Chicago Strategy Associates

CHICAGO STRATEGY ASSOCIATES works with corporations in all major markets to focus their business operations and distribution channels on customer needs in ways that are differentiated, practical, and profitable. CSA is a specialist strategy consulting practice founded in 1993. Its core practices are customer-focused growth strategies, distribution... channel strategies, and management alignment required to better optimize entire value delivery systems. CSA strategies marry key benefits that customers need with our client's own corporate objectives, operating strengths, organizational processes, and financial capabilities. Faculty of prominent business schools, recognized thought leaders in their fields, are closely affiliated with the firm. Project teams are small, typically four or five consultants, all highly seasoned. Project activities are research intensive and soundly analytical. Action plans are carefully structured to integrate market segmentation, competitive intelligence, functional operations evaluations, and financial analysis. Our project style is interactive. In CSA's experience, frank and widespread discussion among client staff and external partners promotes broad alignment with an initiative's eventual direction. The end result is a path forward that helps clients respond to changes in markets -- sustainably, energetically, profitably, and early.Read More