CHALLENGEBuilding a data-led function from the ground up
When Ryan Andersen joined LVT as Head of Marketing and Competitive Intelligence, he brought 14 years of experience in high-tech and market intelligence at industry leaders like Dell, EMC, Cisco, and VMware. At LVT, he faced a familiar but acute challenge: how to build a data-driven research function with limited resources, in a rapidly evolving market segment with little industry coverage.

Limited Research Budget:
Unlike his previous roles with “unlimited” research budgets, LVT’s resources required a more creative, scalable approach.

Fragmented Insights:
Traditional research (GLG, Gartner, Forrester) was expensive, slow, and delivered siloed insights—leaving Ryan to manually connect the dots across projects.

Internal Bias:
Relying solely on internal data (e.g., sales calls, customer feedback) risked missing broader market trends and competitor moves, especially in a fast-growing, highly competitive space.