Alan Morrissey was employed from November 2012 to February 2015 as a business development and account manager for Effective Measure in South Africa. His responsibilities included new business development, managing existing client accounts, identifying new revenue streams, attending industry meetings, providing client trainings, collaborating with marketing to increase brand awareness, generating leads and research reports, presenting at industry events, accurately forecasting revenues, managing CRM systems and analytics to improve sales.
Cyanetix group power point 3 18-13 graydennisrhanlon
Cyanetix is a business consulting firm that aims to help companies with less than $25 million in annual sales that need capital, strategy, organization, or direction to grow. Its methodology involves listening to clients, developing new strategic options, and assisting with execution to achieve sustainable goals. Cyanetix consultants have over 400 years of combined experience in areas like strategy, marketing, IT, manufacturing, and more. They work with clients in industries like manufacturing, technology, chemicals, and health sciences.
Chayse social setting up a digital marketing systemChayseSocial
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Molly Brown has over 20 years of experience in retail merchandising and marketing. She has managed product categories generating over $200 million in annual sales. Brown is highly organized and able to quickly identify opportunities to increase sales and profits. She has held several leadership roles with Sears, where she developed merchandising strategies and managed categories generating hundreds of millions in revenue. Brown has strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
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The document outlines the purposes and importance of a business plan, as well as the basic elements that should be included. It explains that a business plan (1) describes the business idea and how it will operate, (2) sets objectives and how they will be achieved, and (3) describes the management team. Additionally, the document notes that a business plan is important because it (1) makes you consider all aspects of the business, (2) can help secure financing, (3) helps communicate the idea to others, and (4) can be used to manage the business. Finally, it lists the seven basic elements that should be included in a business plan, such as goals, products/services, marketing plan,
#1NWebinar: Building and Managing a Strong Editorial CalendarOne North
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This document summarizes a retail brand audit of Asian Infotech, an authorized HP reseller located in Palika Bazaar, Delhi. The shop displays 8 laptops, mostly HP models, with one in demo mode. Desktops and monitors are also on display. Inventory is neatly organized. Festive offers are promoted, including a wristwatch with purchase of one laptop model. Accessories are available but not prominently displayed. The salesperson communicated well and was knowledgeable about HP products and features, emphasizing the brand.
Alan Morrissey was employed from November 2012 to February 2015 as a business development and account manager for Effective Measure in South Africa. His responsibilities included new business development, managing existing client accounts, identifying new revenue streams, attending industry meetings, providing client trainings, collaborating with marketing to increase brand awareness, generating leads and research reports, presenting at industry events, accurately forecasting revenues, managing CRM systems and analytics to improve sales.
Cyanetix group power point 3 18-13 graydennisrhanlon
Cyanetix is a business consulting firm that aims to help companies with less than $25 million in annual sales that need capital, strategy, organization, or direction to grow. Its methodology involves listening to clients, developing new strategic options, and assisting with execution to achieve sustainable goals. Cyanetix consultants have over 400 years of combined experience in areas like strategy, marketing, IT, manufacturing, and more. They work with clients in industries like manufacturing, technology, chemicals, and health sciences.
Chayse social setting up a digital marketing systemChayseSocial
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Molly Brown has over 20 years of experience in retail merchandising and marketing. She has managed product categories generating over $200 million in annual sales. Brown is highly organized and able to quickly identify opportunities to increase sales and profits. She has held several leadership roles with Sears, where she developed merchandising strategies and managed categories generating hundreds of millions in revenue. Brown has strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
RAL Consulting provides market entry and in-market solutions to help companies expand into Asia Pacific. With over 20 years of experience in the region, they offer services to accelerate product introductions and market expansion across major Asian countries. Their goal is to help companies entering or expanding in Asia succeed by navigating cultural differences and providing answers to key questions about assessing markets, establishing distribution channels, managing partners, introducing products and services, and meeting local compliance and staffing needs. They have experience providing solutions across industries to effectively launch and support products in Asia Pacific markets.
