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500
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$350M+
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Helping companies succeed in international markets!

DDG Worldwide is a leading international business development and marketing consulting firm that specializes in helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create sustainable growth through successful expansion into international markets.

We assist companies in the United States and abroad in entering or expanding into markets throughout North America, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

We offer a wide range of global business solutions to help SMEs succeed in international markets including, international business development, market research, feasibility studies, market analysis and selection, market entry strategy, lead generation, partner search, brand development, overseas marketing and promotion, public relations, product launch and trade show support services.

Our Industries

Private Sector and Government
DDG Worldwide Consulting works with National and Regional Governments, City Municipalities, Embassies, Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations, Government Entities and Government-owned companies to realize their economic and social goals.

Healthcare
We provide our clients with comprehensive healthcare strategy consulting services based upon a detailed analysis of current trends and challenges. Our goal is to help healthcare sector discover how to become great where it really matters—from assisting with local regulatory agencies to creating sales and marketing strategies to work with hospitals, clinics, pharmacy chains and other medical service providers on articulating a well-defined, distinctive set of capabilities that allow them to effectively serve their markets.

Consumer Products
We have helped to increase profits and build sustained value for leading consumer product companies worldwide, including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), luxury goods, fresh and packaged food products. We have worked with some of the largest global consumer products companies and successfully completed many projects in this industry over the past 10 years. We have developed strategies to understand the new consumer, shopper behavior and retail consolidation in the Middle East market.

Retail
The retail industry – with changes in consumer behaviour, the emergence of large and powerful rivals, excess retail-selling-space capacity, consolidated and strong suppliers and complex sourcing – are shaping a new and even more competitive landscape in retailing. DDG Worldwide Consulting helps clients increase efficiency and drive growth by refining the commercial offer and developing new organizational and technological capabilities. We have the flexibility and the expertise to create customized solutions for our retail clients, whatever their specific challenges may be.

Infrastructure and Construction
We focus on specific characteristics and development of each country in the Middle East to fully understand the construction and infrastructure industry at locally, regionally and project- by- project level. We have experience working with companies across multiple areas of the industry including: Building materials and products, Decoration, Homebuilding, Infrastructures, Engineering and Architecture.

Private Equity
Within the constantly shifting world of financial services and private equity, strategy consulting is a key component of developing a sound model for continued growth and development. Based on our experience we identify profitable service offerings and isolate key trends to increase our clients’ strategic performance. We work across fund types, including debt, infrastructure, real estate, art and hedge funds. We also work for some of the most prominent institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and family investment offices.

Our services

Business Development
Our services of Business Development comprises a number of tasks and processes aiming developing and implementing growth opportunities between multiple organizations. We create long-term value for every organization from customers, markets and relationships. We improve the performance of the enterprise, its access and its ability to compete in a very competitive and demanding market.

Corporate Strategy
Corporate Strategy is a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. DDG Worldwide Consulting works in partnership with our clients providing a compelling corporate vision and appropriate performance objectives, aggressively managing the portfolio, leveraging a repeatable operating model and executing a balanced financial strategy.

Export Management Outsourcing
There are many reasons why companies choose outsourcing but the most prominent advantage is the fact that it saves money and allows companies to focus on other business issues while having the details taken care of by outside experts. if your company is looking to expand into the Middle East market, our service of Export Management Outsourcing is a cost-effective way to start building foundations on this region and eliminate investment in fixed infrastructure.

Company Set Up
For the last ten years our experienced team have been helping and advising international companies across all industries to successfully Set Up their own companies in the GCC countries meeting all the legal requirements and developing business in the smoothest and shortest time possible.

Representative Office
We act and operate as your representative office in the Middle East region, offering all the benefits of a physical office and a highly qualified and experienced team of consultants available for you. This formula allows your company international expansion of its business operations while minimizing costs.

Market Intelligence
DDG Worldwide Consulting intelligence teams use in-depth Qualitative and Quantitative research techniques to give our clients an enhanced understanding of markets and consumers in the MENA region. Using both on-line and off-line approaches, we generate the insights that allow our clients to understand the region and generate new business opportunities. We offer a range of market intelligence services to cater to our clients’ needs. This allows our clients to choose and customize their level of reporting – from basic tables of results, to additional statistical analysis and interpretation, to strategic advice from our industry experts.

Feasibility Studies
Feasibility studies are crucial during the early development of any project and form a vital component in the business development process. Accounting and Advisory feasibility studies enable organizations to assess the viability, cost and benefits of projects before financial resources are allocated. They also provide independent project assessment and enhance project credibility. Built on the information provided in the feasibility study, a business case is used to convince the audience that a particular project should be implemented. It is often a pre-requisite for any funding approval. The business case will detail the reasons why a particular project should be prioritized higher than others. It will also sum up the strengths, weaknesses and validity of assumptions as well as assessing the financial and non-financial costs and benefits underlying preferred options.

