Market research for industrial goods

<body> <p>Our mission is to provide our clients with highly valuable market information in order to help them to accelerate their growth through the opening of new markets or by strengthening their position in current markets • Who we are: MarketForceTeam is a multinational network of highly-skilled engineers, marketing experts, and market researchers with strong educational backgrounds and many years of professional experience. MarketForceTeam specialises in providing high-quality market information and business development services. MarketForceTeam focuses on advanced industrial products and services, including a broad range of materials and supplies, components, services, and solutions within related industries and sales channel environments • Range of Services: MarketForceTeam Research Information is the Key to SuccessTM MarketForceTeam exists to support Corporate Market Research. Primarily, we see ourselves as problem solvers. You describe to us the information gap, and we provide the solution. We are aware that Corporate Market Research usually faces the following bottlenecks: a shortage of personnel • extreme time pressure • a number of minor surveys with correspondingly tiny budgets In such cases, our Full-Service approach can provide your company with substantial support. From conception to the presentation of findings we take complete care of the survey, while keeping our clients fully-informed . Finally, we furnish answers to questions. MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM Industrial Market Research: Products - Brands - Companies - Relationships Effective marketing requires complete, detailed, up-dated, reliable information, delivered on time. Typical issues of our Industrial Market Research are: • product, service, and image perception • pricing schemes and structures • user behaviour • product development, product tests • buying centre • customer needs • customer satisfaction and loyalty • competitors´ performance • opening up new revenue streams and new markets • trend analysis • branding • market segmentation and target group definition • mystery shopping • internet and desk research MarketForceTeam delivers customised market information in order to keep your market performance ahead of the curve. Technology Research - Strategic Radar Advanced technology development and effective product development both depend on awareness of the market´s technology development. Also, new technology opportunities and threats have to be identified through a sensible “technology scanning”, and then to be observed by the means of a careful process of “technology monitoring”. We have direct access to technology information through diverse channels such as . multilingual Online-Research for patents and applications, world-wide • multilingual Online-Research in Scientific and R&D communities, world-wide • personal relationships with leading R&D institutes assuring a high level technology evaluation • industry experts with direct access to early technology applications • observation of R&D activities MarketForceTeam´s experts deliver technology information with a high strategic value and strictly oriented to your company´s specific needs and requirements. MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM Competitive Intelligence One of the most significant impacts of Globalisation is a growing aggressiveness in international marketing, featuring • brand mark piracy • unfriendly multinational take-overs • price dumping • quality swindles • and others more Unfortunately, in many cases, it is hardly possible to retaliate to these attacks since the offenders´ locations are outside the reach of your domestic jurisdiction. Too often there is no chance to get hold of offenders or to stop them. As a consequence, we may state there is an increased need for protection and far more sophisticated means of intelligence gathering: so-called Competitive Intelligence in order to identify any potential threats and to anticipate the offenders´ behaviour. Competitive Intelligence is multi-faceted. The wide variety of available measures needs to be discussed face to face. MarketForceTeam International The Market Force in Global Business DevelopmentTM International market entry & expansion strategy includes such aspects as • exploring and opening-up new market regions • building new business relations within an intercultural context • co-operations and strategic alliances • mergers & acquisitions, take-overs • international shifts of production and administration sites • new venture management • joint venture management • feasibility studies with regard to investment purposes • foreign market business environment Effective business development requires information on factors determining attractiveness and barriers of locations and markets. MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM Each location or market may be analysed and evaluated in following d • Business environments such like • technology development • local acceptance of products and brands • business innovation rate • economic policy (taxation, currency etc.) • availability and costs of resources (e.g. workforce) • environmental regulations • product-specific legal conditions • socio-demographic statistics • and more • Customer groups´ behaviour and gradual changes in demand • Competitors and strategic impacts from industry outsiders, for • new product development • new technology application management • pricing strategies and preconditions • supply strategies and new sources • M&A intentions • and more • Potential co-operation partners • Brand awareness Dimensions: instance • Suppliers and strategic supply opportunities from today´s market outsiders MarketForceTeam delivers customised market information in order to