Strategy, planning and target achievement
In general, the success factors of companies planning a new market entry are very well known. Mostly, there is a lack of clear formulation of strategy, control in the organization and open communication of goals and expectations. Some critical success factors for a company's market entry:
- Control over goal setting and incentivization of all market participants to ensure alignment of interests
- Implementation of a P&L market responsibility that is able to steer offerings and pricing in a decisive way
- Investment in the visibility of the company via marketing measures and profiling
- Sales-centered control of the market of service offerings and pricing
- Local delivery capability and specialists for process and IT delivery concepts
- Active Partnering to close Gaps (0 Margin)
- Market tailored vertical product and service offerings in combination shoring concepts
- Effective deal control and lean deal processes implemented in a customer-centric manner
- Fulfillment of compliance requirements for certification, concepts, contract agreements
- Willingness to be flexible in liability issues and contract design with the customer
- Short decision paths on pricing and margins between P&L and Sales
- Structured project management, delivery close to the customer, development of the customer from the project
- Effective tool support and sales process as well as compact internal deal process management
- Customer development via Leutchtturm projects to set the course for long-term collaboration
- Establishment of a learning culture to improve the interaction within the company and in the customer approach
The effective design of a market entry has a lot to do with the control of the organization and the responsibilities.
It is important to create a position in the company with "profit and loss" P&L responsibility for the market. Thus, specific service offerings, pricing, target customer definition can be specifically aligned to the market requirements.
>>> A successful market entry should be organized sales-centered to be able to develop as close to the market as possible.