Knowledge is power. Companies that have a clear understanding of the forces in the marketplace effecting their brands and corporate image have a distinct advantage over those that don't. It enables them to defend the integrity of their business whenever it's threatened. That's where Winthrop Douglas comes in. For more than a decade it has served as the eyes and ears of consumer product companies, with field investigators making discrete visits to more than 4,000 retail and wholesale outlets weekly across the country who monitor such things as transshipped and diverted product, counterfeit product, product placement, contractual compliance and quality assurance. The timely information they collect empowers clients to protect the equity of their most precious assets - their brand