Profitable Growth from Fact Based Marketing

The UK Conservatory Report 2005: Market & Forecasts, by industry researchers Michael Rigby Associates, available now, is the most comprehensive to date, sampling over 1,100 companies and covering the widest range of issues yet. report contains all the information you need on market size in volume and value, eight detailed routes to market, the low down on key players, and invaluable data on price, styles, shapes, colours and materials.   More...

MRA has launched a new CD-Rom for customers and prospects to learn more about the company and what we do.   More...

How much more do you need to sell to pay for marketing activities? The Marketing Investment Payback Calculator, available free of charge, offers the opportunity to calculate how much more you'd need to sell to pay for marketing activities. Simply enter the cost of the additional marketing activity and your gross margin profit. The engine will then tell you how much extra you need to sell to pay for that investment in advertising, salesmen, showrooms etc. before you make any money.   More...

Changing your prices can have unintended consequences. If all goes well, a price cut brings in enough extra volume to give you the contribution to profit you expected. But how much extra do you need? If you put up your prices and lose volume will you still make more money? Use the Magic Price Machine to tell you.   More...

The 138 page UK Conservatory Report 2005: Market & Forecasts, with forecasts to 2010, is published by Michael Rigby Associates in two volumes. It is available now at £4,495 plus V.A.T. But order online now and save 10% off the price!   More...

Featured in Builders' Merchants News in a series of 'think' pieces Mike Rigby takes a hard look at some of the big issues, the threats and opportunities which builders' merchants face today.   More...