The CHEMARK Consulting Group:
Consulting Services for the Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Inks and Specialty Chemicals Markets
Founded in 1975, The CHEMARK Consulting Group is a 50+-year-old management-consulting firm. Since its inception, the company has maintained a narrow focus on the coatings, adhesives sealants and ink markets. This includes the various resins, polymers, additives, and specialty chemicals used in these markets.
CHEMARK is a global consulting firm with 41 associates positioned worldwide to support our customer’s needs. Our global client base crosses all elements of the supply chain including raw material suppliers, product formulators, application equipment manufacturers, and end-users.
CHEMARK’s Business Articles
Strategies for Growth: Considering the Options
Phil Phillips, Gary Shawhan Contributing EditorsThe CHEMARK Consulting Group Charting a successful growth path for your business begins with identifying and understanding the company’s core competencies and overall strengths. It is the company strengths and core competencies that play the key role in determining those paths for growth that provide the best chance for success. Sorting through and prioritizing the best paths forward requires management to first establish a set of business goals...
Analytics: The Opportunity for Using “Big Data” in Strategy Development- Part 2
Gary Shawhan, Contributing Editor & Shiva Rapolu, Director of AnalyticsThe CHEMARK Consulting Group Awareness of the increased use of analytics as a business tool continues to grow. Its extensive use in retail markets to track and analyze consumer buying habits and preferences is something that touches most all of us on a daily basis even if we do not know it as analytics. In sports, analytics is employed to dissect individual player performance and behavior patterns to alter team...
Analytics: The Opportunity for Using “Big Data” in Strategy Development – Part 1
Gary Shawhan, Contributing Editor The CHEMARK Consulting Group Charting strategic direction for any coatings business is a necessary component of a successful revenue growth plan. The complexity of this challenge, for any coatings company large or small, continues to increase and for a variety of reasons. The competitive landscape continues to shift through acquisition and consolidation across all levels of the supply chain. “Who’s on 1st, What’s on 2nd and I don’t know is on 3rd” is a...
M&A – Bringing Buyers and Sellers Together Part Three
Contributing Editor This month’s Business Corner is the final installment of our three-part series discussing topics related to mergers and acquisitions. In this column we will revisit some of the highlights from parts one and two and tie them together with additional commentary and suggested strategic and tactical considerations. The Current Investment Environment Following the Great Recession, interest rates have remained at or near historical lows while private investors and...
Some New, Some Old… Terms Used in Business in Today’s Economy
Contributing Editor It wasn’t too long ago; say 2-3 years ago, that these terms were not used in everyday business to describe where we are; where we’re going; what limits presses upon us in achieving our business goals, etc. . . . . Analytics, guardrails, highways, headwinds, tailwinds, bandwidth, dashboards, and mobility. Today, the population segments commonly known and grouped as Generation Z (or Centennials) and Millennials, use the aforementioned terms in business without...