Our unique, hybrid, co-managed model, allows your team outside of China to control how your China business is run, without the initial overhead costs and complexities of a physical presence and local hiring.
A holistic solution to accelerate your path to real sales
Virtual Market Presence leverages ADG’s existing China entity and operations platform, an experienced business team, and a unique business model, to get your brand and business operating in China at a fraction of the time and resources compared with traditional approaches.
Validation
Prove out and validate your China thesis with a real in-market presence while maintaining a controlled investment
Sales & business development
We act as your sales team on the ground in China, leveraging our 1,000s of contacts at potential customers and partners
You're in control
We advise and we facilitate, but you make all final decisions on where and how fast you would like to grow
Marketing
We work with you to launch and operate your marketing, such as: running your social media presence; setting up websites & ecommerce platforms; running PR campaigns; attending marketing events; and more
Third-party qualified specialists
We maintain a trusted local network of qualified third party specialists in China that may be needed by you at certain times, such as legal and HR
Operating permissions
We will apply for and secure the necessary licenses and assets needed to operate and protect your interests in China, including ICP, trademarks, domains, and more
Value proposition & positioning
Successful Western technology providers position their solutions to meet Chinese business needs – we’ll work with you to identify and flush out these angles
Partner identification & introduction
Referral partners, strategic partners, OEMs – if you’re looking to distribute your solution or product, we can help connect you
Strategic Options
You can use Virtual Market Presence indefinitely to operate in China. However, if you eventually want to turn your success with Virtual Market Presence into a full in-country presence, we can assist you explore and implement strategic options
Establish WFOE
When you’re ready to setup your entity, ADG can assist to get your operations up and running
Strategic Investment
Leverage our relationships and experience to bring in the right strategic investment partners
Create JV
ADG can help you find the right partners, negotiate a deal, develop a business plan, and close the JV
Operating Partner
For select clients and products, we’ll act as your long-term business operator in China
“We have strengthened our China footprint through our alliance with ADG, which has a strong local presence and broad relationships in the market.”
COO, Convergys
“They provided us an immediate local China presence with a deep and broad relationship network helping us close deals quickly and effectively.”
VP Business Development, Brooktrout Technologies