ZEPHIR

Trade and distribution

Manufacturers selling through distribution, and distributors seeking new business customers: we initiate discussions with technical distribution buyers and the end customers they serve.

Be listed, then sold.

For a manufacturer, distribution is a powerful but difficult channel to access: you need to convince a buyer, followed by the branches that will sell the products.

For a distributor, growth comes from acquiring new business customers. We work in both directions: securing listings with distributors and acquiring customers for distributors.

The most common situations in this sector.

Supplier selection

Secure listings for your products with technical distributors.

Branch network

Introduce your products to a distributor's branches.

Customer acquisition

Finding new business customers for a distributor.

Overseas distributors

Recruit distributors in other countries.

The functions that decide.

Within each account, we identify and approach the people responsible for the decision.

1

Category buyers

Approve manufacturers by product family.

2

Sales management

Shapes the distributor's offering.

3

Branch managers

Sell to local customers every day.

4

Product marketing

Develops product ranges.

5

General management

Makes decisions at independent distributors.

6

End customers

Tradespeople, industrial companies, local authorities.

Events that signal a purchase.

Distributor acquisitionsConsolidations that review approved supplier lists.
New branchesOpenings seeking products.
Product range reviewsAnnual supplier listing periods.
New product standardsChanges that require new products.

An engagement in this sector.

Air quality · Western Europe · Client engagement

An air quality specialist targeting facility management and institutional real estate.

52 meetings with site managers, €2.08M in estimated commercial potential.

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Trade and distribution, frequently asked questions.

Do you work for distributors?

Yes, to find new business customers.

Can you get our products listed?

We arrange meetings with buyers. Negotiations remain with you.

Do you operate internationally?

Yes, particularly to recruit distributors.

Let's discuss your growth.

We are a commercial growth firm serving industrial companies and their ecosystems. Our role is to understand your offering, define the accounts to target and arrange discussions with their decision-makers.

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