We are so excited to announce that we have expanded into the Netherlands. Why the Netherlands? And what does expansion mean? Ok, one thing at a time so let’s first get to why we chose the Netherlands.
Nicoline Maes, Director of Business Services (and most recently Director of Business Development/Netherlands as well), moved with her family from the Netherlands to the U.S. in 2006 and in 2007 came on board to Creative Concepts. At this time, Nicoline began working on developing our client reporting tools and then added working with David Borzo to the mix where the two became a very effective content management team. Together David and Nicoline have managed our writer assignments and schedules as well as having developed content topics while editing drafts of blog entries, Facebook updates and more. While Nicoline was helping to bring success to our clients she became a true believer in the power of social media as well as our other services: public relations, design and branding, events and video production. When the opportunity came for Nicoline and her family to go back to her homeland in the Netherlands, she happily made the move and took with her the goal of expanding Creative Concepts internationally.
So how is Nicoline expanding Creative Concepts into the Netherlands? We as a company feel like we have a very good grip on what does and doesn’t work for brands when promoting their business here in the States. We have had great success with our social media services (something we have been doing since 2005) in addition to our public relations, events, marketing, video production and newly added mobile marketing services. These achievements coupled with the fact that there are many small to large companies in the Netherlands who are eager to grow and expand into the United States means we have many potential partnerships ready to flourish with our help.
“At first I had mixed feelings about moving back to the Netherlands,” says Nicoline. “Although I was looking forward to being
closer to family and friends again, I so loved working at Creative Concepts and couldn’t imagine not staying with the company. Since we were already virtual and fully accustomed to smoothly collaborating with colleagues all over the U.S., it only made sense to take Creative Concepts to the next level by expanding into the Netherlands. With my experience of living and working in the USA for 5 years, Dutch roots, and solid work experience, I and the Creative Concepts team are able to help Dutch companies expand and grow in the United States. Creative Concepts can already be considered a trusted partner because of their proven track record and now with a physical presence in both countries, there is no doubt that success for us and our potential clients is right around the corner.”
“In juli van dit jaar ben ik, na vijf jaar in Connecticut USA te hebben gewoond en gewerkt, terugverhuisd naar Nederland. Sinds 2007 ben ik werkzaam als Director of Business Services voor Creative Concepts USA. Ondergedompeld in de wondere wereldvan PR, marketing en social media, dicht betrokken bij onze klanten en succesvol virtueel samenwerkend met een breed team in de US, wilde ik niets liever dan mijn werk voor Creative Concepts voortzetten. Wetende dat we de expertise in huis hebben ombedrijven te ondersteunen met een breed scala aan diensten, ontstond het idee om dit ook voor Nederlandse bedrijven te gaan doen, die hun merk in de US willen lanceren (of al actief zijn op de Amerikaanse markt). Als Director of Business Development Netherlands ben ik uw Nederlandse aanspreekpunt, terwijl ons doorgewinterde team in de US klaar staat om voor uw bedrijf aan de slag te gaan. Door mijn lange verblijf in de USA begrijp ik de Amerikaanse cultuur en heb ik een goed inzicht in uw potentiële klant. De lijnen naar Creative Concepts USA zijn kort en we beschikken ook over veel locale contacten, deze mix zal uw merk zeer zeker ten goed komen.”
“I believe the only way to truly expand internationally is to have a trusted source on the other side of the ocean and for us that is Nicoline Maes,” says Valorie Luther, Founder of Creative Concepts. “She is passionate about what we do, loves working with clients, and is reliable and trustworthy…you can’t get better than that! We are not only thrilled for Nicoline as she reaches out to future customers but we are forever excited to help new clients find their next loyal customer both online and off. An opportunity both Nicoline and the Creative Concepts team always look forward to!”
To learn more about Creative Concepts, please join us on our website, www.Creative-Conceptsllc.com or contact Nicoline Maes directly: Mobile NL +31.620088099, Skype CreativeConceptsNL
USA Toll Free 866.475.5191 x 707
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