Sam McLaughlin

Work

Case studies from in-house market intelligence, consulting and research firms, 2016–2026. Clients and internal decisions are described anonymously, no confidential data is shown, and only public announcements are linked.

Irdeto · 2022–2026

Building and running market intelligence in-house

Newsletters, competitor tracking and trade-show intelligence for three business units; a supervisory board briefing; five interns supervised.

  • Competitive intelligence
  • Executive briefings
  • Sales enablement
Irdeto · 2022–2026

Market sizing for new products and markets

C2PA content credentials, EV charging security, watermarking, Android TV and more: sizing and intelligence behind publicly announced moves.

  • Market sizing
  • Product strategy
Caretta Research · 2022 · Streaming services company

Sizing the media and entertainment opportunity

Total, serviceable and obtainable market to 2025, built bottom-up from 1,450+ buyers, with go-to-market recommendations.

  • Market sizing
  • Go-to-market
Caretta Research · 2022 · Cloud video editing vendor

Editing market research

The browser, cloud and remote editing landscape, competitor analysis, product and marketing strategies, and 12 account battlecards.

  • Competitive intelligence
  • Battlecards
Caretta Research · 2022 · Sports media technology company

Online video platform competitive analysis

Competitor types and value propositions, R&D spend, a gap analysis and recommendations for entering the market.

  • Competitive intelligence
  • Market entry
Caretta Research · 2022 · Media software vendor

Go-to-market for a newsroom software product

A deployment database of 250+ newsroom deployments, buyer interviews, 15 sales battlecards and pricing analysis.

  • Go-to-market
  • Market sizing
  • Battlecards
Caretta Research · 2022 · Satellite operator

Online video platforms: vendors, buyers and where to compete

Interviews with 16 vendors and 24 buyers, a 400+ buyer long list and a market-entry recommendation. Presented to the client.

  • Buyer research
  • Vendor landscape
  • Market entry
Caretta Research · 2021 · Video technology vendor

Positioning a new analytics product

Buyer segmentation, a five-level maturity model, personas, a 100+ vendor landscape and two positioning options.

  • Personas
  • Positioning
Caretta Research · 2021 · European satellite operator

How TV channels reach operators: a satellite strategy

Interviews with 20 operators in 13 markets, a reach model and commercial recommendations. Co-author.

  • Primary research
  • Modelling
  • Strategy
Omdia · 2018–2020

A global set-top box market share service

Supplier mapping, vendor financials, the quarterly update and the subscriber dashboard behind vendor shares for around 40 manufacturers.

  • Forecasting
  • Market share
  • Data products
Omdia · 2020 · Technology private equity firm

Set-top box chips: a market review for a PE firm

Market structure, vendor capabilities, SWOTs of five chip makers and a strategy question. Co-author.

  • Competitive intelligence
  • Investor research
ABI Research · 2016–2018

Location technologies and LPWAN research

Lead author on around 20 reports and forecasts, a commissioned white paper, a webinar and press commentary.

  • Forecasting
  • Technology analysis
  • Thought leadership

Published research

Reports, insights, a white paper, webinars and press commentary from ABI Research and Omdia.

Publications & press