
Industry
Learn moreThe industrial sector displays a highly heterogeneous degree of digitalisation and e-commerce maturity: while individual companies have assumed roles as digital pioneers, pioneering work is still necessary for a large number of others. In particular, the focal areas of industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things – and the company-wide digital transformation that accompanies them – require clear strategies with subsequent systematic implementation.
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Markus Fost and the FOSTEC team played a key role in the development of a global e-commerce strategy for our fine dining division. In particular, the experience FOSTEC brought to the table was invaluable in enabling us to achieve our objective in a very short period of time. The strategic approaches pursued were capable of meeting the requirements of a traditional, globally operating company with a strong brand image as well as accommodating changing market requirements and the digital transformation of business models. From the strategic concept to the operational planning of measures and business plans, we always felt very well advised and confident of being able to pursue a successful path in the future.
Dr. Peter Domma, Head of Online Unit of Villeroy & Boch AG
Markus Fost advised us on the development and implementation of our global e-commerce strategy in a highly dedicated fashion. This guidance covered the construction of our new website, the design and construction of a B2B portal, the modernisation of our data management practices and other strategic measures such as the development of a detailed scoring model for cooperation with pure players. Taking into account the needs of a brand-name manufacturer with a high degree of involvement in specialist trade, Markus made significant improvements to the firm’s e-commerce strategy, held discussions with various visions of the firm and, where necessary, devising problem-solving approaches. He then implemented our chosen strategy in a consistent, target-oriented manner, offering expert guidance to the relevant operational divisions. Our considerable success was achieved only as a result of FOSTEC’s detailed technical and strategic know-how and their deep understanding of the opportunities and risks of different e-commerce strategies. Markus exhibited the highest levels of commitment at all times, integrated the various divisions in a transparent and goal-driven manner and solved emerging problems quickly thanks to his in-depth technical understanding. As a result, he was able to consistently set appropriate priorities for our complex projects.
Eric Oellerer, CFO of Metabowerke GmbH
The FOSTEC team provided us with highly professional, target-driven support in the e-commerce field. Thanks to their broad experience, they were able to offer us valuable guidance on how to further advance our e-commerce activities, enabling us to identify and begin work on on a number of vital areas of action. We will certainly continue to cooperate with FOSTEC in the future!
René Kruk, Director of Sales, Germany of Festool GmbH
Many thanks for your excellent talk at our Global Marketing Conference. The feedback was very positive and I feel certain that the participants were able to take away a great deal of worthwhile knowledge. We discussed the content several times on the following day and integrated it into our tasks, too.
Frank Lutz, Director, Online Business Europe of Esselte Leitz GmbH & Co KG
FOSTEC supported the implementation of our global e-commerce strategy in a professional and highly dedicated manner.Their detailed know-how and understanding of both the local and central aspects of our brand-name business enabled us to achieve measurable success.
Matthias Körner, Global Director of Strategic Development, Sales/Distributor Markets of BRITA GmbH
The broad expertise of Markus Fost as a highly effective e-commerce strategist and practitioner immediately convinced us to develop our future e-commerce strategy alongside FOSTEC & Company. In-depth knowledge of conceptual implementation in a wide range of industries quickly created a solid foundation of trust in the workshops. A partner whose dedication and enjoyment of the work is impressive, but who also knows how to assess the potential for success in a realistic way.
Christoph von Wrisberg, Managing Director of Schlaraffia
In FOSTEC & Company, we've found a partner who understands both the mechanisms of the markets and our company and products. We value this service package very much and have benefited from the associated expertise. The cooperation is productive in terms of results and thoroughly professional at all times.
Wilhelm Hahn, Managing Director of Wiha Werkzeuge GmbH
FOSTEC & Company impressed us with practice-oriented, relevant knowledge that has helped tremendously in our strategy development and formulation. As we worked on developing various business models, we benefited from pragmatic, realistic assessment that helped us select the right courses of action. We look forward to the continued friendly and highly professional support of FOSTEC & Company in the future.
Jens Fischer, Director of E-Commerce of Recticel (Schlaraffia)
In Markus Fost and his team, we've found a skilled and completely dependable partner for e-commerce.
Their extensive expertise in this field and ability to understand the respective markets and their mechanisms has helped a great deal as a manufacturer.
Easy to work with, very professional and always oriented towards the goal.
Sven Vormann, Sven Vormann, Director of Online Marketing of HEKATRON Vertriebs GmbH
Thanks to their excellent know-how and expertise, FOSTEC & Company were able to offer us outstanding support in finding and formulating a strategy.
Worthy of special mention are the up-to-date nature of their specialist knowledge and the company's capacity to adapt to requirements, which allowed us to define an individual approach.
Martin Leusmann, Managing Director of Uvex