Localisation for international markets_Aileen_O_Toole
1. Localisation for international markets
Aileen O’Toole, Managing Director, AMAS
Enterprise Ireland conference
21 October 2010
www.amas.ie
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2. Agenda
• Introduction
• Digital trends
• Internet use
• B2B marketing
• Breaking into new markets
• Going global
• 10 tips on localising your web
presence
• Case studies
• The takeaways
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3. A brief introduction….
Past
• Co-founder, director, deputy editor:
The Sunday Business Post
Present
• Managing Director, internet consultancy
AMAS
• Non-executive directorships
• Business in the Community
• Other NGOs
• Campaign Director, Ideas Campaign
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4. About AMAS
Consultancy which helps clients to exploit the internet.
Retained by businesses
and organisations to:
• Plan
• Evaluate
• Manage
• Market their
online channels
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10. Web 2.0 - digital portfolio
Content sharing User-generated
Your website(s) Blogs content
Multiple channels to Email newsletters
build brands, transact
Social networks
business Social bookmarks
Syndication
and manage
reputations Search engine
profile
Extranet
Mobile
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27. The takeaways
• Plan
• How does internet support your business strategy?
• Localise
• How best to match local market requirements?
• Manage
• How to deliver a complex (or simple) internet
• presence?
• Learn
• How to build your knowledge, skills and stay on top of
internet trends?
Enterprise Ireland’s eBMI programme is a good
place to start
www.amas.ie
