B2B Strategy
This is a sector dominated by Chinese, US, and German suppliers. However, China is the biggest global supplier. While US and EU suppliers have better conversions in their local markets due to tariffs, Chinese suppliers can successfully compete in all regions and dominate the tariff-free regions. In EC Center, we follow our normal B2B strategy to compete successfully in US and EU regions and a Multi-Language SEO and Regional SEO Strategy to dominate the non-US and non-EU markets.
Regional SEO means we want to be on page one for "thermal paper" not only in Google USA (google.com) but also in Google India (google.co.in). This is CRITICAL in this sector as the conversion rate for SEO contacts in tariff-free regions is VERY HIGH.
Multi-language SEO means we can do global SEO, getting conversions in tariff-free markets. For example, SEO in Arabic for the Arab World, SEO in Japanese for Japan, SEO in Spanish for South America, etc.
To carry out Multi-Language SEO and Regional SEO, you MUST have a platform that is capable of communicating this information to Google and other Search Engines. You must also have experts (native speakers) to optimize in the different languages and interpret the SEO data in the different languages.
In the EC Center, we have the platform (EC Engine) and the experts (EC Agents) to do this.
B2C Strategy
The B2C packaging and printing sector is competitive and invariably price-based, where the cheapest price wins. The strategy for B2C projects is to have the largest quality of products possible to compete with Amazon and other independent websites and then set the price as competitively as possible. Unfortunately, in this dynamic, when the lowest price gets the order, the quality of the end product tends to be compromised, which can lead to returns and time wasted on dealing with unhappy customers. EC Center has done projects where the end product competed on price (Printer cartridges) and another B2C project that was niche (high-quality, expensive wedding invitations). The SEO competition in both cases was much higher than in B2B.