Most bad marketing decisions are made confidently. Evidence is what separates a decision from a preference.

Strategy is only valuable when it's actionable and aligned with your objectives. Without a clear read on the market, every other decision is a guess.
Strategy without evidence is preference with a deck attached. The uncomfortable questions — what the market actually needs, what competitors already own, where nobody is competing — are the ones that change what you should do.
Research earns its cost through what it prevents. Knowing that a segment will not buy is worth as much as knowing one will, because it stops budget going somewhere that could never have worked.
But the output has to be usable. A read on the market is only valuable when it names the segments, the message for each, and the numbers that will tell you whether it is working — not when it describes a situation you already recognise.
Where this becomes work: Strategy & Consultancy
See the service →Usually the moment it stops being connected to a decision someone has to make.
Evidence gathered to justify a choice that was already made.
Existing customers tell you why they stayed, not why everyone else never came.
A thorough, well-presented document that changes nothing.
Dashboards full of numbers and no view on what any of them mean.