The document outlines the purposes and importance of a business plan, as well as the basic elements that should be included. It explains that a business plan (1) describes the business idea and how it will operate, (2) sets objectives and how they will be achieved, and (3) describes the management team. Additionally, the document notes that a business plan is important because it (1) makes you consider all aspects of the business, (2) can help secure financing, (3) helps communicate the idea to others, and (4) can be used to manage the business. Finally, it lists the seven basic elements that should be included in a business plan, such as goals, products/services, marketing plan,
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PP+K is a marketing agency that prides itself on its passionate, strategic employees who work collaboratively to achieve clients' goals. The agency has won prestigious awards for its creative and strategic work. PP+K takes a strategic approach to both creative and media work, conducting research to understand consumers and determine effective spending. It offers a wide range of services including creative, production, digital, social media, photography and more through a unique integrated agency model.
This document summarizes the agenda and key discussions from the Huntsville Hub Sales Meeting on August 6th, 2013. The agenda included shout outs for sales achievements, an update from the Caring AA's on important policies and guidelines, an SEC/college football season preview from Chad, and a discussion on effective daily planning and prospecting from Kyle and David. Key sales wins were recognized from Nickie Allison, Marijo Braddy, and Candy Ballenger. Chad provided a pipeline analysis and breakdown of SEC revenue by representative. Kyle and David emphasized the importance of having a strict yet flexible daily plan to stay on track and allocating time appropriately between existing and new accounts.
Our mission is to serve small businesses owners, helping them to identify and act upon opportunities to grow their business. This presentation introduced you to our core services and explains more about how we can help you.
LEVEL [5] is seeking a $7 million investment for their new extreme sports and entertainment facility. They plan to offer activities like indoor skydiving, go-kart racing, rock climbing, and simulator games. The founders have experience in business and plan to use strategic marketing. They project strong sales growth and profitability over 5 years. By year 5, the valuation is estimated at $132 million, offering investors a high return on their initial investment.
Kevin Hoepper has over 30 years of experience in strategic account management and sales leadership. He has a proven track record of exceeding sales goals and optimizing revenue streams. Some of his key accomplishments include generating over $35M in annual sales revenue, negotiating over $25M in new service agreements, and leading teams to achieve 110% of new sales targets. He has received numerous performance awards throughout his career, including being named to the Leaders Council three times for top sales performance.
Business Model for Smart Migration from Bangladesh - Brandwitz 2015 - Round 3...Sayem Faruk
A sustainable business model to solve the migration crisis in Bangladesh. Acute information asymmetry is solved by providing credible information via an almost non-profit business that uses diverse revenue streams to sustain itself. Business model canvas is used to explain the model along with problems identified on each step of the migration process.
This document summarizes a distributor that focuses on craft beer. They describe themselves as more than just a warehouse or fleet of trucks, but as professionals dedicated to beer. Their mission is to show a better way of distributing craft beer by building brands rather than just collecting them. They aim to grow all the breweries they represent, not just a few. Their success comes from properly launching new brands and knowing how to sell the right beer to the right accounts.
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Amber M. Meyr has over 12 years of experience in sales and account management, with a demonstrated record of progressive success through relationship building and product knowledge. She currently works as a Territory Manager for Applied Medical in Oklahoma City, where she manages 33 accounts totaling $1.2 million in annual sales. Previously she held sales roles with Anheuser-Bush Sales of Oklahoma and Premium Distributing, consistently exceeding sales quotas and growing her territories. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Oriental Retail Ventures is a Hong Kong-based consulting firm that helps Western retail brands expand their business into Asia through retail advisory, market entry strategies, business development support, and investment opportunities. They work with fashion and lifestyle brands targeting millennials to develop a robust Asian presence through their expertise navigating the Asian retail market and partnerships. Their services aim to maximize brand opportunities in Asia through legal and operational setup assistance, expansion planning, sales management, and providing investment opportunities through joint ventures or M&A deals.
