Purchase by Country, Category or Subscribe
Customers can purchase our lists by country, category, or purchase an annual subscription. Individual country or category lists are available online for 90 days after purchase .All clients receive "One Click Access" to distributors web sites.
Subscriber Benefits
Subscribers enjoy access to all lists, all countries, and all categories for one year. This includes "one click access" to all distributors web sites and email addresses. Subscribers receive access to new distributors added every month, as well as updated distributor contact information.
Premium Subscription
Premium subscription includes all the benefits of an annual subscription plus phone/email access to Greg Seminara, owner of Export Solutions. Greg is a global expert on Distributor identification through more than 300 projects covering virtually all of our 95 countries. His personal insights can help you identify the best candidates for your brand. Premium subscribers can schedule 10 phone consultations with Greg Seminara as part of their package.
How does the database search function work?
Subscribers can now search the database with various inputs and combinations. This includes searching by country and category or by Brand name. For example...tell me the names of Confectionery distributors in India. Or tell the name of the Tabasco distributor in Brazil .
What is "One Click Access"?
Our database provides subscribers with live links to distributors web sites and email address. Click on the web site field and be taken immediately to the distributors web site. Click on the email field and your Microsoft Outlook (or other mail tool) will be automatically populated with the distributors email address. Visit our Free Sample Distributor List for more information.
Sell to Supermarkets in 96 Countries
Export Solutions database works best for manufacturers of branded products normally sold through the supermarket, foodservice, or pharmacy channels. Our database has been used by more than 2,700 companies....from small start-ups to the industry's largest companies. Our database is not created for manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, private label, or agricultural commodities like fruits,vegetables,or non-branded meat products.
How do we qualify distributors?
Export Solutions has 27 years of expertise at evaluating distributors. Distributors who currently import and distribute international supermarket /pharmacy brands may qualify as long as they maintain a physical presence in a country and are financially stable. Export Solutions encourages all our customers to perform independent due diligence on distributors, as performance may vary widely by brand.For more information on Distributor evaluation, check out our free 66 page Distributor Search Guide.
How did we compile the Distributor Database ?
Export Solutions sources distributor candidates using six specific strategies. This includes having access to the global distributor lists of more than 300 brands and store checks in at least 25 countries per year.
Distributor Name & Web Site Address
Our accuracy for Company names is 97 %. Companies rarely change their names. Similarly, companies rarely change their web site address. Over 80 % of the distributors listed include a web site address. No web site address usually signals that it is a smaller distributor.
Telephone Number
Normally, we provide a company central switch board number for each distributor. This allows you to identify an alternate person if the listed contact has left the company or changed jobs.
Contact Person
Each listed distributor submits to us the name of the preferred first contact for new product representation inquiries. Usually, this is the name of the managing director, marketing manager, or new products brand manager. Periodically, people change jobs or leave the distributor. We maintain four separate mechanism's for keeping the database up to date.
Contact Email Address
An email address is provided for 96 % of distributors. For 70 % of companies, we supply a direct email address to the key contact person. For some smaller distributors, we supply only a general mailbox email (info@) type address. Emails bounce back when the contact person changes jobs or leaves the company. Our email address accuracy level runs at 85 %. This translates to 90 % level or higher in established markets of Europe and North America and 80 % in emerging markets where people change jobs frequently.
Email Failure Resolution
If your email to an important distributor candidate fails, we suggest a visit to the companies web site and send an inquiry through their general mail box. You may also call the companies telephone number to inquire about the new email address or likely the new person in charge of new business inquiries. Export Solutions appreciates any updates sent to us.
Database Refresh: Four Techniques to Maintain Accurate Data
- Export Solutions mails our Quarterly Export Express newsletter to all 6,800 + distributors in our database. If our Newsletter email bounces back, then our research department investigates and corrects the error.
- Export Solutions offers a service called Email Your Company Profile to leading distributors. As with point one, when we perform this service, if we receive a returned email, our research department investigates and corrects the error.
- Distributors are selected to list their companies in our database. Export Solutions is viewed as a valuable partner for new business leads. Leading distributors will email us a notification of a personnel change.
- We are grateful for our community of subscribers around the world. Many of our updates are provided by our subscribers so that all members of Export Solutions will benefit.
Database Accuracy Summary
Export Solutions strives to provide current information, but no database is perfect. We are proud of our company level accuracy rate of 97 % and email/contact person accuracy levels exceeding 80 % for most established countries. Our customers always maintain the option of checking a distributors web site for an updated email address or calling the contact person directly. All updates are graciously accepted