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Market research and consulting.
Before you invest in French-speaking markets – find out whether it makes sense for your product, where the biggest pitfalls sit, and what the first concrete steps look like. No long trial-and-error, no expensive mistakes.
01Who this is for
See yourself in one of these.
This service is for companies considering or already trying to work in French-speaking markets but lacking clarity. If even one of the points below sounds familiar, this is for you.
You’re considering exporting to France, Belgium, or Switzerland, but you’re not sure whether your product fits the market and what it would cost to try.
You’re already reaching out to French-speaking prospects in English – emails go unanswered, calls end in polite “oui, oui” and nothing ever closes.
Leadership asked you to open the French market, but where to start is unclear – you need concrete steps you can show at the next meeting.
You’re thinking of hiring a French-speaking sales rep full-time, but you’re not sure that’s the cheapest or safest move before you’ve even started.
02What you get
A concrete document and one hour together.
After analysing your situation, I prepare a document tailored to your company – a market assessment with specific next steps. Not a template. Not a generic market overview pulled from the internet. A concrete answer to what will work in your case and how to move forward.
Then we meet for an hour – we go through the document together, I answer your questions, and we agree on which steps matter most at the start.
After this consultation, you’ll know whether French-speaking markets are worth your investment – and if so, how to begin.
Included
What you get
- Your situation and product assessed in the context of a specific market
- An opportunity map – which French-speaking markets fit best, which don’t
- The main obstacles and cultural nuances you won’t see from your side
- A plan of concrete first steps – what to do this month, what to do over the next three
- One hour together (online or in person) – document walkthrough and Q&A
- The right to use the document for internal presentations to leadership
The document is tailored to your specific company – not a generic template.
Not included
What you won’t get
- A list of specific client contacts or potential partners
- Drafting of proposals or documents in French
- Outreach to prospects on your behalf
- Translation or localisation services
- Promises of a specific sales outcome
Each of these is available separately – as a natural extension, if we decide to keep working together.
03How it works
Three steps – no big commitment.
This service is built so you can take what you get and run with it on your own. No long-term contract – just a clear product at a clear price.
1 First step
Free intro call
We meet online. You tell me about your company, your product, what you’re hoping for from expansion. I ask about your situation. At the end I tell you whether I can help and what comes next. No pressure, no contract.
2 Second step
Consultation with document
I prepare the analysis for your situation (a few working days). We meet for an hour – we go through the document, I answer questions, we agree on the next steps. EUR 150 one-off price, invoiced after the meeting.
3 Third step
From here – up to you
After the meeting, the decision is yours. You can take it from here on your own using the plan, and that’s perfectly fine. Or we continue together: client search, representation, longer-term consulting. Pricing depends on scope.
04Pricing
Transparent, no fine print.
First intro call
Free
Consultation with document
150 EUR
Ongoing project
Quoted to scope
For comparison
A full-time French-speaking sales hire costs from EUR 2,000 a month plus taxes, recruitment costs, and the risk that the hire doesn’t work out. A EUR 150 consultation is a one-off investment that’s enough to decide whether you need that hire at all.
05Who you’ll work with
06Questions
Frequently asked questions about this service.
Don’t see your question here? Just ask it directly – it’ll be the first one we cover on the call.
My product is very specific – can you still help?
Yes. Experience in a specific industry helps, but isn’t always necessary – most of the difficulty in entering French-speaking markets is cultural and communicative, not technical. In the free 30-minute call I’ll tell you straight away whether I can add value in your case.
What if, after the consultation, I realise the market isn’t right for us?
That’s still a good outcome – you’ve saved a lot of money and time. Without the consultation, that realisation usually comes after six months of unsuccessful attempts. After a EUR 150 investment, you get clarity within a week.
Is the document confidential?
Yes. Everything you share during the call stays between us and is used only for your consultation. If we move on to a larger project, we sign an NDA before it begins.
How long from booking to consultation?
Usually about a week. The first call happens within 2-3 days of your request. If we decide to work together, the document takes a few working days to prepare, depending on your company’s size and the nature of your business.
What language is the consultation in?
English by default. If your team prefers Lithuanian or French, just let me know – I work in all three regularly.
Can I bring several team members to the consultation?
Of course. In practice it often works better – the director, the sales manager and, if relevant, a technical lead all hear the same plan at the same time and can discuss it together right away.
We already work in France – is the consultation useful for expanding further?
Yes. In that case the analysis focuses more on what isn’t working in your current strategy and how to improve it. Many companies are already operating, but sales aren’t where they expected – that’s something I work with often.
Final step
Let’s start with a free call.
30 minutes online, no contract, no pressure. The simplest place to find out whether this service is right for you.
Or give us a call: +370 695 85855