Marketing and Expansion Strategy Consulting

 
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With the changing fortunes of the Mobile Telecom industry, there comes a time when companies that have become successful in their domestic market realise that they have to open up new markets in order to survive and continue to grow.

This is where Cellsite can help.

 

4 We have an excellent knowledge of the European telecom markets - and what we don't know, we know how to find out quickly.
   
4 We have an exceptional network of contacts throughout Europe, including vendors, operators, consultants and contractors.
   
4 Cellsite can call on experienced associates who can negotiate fluently in Swedish, Danish, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Romanian, Hebrew and Russian.
   
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We are currently helping companies from Sweden, Switzerland, France, UK, Iran and USA to market their products in other countries.


Our clients are generally suppliers of excellent niche products, or outstanding services. The business development service we offer can include any or all of the following:


Planning stage
 


1 Work with the client to identify the goals and scope of the strategic plan.
   
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Assess objectively the current strengths and weaknesses of the client's organisation as they relate to the expansion plan, and assess what effect those strengths and weaknesses have on the current ability to achieve the identified goals.
   
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Identify what actions need to be taken to exploit the strengths and eliminate/minimise the weaknesses, or alternatively tailor the goals to suit the strengths.
   
1 Carry out / commission market research to
 
2 Identify opportunities in Europe (and beyond) for work in the chosen disciplines of the desired volume.
2 Identify the current and projected level of activity in each target country.
2 Identify the potential clients in each target country.
2 Identify the competition in each target country.
2
Assess political stability and cultural differences, and differences in working practices - commercial, labour, design codes etc.
2
Assess current telecom regulatory climate and strength of local environmental lobby - consider future effects on workload.
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Advise on requirements for and cost of establishing a company in each target country.
2 Establish work permit requirements if appropriate.

1 Agree the strategy for establishing a presence in each target country. e.g.
 
2 Open new office(s) with minimum staff and subcontract under the domestic brand name?
2 Open new office(s) with minimum staff and do the some of the work back in the home office?
2 Use local distributors.
2 Buy local company
2 Form consortia with other companies?
2 Other?



Implementation Stage


1 Provide introductions to decision makers in target client companies.
   
1 Assist with sales presentations.
   
1 Arrange and assist with customer product training seminars.
   
1 Provide assistance with negotiations in the local language.
   
1 Provide introductions to potential consortium partners, or
   
1 Identify suitable local companies to purchase, or
   
1 Identify and negotiate with local distributors, or
   
1 If starting cold,
 
2 Identify & negotiate office premises.
2 Recruit local staff.
2 Provide management for start-up phase.


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Provide transition management in the case of a purchased company, to ensure smooth changeover to Client's procedures, facilitating local adaptation where required.
   
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Provide Cellsite consultant project managers to manage rollout projects (any discipline).









 





 
 

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