01 // INTAKE & ADVISORY COMMAND•EXECUTIVE CONSULTATION & SCOPING

Executive Consultation & Scoping Intake

Initiate a strategic scoping briefing with Stratum research directors. Whether entering new subnational retail corridors, benchmarking informal market pricing, conducting plant-floor API audits across China and India, or securing verified distributors, Stratum provides audit-grade research and confidential execution.

OPERATIONAL TRIAGE:East Africa Central Command • 1,600+ Field Envoys • ESOMAR & KDPA Certified • Direct Routing to Sector Leads
INTAKE RESPONSE WINDOW•< 6 Business Hours
INTAKE SLA
< 6 Hours

Scoping Memo & Sample Power

CONFIDENTIALITY
Bilateral NDA

Mutual Legal Clearance Enforced

DIRECT TRIAGE
Sector Leads

Zero Generic Sales Handoffs

PHYSICAL HQ
Nairobi, Kenya

Central Operations Command

02 // ENGAGEMENT METHODOLOGY

How Stratum Scopes & Delivers Mandates

Every submission is treated as an active institutional dossier. Here is the four-step progression from your brief to field deployment.

01Mandate Scoping & Triage

Your briefing is routed to specialized sector directors in Nairobi within 6 business hours for preliminary commercial evaluation.

02Mutual NDA Pre-Clearance

A legally binding bilateral non-disclosure agreement is executed to protect all proprietary formulations, price targets, and strategies.

03Sample Power & Methodology Design

We calibrate statistically robust sample sizes (N = 1,200 to N = 10,000+) with defined confidence intervals (95% CI ± 1.8%).

04Formal Scoping Memo & Timelines

You receive a structured commercial proposal detailing milestones, enumerator deployment dates, and transparent fixed pricing.

REGULATORY & LEGAL INTEGRITY:

All survey protocols, enumerator interviews, and microdata files conform strictly to the ESOMAR International Code on Market and Social Research, the Kenya Data Protection Act (KDPA 2019), and bilateral NDA protections.

OFFICIAL BRIEFING INTAKE MEMOACCEPTING MANDATES

Commission a Strategic Consultation & Scoping Briefing

Specify your operational mandate, target commercial corridor, and project objectives. A dedicated practice lead will review your brief and prepare tailored preliminary telemetry.

Strict Bilateral Mutual NDA & Data Security ProtectedSLA: < 6 Business Hours
03 // DIRECT COMMUNICATION DESKS & PHYSICAL HEADQUARTERS

Direct Channels to Specialized Research Directors

Reach dedicated practice leads directly via verified corporate communication lines. Centrally directed from our East Africa nerve center in Nairobi.

Nairobi Clock:08:00 - 18:00 EAT
DESK-GENPRIMARY INTAKE

General Scoping & Client Intake

Preliminary scoping memos, service overviews, and enterprise mandate routing.

Lead: Client Advisory Desk
Response SLA:< 6 Business Hours
DESK-RESRESEARCH LEAD

Empirical Field Telemetry & Surveys

Custom demographic surveys, retail kiosk censuses, and econometric cross-tabulations.

Lead: Quantitative & Econometrics Desk
Response SLA:< 6 Business Hours
DESK-DEALDEAL ROOM

B2B Deal Room & Factory Sourcing

Cross-border factory audits in China/India, verified distributor vetting, and Deal Room escrow.

Lead: Commercial Intermediation Practice
Response SLA:< 4 Business Hours
DESK-PRSPUBLICATIONS

Editorial, Press & Data Citations

Institutional media inquiries, research citations, and academic briefing requests.

Lead: Corporate Communications Desk
Response SLA:< 12 Business Hours
SOLE REGISTERED PHYSICAL HEADQUARTERS

STRATUM Research Ltd — Central Operations Command

All research design, field enumerator deployment, plant-floor auditing protocols, and Deal Room contracts are centrally orchestrated from our registered physical headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Delta Corner Tower, Westlands, Nairobi
Mon – Fri, 08:00 – 18:00 EAT (UTC+3)
OPERATIONAL DISPATCH HOTLINE & JURISDICTION:
Direct Voice Line:+254 (0) 20 790 3800
Corporate Registration:Republic of Kenya (BGC-2024-X)
Intake Routing Window:< 6 Business Hours
04 // ACTIVE OPERATIONAL CORRIDORS & TRADE DESKS

Commercial Fieldwork Corridors Directed from Nairobi HQ

Stratum does not maintain speculative shell branch offices. Every regional corridor represents an active fieldwork deployment network directed centrally from Nairobi.

