to "gather and organize information about the problems to be solved or the procedures to be improved", and it adds that "analysts often work many hours under tight deadlines" (BLS, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Management Analysts).
Much of that work happens in small practices. The same BLS profile notes that while some management analysts work for the organization they analyze, "many work as consultants on a contractual basis", and it lists self-employed workers as 14 percent of the occupation's employment. A solo consultant or a three-person boutique rarely has a research desk to hand a market scan to.
VIDANALYTICA INC gives consulting firms and independent advisors access to the same AI-powered research that powers our own reports — on demand, per brief, at fixed pricing. Commission a competitive landscape, a market sizing, a due diligence brief, or a market entry scan. A Market Intelligence Brief or Competitive Analysis arrives in 48–72 hours; a deeper Focused Analysis takes 7–10 days.
Common Consulting Challenges — Solved
Research bottlenecks slow delivery
NOVA gathers and screens the sources for each brief, and the fastest Starter briefs arrive in 48–72 hours.
Hiring researchers is expensive
No headcount needed. Commission a brief when a project needs one. Variable cost, not fixed.
Clients expect your own brand
We sign NDAs upon request. Delivery under your firm name is available on white-label terms agreed in writing for that engagement.
Scope creep eats margin
Fixed price per order: Starter briefs $99–$249, Focused Analysis $999. No hourly billing.
Research Types Consultants Can Order
Competitive Landscape Mapping
Map direct and adjacent competitors before a client presentation or go-to-market strategy. Covers positioning, pricing, feature comparison, and strategic activity.
Learn about competitive intelligence →Market Sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM)
Cited market sizing for investment cases, strategy presentations, and new market entry. Both top-down and bottom-up methodology where available.
Learn about TAM SAM SOM →Due Diligence Intelligence
Pre-acquisition or investment market context: sector dynamics, regulatory landscape, competitor positioning, and growth drivers, from public and licensed sources.
Learn about investment research reports →Market Entry Strategy Research
Entering a new geography or segment? VIDANALYTICA INC maps the barriers, the competitive field, the regulatory environment, and the customer segments worth targeting.
Learn about market entry →White-Label and Resale: What Our Terms Allow
Here is what our Terms of Service say about white-label and resale, quoted rather than paraphrased. The same Terms apply whether you are a solo consultant, an agency or an advisory team.
A delivered report comes with "a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use it within your organization and for your business purposes". Without agreed white-label rights, deliverables "may not be resold or redistributed as standalone products", and the Terms ask buyers not to "misrepresent VIDANALYTICA research as your own except under an agreed white-label engagement".
"White-label engagements may grant resale rights as agreed in writing for that engagement." Branding, resale rights and output format are set in that written agreement, one engagement at a time. Nothing in the Terms grants white-label or resale rights automatically.
Settle these in writing before the engagement starts
- → Branding: whose name appears on the report, and whether VIDANALYTICA INC is credited anywhere.
- → Rights: whether you may pass the deliverable to one client, reuse it across clients, or resell it.
- → Format: output format and any template your client expects.
- → Confidentiality: we sign NDAs upon request.
- → Corrections and refunds: for self-serve reports at $99 and above, a materially defective report can be raised within 14 days, and "where justified we will correct the report or issue a partial or full refund". Custom and Enterprise engagements "follow the refund terms agreed in writing for that engagement".
- → Timing: the Terms describe delivery windows such as 48–72 hours as "service goals, not guaranteed deadlines", so leave slack before a client meeting. A rush delivery upgrade is offered at checkout.
White-label terms are arranged directly with us through our contact page.
Before a Third-Party Brief Reaches Your Client
Trace the figures you will repeat
Each brief has sources cited inline and a sample of key claims fact-checked before delivery. A sample is not every claim, so open the source behind any number that goes on a client slide. Our sample reports show what that looks like.
Check the dates
A brief describes its sources as of the date it was produced. If the engagement runs for months, re-check the figures that drive the recommendation.
Keep the recommendation yours
Our reports are informational research. The Terms state they are "not investment advice, legal advice, tax advice, or financial advice". The brief is an input to your professional judgement, not a substitute for it.
Mind marketing use
If a figure ends up in advertising, such as a "research shows" line in a pitch deck or a published content report, the FTC expects "advertisers and ad agencies have a reasonable basis for advertising claims before they are disseminated". Where an ad says "studies show", the FTC "expects the firm to have at least the advertised level of substantiation" (FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation). AI-generated research gets no pass: announcing Operation AI Comply in 2024, the FTC's Chair said "there is no AI exemption from the laws on the books" (FTC press release, September 2024). Keep the cited source attached to the figure.
Worked Example: The Make-or-Buy Arithmetic
The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook reports a 2025 median pay for management analysts of $101,860 per year, or $48.97 per hour. Dividing each price by that hourly figure gives the number of median-wage analyst hours a brief costs the same as.
| Order | Price | Calculation | Break-even |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Intelligence Brief | $99 | 99 ÷ 48.97 | 2.0 hours |
| Competitive Analysis | $149 | 149 ÷ 48.97 | 3.0 hours |
| Focused Analysis | $999 | 999 ÷ 48.97 | 20.4 hours |
Assumptions: analyst time is priced at the BLS median hourly wage only. Benefits, overhead, software and your own review time are excluded. BLS notes that self-employed analysts "are paid directly by their clients, typically by either the hour or the project", so substitute your own rate: at $150 an hour, the $149 brief breaks even at about one hour.
If gathering and organising the sources for a competitor scan would take more than about three median-wage hours, the $149 brief costs less in cash. If it would take less, or the brief would need heavy rework to meet your standard, doing it in-house is cheaper. The comparison is cash only: it says nothing about whether a brief matches what you would produce yourself, so judge that from the samples. For the wider price picture, see our guide to market research report costs.
How It Works for Consulting Firms
Submit your brief
Tell us the market, the question, and your deadline. The more context, the sharper the output.
ARIA scopes the research
Our research orchestration division defines the methodology, source strategy, and deliverable structure.
NOVA, SAGE, and VEGA execute
NOVA gathers and screens the sources for each brief. SAGE synthesises, with sources cited inline and a sample of key claims fact-checked before delivery. VEGA structures the final report.
Receive the report
Market Intelligence Brief or Competitive Analysis in 48–72 hours. Focused Analysis in 7–10 days. We sign NDAs upon request. Deliver under your brand only on white-label terms agreed in writing.
Key Takeaways
- ✓ Fixed-price briefs from $99: Market Intelligence Brief and Competitive Analysis in 48–72 hours, Focused Analysis ($999) in 7–10 days
- ✓ White-label and resale rights exist only as agreed in writing for each engagement; the standard license covers use within your organization
- ✓ We sign NDAs upon request
- ✓ Sources cited inline and a sample of key claims fact-checked before delivery: trace any figure you repeat to a client
- ✓ At the BLS median wage, a $149 brief costs the same as about three analyst hours; compare that with your own rate
Commission Your First Research Brief
Tell us the market, the strategic question, and your deadline. Starter briefs from $99; Focused Analysis from $999 in 7–10 days. We sign NDAs upon request. For white-label terms, contact us before you order.