The document outlines the key ingredients needed to effectively start a business: finance, plan, product, place, people, and vision. It emphasizes the importance of having sufficient funding for at least 2 years without loans or luxury expenses, developing a thorough written business plan well in advance, conducting in-depth research on products and markets, identifying targeted customer segments and locations, planning for adequate staffing and support, and establishing a clear vision and mission statement. Overall, the document stresses the need for comprehensive preparation across multiple areas to lay the groundwork for business success.
This document is a resume for Eva Turner that outlines her career objective, professional profile, education, certifications, competencies, and relevant work history in the fashion industry. It summarizes that Eva has over 25 years of experience in retail management positions, including as a store manager and owner, where she was responsible for all aspects of daily operations, staff management, sales, merchandising, and meeting financial targets. Her most recent roles were as manager for Holly's stores in Mississauga and Toronto between 2004-2010.
Everyone knows the failure rate of startups, convincing angels and venture capital that your project deserves support is a huge part of getting your project off the ground. This short power point is designed to help you present, pitch and sell your product to everyone you meet and to funding committees.
Paul DeBiase's Resume | Looking For A New OpportunityPaul DeBiase
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Connect2Innovation: Sales- are you selling comfortable?Glenn Thorogood
What makes a good sales proposition?
•Are there different selling styles
•What does a professional buyer expect from you?
•Larger organisations
•Lead Generation –is your process robust enough?
In this 1 hour webinar hosted by BizCentral USA, we discuss the ways to use and update your business plan to be most effective for your small business! For more information on business plans, please visit: http://bizcentralusa.com/businessplan.php
This is a short profile showcasing our approach to Content & Digital Marketing in Kenya. These slides also include case studies from previous employment and currently. We love digital, we live for epic native content.
Trade Show Strategy for Maximum Exposureschubert b2b
Trade shows are great opportunities to leverage in order to increase your brand's visibility. Seminars, speaking engagements, sponsorships and exhibit halls are only a few avenues at these events that can maximize exposure to your brand. The key to trade show success is creating a strategy to streamline objectives, take action and get noticed.
Ration Book is seeking £500k investment to accelerate the launch of its platform and prepare for international expansion. It has relaunched a 100-year old brand to provide savings on essential goods through promotional codes. The platform engages customers and allows retailers to drive sales. It has developed technology, signed partnerships with 100 retailers, and assembled an experienced team. Ration Book aims to build customer loyalty and provide a trusted platform for retailers to reach cost-conscious consumers.
PP+K is a marketing agency that prides itself on its passionate, strategic employees who work collaboratively to achieve clients' goals. The agency has won prestigious awards for its creative and strategic work. PP+K takes a strategic approach to both creative and media work, conducting research to understand consumers and determine effective spending. It offers a wide range of services including creative, production, digital, social media, photography and more through a unique integrated agency model.
This document summarizes the agenda and key discussions from the Huntsville Hub Sales Meeting on August 6th, 2013. The agenda included shout outs for sales achievements, an update from the Caring AA's on important policies and guidelines, an SEC/college football season preview from Chad, and a discussion on effective daily planning and prospecting from Kyle and David. Key sales wins were recognized from Nickie Allison, Marijo Braddy, and Candy Ballenger. Chad provided a pipeline analysis and breakdown of SEC revenue by representative. Kyle and David emphasized the importance of having a strict yet flexible daily plan to stay on track and allocating time appropriately between existing and new accounts.
Our mission is to serve small businesses owners, helping them to identify and act upon opportunities to grow their business. This presentation introduced you to our core services and explains more about how we can help you.
LEVEL [5] is seeking a $7 million investment for their new extreme sports and entertainment facility. They plan to offer activities like indoor skydiving, go-kart racing, rock climbing, and simulator games. The founders have experience in business and plan to use strategic marketing. They project strong sales growth and profitability over 5 years. By year 5, the valuation is estimated at $132 million, offering investors a high return on their initial investment.
