09 June 2011
John Price, the straight-talking analyst known for his insights into Latin American business, has launched a new research and consulting company based in Miami: Americas Market Intelligence (AMI).
The company is affiliated with the Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a market intelligence firm with 25 offices worldwide.
Price has practiced market intelligence in emerging markets, mainly in Latin America, for two decades. In 1992, he founded InfoMex in Mexico City, which later became InfoAmericas with offices in Sao Paulo, Mexico City and Miami. In 2007, he sold InfoAmericas to Kroll Associates and started their market intelligence practice.
Price provides advice in such areas as competition, market entry, due diligence on deals and risk analysis.
As managing director of AMI, the 44-year-old works with the company’s Miami and Mexico City offices and with a network of consultants throughout Latin America. The firm plans to open more offices in 2013.
A prolific writer, Price co-authored the 2007 book, “Can Latin America compete?” In 1999, he launched the online newsletter on Latin America, Tendencias, which topped 15,000 in opt-in readership and still is published.
Price also is a popular speaker at business events, including WorldCity panels. At a January 2010 panel, he forecast muted economic growth in the United States for years. This January, he told WorldCity that Mexico’s growth could surprise and outpace Brazil’s in 2011, as Mexican factories boost exports and in some cases, replace Asian goods in the U.S. marketplace.
A graduate in commerce from Queen’s University in Canada, Price has taught international business in three universities: Universidad de las Americas in Mexico City; Universidad de Guanajato in Guanajato, Mexico; and Florida International University in Miami. He lives in Miami with his wife and three sons.
For more information on Americas Market Intelligence, visit www.americasmi.com
For more information on Global Intelligance Alliance, visit www.globalintelligence.com