- How to prepare online shops for their expansion to new markets
- How to manage a localization project
- What details should be borne in mind when preparing an online shop for a new market (technical aspects, such as payments, trust marks, etc.)
- Ongoing tasks. Marketing, customer care, logistics and return of investment in a new market. How, where, for how much and what must be done and how much time does it take.
This presentation used in electronic commerce conference "E-komercija '16" by Donatas Gudelis from company MakesYouLocal.
3. Who am I?
• Donatas Gudelis (linkedin.com/in/donatasgudelis)
• Working with e-commerce since 2010
• Experience in government agency, marketing agencies, web shops, own
business.
• Founded MakesYoulocal offices in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in 2014
9. • Euro zone.
• 3 separate languages with two general
(Eng & Ru)
• All three countries has more similarities
than differences
• Open to foreign based web shops
• Low competitive level
• One web shop- three countries
• Launch in 6-8 weeks
See it as one country
10. •Currency issue
•Local payments and Banks issues
•Zelando, etc
•±40% higher marketing costs
•Very well developed web shops
•Expensive delivery and return
process
•Price level very depends on products
12. ……in the beginning our focus was on localization
(payment methods, trust marks, translations etc.)
13. • Choose the right country
• The competitive situation
• Businesscase
• GTM strategy
• Localisation of the shop
• Build trust
• USP’s
• Focus on the conversion rate
• Understand the market
• Optimise processes
• Build volume through localized
marketing
• Marketing investment
• Optimise and re-negotiate
based on new volume
• Set new goals
Launch
To be successful you have to do more
We see 5 phases in an international launch
15. • Choose the right country
• The competitive situation
• Businesscase
• GTM strategy
• Localisation of the shop
• Build trust
• USP’s
• Focus on the conversion rate
• Understand the market
• Optimise processes
• Build volume through localized
marketing
• Marketing investment
• Optimise and re-negotiate
based on new volume
• Set new goals
Launch
To be successful you have to do more
We see 5 phases in an international launch
17. Launch
Decision phase
Market Scan
Road Map
Main online competitors in the new country
A benchmark of your competitors’ web shops
Price comparison of your most important products and brands
Insights in the marketing environment, important channels
An estimate of the online marketing cost for promoting your products
Input on customer expectations on delivery and return
18. IPOCalculating earnings per
order
Realized
Estonia
Estimate
Latvia
Comments
Average Order 150 150 Realised average order the last 3 months, excl. shipping
+ Shipping income 3 4 Realised average for all orders 3 months
-Taxes 31,5 31,5 We all have to pay VAT and income taxes
-Items price 71,1 71,1 Your price for products
-Shipping cost 3 6 Your cost for shipping
-Online payment cost 1,5 1,5 We all payment % out of payments made online
-Warehouse operation 2 2 Pick and pack price
-Customer service operation 1 2 Labor costs and software expenses divided by the
number of orders
-Return expenses 0 3 Calculate the return cost and total benefit per. order
-Packaging 1 1 Overall packaging costs broken down by. order
Earning pr. order 41,9 35,90 Earnings per order (before marketing costs)
Calculating earnings per
order
Realized
Estonia
Estimate
Latvia
Comments
Average Order 150 156 Realised average order the last 3 months, excl. shipping
+ Shipping income 3 4 Realised average for all orders 3 months
-Taxes 31,5 32,76 We all have to pay VAT and income taxes
-Items price 71,1 71,1 Your price for products
-Shipping cost 3 6 Your cost for shipping
-Online payment cost 1,5 1,5 We all payment % out of payments made online
-Warehouse operation 2 2 Pick and pack price
-Customer service operation 1 2 Labor costs and software expenses divided by the
number of orders
-Return expenses 0 3 Calculate the return cost and total benefit per. order
-Packaging 1 1 Overall packaging costs broken down by. order
Earning pr. order 41,9 40,64 Earnings per order (before marketing costs)
19. Launch
Localisation process
Market Scan
Road Map
Translations
Product text translations
Legal package
Payment & trustmarks
Logistic
Local “Look & Feel”
Search bar
Virtual office
Build a trust
21. Launch
Virtual office
Market Scan
Road Map
Translations
Product text translations
Legal package
Payment & trustmarks
Logistic
Local “Look & Feel”
Search bar
Virtual office
Local phone number
Local address
Local return address
Native customer support speaker
22. • Choose the right country
• The competitive situation
• Businesscase
• GTM strategy
• Localisation of the shop
• Build trust
• USP’s
• Focus on the conversion rate
• Understand the market
• Optimise processes
• Build volume through localized
marketing
• Marketing investment
• Optimise and re-negotiate
based on new volume
• Set new goals
Launch
To be successful you have to do more
We see 5 phases in an international launch
26. Markets around us
5 phases in a successful international launch
What companies have difficulties abroad and who do it well
Tract the numbers
A local hero
MTTC.lt - Service provider
32. About Bodylab
• Leading training nutrition brand in Denmark since 2001
• Sells more than 610.000 kilo protein powder a year
• In 2014 they sent over 350.000 orders to Danish customers
• Online shop online in Denmark until January 2015, when
Swedish webshop launched
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37. In January we tried again using only
Facebook…
Proteinella (Nutella with less sugar and high
level of protein) was introduced in december
2015 with very little interest.