Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Preliminary investigation report.Download file to see previous pages... The company's target markets include local clients as well clients from forei

Hi, need to submit a 1250 words essay on the topic Preliminary investigation report.

The company's target markets include local clients as well clients from foreign countries.

Several concerns and opportunities were mentioned. The first is to establish the company as a household name when it comes to land management software. The company also hopes to establish itself as a big brand name in providing consultancy services, training, and customization in the said field.

In order to establish itself as a market leader in the local scene, one should have a lot of customers. To rake in more sales, the company should be visible to potential clients locally as well as abroad. With this end in mind, the company is keen on putting up their own website. This will serve not only as an information center to current and potential clients but will bring in more sales what with the ease of availing products online and within the comforts of one's home.

The company, being global in scale has recently felt that the market is too large to maintain strong relationships with all potential buyers. The company has been used to utilizing direct mail to attract new clients. However, this method does not ensure that the brochures and advertisement material are reaching the decision makers of the target companies.

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The current advertisement setup uses mail-outs to special groups which have been selected based on predefined criteria. These are sent out every 2-3 months. Instead of doing this, focus on the key persons for such companies, send them emails and find out how they will be able to use the software, and if possible, set up presentation meetings over lunch or dinner. This way, with a clear void to fill, the goal is more focused and a strategy to present the product in the best way possible to the potential customer can be formulated. Also, contingency plans can be setup in case the client rejects the first approach. Moreover, if the correspondences would prove that the prospect is a dead end, it should send the signal that it's time to move on to other prospects, thus saving time.

This project aims to solve existing problems in the company as well as reveal opportunities that would lead to the overall betterment of the company.

To determine the contents for a website, the researcher should be familiar with the operations of the company. Before the interview sessions, the designer/researcher should request for reference materials and, if possible, an overall briefing. Prior to meeting with the interviewees, the designer / researcher should be aware of the functions of his interviewee. He should be asking the right questions so as not to waste his interviewees' time.

Interviews should be conducted with the people who are familiar with the company's day to day operations as well as the goals and the new direction that the company is set to take.