Kevin Hoepper has over 30 years of experience in strategic account management and sales leadership. He has a proven track record of exceeding sales goals and optimizing revenue streams. Some of his key accomplishments include generating over $35M in annual sales revenue, negotiating over $25M in new service agreements, and leading teams to achieve 110% of new sales targets. He has received numerous performance awards throughout his career, including being named to the Leaders Council three times for top sales performance.
Business Model for Smart Migration from Bangladesh - Brandwitz 2015 - Round 3...Sayem Faruk
A sustainable business model to solve the migration crisis in Bangladesh. Acute information asymmetry is solved by providing credible information via an almost non-profit business that uses diverse revenue streams to sustain itself. Business model canvas is used to explain the model along with problems identified on each step of the migration process.
This document summarizes a distributor that focuses on craft beer. They describe themselves as more than just a warehouse or fleet of trucks, but as professionals dedicated to beer. Their mission is to show a better way of distributing craft beer by building brands rather than just collecting them. They aim to grow all the breweries they represent, not just a few. Their success comes from properly launching new brands and knowing how to sell the right beer to the right accounts.
This document discusses entrepreneur development and provides guidance on creating an effective business pitch and plan. It defines what an entrepreneur is and the importance of entrepreneurship in creating employment, developing lifestyles, and economic growth. The document outlines what should be included in a business pitch, such as defining the product/service, target market, differentiation, and sales model. It also provides details on what sections should be covered in a business plan, including introduction, marketing plan, HR plan, operational plan, financial plan, and conclusion. Resources for creating a business plan are also recommended.
Amber M. Meyr has over 12 years of experience in sales and account management, with a demonstrated record of progressive success through relationship building and product knowledge. She currently works as a Territory Manager for Applied Medical in Oklahoma City, where she manages 33 accounts totaling $1.2 million in annual sales. Previously she held sales roles with Anheuser-Bush Sales of Oklahoma and Premium Distributing, consistently exceeding sales quotas and growing her territories. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma.
Oriental Retail Ventures is a Hong Kong-based consulting firm that helps Western retail brands expand their business into Asia through retail advisory, market entry strategies, business development support, and investment opportunities. They work with fashion and lifestyle brands targeting millennials to develop a robust Asian presence through their expertise navigating the Asian retail market and partnerships. Their services aim to maximize brand opportunities in Asia through legal and operational setup assistance, expansion planning, sales management, and providing investment opportunities through joint ventures or M&A deals.
The document outlines the key ingredients needed to effectively start a business: finance, plan, product, place, people, and vision. It emphasizes the importance of having sufficient funding for at least 2 years without loans or luxury expenses, developing a thorough written business plan well in advance, conducting in-depth research on products and markets, identifying targeted customer segments and locations, planning for adequate staffing and support, and establishing a clear vision and mission statement. Overall, the document stresses the need for comprehensive preparation across multiple areas to lay the groundwork for business success.
This document is a resume for Eva Turner that outlines her career objective, professional profile, education, certifications, competencies, and relevant work history in the fashion industry. It summarizes that Eva has over 25 years of experience in retail management positions, including as a store manager and owner, where she was responsible for all aspects of daily operations, staff management, sales, merchandising, and meeting financial targets. Her most recent roles were as manager for Holly's stores in Mississauga and Toronto between 2004-2010.
Everyone knows the failure rate of startups, convincing angels and venture capital that your project deserves support is a huge part of getting your project off the ground. This short power point is designed to help you present, pitch and sell your product to everyone you meet and to funding committees.
Paul DeBiase's Resume | Looking For A New OpportunityPaul DeBiase
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Paul Debiase is an experienced senior executive with over 14 years of experience in digital advertising and marketing. He has a proven track record of leadership, business development, and strategic planning. He is skilled in SEO/SEM strategies, campaign development, and cultivating client relationships.
