IESC Offers Turnkey Solutions For US Market Entry Through New Marketing Group Affiliation

Foreign companies entering US markets receive sales support in the form of ads, PR and market research through new affiliation between IESC Solutions Group and Hamman Marketing Associates.

AUSTIN, TX-IESC Solutions Group Executive Joe Garvey announces a new affiliation designed to assist foreign companies find and develop US market opportunities. Working with Al Hamman and Hamman Marketing Associates of Johnson City, TN, the IESC Solutions Group will provide foreign companies with key sales support materials designed to improve their chances of success.

IESC Solutions is an independent business unit of one of the largest technical and business consulting and development organizations in the world-The International Executive Service Corps. Founded in 1964 by David Rockerfeller, IESC has completed over 21,000 business solutions projects for entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized enterprises, non-profit organizations and governments in 120 countries around the world. The group specializes in helping businesses deal with the challenges of profitable growth.

Hamman Marketing Associates supplies companies with the sales support tools they need-ads, public relations programs, product packaging, corporate communications, and direct mail programs and market research-to enter new markets and/or launch new products.

Al Hamman-Hamman Marketing Associates owner-relocated to the Tri-Cities of TN/VA in 2001 from Austin, Texas, where he provided many marketing and sales support functions for Dell Computer and its partnerships with Microsoft and SAP, the Texas Public Relations Association, Foreman Foods on numerous food product introductions, several Austin dot-com" enterprises, and ad agency new business development programs.

Our clients worldwide see tremendous opportunity in our markets here in the US," says Garvey. What is often daunting to them is the amount of detail work it takes to organize themselves to take advantage of the opportunities. I think Al and Hamman Marketing can provide a lot of support to these companies and to our process at IESC so that we achieve a true win-win" situation."

Under the agreement, Hamman Marketing Associates will work closely with IESC Solutions Group executive Joe Garvey, in responding to foreign inquiries on US market opportunities, and also to help US companies enter and utilize IESCs database of over 12,000 field experts to uncover opportunities for sales of US products abroad.

More background information may be found on the web sites of the two companies. For information on IESC, visit www.iescsolutions.com or contact Joe Garvey at (512) 891-7300. For more information on Hamman Marketing Associates, visit www.hamman.biz.

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