My Maxibit

A couple of months ago I got a letter from the president of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon. He wanted me to come to the Big Apple to celibrate the 10 year Leaders Summit of UN Global Compact together with CEO’s and presidents of the UNGC community world wide. The event takes place at the same time as the Swedish Midsummer Feast so I really had to think twise about participating. Not really… of corse I booked the UNGC 10 Year Summit without hesitation. It’s not every day I get a personal invitation from Ban Ki-Moon. I’ll write about the meeting here on my blog during the event. Also a Swedish magazine has asked me to write about it for their big CSR edition in September. I’ll keep you posted.

/Christian

Maxibit Norway aka Team Aida has just released a new beautiful catalogoue. This is what they have to say about Maxibit:

“Maxibit Worldwide AB has created a new world standard in portable marketing instruments. Many try to copy Maxibit solutions and inventions but only a rear few reaches the inexorable quality level of Maxibit. Maxibit and Aida’s successful quality co-operation is soon to reach 30 years.”

Thank you Per Edvardsen and friends! Keep up the good work!

/Christian

This week Maxibit contracted a new partner in Georgia. The company Geoland.
Tbilisi, the Capital is rich in history and architecture

Geoland´s CEO Zviad Beglarishvili discovered Maxibit on a trade show in year 2000.
“Georgian people are decided and patient and always wait to get the best time opportunity! Since I first met with Maxibit I was convinced that when the time will be right, I will import this portable marketing quality to Georgia.” – Zviad explains.
2009 Geoland decided that it was right time to start with Maxibit. Geoland have today 22 people with focus on design and service.

Jean-Michel visited Geoland this week and on Monday 15 March the contract was signed. The decision was easy to make for both parties since we share the same values in quality and customers. Geoland is launching Maxibit on the 2nd of April at the Tbilisi Tourism Exhibition Show. Geoland is already booking meetings with clients to present Maxibit.
We are confident that Geoland and Maxibit will soon be market leaders in Georgia.

Good luck to Zviad and his crew!

/Christian

Hardcopy has funkyfied their business and launches this week Maxibit Ireland. Ben is there during the 3-day start-up. The sales process is implemented, CRM, calling manuscripts, Needs Analysis and more. Only the first day 60 large customers was contacted by phone! Dublin based European head-quarters of International corporations. The vibe and energy is just fantastic. I’m sure Pat and his enthusiastic crew will rock things up pretty good on the green Island. Great stuff!

/Christian

Unloading a 40 footer in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Last week Key Account Manager Jean-Michel and Product Expert Jonas visited our esteemed new Maxibit partners in Riyadh. The company “Must Bee” was founded by Mustafa Hussein 3 years ago and has already one “hive” in Jeddah and one in Riyadh with a total of over 130 portable exhibition professionals. Their slogan is “buzz-making exhibitions”.
The purpose of the visit was to train, educate and kick-start the Maxibit venture on the Arabic peninsula.
Must-Bee signed the Certified Partner contract late autumn 2008 and this was the second visit, just in time for the first delivery, a 40 foot container filled with Maxibit showrooms and enough products for two starting warehouses.

We are proud to be part of this very inspiring team! Hamdullah!

Mustafa! I’m sure you will take the whole Arabic world by (sand)storm, inshallah!

/Christian

The first week of February, two companies from Estonia and Finland sent their sales staff on 2-day training to Maxibit HQ in Stockholm.
The attendees gave the education an average top rating between “Good” and “Excellent”. The two most appreciated parts of the course was 1) how to practically structure sales activities during a typical sales week and 2) a “game / roll play” where theory turned into practice.
Ben and Jean-Michel was praised for giving a great education. The two days ended with both companies signing Maxibit Certified Partner Contract.
Many thanks to the participating companies, especially Kaj and Risto for sending their sales staff on Maxibit training.