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Asbicon appoints Derek Botha for its Africa operations

Asbicon is proud to announce the appointment of Derek Botha as its representative for Africa. Derek will be instrumental in developing and delivering Asbicon offer to clients in Africa.

Derek is a veteran of the Consumer Goods industry with over 25 years experience in senior Sales & General Management positions across various Consumer Goods companies and consultancies such as Gillette, Unilever, Reckitt & Colman, Glendinning, Kantar Retail, etc. Derek comes with a wealth of experience that includes leading Sales & Commercial capability development programs for Consumer Goods organisations (both multinational & local) across Africa.

Derek will play a key role in ensuring the Sales & Marketing support needs of Consumer Goods & Services clients across Africa are met through Asbicon’s services.

Asbicon Group is delighted to welcome Derek to its family.

Derek will be based in Johannesburg, South Africa and can be contacted on derek.botha@asbicon.com

Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Dezign Services, Capability Development, Data Services, Research, Assisted Advisory® & IT solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients.

Asbicon’s “GAIN and WIN” makes it simple to Win in Sales & with Shoppers

In our quest to enable the success and ambitions of Consumer Goods professionals and organisations, Asbicon teams put a lot of thought and effort to create a simple and structured methodology – GAIN and WIN.

GAIN and WIN is based on four key pillars:

  1. G – Get New Customers
  2. A – Augment Customer Spend
  3. I – Increase Frequency of Purchase
  4. N – Nurture & Grow Profits

This allows organisations and individuals to build capabilities and provide business solutions as the market needs and complexities evolve. It also allows an organisation to enable its Sales & Shopper Marketing teams with required levels of capabilities based on seniority and roles that they are responsible for. For e.g. Entry level & Junior Sales people can benefit by being proficient in all the capsules of G pillar, while the Senior Sales & Shopper Marketing professionals can drive further value from the capsules of A & I pillars. The N pillar further provides support to the Senior Management.

Asbicon has a lot of further content structured on the GAIN and WIN methodology which can be mapped to individual business needs. To see the GAIN and WIN methodology in detail and to find out how Asbicon can help drive further value through your Sales & Shopper Marketing functions, please visit www.asbicon.com or write to us on info@asbicon.com. We would love to take you through the methodology in detail and explore how it can help you.

Regards

Team Asbicon

(Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data services , Dezign services & IT solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

 

Win-with-customers

Asbicon conceptualises and executes “Win with Customer” Distributor Conference for the Middle Eastern and African partners of a Consumer Goods major

Asbicon was tasked with developing and delivering a Distributor Conference based on identifying synergies between the distributor markets and the business teams of the client and to help facilitate multi functional relationship development within teams across geographies.

Asbicon supported the client’s objective through conceptualising the overall theme of the conference linking it with celebrating success, adopting innovation and winning with customers in respective markets. This was brought to life in Durban, South Africa by Asbicon teams through engagement content delivered using packs, supporting collaterals (audio/visuals), toolkits etc. thereby supporting the client successfully execute the conference with its distributors partners.

Verbatim from the client “You helped us exceed not only our distributors’ expectations but our own as well.”

We look forward to supporting the client in more successful events across other geographies as well.

Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data Services, Dezign Services & IT solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients.

Ankur Shiv Bhandari shared his insights on "Gaining and Retaining Customers for Profit" at SOAS, University of London

Ankur Shiv Bhandari shared his insights on “Gaining and Retaining Customers for Profit” at SOAS, University of London

As part of the ongoing association between Asbicon and University of London, Asbicon MD, Mr. Ankur Shiv Bhandari shared his insights on “Gaining and Retaining Customers for Profit” at SOAS, University of London on 11th Oct 2017. The session witnessed participation from Under Graduate, Post Graduate and PhD students.

We would like to thank Dr. Ibrahim Abosag, Associate Professor, SOAS, for inviting us to conduct this session.

(Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data Services, Dezign Services & IT Solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

Internet-Of-things

Ankur Shiv Bhandari, MD, Asbicon Group shares his views on ‘IoT (Internet of Things) Market in India’ for India Retail Report

Ankur Shiv Bhandari, Managing Director, Asbicon Group shares his views on ‘IoT (Internet of Things) Market in India’ for India Retail Report 2017-18, which was released at India Retail Forum.

