Botany Bay是家生产高科技医疗用品的公司。其产品“病例磁盘”可储存个人病例;资料取用方便,真是达到“一盘在手,妙用无穷”的目的。此产品可广泛使用于医院、养老院、学校等。因此Pacer有意争取该产品软硬件设备的代理权。以下就是Robert与Botany Bay的代表,Mark Davis,首度会面的情形: M: Mr. Liu, total sales onthe Medic-Disk were U.S.$ 100,000 last year, through our agent in Hong Kong.
: E' i! y% Z+ s: s& j) T C R: Our research shows most of your sales, are made in the Taipei area. Your agent has only been able to target the Taipei market(把……作为目标市场)。
$ E" s/ J- p( x2 Y8 @6 S M: True, but we are happy with the sales. It's a new product. How could you do better?% R4 [9 g) s( h( K4 u, i z6 R
R: We're already well-established in the medical products business. The Medic-Disk would be a good addition to our product range.0 |/ Q' g! D* n! \( ]- G
M: Can you tell me what your sales have been like in past years?+ P/ [# J; e& H% B
R: In the past three years, our unit sales have gone up by 350 percent; profits have gone up almost 400 percent.6 {3 O0 ], `5 U6 y$ n$ y
M: What kind of distribution capabilities(分销能力)do you have?
+ f R* s: l& A6 N6 T" k) u R: We have salespeople in four major areas around the island, selling directly to customers.' `2 m: N7 t+ H! h% N6 p
M: What about your sales?
# W! C4 T! H1 Y' ` R: In terms of unit sales, 55 percent are still from the Taipei area. The rest comes from the Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Tainan areas. That's a great deal of untapped market potential(未开发的市场潜力), Mr. Davis. |