Specialized for businesses

For over thirty years, we have been analyzing markets, sectors, and production chains to provide companies with concrete tools for understanding, interpreting, and making decisions.

Our specialization is clear: understanding how the real economy works and translating data into competitive advantage.

We focus on business-to-business investigations . We understand the language of management, the dynamics of regulated sectors, corporate decision-making processes, and the financial and organizational issues that impact performance.

We don't just produce data.
We build strategic information that can guide industrial policies, investment choices, commercial strategies, and positioning decisions.

Know to decide

In markets characterized by volatility, competitive pressure, and technological transformation, making decisions based on intuition is no longer enough.

We design and build:

• surveys and polls on statistically representative samples of businesses and the population;

• permanent observers and multi-client investigations (such as OFI – Osservatorio Finanza Italia);

• economic and social scenario studies;

• sector analyses and longitudinal monitoring;

• Omnibus solutions to collect targeted information quickly;

• competitive intelligence projects;

• customer experience and perceived quality surveys;

• research to support trade finance and internationalization strategies.

Each research stems from a specific strategic objective and translates into reliable and operational insights, which help companies, associations and institutions to:

• understand market evolution and anticipate its dynamics;

• measure performance, reputation and competitive positioning;

• analyze the needs, expectations and behaviors of business customers;

• assess risks, opportunities and macroeconomic scenarios;

• guide credit, investment and trade development policies;

• support strategic and operational decisions with solid empirical foundations.

Tailored research for competitiveness

Every company operates in a specific context.
This is why we develop customized research solutions, built around the client's decision-making needs.

We support management throughout the entire process:

• definition of the strategic problem;

• methodological design;

• sample construction;

• data collection and control;

• advanced statistical analysis;

• economic interpretation of the results;

• translation of data into operational indications.

Ownership of the results of ad hoc investigations remains exclusive to the Client.

Our approach integrates economic, statistical and socio-anthropological skills, ensuring:

• certified methodological soundness;

• representativeness of the samples;

• direct control of the research process;

• clarity of exposition and managerial synthesis;

• orientation towards results and return on information investment.

Data that generates value

In a complex and ever-changing economic context, data is not an accessory: it is a strategic asset.

The difference is not made by the quantity of information available, but by the ability to select it, interpret it, and transform it into effective decisions.

Format Research offers:

• constantly updated proprietary databases;

• multi-year historical series on companies, investments and sector trends;

• advanced analysis and statistical modeling capabilities;

• continuous observers that allow comparisons over time and benchmarking.

We transform information into strategic knowledge, enabling companies to:

• anticipate changes;

• reduce uncertainty;

• identify emerging opportunities;

• protect your competitive positioning;

• build strategies based on empirical evidence.

Since 1992, we have been working alongside companies to help them understand, understand, and make better decisions.

Our mission is simple: to make knowledge a measurable competitive advantage.

Specialized for businesses