The category is undergoing a radical increase currently globally and is also expected to impact the Indian market heavily in the times to come. The number of units under Internet of Things (IoT) in India, is expected to grow exponentially to 1.9 billion units by 2020 or about $9 billion, says a report. A rapidly growing hub for IoT solutions development, the country’s IoT market size in this area is expected to increase about 7 times—from $1.3 billion last year to $9 billion by 2020…

To get your copy, please email us at info@asbicon.com

(Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data Services, Dezign Services & IT Solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

Asbicon Blog

Asbicon launches E-Learning for Consumer Goods-Test Drive it on us!

We are delighted to announce that several of Asbicon’s Training modules for Consumer Goods professionals are now available as e-Learning capsules through Asbicon’s Learning Management System. Each of our e-Learning capsules is completely self-led yet highly engaging through our interactive activities and role-plays. You will be taken through the training by consumer goods experts who will use real-life examples based on their own experiences.

We are pleased to share that the following 5 learning capsules are now available to purchase online:

G1 – Channel, Customer and Consumer Landscape Mapping

G2 – Understanding the Customer, Shopper and Consumer

G3 – Structured Selling Framework

G4 – Basic Negotiation

G5 – Basic Distributor Management

Launch Offer on G1 – Free Trial!

G1 – Channel, Customer and Consumer Landscape Mapping normally costs £99.00 but we have a fabulous Launch Offer whereby the first 100 registrations for this course will receive it at no charge whatsoever. This Offer is only available until Thursday 19th October 2017 for the first 100 registrants (whichever comes first). Click Here to redeem the offer at no charge to you.

In this post we would like to focus a little on our first training capsule within the G Module:

G1 – Channel, Customer and Consumer Landscape Mapping

Who is this Course for?

First/ Entry Level Sales Executives who are new to either your company or new to a sales role.

Learning Capsule Highlights

This learning capsule is designed to help you build a targeted sales territory plan for every customer segment using proven practices and industry insights. It will also help you build important customer relationships, and gain insights to develop and grow potential accounts. Key elements include:

  • Understanding the definition and differences between Channel, Customer and Consumer.
  • Understanding the various trade channels and customers by different segments.
  • Importance of your business to these channels and customers.
  • How to create a journey plan.

As you will be one of our very first training delegates and clearly experienced in your field, if possible we would very much appreciate your feedback on the training so that we can continue to improve our e-Learning program. 

Whilst it could be possible that this capsule may not be directly relevant to you in your current role it may well be of use to your junior sales teams. In addition it could well give you a flavour of the type of training we offer so we would love your feedback ahead of potentially rolling it out within your wider organisation. Furthermore you may also find that there are other capsules within our GAIN framework that may suit your own individual requirements.

Finally, please feel free to share this offer with any colleagues leading the Learning & Development function within your company.

If you would like to see a flavour of how the e-Learning module works please see the short video below.


Don’t forget to Test Drive the training on us at absolutely no cost to you – Click Here

We really hope that you enjoy the training and we would love to know what you think of it by sending an email to rachel.osbourne@asbicon.com

Look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Team Asbicon Learning

(Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data services, Dezign Services & IT solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

ASB 8th Anniversary

Asbicon celebrates 8 Successful Years!!

Asbicon is proud to celebrate its 8th Anniversary. On this occasion, we would like to thank our clients, partners and fellow Asbiconians around the world who have been the pillars of our Success and Growth in this journey. Asbicon takes pride in being a preferred partner across 50+ countries for Domestic and International (Fortune 500) clients. With geographical presence in multiple countries and Asbiconians supporting client projects globally, we are humbled by the support from our clients & partners and hope to continue serving them and building further relationships.
For more information on Asbicon and its 6 verticals supporting Consumer Goods & Services sector, please visit www.asbicon.com

(Asbicon is a “Sales & Marketing Support Company” focused on the Consumer Goods & Services sector. Asbicon enables this through its 6 verticals of Research, Assisted Advisory®, Capability Development, Data services, Dezign Services & IT solutions providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

Struggling to acquire and retain customers or product listings in the Consumer Goods sector? - A simple 4-step solution

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You for an amazing response to the Webinar – Playback available

You have surprised us!

