Key in your market entry strategy is some market research. Of course there are reports on market size and market growth, but often these are general. Specific knowledge on how your product is perceived and what your competitions is, is harder to get but more valuable.
Our local consultant can advise you on the best way to enter the market, based on market and competition research.
Singapore, a city-state in Southeast Asia, is a global financial hub with a multicultural population of about 5.7 million as of 2023. It is renowned for its economic prowess, strict laws, and efficient urban planning.
With a high GDP per capita of approximately $65,000 USD in 2023, Singapore’s economy is driven by finance, trading, and manufacturing, especially in electronics and biomedical sciences. The port of Singapore is one of the busiest in the world.
With an import component of more than 150% of its GDP, Singaporeans use more imported than indigenous products. Singapore is a fine example of a highly regulated but favourable import market. While the Singaporean government puts out latest information supporting international businesses, trade fairs and exhibitions facilitate meaningful business to business interactions.
Singapore’s imports include machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, and consumer goods, essential for its trade-dependent economy. The Singapore market in itself may not be so big, but if you have established yourself there, it can serve as a gateway to other Southeast Asian countries and China.
Every year, the number of tourists are continually increasing owing to the fact that Singapore is becoming one of the most preferred travel destinations in the world. With its convenient international and domestic forms of transport, it has made tourists possible to grace the country and in turn, results to an increasing demand in services relating to tourism.
The culture in Singapore is quite diverse and the number of ethnic races visiting and residing within the country has only made it more complex. The preferences of these people have led to a demand for a variety of cuisines needed to satisfy the people’s palates.
The government also supports the establishments of hotels and resorts as well as small-scale business like inns, hostels, and guesthouses due to the increased number of tourists. Singapore is very open to business opportunities that will maximize the stay of tourists and will leave them satisfied or craving for more.
With the emerging trend of IT establishments and its economic success, Singapore has grabbed the opportunity in investing in this new trade. The impressive IT skills and the abundant resource of manpower have made it conducive for IT business opportunities to grow and flourish.
Telecom Industry Singapore deals with offering and improving mobile services and technologies in Southeast Asia. They also offer internet connectivity services. With a growing demand in mobile and Internet services, any entrepreneur would be sure to make it out in this kind of business venture.
The people in Singapore are very much into the fashion world making fashion a huge matter in their lives. The same reason why anyone would hit it off if they began a business venture in retail. Opening up a boutique catering to the latest fashion trends would totally be a success.
People will always find a way to resort to places that can rejuvenate and relax their bodies and minds. With the amount of people that come in and out of Singapore, a lot of people will be sure to resort to these kinds of business establishments.
Educational setups are very much welcome in the capital of entrepreneurs. Education, mostly in the form of private specialized industry courses, are a total hit with consumers which has led to education as one of the most successful business industries of today.
The best preparation for doing business in any country is visiting it. This way you can experience the culture, check the shops and build your network.
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If you have a consumer product that you can’t sell directly from your home country to your end customer, you need at least one step in between. This can be a distributor (who also acts as wholesaler or importer), a big retailer directly, or it can be a large web shop. Let’s look at the pro’s and con’s of each option.
For a B2B product that is not a commodity or for customized solutions the story is different. Here sales needs to be done in alignment with the department that actually delivers the service or that determines the price case by case. Also then you have three different options.
As counts for any country: you first have to define the target group that you want to sell to. If these are businesses, then you can reach out directly through emails and targeted advertisements, e.g. on LinkedIn. If this arouses interest and gives a sufficient response rate, then you may have found an easy way to get the market’s attention.
If your target group is more diffuse, or is a consumer group, then you have to rely more on advertising such as on Facebook or Instagram.
With the tooling of our partner Instantly.ai you can define your target group, whether it’s 50 or 50.000 people. Send them a sequence of emails, directly in their inbox, for typically under 10 dollarcents per persoon.
First determine who are the end-users of your product or service. And where do they buy it now? The best way to determine the right entry strategy is to approach these parties. Would they consider your product or service as an alternative? Do they agree with the positioning that you have in mind? And what competitors are they buying from now? These data will help you determine the right strategy.
