With our expertise in building brands through licensing, business planning, strong business development skills and creative approach, we unlock significant revenue generating opportunities for the clients we represent.
Market Research & Evaluation
Trend analysis, market size, growth forecasts, retail landscape and gaining insights to achieve more informed category and business plans for our clients.
Licensing Business Planning
Preparation of licensing plans including product category plans and tailored where necessary for individual countries and/or pan-regions, and including plans around sub-brands where relevant. All to ensure best outcomes and integration with clients’ core business.
New Business Prospecting
Highly targeted prospects for new licensed product development. Identifying, qualifying, due-diligence and high level approaches to target licensee businesses, wholesale distributors and/or retailers for direct license opportunities within agreed categories for brand extension.
Contract Negotiation
Negotiating the best terms for our clients and always doing so against the backdrop of a ‘win win’ for both sides (client and licensee) which ultimately ensures successful long-term licensing partnerships and wherever subsequent contract renewals.
Product Development and Sales & Marketing
Working on behalf of our clients and with each licensee to ensure all new products encompass the key attributes of our clients’ brands. Ensuring quality, performance, formulation, presentation, and supporting point-of-sale and integrated marketing are all within the agreed parameters and strategy.
Royalty Reporting & Collection
Setting and managing effective and timely sales reporting processes from licensees for licensed product sales. Compiling detailed sales reports, analysis by product, territory, and retailer, and collection of royalty revenues from licensees for forward distribution to our clients.
Design and Brand Guidelines
IPR team also encompasses best-in-class design talent to create new or additional brand guidelines and supporting materials including product concept ideas, product packaging, supporting point-of-sale and marketing materials when required.
Performance Analysis & Auditing
Reviewing the performance and success (or otherwise) of our clients’ licensee portfolio including licensed product sales analysis, and the auditing of branded products and historical sales and royalty reporting.
Manufacturer Representation
Connecting original equipment manufacturer clients (OEM) with wholesale distributors and brand owners. Linking manufacturing capacity and new innovative production methods with brand customers through the supply-chain.
Why us?
We know the consumer environment and how to excite and engage with existing customers and attract new customers through relevant and appealing commercial licensed products.
We have a strong network of leading international retailers and know how to find appropriate and experienced distribution partners for our clients.
We know how to motivate licensees and help them to achieve strong sales and the best representation of our clients’ brands.
We have a track record in building effective marketing and communications campaigns and understand how licensing activities can and should integrate fully with our clients’ mainstream programmes.