keep your market performance ahead of the curve. Full-Service Business Development - Range of Services Basic Country Information Effective business decisions are based upon high quality business information - accurate, up-to-date, and reliable. Typically, we provide relevant information on country-specific features such as • economic climate • taxation • customs regulations • privatisation • convertibility of currency • labour costs • legal regulations • banking • government economic policy • socio-cultural idiosyncrasies • and more MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM We prepare customised business reports to meet your specific requirements, and we conduct inhouse management seminars in support of your market entry strategies. Concepts for Business Development • formulation of strategies for partnerships, alliances and co-operations, including the profiling, identification, and evaluation of prospects • feasibility studies • sales concepts • procurement and purchasing • supply chain management • finance and investment • identification and application for public funds for business development and investment purposes, feasibility studies, Joint Venture firms, etc. • identification and evaluation of business co-operation partners Research for Purchasing Sources and Suppliers • definition of desired service and product profiles and suitable country sources • market research, first choice selection of qualified vendor f • procurement of information on suppliers about • machinery and equipment • know-how • personnel • ownership structure / privatisation status • existing co-operations • references • inspection of sites • design of contracts • management of customs, transport, and tax formalities Monitoring of Manufacturing and Supply Activities • on-site personnel in order to supervise and control • production progress • stocks • order status • logistics • purchasing • management of customs, transport and tax formalities Support of Sales Activities • market research for suitable distribution channels • identification of qualified local sales representatives Firms • identification of qualified local distribution channels and traders • training of sales techniques for local staff • support local business and negotiations • monitoring of the sales activities of representatives, branch offices or subsidiary companies MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM Company Take-overs (Mergers & Acquisitions) • identification of potential firms (“long list”) • procurement of all necessary background information • carrying out of preliminary negotiations • selection of suitable firms (“short list”) • preparation and support of local negotiations • support until take-over is completed • reorganisation after the take-over Setting up Subsidiaries and Joint Venture Companies • selection of locations • research for real estate, manufacturing sites, etc. • procurement of qualified personnel • Support of company formations Business Promotion Funds • identification of national and international funds • clarification of conditions and application procedure • handling and taking care of applications until allowance Local Support of Tenders (Reconstruction Programmes in Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Serbia) • identification of tenders of all sections • clarification of conditions and contact persons • local support of participation MarketForceTeam Consultancy We Tell How to Sell WellTM The past years have dramatically demonstrated the need for companies to have international marketing competence. MarketForceTeam Consultancy therefore, is available to help develop the Marketing and Sales organisation. Typical issues of present interest are: • sales channel control • marketing and sales performance measurement • cross selling • direct marketing and one-to-one-marketing • 4-P-optimization • new technologies in marketing and sales (e.g. Digital Printing, Radio Frequency ID, etc.) • customer relationship management (CRM) • supply chain management / logistics (SCM) • efficient consumer response (ECR) • pricing and transfer pricing schemes • sales process analysis, reengineering, and automation • marketing and sales information systems, data management • winning new business MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM • Areas of activity: Countries Certainly, the following listings may only indicate countries of major interest. In case you are interested in further markets, please let us know. Europe: All countries America: Brazil Canada Caribbean area Mexico U.S.A. Middle East: Bahrain Jordan Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria U.A.E. Yemen Africa: Maghreb area South Africa Australasia: Australia India Japan Malaysia New Zealand P.R. ofChina Singapore South Korea Taiwan R.O.C. MaFo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM • Industries: Automotive - Assemblers & Suppliers Basic Materials Chemicals & Applied Chemicals Construction Education Electrics, Electronics Engineering Food & Nutrition Furniture Health HoReCa (Hotels, Restaurants, Catering) Household & Electric Devices Industrial Services Internet & New Media IT & Telecommunications Machinery Mail, Express & Logistics Office Automation Pharmaceutical Industry Power & Water Public Services Public Transport Retail Steel Technologies of the 21st Century Tourism & Leisure Waste & Recycling</p> <p>Ma·Fo Team The Market Force in Global Business Development TM Industrial Market Research International Business Development Marketing Consultancy An information of Market Force Team - Member of the International Research Group - German Office: Market Force Team, Postfach 40 04 18, D-40244 Duesseldorf, Germany - Phone: +49.2173.209501 -email: <a href="mailto:welcome@mafo-team.de">welcome@MaFo-Team.de</a></p> </body>