An exclusive interview with Tomoaki Kojima, CEO of Sourcenext B.V.
“Sourcenext was founded in Japan in 1996, as a software and IT products distributor and developer, with the goal of spreading happiness and excitement to people all around the globe through excellent products. That philosophy still drives our actions today.
For Pocketalk, we elected to open our European office in Amsterdam. It’s in the European Union, English-speaking manpower is abundant, and logistics is easy to anywhere in continental Europe.”
“Next Level was essential to get into French retail.
Our Account Manager has a huge network, and was extremely efficient and proactive. Besides France, he also supported our penetration in Belgium and Switzerland.
We are greatly appreciative of our Next Level Account Manager. He has been working very hard. He always has the broader perspective over the European market and gives us proper advice on our sales strategy. His personality is diligent and precise.
Next Level was also very responsive with sudden changes in the business environment. When our business was impacted by Covid 19, meaning less travelers and challenging time for us in the travel market, Next Level was even more active than before looking for alternatives, and proposing ways forward and workarounds to keep going until the end of the crisis.”
“Our first contacts in Europe were established with the help of Jetro. Then concurrently with Next Level’s direct sales approach, we increased our retail visibility and consumer awareness though events, trade shows, and our first online webinars – another innovative idea provided by Next Level.”
Yes, thanks to Next Level, we successfully got Pocketalk listed with 7 key online resellers, and quickly got shelf space in 20 sales point throughout France, in spite of the Coronavirus outbreak.
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