Connect2Innovation: Sales- are you selling comfortable?Glenn Thorogood
What makes a good sales proposition?
•Are there different selling styles
•What does a professional buyer expect from you?
•Larger organisations
•Lead Generation –is your process robust enough?
In this 1 hour webinar hosted by BizCentral USA, we discuss the ways to use and update your business plan to be most effective for your small business! For more information on business plans, please visit: http://bizcentralusa.com/businessplan.php
This is a short profile showcasing our approach to Content & Digital Marketing in Kenya. These slides also include case studies from previous employment and currently. We love digital, we live for epic native content.
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Trade shows are great opportunities to leverage in order to increase your brand's visibility. Seminars, speaking engagements, sponsorships and exhibit halls are only a few avenues at these events that can maximize exposure to your brand. The key to trade show success is creating a strategy to streamline objectives, take action and get noticed.
Ration Book is seeking £500k investment to accelerate the launch of its platform and prepare for international expansion. It has relaunched a 100-year old brand to provide savings on essential goods through promotional codes. The platform engages customers and allows retailers to drive sales. It has developed technology, signed partnerships with 100 retailers, and assembled an experienced team. Ration Book aims to build customer loyalty and provide a trusted platform for retailers to reach cost-conscious consumers.
Content strategies to engage your audiencenstaylor
social media. We will present tools and tactics to help build engaging content strategies to build a digital profile
on-line and how that influences people and search engines.
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Companies spends precious money on online advertisements, organic optimization but yet they are unsatisfied with the outcome. Typical problems faced by a Website/Portal are as following.
1) High Traffic but high bounce rate.
2) High Traffic but low conversion rate (sale or enquiry).
3) Low Overall Traffic
4) Ever increasing budget on Digital Marketing without improvement in average cost of customer acquisition.
5) Low Average Order Value.
Are you facing any of these issues?
Some Global statistics.
Conversion rate typically range from 1 to 3 percent
Companies typically spend $92 to bring customers, but only $1 to convert
Only 22 percent companies are satisfied with their conversion rate
About 75 percent of businesses have problems finding suitable expertise to optimise their landing page
Businesses with over 40 landing pages generated a whopping 12 times more leads than those with 1-5 landing pages
The presentation will help you to work out a Digital Marketing Strategy with quick ROI.
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A New Digital Customer Centric Ecosystem | Vincent Dempsey, GM of Digital, Vo...Thoughtworks
As the new GM of Digital at Vodafone, Vinnie has an ambitious mission to revamp and transform their digital ecosystem.
Vinnie and Tiff will take you through Vodafone’s digital transformation journey, full of technical constraints, siloed platforms and teams, KPI hurdles, cultural clashes and volatility up and down the value stream… along with incredible wins along the way.
This document provides an overview of digital PR strategies and examples. It discusses how London PR uses story-led campaigns to deliver content, media coverage, and online conversations for brands. Examples are given of successful PR campaigns for clients like MuscleFood.com that generated hundreds of links and millions in new funding. The document emphasizes how digital PR can boost SEO and traffic through quality links from top media sites, while also building brands and credibility over time.
How to Create a Social Media Road Map For Your BusinessKylie Bartlett
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John Sonnhalter's presentation from the Whizard Summit for building materials manufacturers.
For more information on Sonnhalter and our B2T marketing communication services or to contact us, visit sonnhalter.com
1. Recent trends have shown that Coffee
Company’s sales are reaching a plateau
Coffee Company sales to date
Product sales
0
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2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
10000
Production issues
resulting from an
unexpected uptake
Start of plateau phase
leading to current reality
in sales
• If nothing is done, sales are expected to remain at current levels
• Sales are at all-time highs, but growth has stopped
9400
2. Coffee Company has realized that it is time to
expand its business into a new market
1
We have been playing in the same
market segment for multiple years
and its time to expand
2
With the core company stable, now is
the opportune time for us to make a
move into new markets
3
All our staff are bored and require a
new challenge!
