Example client portal
Every client gets a portal showing qualified inquiries, work in progress, items waiting for approval, and whether AI assistants recommend your brand.
ExportShift Portal
Export Growth Program · Growth plan
Arredi Contract S.r.l.
Furniture & contract · Treviso, IT
Good morning, Giulia. 14 qualified buyer inquiries this month.
Target markets: Germany, Spain and the UAE. Product focus: contract seating and hotel case goods (HS 9401, 9403.60).
- Qualified inquiries14+3 vs September
- Meetings booked64 video, 2 at fair
- Open quotes€184kAcross 5 buyers
- AI visibility9/20+4 buyer prompts since July
Qualified inquiries by source
Monthly count, May to October 2026
- Directories & referrals
- Google Ads
- SEO & AI search
| Month | Directories & referrals | Google Ads | SEO & AI search |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Aug | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Sep | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Oct | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Program progress
- Research100%
- Foundation100%
- Activation85%
- Growth40%
Latest activity
- New inquiry from Hotelausstatter Nord GmbH (DE) via German landing page.
- Google Ads for Spain: 2 new qualified inquiries this week.
- Your brand now appears in Perplexity for "contract chair manufacturer Italy".
- 3 items are waiting for your approval.
Buyer inquiries
Every qualified inquiry we pass to you. Update the status after your call so the reports stay accurate.
A qualified inquiry comes from a target country, from a buyer type we agreed on (importer, distributor, contract or hospitality firm), and asks about specific products, prices or a partnership.
| Buyer | Market | Type | Source | Request | Received | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotelausstatter Nord GmbHHamburg | DE | Contract / hospitality | SEO & AI search | 120 lounge chairs for a 4-star refit, delivery Q2 2027 | Oct 23 | New |
| Interiores Levante S.L.Valencia | ES | Distributor | Directories & referrals | Exclusive distribution for Valencia region, price list requested | Oct 19 | In talks |
| Gulf Hospitality Supply LLCDubai | AE | Importer | Google Ads | Case goods for 2 hotel projects, samples requested | Oct 15 | Quote sent |
| Objekt & Raum GmbHMunich | DE | Contract / office | Directories & referrals | Meeting room chairs, 300 units, FSC wood required | Oct 11 | Quote sent |
| Mobiliario Hostelero IberiaMadrid | ES | Contract / hospitality | Directories & referrals | Restaurant seating for a hotel chain, 6 locations | Oct 08 | In talks |
| Al Noor InteriorsAbu Dhabi | AE | Distributor | SEO & AI search | Showroom partnership, wants 2027 catalogue | Oct 04 | New |
| Hotelbedarf Süd KGStuttgart | DE | Importer | Google Ads | Bar stools, 80 units, trial order | Sep 28 | Won |
| Casa Proyecto S.A.Barcelona | ES | Contract / residential | Google Ads | Looking for upholstered sofas only | Sep 24 | Not a fit |
Workflow
The four stages of your program and where each task stands. The current stage is outlined.
1 · Research
Weeks 1–2- Export visibility auditDone
- Market opportunity report: DE, ES, AEDone
- Buyer profile and offer per marketDone
2 · Foundation
Weeks 2–8- Landing pages in German, Spanish, EnglishDone
- "Become a distributor" page and formDone
- Product schema and AI-readable catalogueDone
- Inquiry tracking (GA4 and CRM)Done
3 · Activation
From week 5- Google Ads: Germany and UAEDone
- Retargeting for German landing page visitorsDone
- Google Ads: SpainIn progress
- Host Milan showroom visits for DE buyersNeeds you
4 · Growth
Month 6 onward- 4 buyer guides per monthIn progress
- Listings in 3 B2B directoriesIn progress
- Add French marketPlanned
- Prepare content for Salone del Mobile 2027Planned
Approvals
Nothing goes live in your name without your approval. Approve, or tell us what to change.
- Waiting for you
Follow-up email, Milan showroom visit · step 1 of 2
Email · Due Oct 26
Betreff: Ihr Besuch im Showroom – Preisliste und Muster Sehr geehrter Herr Brandt, vielen Dank für das Gespräch in Mailand. Wie besprochen senden wir Ihnen die aktuelle Preisliste und drei Muster der Lounge-Serie. Die Lieferzeit ab Treviso beträgt sechs Wochen…
- Waiting for you
Google Ads, Germany · new headline set
Ad copy · Due Oct 27
Objektstühle direkt vom Hersteller · Hotelmöbel aus Italien, ab 50 Stück · Muster in 10 Tagen
- Waiting for you
Buyer guide: How hotel buyers choose contract seating
Article · EN · Due Oct 30
1,400 words covering fire ratings (EN 1021, BS 5852), lead times, sample policy and what buyers ask in the first call.
AI visibility
We ask AI assistants the questions your buyers ask, every month, and record whether they recommend you.
Prompts where you appear
9 / 20
July baseline
5 / 20
Measurement in AI search is still young. We track a fixed prompt set so month-to-month changes are comparable.
| Buyer prompt | Lang | ChatGPT | Perplexity | Gemini | Google AI Overviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| contract chair manufacturer Italy | EN | Mentioned | Mentioned | Not yet | Mentioned |
| hotel furniture supplier Italy for UAE projects | EN | Mentioned | Mentioned | Mentioned | Not yet |
| Objektstühle Hersteller Italien | DE | Not yet | Mentioned | Not yet | Mentioned |
| italienischer Hotelmöbel Lieferant | DE | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet | Mentioned |
| fabricante sillas contract Italia | ES | Mentioned | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |
| best Italian contract furniture brands for hotels | EN | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |
| FSC certified contract seating Europe | EN | Not yet | Mentioned | Not yet | Not yet |
| Showing 7 of 20 tracked prompts. | |||||
Reports
Monthly summaries of results and next steps.
September 202611 qualified inquiries · 4 meetings · 1 orderShow summaryHide summary
- Hotelbedarf Süd placed a trial order of 80 bar stools.
- German Ads cost per qualified inquiry fell from €210 to €145.
- Next: launch Google Ads for Spain and two buyer guides.
August 20269 qualified inquiries · 3 meetingsShow summaryHide summary
- UAE landing page went live; first two importer inquiries.
- Brand now listed in two B2B directories.
- Next: AI-readable product catalogue and German guide.
July 20268 qualified inquiries · 2 meetingsShow summaryHide summary
- AI visibility baseline: 5 of 20 prompts.
- Two directory listings requested for contract buyers.
- Next: refine German ad keywords toward contract buyers.
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