Today´s brands are coping with traditional distributing agreements versus new channels like e-commerce and social media.
Salesupply supports over 350 brands and merchants globally with their e-commerce strategy, fulfillment and marketing activities.
In this presentation, that was presented at the ISPO 2015 in Munich we show the international challenges of brands, examples of good and bad web shops and 3 e-commerce strategies that brands can adapt to monetize their existing brand value or grow international.
2. The Salesupply Network
Salesupply is a global e-commerce solution provider, active in 18
countries with local offices in Europe, Russia, China, US and Brazil
3. The Salesupply services at a glance
▪ Market research / scans
▪ Market entry strategy
▪ Website localisation
▪ Marketplaces setup
▪ Logistics consulting
▪ Legal consulting
▪ VAT / Customs setup
▪ Turnkey projecting
▪ Customer service in 15
languages
▪ Warehousing & fulfillment
▪ International B2C and
B2B logistics distribution
▪ International returns
handling
▪ VAT / Duties service
▪ Shopmanagement
▪ Website Marketing
▪ SEM / PLA / Affiliate
▪ Social Media
▪ E-Mail Marketing
▪ Offline Marketing
▪ Marketplaces
▪ Product listing
▪ Repricing support
Market entry support Fulfillment service Marketing / Marketplaces
4. Salesupply - Overview
Internationalization of more than 700 projects
Handling of over 10.000 orders per day3
Supporting over 350 web shops
Founded in 2009
Processed more than 250.000.000 Euro in 20143
Active in 18 countries worldwide
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The e-commerce is dominated by big national and international retailers
that invest massively in gaining market share. Spending millions on (brand-)
keywords beeing ranked high up in search engines.
9. „But who will be the survivors?“
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10. Survivors: Online / Offline
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Online/offline-multi-channel offers customers all options to shop when,
where and how he/she likes. Sales and marketing activities profit
maximal from each other.
14. An E-Commerce Outlook:
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The high street is dominated by brands these days. The now by
retailers dominated e-commerce will follow that shift slowly.
15. „But what are the challenges?“
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16. The basic challenges:
• Having (int´l) customers, but no or just a semi
localized e-brand store
• Trying to grow online, but having no brand
recognition
• Having no resources and knowlegde about
(int´l) retail / e-commerce
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22. Example Berghaus - Having no or
just a semi localized brand store
• Low investments in the short term
• Offering bad customer experience
• Damaging brand image
• Low or no int´l sales
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24. Example Fjäll Räven Germany
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English SEO content
25. Example Fjäll Räven Germany
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No german customer service
26. Example Fjäll Räven Germany
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Redirection to Globetrotter Product not available
27. Example Fjäll Räven - Brand store
connected to a retailer
• Cost-effective in the short term
• No local resources needed
• No brand image control
• Lack of an own customer database
• Low margins
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29. Example Jack Wolfskin Germany
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Perfect display of all customer relevant information
30. Example Jack Wolfskin Germany
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Perfect product page
Perfect buying info
31. Example Jack Wolfskin Germany
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Shopping cart
Login & guest account
Multiple delivery,
pick-up and payment
options
32. Example Jack Wolfskin –
Localized Brand Store
• Perfect customer experience
• Building brand value
• Total brand control
• High margins
• Online / offline growth
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34. Strategy 1: Direct B2C - Just monetize
your brand image by a localized e-store
• Good customer experience
• Focus on brand experience and overall
growth (online / offline)
• Monetize your existing online traffic
• Total brand image control
• Building an own customer database
• Support your local retailers (on- & offline)
• No strong online growth scenario
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Strategy 2: Direct B2C - Grow your brand
in a new market by a localized e-store
• Quick market entry
• Flexible branding strategy
• Professional brand presentation
• Building an own customer database
• On- to offline strategy
• High and long term investment
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Strategy 3: Direct B2C - Grow your brand
in new markets by e-marketplaces
• Acceptable customer experience
• More and more specialized marketplaces
• Building a global brand
• Low investment
• No brand control
• Not building an own customer database
• Low margins
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Tip 1 Online to Offline - Use your online brand store to get offline retailers
Tip 2 Affiliate marketing reversed - Be a publisher to your online retail
clients
Tip 3 Less is more - Enter new markets by focusing on your best selling
products in the first step. Makes it easier and more effective.
Tip 4 Know your clients – Make customer profiles in detail. Give him and
her even a name
Tip 5 Multi Channel - Is still the key to success
Tip 6 Focus on your core business - You can´t do all by yourself, use
partners to grow!
Tip 7 Split financial overviews- Have a separate P&L for each country.
Tip 8 What about China?- The Chinese love Western brands. Go East!