Insight interAsia provides consulting services to companies that are interested in doing business in Asia. Our primary activities are detailed below:
Establish branch / representative operations in Asia
IIA meets with your staff and learns your needs in terms of the products/services you are trying to bring to Asia. We then review the various alternatives (countries, labor rates, taxes, incentives, etc.) and advise you on the best solutions for your company.
Arrange for manufacturing in Asia
IIA has relationships at the corporate, national government, and provincial/prefectural government levels throughout Asia. Depending on your comapny's needs we can assist you throughout the spectrum of manufacturing possibilities:
- We maintain a network of trusted companies in Asia to which we can can help you completely outsource your manufacturing.
- We can assist you by finding the right partners to manufacture and add value to your goods and sevices.
- We can also help you find land and the most advantageous incentives if you are thinking about establishing your own in-house manufacturing operation in Asia.
Asian operations performance audit
IIA performs an in-depth audit of your company's existing operations in Asia and consults with you on how you can operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. Our staff has extensive experience working with mulinational organizations which are headquartered outside of Asia, and we are keenly aware of the cultural and time zone differences that can reduce efficiency and add costs. IIA can help you to greatly reduce these issues by consulting you on "best in practice" processes and procedures for working with your colleagues in Asia.
Marketing in Asia ("Boots on the Ground")
Besides giving advice to our clients about marketing subtleties in the various Asian countries, IIA also routinely performs ongoing sales and marketing services. On behalf of our clients we perform such marketing services as: translate and distribute press releases in local language publications; make customer visits and demo their products; negotiate contracts; help arrange for our clients' home office personnel to visit Asia.
Agent or Distributor search and recommendation
IIA staff have been working in the various Asian markets and in different technology-based industries for their entire careers. We know that the biggest and "most prestigious" agents and distributors are most often not the best, especially for SMEs that are just getting started in Asia. We have extensive contracts in nearly every technology industry in every country in Asia and we can find the sales agent or distributor that best meets your company's needs.
IIA as Sales Agent / Distributor / Importer
Depending on the technology and market(s) that the customer is interested in, Insight interAsia can perform these functions.
Technology/Market studies
Before clients decide which course to follow in Asia, they often enlist IIA to perform detailed technology/market studies. Such stuides include location of potential competition (foreign and domestic in each market), possible distribution channels, end-user needs and opinions, local intellectual property concerns, etc. We then present our findings, analysis, and recommendations to the customers at their site or via videoconference.
Customized projects
Please contact us if you are interested in doing business in Asia but you have not found anything above that fits your needs. We are always interested in new challenges.