West Africa CorridorActive Corridor

Lagos Hub (Ikeja & VI)

ECOWAS Trade & Consumer Belt

FMCG retail verification, open-air wet markets & vernacular consumer panels

Audited Reach:48,000+ Panelists • 3,800+ Wholesalers
Asia-Africa Bilateral DeskActive Corridor

Shanghai & Mumbai Desks

China & India Manufacturing & APIs

On-site plant floor audits, pharmaceutical cold-chain & direct B2B sourcing

Audited Reach:620+ Audited Plants • 280+ Healthcare Networks
Southern Africa CorridorActive Corridor

Johannesburg Hub & Durban

SADC Trade & Industrial Belt

Township spaza shop censuses, modern supermarket trade scans & B2B audits

Audited Reach:11,200+ Spaza Merchants • Tier-1 Distributor Vetting
North Africa CorridorActive Corridor

Cairo Desk & Alexandria

Maghreb & Maritime Sourcing

Cross-border trade sourcing, Mediterranean port telemetry & customs tracking

Audited Reach:Maritime Port Customs Logs • Bilateral Roadmaps
European Institutional DeskActive Corridor

London Desk

Institutional Advisory & Capital

Private equity due diligence, AfCFTA feasibility & bilateral Deal Rooms

Audited Reach:Cross-Border Syndication • Institutional Deal Architecture
CENTRALIZED OVERSIGHT

Need Multi-Country Regional Corridors?

Our Nairobi operations nerve center coordinates synchronized field sweeps across multiple regional trading blocs simultaneously (EAC, ECOWAS, SADC, and Asia-Africa).

05 // ENGAGEMENT PROTOCOLS & GOVERNANCE FAQ

Frequently Addressed Engagement Questions

Essential institutional details regarding mutual non-disclosure agreements, fieldwork deployment timeframes, empirical data auditing, and Deal Room onboarding.

INTAKE WORKFLOW

What happens immediately after submitting an intake brief?

Within 6 business hours, a specialized regional sector director in Nairobi evaluates your target commercial corridor, establishes statistical sample power thresholds (n=1,200 to n=5,000+), and issues a structured scoping memo with transparent milestones.

ESOMAR & KDPA CompliantStandard Protocol
DATA SECURITY

How is confidentiality and proprietary IP governed?

Stratum operates under strict bilateral mutual NDAs executed prior to sharing any proprietary formulation specifications, price targets, or commercial expansion theses. All confidential data rooms are isolated with cryptographic integrity.

ESOMAR & KDPA CompliantStandard Protocol
FIELDWORK SLA

What is the standard turnaround for subnational field deployment?

Pre-vetted field enumerators can be deployed within 48 to 72 hours across 14+ commercial corridors in East, West, Southern, and North Africa. Rapid scoping sweeps deliver decision-grade telemetry in 10 to 14 business days.

ESOMAR & KDPA CompliantStandard Protocol
DEAL ROOM ACCESS

Can Stratum facilitate direct counterpart introductions and Deal Room access?

Yes. Beyond primary market telemetry, our confidential Deal Room and Asia Trade Desk conduct on-site factory audits in China and India, connecting clients directly with pre-vetted Tier-1 distributors, institutional buyers, and co-investors.

ESOMAR & KDPA CompliantStandard Protocol
06 // INSTITUTIONAL ASSURANCES

Audit-Grade Standards Enforced Across Every Mandate

Stratum operates under institutional governance standards to protect proprietary commercial strategies and guarantee empirical rigor.

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Strict Bilateral NDA Protocol

All solution scoping and Deal Room data protected under binding non-disclosure agreements.

Rapid 6-Hour Intake Window

A specialized research lead will review your briefing and respond within 6 business hours.

Central Operations Command

Headquartered in East Africa (Nairobi), orchestrating regional corridors globally.