They search in their language
A German buyer types German. An English-only site doesn't exist for them.
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Digital marketing for manufacturers and exporters: Get found by international buyers.
We help manufacturers win importers and distributors abroad, with multilingual websites, search and AI visibility, and targeted ads, run as one system.
English, Italian, German, Spanish and more.
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Where your buyers look for suppliers
- ChatGPT
- Perplexity
- Gemini
- Europages
The shift
Your next buyer is already searching. Do they find you?
Importers and distributors research suppliers online long before they contact anyone: in their own language, comparing websites, and increasingly asking AI assistants for a shortlist. 61% of B2B buyers prefer to buy without talking to a sales rep (Gartner, 2025 (opens in a new tab)). If they don't find you, they find a competitor.
They ask AI for shortlists
94% of B2B buyers use AI in their buying process (Forrester, 2026 (opens in a new tab)). ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini name a handful of suppliers. The rest are rarely seen.
ChatGPTPerplexityGeminiAI Overviews
They need product facts
Specs, certifications, MOQs and lead times. Missing online means missing the shortlist.
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How it works
One system, from market research to buyer inquiries
- 1Weeks 1–2
Research
Markets with real demand, how buyers search, and who you compete with.
- 2Weeks 2–8
Foundation
A multilingual website buyers understand, trust and contact, built for search and AI from the start.
- 3From week 5
Activation
Targeted Google Ads bring the first inquiries while organic visibility grows.
- 4Month 6 onward
Growth
Content, SEO and AI visibility build a flow of inquiries that costs less over time.
What we do
Four solutions, planned as one
Each works on its own. Together they turn visibility into qualified inquiries.
Step 1
Know Your Market
Export market research
Find the markets worth entering, with demand data, competitor analysis and buyer profiles.
Explore →Step 2
Build Your Export Website
Multilingual B2B websites
A website in your buyers' languages, with product pages they can use, structured so search engines and AI can read them. We can add the language sections to your current site, on your own domain, with no rebuild.
Explore →Step 3
Get Inquiries Faster
Google Ads for manufacturers
Country-targeted campaigns that bring the first inquiries in weeks, not months.
Explore →Step 4
Get Found
SEO & AI visibility
Appear when buyers search on Google and when they ask AI assistants for suppliers.
Explore →Industries
All industries →Built for manufacturers who sell to businesses
Machinery & Components
For OEMs, distributors and plant buyers who need technical detail.
OEMsDistributorsPlant buyers
Furniture & Contract
For dealers, architects, hotel groups and project buyers.
HotelsArchitectsDealers
Food & Beverage
For importers, distributors and food service buyers.
ImportersWholesaleFood service
What we measure
Inquiries, not clicks
Traffic is easy to inflate. A qualified inquiry comes from a target country, from the right type of buyer, about a specific product or partnership. That is the number we report and work to grow.
✓Target country
✓Right buyer type: importer, distributor, contract firm
✓Specific product, price or partnership request
You see them in your client portal, with work in progress and approvals, and in a plain monthly report.
See an example portal →Excellent manufacturers are often invisible to buyers abroad. I lead every project personally, from the first audit to every strategy review.
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Founder, ExportShift
FAQ
Questions manufacturers ask us
What does ExportShift do?
ExportShift is an export marketing partner that helps manufacturers get found by international buyers on Google and AI search, and turn that visibility into qualified importer and distributor inquiries.
What is AI search visibility (GEO)?
Being named in the answers of AI assistants like ChatGPT when buyers ask for suppliers. It builds on good SEO: clear product information, structured data and a presence on other trusted sites.
We already attend trade fairs. Why do we need this?
Fairs create contacts; your website and search presence decide whether those contacts, and the buyers who never visit your stand, choose you. Digital visibility works between fairs, all year, and around each fair.
How soon will we see results?
Paid ads usually bring the first inquiries within the first weeks after launch. First effects from organic search and AI visibility usually show in three to six months, and they build over a year.
Do we need a new website?
Not always. We can add a complete export site in your buyers' languages next to your current site, on your own domain. The audit shows when a full new site makes more sense.
Which languages and markets do you cover?
We produce content in the main European languages and other languages on request. Every translation follows your product terminology and is reviewed by a native speaker, from your team or ours, before it goes live.
What does it cost?
Export Launch starts from €9,000, paid in three stages. Monthly programs can follow from €1,500. See our pricing for details.
Find out how international buyers see you today
Free audit of one target market: how buyers see you on Google, in AI assistants and on your website, and what to fix first.