Commercial tactics · Product launch

Launch products that sell from day one, and keep selling.

We plan launches as commercial projects: the customers to win first, the price, the story and an organisation that is ready before the date, not after.

FIG. 01The situation

A great product does not guarantee a great launch.

R&D delivers on time. Then the launch becomes a date, a press release and a catalogue update. Sellers keep selling what they know. Partners hear late. The price is set in a hurry.

Many B2B launches end below expectations, not because the product is wrong, but because the market was never properly prepared for it.

FIG. 02What we see

A launch is not an event. It is the first year of a product's commercial life.

The launches that succeed start long before the date. Sales and customers shape the product while it can still change. The first customers are chosen deliberately. And success is measured on margin and repeat orders, not on the number of people at the launch event.

That turns the launch from a short burst of activity into a steady build-up of demand that keeps going after the first months.

FIG. 03How we work

From the last specification to the first repeat orders.

  1. 01

    Bring the market in early

    Customer and seller input while the product can still change, and a clear view of who it is really for.

  2. 02

    Choose the first customers

    Segments and named accounts with the most to gain and the shortest path to an order.

  3. 03

    Set the price and the story

    Value-based price points, the case against the alternatives and the message for each buyer role.

  4. 04

    Ready the organisation, then run it

    Training, partner briefings, quote setup and campaigns ready before launch, then weekly follow-up on pipeline and launch return.

FIG. 04What you get

What you hold at the end

  • 01

    A launch plan

    First customers, price, channels and milestones, each with an owner.

  • 02

    Sales-ready material

    Story, proof and tools sellers and partners use on day one.

  • 03

    A launch scorecard

    Margin, pipeline and repeat orders tracked from week one.

FIG. 05

Talk to a partner, not a sales team

Tell us about the launch you have coming up. René Tristan Lydiksen, Founding Partner, takes the call.

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René Tristan Lydiksen, PhD

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What happens next
  1. 01Tell us where you are

    A few lines are enough. No brief needed.

  2. 02René gets back to you

    Personally, not through a sales team.

  3. 03A first conversation

    About where you are and where to start.