How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai?

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How to get your business known in Dubai? Oct 01, 2012
Hi,

I work for a company called ICC in the UK and I am trying to expand our business out to Dubai. I have been researching this for a while now.

I am wanting to start selling our IT equipment in Dubai we specialise in HP,IBM and Dell servers and parts. We have the best prices and products.

But I am struggling to get heard in Dubai, I was wondering if anyone on this forum has any good ideas?

Many Thanks
Mike B

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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Oct 08, 2012
ICCMichael , are you located in Dubai or the UK? From a distance you may not be able to get heard.

If you are here in Dubai you need to network. Businesses here are typically yelling at people with ads and stuff.

Join some business clubs and establish a personal network. That's convincing personally.



Most success to you Mike! Keep going!
Mostlysunny
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Nov 13, 2012
You can search for Dubai forums and can start discussion about your business
dltdubai
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Nov 16, 2012
you can also do free ad posting in the internet
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Nov 16, 2012
ICCMichael wrote:But I am struggling to get heard in Dubai,
What do you mean by this? Companies do not want to colaborate with you?
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Nov 29, 2012
If your business is online, you can find a multitude of ways to get heard. You can create accounts on social media platforms and use PPC advertising. You can also add live chat customer service to connect with your users.
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Dec 04, 2012
If you are in Dubai, networking and contacts are the two keys of sucess!
If you are in UK, make a person representative for you and your busniess and do the same!
AbdurRehaan
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Dec 05, 2012
You should get someone to partner with in Dubai. Someone trustworthy!
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Dec 05, 2012
Thanks for all your great information, I have started to get a bit of business in Dubai. Currently ICC have 1 office in the UK and we export goods.



I would love to get a big contract in Dubai which would be I could go out there and meet some clients.
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Dec 10, 2012
ICCMichael ,

The best way to get heard in Dubai is to actually establish your company or somekinda virtual/satellite office here
or even get a company to become your agent here.

people in UAE would want someone in UAE they can contact and stangle if something fails

once you get some office here , you can put ads in etisalat or du pages (the other directories are garbage and not worth it)

ads on the internet , such as dubizzle

and cold calling/ meetings / trade shows / to get your name out there

its no easy task , it will take years to build your rep here

Good luck

Bossman
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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Dec 14, 2012
Hi All !!!!

If your company is actually on-line, you will discover numerous affordable seen. You can create company accounts with web 2 . 0 systems in addition to use PAY-PER-CLICK promoting. I could probably provide the correct idea when you might mail me personally your question. We have commenced to secure a amount of company inside Dubai. At present ICC possess 1 business office in the UK in addition to many of us foreign trade items.

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Re: How To Get Your Business Known In Dubai? Aug 17, 2014
HI ICCMichael! SEO is the key. If you don't have an office here in Dubai yet, promote your business through social media etc. It would be better for you to consult a freelancer or agency to do the work for you (Dubai based preferably) since they would know the strategies that will work here. If you need one, Grow Digital Services would be a good option. Ask for Laura (I think she's from the UK too).
http://www.grow.ae/?p=about-grow/get-in-touch
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