3. Many market segments were evaluated, but
hipsters proved to be the most promising
Executives
Accountants
Engineers
Hipsters
Not selected Selected
Description Habits Key insights
Leaders of large
organizations and
general top
management
• Late nights at work
• Full diaries
• Multiple meetings
per day
• Need caffeine
boost to keep
going
• Too busy for coffee
Financial experts that
make sure companies
remain in business
• Understand what
coffee should cost
• Early mornings
• Too frugal
Various disciplines but
in general people who
tinker with things
• Late nights
• Like to come up
with their own
solutions
• Want to roast their
own coffee
Subculture that loves
coffee
• Work from coffee
shops
• Adamant buyers of
coffee products
• Will market
products for you
4. Three key elements will determine whether the
launch into a new market segment will succeed
1
2
3
We need to be sure that this new market segment
has the cash flow potential to create the
opportunity for long-term profitability
The marketing campaign for our new product will
have to be adapted to reach the target market
effectively, and may mean moving away from our
traditional image
We have a limited window of opportunity to
enter this market, and if we act soon will make use
of the first mover advantage
5. Various locations could hold potential for the
new product, but Cape Town is most promising
Hipster count per location Key insights
23400
18900
15000
9900
19200
4000
4
8000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
# of hipsters
• In the study, it was
found that Cape Town
has ~22% more
hipsters than any other
city
• The second most
promising markets are
Pretoria and
Johannesburg
• Thus, it is
recommended that the
new product be rolled
out in Cape Town first
6. Our strategy focuses on reaching hipsters
where they hang out
Key partners have been identified
• We have two potential partners that
we feel are ideally situated to drive
our marketing campaign
• Partners are excited about our new
product, and want to partner with us
• There are various partnership
models that we are currently
exploring
Additional partnership opportunities
• Various musicians have shown
interest in endorsing our products
• Partnership agreements are being
negotiated
• Musicians include:
• Joe Low
• Noisy Bee
• Orange Pineapple
Partners identified
• John’s Joyful Cuppa
• Located in the city centre
• On the top 10 hipster
hangouts Cape Town list
• Sam’s Soulful Brew
• Rated the fastest growing
coffee chain in Cape Town
Key take aways
• Partnerships will be a key
element in the success of our
new product
• The identified partnerships must
be prioritized according to
potential value and agreements
put in place
7. We suggest that a weekly drumbeat be followed
for the first three months of product launch
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Key
activities
Key
meetings
Lunch duty
• Action
plan for
week
• Arrange
key client
meetings
• Weekly
plan
discussion
• Sally and
Victor
• Client
sessions
• Market
research
• Client
meetings
• Noks and
Chad
• Consolidate
research
• Partner
sessions
• Partner
meetings
• Report
discussion
• Thabo
and
Melissa
• Generate
weekly
report
• Partner
feedback
• Report
review
meeting
• Petunia
and
Samuel
• Send
weekly
report to
head
office
• Feedback
with head
office
• Peter and
Maya
• The team lead will be ultimately responsible for weekly deliverables
• Partner and client meetings should take priority
8. We’ve created a template to track weekly action
items as the product launch progresses
Overall checklist:
Initial product launch event
held
Core group of loyal
customers established
Market research concluded
Core partnership
agreements in place
Sales at level of 4500 units /
month
Current actions:
Action Person Deadline
• Follow up on Noisy Bee partnership
agreement
• Another action for completion
• John
• Nomsa
• 21 Dec
• 23 Dec
Weekly deliverables:
Complete first round of partnership agreements
Consolidate market research to date and agree on
market readiness
Get head office buy in on marketing strategy
Key risks identified
• Competition present in the market
• The Whole Brew company
• Thanks for Caring Brew Company
• Joe Low partnership requirements too costly
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