Thank you for an amazing response to Asbicon’s live webinar on “4-Step Method to Acquire and Retain Customers and Product Listings“. On popular demand, we are making the webinar recording available as a Masterclass. This could be a good reference point for all who kindly attended the webinar and can also serve as a ready training reckoner for “Winning in Sales and with Shoppers” for people who might not have been able to attend. We are certain that you and your teams can save thousands and maybe more through this Masterclass  as this will help with a good understanding of the overall capabilities required in the Sales and Shopper Marketing space in a structured and progressive way. This will help you to identify and map the journey of Capability Development and immediate areas that require interventions in your workspace without maybe needing to spend on consultants to help you do that.  You can view the Masterclass on the link below:

(Asbicon is a Consumer Goods & Services specialist firm focused on “Delivering Growth Aspirations” of Aspiring Brands. Asbicon enables this through its 5 verticals of Capability Development, Dezign services, Assisted Advisory®, Research & Data services providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

PoP drivers, Category, Multi-functional, Online, Augmented, Virtual Reality... TOO MUCH! - Help Me!!

PoP drivers, Category, Multi-functional, Online, Augmented, Virtual Reality… TOO MUCH! – Help Me!!

We might be able to help

Invitation to Join Asbicon’s Complimentary Webinar

Please Register by Clicking on the Image below

4-Steps to Acquire & Retain Customers or Product Listings

Dedicated to Consumer Goods Businesses and Professionals and their journey towards enabling their ambitions.

Earlier in the year, Asbicon launched its proprietary and trademarked methodology “GAIN and WIN” focused on helping deliver the growth aspirations of organisations and individuals in the Consumer Goods and Services sector through Winning in Sales and with Shoppers. The methodology streamlines and structures the efforts to acquire & retain customers or product listings.

We are now ready to further bring this to life with some live examples and success stories in our upcoming complimentary webinar. We will also be sharing some industry leading tools specially designed for Consumer Goods and Services professionals in this webinar. You might be in for some exciting surprises if you join us on the day. We are saving those exclusively for our Webinar attendees.

We would love it if you could join us at our webinar on Wednesday, 12th July 2017 at 13:00hrs (UK Time) where Asbicon Group’s Managing Director, Ankur Shiv Bhandari and the Global Head of Asbicon Learning, Rachel Osbourne will be sharing their thoughts on this unique and industry-leading approach to support growth in the Consumer Goods and Services sector.

Please click on “Register Now” to register for the Complimentary Webinar.

We look forward to seeing you at our Webinar but please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions in the meantime. You can reach us on info@asbicon.com. You can also find more information on our website www.asbicon.com.

(Asbicon is a Consumer Goods & Services specialist firm focused on “Delivering Growth Aspirations” of Aspiring Brands. Asbicon enables this through its 5 verticals of Capability Development, Design services, Assisted Advisory®, Research & Data services providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)

Can Consumer Goods Professionals afford to miss this?

Can Consumer Goods Professionals afford to miss this?

Invitation to Join Asbicon’s Complimentary Webinar

Please Register by Clicking on the Image below

4-Steps to Acquire & Retain Customers or Product Listings

Earlier in the year, Asbicon launched its proprietary and trademarked methodology “GAIN and WIN” focused on helping deliver the growth aspirations of organisations and individuals in the Consumer Goods and Services sector through Winning in Sales and with Shoppers. The methodology streamlines and structures the efforts to acquire & retain customers or product listings.

We are now ready to further bring this to life with some live examples and success stories in our upcoming complimentary webinar. We will also be sharing some industry leading tools specially designed for Consumer Goods and Services professionals in this webinar. You might be in for some exciting surprises if you join us on the day. We are saving those exclusively for our Webinar attendees.

We would love it if you could join us at our webinar on Wednesday, 12th July 2017 at 13:00hrs (UK Time) where Asbicon Group’s Managing Director, Ankur Shiv Bhandari and the Global Head of Asbicon Learning, Rachel Osbourne will be sharing their thoughts on this unique and industry-leading approach to support growth in the Consumer Goods and Services sector.

Please click on “Register Now” to register for the Complimentary Webinar.

We look forward to seeing you at our Webinar but please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions in the meantime. You can reach us on info@asbicon.com. You can also find more information on our website www.asbicon.com.

(Asbicon is a Consumer Goods & Services specialist firm focused on “Delivering Growth Aspirations” of Aspiring Brands. Asbicon enables this through its 5 verticals of Capability Development, Design services, Assisted Advisory®, Research & Data services providing Retail & Distribution effectiveness to its clients)