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 …
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 …
The more time passes, the more I realize that training is also essential to my work. Especially in these times. These past few days I have prepared my next marketing lessons in Diskos and I was under the illusion of …
This year I started collaborating with some companies that have chosen to move from the production of a semi-finished product to producing their own finished product. The most frequent situation is that of those who previously produced a component, and …
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. …
I just read the book Robots Can’t Network (For Now) by Gianfranco Minutolo from which I got confirmation of my method of working as well as some interesting ideas. I’ll highlight a few themes now and refer you to the …
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 …
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 …
In 2018 Italian exports to Germany amounted to more than 55 billion euros. Germany has been – for many years – our largest export market, followed by France and the US. The numbers, however, must not deceive: those who approach …