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Development of Emerging Markets


  • Pre-phase consisting of most likely market development, competitor positions and top-down targets. Interviews with stakeholders and experts are indispensable in order to conduct an efficient and successful project in terms of target achievement, time table and process quality.
  • Market and supply details such as suitability of existing product offering, specific needs for the target markets, distribution channel structure and distribution coverage requirements.
  • Elaboration of growth options with details regarding product offering, distribution channel coverage, business case scenarios and organizational implications (resources, capabilities, management model). This phase ends with a decision on the preferred direction.
  • Elaboration of a business plan per target market in terms of product roadmaps and distribution objectives. Buy in of all relevant stakeholders and functional experts.
  • Preparation of project implementation includes a break-down of tasks per organizational unit and quarterly/annual milestones. In order to follow-up and steer the project a controlling governing body equipped with competencies, decision processes and controlling-data ought to be set up.

Establishment of Sales Subsidiaries


  • Analysis of all relevant parameters and establishing of a business plan covering the following years.
  • Design of a detaillier project plan consisting of individual tasks and time lines, responsibilities within the company and important milestones.
  • Consultant or operative support throughout the whole process of the establishment of the new subsidiary until the business operation has been started.
  • Supervision of the new business operation until a stable phase with smoothly running business processes has been reached.

Operational Excellence


  • Identification of suitable Key-Performance-Indicators to evaluate the business performance and operational excellence; set-up of a KPI-system.
  • Establishment of targets for the individual KPI as a result of internal and possibly external bench marks.
  • Optimizing the efficiency of sales structures and processes taking into account sales regions, distribution channels and brands.
  • Analysis of the efficiency of marketing instruments and readjustments of resources.
  • Evaluation of services (logistics, order taking, after sales) for the customers and consumers. Adjustments according to cost-benefit considerations.

Distribution Strategies for Trade Customers


  • Evaluation of all potential distribution channels with the strategic objectives of the company in mind.
  • Estimation of customer purchase potentials based on a dynamic approach and taking under consideration also individual customer-specific profitabilities.
  • Chance-Risk analysis regarding e-Commerce.
  • Elaboration of a consistent distribution strategy in order to encounter the optimal balance between market shares and profitability - in line with the overall strategic objectives of the company.