EXPORTING IN 7 STEPS TURNS FOUR I described my method in the book Exporting in 7 Steps four years ago (Guerini & Associati publishing). I am a temporary export manager and consultant and I have successfully applied this method to …
OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISES What does it mean to do digital exports for a small to medium-sized business? What are the most useful digital tools for developing exports? With this post we conclude a topic I started in January …
THE MEANING AND GOALS OF CRM CRM is the abbreviation of Customer Relationship Management. It is a software program designed for sales and marketing which allows you to organize information and streamline activities with current and potential customers; both online …
Unfortunately, we are seeing the cancellation of trade fairs again. And even if 2021 was a good year for many industrial sectors there is still a sense of disorientation in the markets. Here are 6 tips for facing 2022 with …
It has been 10 years since I started working as a Temporary Export Manager (TEM) and offering consultancy on export issues. Italy was emerging from the 2008 crisis and exports were (and still are) the only way to revive sales. …
Export travels online is the title of a training course organized by Punto Confindustria which will begin on June 24th. I am one of the speakers together with my colleague, Claudia Zarabara. I have always been an advocate for the …
The coronavirus has forced us into a long quarantine. A sudden change of habits, not at all easy to accept. “Out of the blue our ordinary habits have become wonderful and extraordinary. Funny that normal becomes extraordinary.” (Ilaria Capua, virologist) …
In my export development consultancy business I teach companies how to find customers or distributors in new markets. The business owners are always enthusiastic at first but then they tell me: it takes too long, I can’t continue do this …
Last month I talked about how, with my business, I often meet companies with a success story in Italy but struggling to replicate this model in other countries: The Business Idea. I tried to explain this situation by using Richard …
Usually, small and medium enterpriss only know a few of their competitors and, almost always, the only thing they concentrate on is the product. The product is a very important aspect but it should not be the only one that …