Hilty Moore & Associates, LLC (HM&A) is a Chagrin Falls, Ohio based strategic marketing firm that specializes in providing clients with fact-based research upon which to base investment decisions.

The firm was founded in 1998 by a team of marketing professionals with decades of practical experience.

The firm’s specialties include:

• Primary and Secondary Industrial and Organizational Market Research
• Competitive Intelligence
• Technical Surveying
• Customer Satisfaction Surveying and Indexing
• Market and Segment Econometric Tracking & Forecasting
• Needs Analysis
• Focus Group Facilitation
• Strategic Marketing Planning

The firm conducts thousands of surveys per year using a number of proven methods including face-to-face, telephone and web-based techniques.

The Discovery Process:

• Projects always begin with the creation of a detailed project specification that spell out the objectives, methodologies, results delivery timelines including delivery of preliminary conclusions.

• Project deliverables always include a written report of findings based on an analysis of the research results, observations of the surveyors and researchers, and path forward suggestions.

• All research is conducted by professionals with decades of experience in research techniques. Many of the firm’s surveyors are technical professionals with degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science, and other technical results.

• All survey results are analyzed by market research professionals with many years of practical experience.

The firm delivers final results in any form requested including standard report format, MS PowerPoint, CD, etc.

All projects are quoted on a Not-to-Exceed basis, and exclude

out-of-pocket expenses (travel, phone, print and other costs) which are billed to clients at cost, without markup.

"Our team is composed of professional marketing and technical folks who came from the factory automation arena. We have heavy experience in electric industrial motors, drives, systems, motion control and a broad range of industries where these products have traditionally been applied..."

"..For over eight years our team has built a reputation for delivering high-quality, cost-effective results to a growing client base that includes many Fortune 1000 firms and others who enjoy sizable market positions within the markets they serve."

-Tom Hilty, Partner

"I am proud of the fact that our firm is able to provide a broad range of marketing services including market research, strategic planning, marketing communications and Internet-focused web site design and development.."

".. For all clients we act as project managers for specific strategic marketing challenges. All of our clients rely on us to deliver well-reasoned results based on a successfully executed plan."

-John Moore, Partner

"Our research approach is based on long-proven techniques of gathering and analyzing market intelligence from hundreds of sources..."

..." Our custom-tailored research provides clients with the answers to their questions regarding competition, market segmentation, emerging market and technology trends and drivers, pricing -- all the elements that identify growth opportunities and help generate successful market plans."

-Jan Lindstrom, Partner