Private Equity
Within the constantly shifting world of financial services and private equity, strategy consulting is a key component of developing a sound model for continued growth and development. Based on our experience we identify profitable service offerings and isolate key trends to increase our clients’ strategic performance. We work across fund types, including debt, infrastructure, real estate, fine art and hedge funds.

Trade Missions
Our team of consultants through a comprehensive analysis of your company, products and services, will pre-select candidates that could lead to potential clients for your company. Finally we prepare the agenda with those more suited to your business objectives in the market. Always you will receive our full support with a professional consultant that will escort you to the planned visits, all of them organized with top executives, who actually have decision power within the company, called “Decision Makers”.

Sales & Marketing
Sales and Marketing services are “the heart” of our company. We use rigorous analysis and a deep understanding of organizational processes to unlock the full potential of any company´s marketing and sales resources. Our mission is to leverage deep insight into consumers and customers across all the Middle East to inspire frame-breaking and high-impact thinking in all aspects of marketing, branding, sales, and pricing.

Benchmarking
It is critical to understand how your industry peers compare in operational and financial performance to accurately assess your own performance. DDG Worldwide Consulting views benchmarking as a proven way for an organization to learn about the best practices in organizational functions and processes, measure how well the organization’s practices compare, and make whatever changes are necessary to raise up the organization’s practices to the standards of industry leaders. Benchmarking is, in short, learning to be better by observing the best.

Islamic Branding
The Muslim consumer market, at 2.1bn people is undeniably the next important (and largely untapped) global opportunity. The Halal market alone is worth a staggering US$2.1 trillion a year and is increasing at US$500bn a year due to the growth of the global Muslim population. ‘Islamic Branding’ is a relatively new concept, and at the birth of this new field of learning, DDG Worldwide Consulting is proud to present a consulting service for marketers seeking to appeal to Muslim consumers.

Product Registration
There are different product classes available in the GCC countries. Regulatory services always start with product classification and accordingly the product will be registered. DDG Worldwide Consulting will provide you with the ultimate support to register your products with a reliable local importer and distributor and for wide range of products such as Medicine, Cosmetics, Food and Beverages among others.

Seminars & Conferences
DDG Worldwide Consulting has over ten years of proven experience organizing seminars, workshops and conferences in different countries and for different organizations both public and private on doing business in the Middle East and the opportunities this region has to offer for foreign companies. Breaking barriers, taboos and misconceptions about such an interesting and exciting market like this one.

Legal Advice
With the Middle East being our focus, our unequalled understanding of the business environment ensures that our clients receive sound, strategic legal advice through some of the most prestigious lawyers with proven experience in the region. Likewise we organize all the legal documents and contracts with suppliers, partners, distributors, joint ventures, association, methods of payment and banking among other.

Our Advantages

DDG Worldwide's consultants started out as international relations professionals representing the U.S. Government in negotiation and management of high profile projects like the International Space Station, Department of Defense Technology Transfer, Telemedicine, Weather Data and more before entering the private sector and running and growing their own businesses. Now they offer their unique experience and expertise in working globally to help companies go global or enter the U.S. market.

DDG Worldwide is located over the bridge from Washington D.C. literally 5-10 minutes from 177 embassies and diplomatic missions. We have spent years building relationships and partnerships with foreign Ambassadors and Embassy staff to make sure that we can always be up to date with new opportunities and issues and provide top level connections in each country to provide the best outcomes for our clients.

Testimonials

“DDG helped us set up and fund a joint venture and hire distributors in Australia which now accounts for over 25% of our annual revenues ($10M+). They are the real deal providing top to bottom support every step of the way.”

President, Accelys Health

“Great Job. Really Great Job!! Your guidance and negotiating skill really paid off. I appreciate working with you as we take our company international. It will be an interesting couple of years, we couldn’t have found a more dedicated “consultant” to help us succeed.”

President, Exeter Endo-Surgery

About Us

DDG Worldwide Consulting, Inc. is a privately held, U.S.-based corporation headquartered in Arlington, Virginia 2 miles South of Washington D.C. With a network of consulting partners in over 30 countries across the globe, DDG Worldwide Consulting is your gateway to doing business in international markets.

At DDG Worldwide Consulting, we employ hands-on strategic business development and innovative marketing solutions to help our clients meet their business objectives both domestically and abroad.

Our international team of professionals has over 45 years of collective knowledge and expertise that gives us a unique advantage in providing professional services to companies across a broad range of industries.

Our Mission:

To deliver results-oriented and cost-effective marketing and business development solutions to help small businesses maximize revenue, generate growth and develop a sustainable competitive edge in both domestic and international markets.

Our business is based upon integrity, trust and superior service.

Contact Info

  • United States
  • 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22202
  • +1 (202) 552-1478
  • info@DDGWorldwide.com