Digital First Strategy

Client

Anonymity Requested

Anonymity Requested

Anonymity Requested

Industry

Consumer Trade Publishing

Consumer Trade Publishing

Consumer Trade Publishing

Year

Duration

14 days over 3 months

14 days over 3 months

Service Category

Commercial Strategy

Commercial Strategy

(01)

Project overview.

Delivered a comprehensive strategic review for a declining genre imprint — market analysis, five-year sales deep-dive, and a full operational turnaround plan. The clarity provided enabled leadership to make a confident strategic decision about the imprint's future.

(02)

Challenge.

A genre imprint facing sustained decline in print and eBook sales needed a clear-eyed assessment of its options. The market had shifted, new competitors had emerged, and the question of how the business could be turned around.

(03)

Result.

Armed with a clear view of both the opportunity and the investment required, leadership made the strategic decision to sell the imprint to a fast-growing competitor better positioned to scale it. Our analysis provided clarity and data informed insight in support of this decision.