Expanding into European markets is expensive, time-consuming, complex, interminable and troublesome. Especially these days with travel restrictions and political anxiety times, it is important to focus on establishing and maintaining stable business relationships.
Providing ecommerce services since 1997, my team and me support domestic as well as foreign country productive sector and wholesale business to sell their products abroad. Native language, experience and comprehensive knowledge of German/European buyer’s mindsets plus the knowledge European business dynamics from the inside are some of the most important keys to success.
Beginning with a market analysis for demand, prove legal restrictions and diagnose market opportunities, we start to establish the client’s business right here in the heart of Europe. In this field, we work together with Elizabeth Ferguson from the US, an expert in establishing international business relationships with more than ten years if international business experience.
Daily doing means E-commerce concepts and roadmaps, online-marketing SEO/SEM, direct marketing activities, fair & travel assistance, first level support, commercial functions and fundamental office services.
My team and me enlarge the degree of popularity, acquire new and take care of existing customers, increase sales and reduce costs to expand into European markets. Being present in Germany/Europe means a significant enhancement of trust and valuation for our clients. Overcoming language gaps, cultural barriers and dealing with native speakers simplifies the communication with potential buyers and existing customers amazingly.
How about your business? Don’t hesitate to send me a personal LinkedIn message or e-mail to export-help@trentmann.com – Me and my team are looking forward to talk about your products!
Experience
1997 – 2000
Web-Developer
Starting business in 1997 with the realization of functional custom-made websites mostly for advertising agencies and graphic designers, my scope extended to cross-platform development for e-commerce applications. Doing the first steps online, I focused on network technology & strategy, interfaces & data transfer, high functional websites as well as preparing websites for search engines.
Doing the first steps online: Starting business in 1997 meant contract work mostly for advertising agencies and graphic designers including network technology & strategy, cross-platform interfaces and data transfers.
- Build & maintain individual websites
- Network technology & strategy, cross-platform interfaces and data transfers
- Server Maintenance, administration & Hosting services
2000 – 2005
E-Business Developer
Go-Live for the first online shops: As a contractor or partner, we build custom-made online-shops. Depending on the project’s requirements, either way as complete own developments or adapt standard software to individual needs. The results focus on high usability, optimum performance, flexible interfaces and a good visibility within search engines.
As a contractor or partner, we build custom-made online shops. Depending on the project’s requirements, either way as complete own developments or adapt standard software to individual needs.
- Building individual online shops with good performance
- Individual development of web based applications / adapt standard software to clients requirements
- On-site optimization in technical matters and in regard of contents
- Set the foundation for successful search engine optimization
Go-Live for the first online shops: Contract work and upcoming partnerships with small and medium business for selling mostly consumer goods online. Development incudes payment gateways, user interfaces and especially online-marketing features for a reasonable visibility on Google and other platforms. As the total amount of items increased amazingly, I started to develop tools for article care and product information management. Work focused on:
- Building functional online shops
- Online Marketing and Search Engine Optimization
- Import/Export features and interfaces
2005 – 2010
E-Business Developer
Due to continuously increasing expectations on shops and marketing, my team and me also support clients with article care, effective email-marketing, search engine optimization and reasonable search engine marketing. Besides software and technical deployment: As a full-service provider, we are also taking care of customer’s requests, orders and complaints.
Due to continuously increasing expectations on shops and marketing, Me and my team exonerate small/medium business and manufacturers by taking over multiple duties and responsibilities.
- Shop maintenance & Article care
- Taking care of customer’s requests, orders and complaints
- Online marketing activities and Search Engine Optimization + Search Engine Marketing
- Elaborated E-Mail marketing & Acquisition tools + Product Information Management
- Versatile interfaces for channel marketing purposes
With the growing success of several online shops selling consumer goods B2C, I started to improve user interfaces and online marketing tools and set up teams for maintenance, article care and online marketing activities to lead shops to success. Work focused on:
- Product Information Management
- Automized Interfaces to major and minor marketplaces like Amazon, eBay etc.
- Online marketing activities and Search Engine Optimization + Search Engine Marketing
- Elaborated E-Mail marketing
- Shop maintenance & Article care
- Customer care in the client’s name
- Establish foreign country products in Germany
- E-Commerce concepts and roadmaps for small and medium business
2011 – 2020
General Manager
Providing ecommerce services since 1997, my team and me support domestic as well as foreign country productive sector and wholesale business to sell their products in Germany and Europe. Native language, extensive experience and comprehensive knowledge of European buyer’s mindsets plus the knowledge of European business dynamics from the inside are some of the most important keys to success. Active marketing measures online as well as classic marketing activities offline combined with solid office services simplify the first step into European markets.
My team and me support domestic as well as foreign country productive sector and wholesale business to sell their products in Germany and Europe. Active marketing measures online as well as classic marketing activities offline combined with solid office services simplify the first step into European markets.
- Obtain prospective buyers and generate new customers
- Establish foreign country products in Germany
- Productive marketing strategies online/offline for most kind of products
- Reasonable E-Commerce strategies, roadmaps and support on upcoming as well as existing projects
- Development of web-based applications