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LAUNCHING A NEW COUNTRY:
LESSONS LEARNED & MISTAKES TO AVOID!
BY DION MCKENZIE
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LAUNCHING A NEW COUNTRY:
LESSONS LEARNED & MISTAKES TO AVOID!
DION MCKENZIE
UK COUNTRY MANAGER
@DIONMCK
Overview
1. Weebly - our expansion into Europe
2. Identify your launch markets
3. The mechanics of international
4. Why, when and who
About
Founded in San Francisco
Online platform for website
creation and commerce
38 million users
2015 was a busy year
Carbon European Launch
1. Identify your launch markets
Launching
Going global
Country selection
Active Users
Further expansion
$480b
$600b
$640b
$42b
$66b
Source: eMarketer October 2014
E-commerce Sales
2016,
by region (projected)
Launching
Going global
Country selection
Active Users
Further expansion
Mobile usage eCommerce
spending
Publish rate
Launching
Going global
Country selection
Active Users
Further expansion
2. The mechanics of International
If your customers don’t understand you,
they won’t buy from you
Marty Homlish, Former CMO
“
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
Whistle & Bango / Ania & Rosie Douksnow / David & Paul Cmyparis / Hélène & Larissa
UK UK FRANCE
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
1. Can you get paid
2. Is it native to your users
3. Does it scale with you
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Payments
Legal setup
Checkout flow
Multi-platform
Encourage payments
The mechanics of International
nuts and bolts
Translation
Marketing
Further expansion
Legal setup
3. Why, when and who
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