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Market Research Presentation
Market research decks fail by presenting everything found. Lead with the decision the research exists to inform, then give only the findings that move that decision.
Last reviewed: August 2026
The slide sequence
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Market research presentation example
The sequence is easier to copy filled in. Here it is written for a fictional study — a coffee-equipment brand deciding whether to sell into UK office fit-outs — with each line as the slide title would actually read.
Read the titles below on their own and they still make the argument: question, answer, evidence, the case against it, recommendation. That is the test for a research deck, and it is the reason the answer belongs on slide two rather than at the end.
- The question we set out to answer. 'Should we sell bean-to-cup machines into UK office fit-outs, or stay in hospitality?'
- What we found, in one line. 'Yes — but through fit-out contractors, not through offices.'
- How we researched it. '31 contractor interviews, four supplier price lists, ONS office-completion data. March to May 2026.'
- The market as it is. '8,400 office fit-outs a year; 2,900 of them include a kitchen specification.'
- Who the buyers are. 'The contractor specifies the machine. The office manager only replaces what breaks.'
- What they do today. 'Contractors default to the two brands they already hold accounts with.'
- The competitive picture. 'Two incumbents competing on price and availability. Nobody positioned on servicing.'
- What is changing. 'Four-day office weeks cut consumption by about 30% and shift buying to smaller machines.'
- What contradicts our thesis. 'The three largest contractors buy centrally and will not switch mid-framework.'
- What we still do not know. 'Whether servicing can be delivered outside the south east at this margin. We did not test it.'
- What we recommend. 'Enter through contractor accounts, with a servicing offer, from Q1.'
- Sources. 'Every interview dated. Price lists captured May 2026.'
Market research presentation template
If you present research on a cycle — quarterly category reviews, repeated buyer studies — the reusable object is the order, not the content. Question first, answer second, sources last, every time. The middle changes with the study. Build it once from a blank deck, keep the copy, and start each study from it.
One slide must never be templated: the contradiction slide has to be rewritten from the actual evidence each time. A template carrying last quarter's counter-evidence is worse than no template, because it looks like it was considered.
What makes this deck fail
- Presenting everything found. Research volume is not research value; include only what moves the decision.
- Top-down market sizing only. Build bottom up and show the working, or the number gets discounted.
- Omitting contradictory evidence. It surfaces in questions, and costs far more there.
- Undated sources. A 2021 figure presented as current is the fastest way to lose the room.
- No recommendation. Research that stops at findings pushes the hard part back to the reader.
Adapting the length
| You have | Keep | Cut |
|---|---|---|
| 10 minutes | Question, answer, market, recommendation | Method detail, contradictions |
| 30 minutes | The full sequence as listed | Nothing |
| Written report | Everything, plus a full source appendix | Nothing — append instead |
Frequently asked questions
What should a market research presentation include?
The question and the decision it informs, the answer up front, method and sources, market size built bottom up, buyer segments, the competitive picture, contradictory evidence, limits and a recommendation.
How do you size a market credibly?
Bottom up: identifiable customers multiplied by realistic price, with the working shown. Top-down slices of an analyst total are routinely discounted by experienced audiences.
Should I include research that contradicts my conclusion?
Yes. A slide naming the strongest counter-evidence builds more credibility than additional supporting data, and it pre-empts the question you would otherwise face.
How recent do sources need to be?
Recent enough that nothing material has changed, and always dated on the slide. An undated figure is treated as unverifiable.
How do I turn a market research report into a PPT?
Start from the decision the report informs, not from its contents page. One claim per slide, in the order above, and only the findings that would change the decision — the report itself stays as the appendix and the source list. Ten to sixteen slides is usually the whole of it; a market research PPT that runs much longer is a report that has been pasted rather than presented. Lumen exports to PPTX free on every plan.
Can I build a market research deck for free?
Yes. Manual building from a blank deck in Gixo Lumen is free and unlimited on every plan, including PPTX export.
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