Italy Readiness Assessment

Know before you invest

The question it answers: is there demand for your product in Italy, who would buy it, through which channel, and what would a first test look like?

2–3 weeksWritten reportGo / adjust / no-go

Run by someone who has done the work.

Based in Italy, working in Italian and English: online worldwide, in person in Emilia-Romagna and Milan, with trips when needed.

11years across FMCG, healthcare, luxury and B2B
7markets across CIS, EMEA and Benelux
4product launches in 18 months, biotech start-up
+146%against annual target, same start-up

What I look at

Five questions, answered with evidence, so the decision to enter Italy rests on more than a hunch.

  • Demand and segments

    Who buys, in which regions and sectors.

  • Competitors and substitutes

    Their offer, pricing and positioning.

  • Channels

    Direct, distributors, agents, online, fairs.

  • Your readiness

    Website, materials, language, pricing, delivery and support in Italy.

  • Practical barriers

    Standards, certifications and legal points to verify with local advisors.

How it works

A kickoff call, your materials and goals, then research and a few expert conversations. It ends with a written report and a review call.

  1. Week 1

    Kickoff call

    We go through your materials and goals.

  2. Weeks 1–2

    Desk research

    Competitor and channel review, with a first go/no-go view.

  3. Weeks 2–3

    Expert conversations

    A few conversations to test what the desk research shows.

  4. Week 3

    Report and review call

    Findings, evidence and a go / adjust / no-go recommendation, then we go through it together.

What you receive

Four deliverables, ending with a clear next step.

A written report

With findings and the evidence behind them.

A clear recommendation

Go, adjust or no-go, a view you can take to your board.

A plan for what comes next

An outline of a 90-day Italy Market Test: targets, activities and budget range.

A review call

Where we go through the report together and agree the next step.

Where it leads

The assessment is the low-commitment first step. What happens next depends on what the evidence says.

First

Italy Readiness Assessment

Low commitment, a few weeks, ending in a clear recommendation.

Then

90-day Italy Market Test

Agreed targets: meetings, leads and partner conversations.

Decision

Stop, extend or scale

Scale with a team, an agency or a distributor, or stop with the evidence in hand.

Example output

An anonymised sample report or case study will be linked here.

Tell me your product and target. I’ll tell you if a test makes sense.

A free call is enough to start. No commitment to the assessment.

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