b. Market Access Solutions
Apart from our core capability of warehousing, freight and logistics services, we offer a suite of turnkey solutions to help you launch your products into the region in the most cost-effective way. As a value chain integrator from suppliers to end consumers, we provide you with a host of services such as sales and distribution, branding and marketing, as well as management and consultancy solutions so that you can gain a foothold in the markets. Furthermore we are able to customize these solutions to cater to your specific needs.
Some of the brands that we represent include food preparation mix from Malaysia, jams, juices and sauces from Australia, as well as many other products from India, Middle East, America and Europe.
By partnering with us, we will support you with these value-added services that will lower your initial investment costs:
- Sales and distribution
By leveraging on our existing infrastructure and distribution networks across 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region, you will enjoy immediate access to overseas markets and venture into territories that were previously inaccessible. You can leave the sales and distribution to us without having to set up your own branch office or appoint distributors.
- Test Marketing
We offer a test-bed environment for you to sell your goods via IM's distribution channels within the Asia-Pacific, so that you can better assess the commercial viability of your products. This practical test-marketing exercise is our value-add to you to help you lower your marketing costs. We provide you with a direct experience of the market before you spend money launching a full scale entry into new territories.
- Sourcing for low-cost supplies
We assist foreign businesses to source supplies from low-cost countries such as China and Indonesia by leveraging on our large network of overseas suppliers. We ensure that you purchase good quality supplies at lower costs. We also facilitate companies like you on trade missions to source for trade partners and to explore investment opportunities.
We also provide you with customised solutions to tailor to specific needs of your company such as:
- Branding and marketing We provide branding and marketing consultancy to companies for their products, managing and executing events such as sales promotions, trade shows and other promotional activities.
- Product development and packaging A highly customized solution, we are able to work together with you to develop the range of your products, as well as the product packaging design and concept in order to cater to the needs of the consumers and optimize their receptivity to your products.
- Halal solutions – consultation and accreditation We also offer a unique one-stop consultancy on market penetration strategy, research and product development within the global Halal market, as well as providing Halal training and accreditation to companies to enhance their competitive advantage in the global HALAL market worth more than USD2.1 trillion.