Consumer team

BCE’s Consumer Sector team serves a wide range of B2B and D2C clients. We have deep experience supporting consumer brands and retailers rooted in the outdoor space from hard lines/soft lines to footwear to services.

Our passion lies in helping consumer brands develop products and services that are squarely focused on meeting the needs of consumers – both existing and prospective.

Consumer team

Sectors we serve

We work with clients across the following sectors:

  • Outdoor
  • Sporting Goods
  • Footwear
  • Hard Lines
  • Soft Lines
  • Outdoor Vehicles / Platforms
  • Packaged Goods and Services
  • Travel / Hospitality
Sectors we serve

Our expertise

Understanding your target audience has never been more important than it is today, as brands recalibrate their strategies following a period of unprecedented growth and disruption.

We see the active, outdoor consumer from every angle, so we know this audience better than any other firm and are purpose-built to help clients access the insights necessary to navigate the difficult strategy and operating decisions ahead.

Our expertise

Sector experience

  • Experience derived from hundreds of qualitative and quantative projects deployed to end-consumers
  • Consumer research conducted on five continents
  • 25+ years combined consumer industry experience among senior team
Sector experience

BCE's Consumer Leads

Richard Crumb

Richard Crumb

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

Menlo Park

Matt Powell

Matt Powell

Senior Advisor, Consumer

Scarborough

Walt Shepard

Walt Shepard

Partner

Boston

Menlo Park, CA

Boston, MA

100 High St,
Boston, MA 02110

Yarmouth, ME

121 Main St,
Yarmouth, ME 04096

London, UK

41 Moorgate,
London, UK

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