Amon Corporation

Sales/marketing agent service to tap into the Southeast Asia

Amon renders a sales/marketing agent service as a part of advisory services with Japanese Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which are not capable of setting up representative, affiliate or subsidiary in Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

If SMEs aim to introduce their products or services and find out importer/distributor, franchisee or licensee in those countries, Amon could offer effective assistance to meet up with importer/distributor, franchisee or licensee and discuss business opportunities with them and close business agreement.

Here are pros and cons of the sales/marketing agent service. 

Pros

1. The client can save time tremendously to meet prospective partners.

2. The client can stop the service anytime.

3. Contingent fee with no up-front fee.

Cons

1. Contingent fee is expensive.

2. Coverage of service is four countries only; Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam

3. Progress of services is up to Amon's schedule.

There are two applicable industries for the sales/marketing agent service as follows,

Food & Bevergae Service Operators and Food Process Manufacture

Halal has been a buzz word among Japanese food & bevergae service operators and food process manufacture since 2012 so that they have truned more attentions to business opportunity in Indoneia and Malaysia. Along with the development of Japanese food & beverage service operators in those countries, food manufature and food process machines manufacture would traget those markets as well.

Cosmetics Manufacture

Many Japanese cosmetics manufacture, except for top-tier manufacture, look for importers in Southeast Asia. Second and third-tier manufacture are going to face decision making of whether or not they will set up factories in Southeast Asia when the Asean Economic Community will be established by December 2015. Otherwise, they may aquire local brands for business development.