Fit Check

Are we the right firm for your U.S. move?

Built for the person who signs off: a manufacturer bringing a product to the U.S., or a U.S. dealer competing with the national players. A few questions about where you are, and you will see, in plain terms, what NovusMarc would do for you, who we would bring in, and what we do not do.

About three minutes. Scored on this page. No email needed.

The usual next step: the U.S. First Read

7 to 10 business days. One fixed fee, quoted before you commit.

The work
  • A one-hour intake call with your team
  • Your product, specs, certifications and materials, reviewed against the U.S. buyer
  • A market view: how your category sells in the U.S., and how you compare
  • A price check: the full cost delivered in the U.S., and whether the margin holds
  • Target market, region and channels, and a SWOT
What you receive
  • A clear recommendation: go now, wait, or no
  • Where to start, and the minimum entry to prove market fit
  • Who should lead it, and at what level
  • A written report with next steps, checkpoints and sources
  • A 90-minute call to work through it with you

Not included: named target accounts and contacts, or a multi-week market assessment. Both come after, scoped, if we both want to continue. Time beyond the 90-minute review call is available as an Advisory Session, at an additional fixed fee.

It starts with a free 30-minute introductory call: fit, scope and the fee.

U.S. dealers start with the Dealer Commercial Read: a full-day Advisory Session on site with your team.

What we do
  • Go, wait or no on the U.S., before you commit more
  • Where to go first, and who to go to
  • A U.S. price that still works
  • Product, website and buyer presentation reviews
  • A&D programs and project bids (RFPs)
  • Visit agendas, store walks and sales training
  • The plan to grow past the first entry

NovusMarc advises and builds the plan with you, and stays alongside you while your team puts it in place.

  • Salespeople and sales leaders
  • Executives and country managers
  • Roles beyond sales, on selected desks
  • Talent market and compensation insight

Loom Haven Advisors, a NovusMarc company, finds the people, under a separate agreement.

What we do not do ourselves
  • Social media and marketing
  • HR services
  • Sales agents
  • IT and systems
  • Trade show emcees and hosts
  • Warehouse leases

We introduce specialists we trust for this work. You contract them directly.

  • Legal services
  • Entity setup
  • Tax and accounting
  • Financing
  • Product testing

Out of scope: not done and not introduced.

How we work

We advise and build the plan with you. Loom Haven can staff the roles the plan identifies, under a separate agreement. Specialist partners implement work outside our scope, under your own agreement with them.

We respect your investment. We recommend the minimum needed to prove market fit and generate revenue, then build for scale toward larger opportunities.

Your goals and investment plans set the pace. You direct, and we say plainly when something is not our work.

Before you talk to us

Questions people ask first.

Who is behind NovusMarc?

NovusMarc is led by AJ Marcoz, Managing Director, who advises on every engagement personally. He spent about twenty years inside the largest U.S. home-improvement company, on the side that decides what gets stocked and what gets cut, the channel your product sells through. We work from Florida and Spain.

Read AJ Marcoz's full background →
Who have you worked with?

Client names stay confidential, and yours will too. On a call we take you through comparable situations from NovusMarc's prior experience, and how we would approach yours.

Are you a consultant, a sales agent or a distributor?

An advisor that builds the plan with you and can staff it through Loom Haven under a separate agreement. We are not a sales agent or a distributor, and we do not sell for you on commission. Fees are fixed and agreed before work starts. You direct; we advise and build the plan with you. Specialist partners implement work outside our scope, under your own agreement with them, and Loom Haven runs searches when the plan identifies a hire. Where you need agents or reps, we introduce people we trust.

Do you open doors to U.S. distributors and retailers?

We identify the companies and buyers that fit, prepare you to meet them, and introduce you where we know the right person. We do not promise an introduction to any specific retailer or buyer. Relationships open conversations; a listing is earned on the product.

How does the U.S. First Read work, and what do we receive?

It follows a free 30-minute introductory call and takes 7 to 10 business days. It starts with a one-hour intake call. We then review your product, specs and materials, your market and competitors, your price delivered in the U.S., and your channels, against what a U.S. buyer looks for. You receive a written report with our recommendation, a SWOT, next steps and sources, followed by a 90-minute call to work through it with you, all within the fixed fee. Time beyond that call is available as an Advisory Session, at an additional fixed fee. The report gives you a clear answer (go now, wait, or no), the target market and channels, where to start, and the kind of person who should lead it. Most of the work runs by email.

Is it desk research, or real conversations with the U.S. market?

The First Read draws on our experience of how the U.S. channel buys, your numbers and the intake call with your team. Where a decision needs voices from the market, such as architects, designers, distributors or fabricators, we scope those conversations as a next step.

Can it identify the entry model and the accounts to target?

Yes, in two steps. The First Read sets the entry model: target market and region, channels, customer profile and competitive position. A named list of target companies, buyers and contacts for your sales team is separate work, after the First Read.

What comes after the First Read?

Deeper work, such as a multi-week market assessment or a named target list for your sales team, is earned after the First Read. It is scoped to what you need, runs as Advisory Sessions or the U.S. Advisor, and goes ahead only if we both want to continue.

Can we see an example?

Yes. The report covers: summary and recommendation (go now, wait, or no); your product and the U.S. buyer: fit, specs and certifications; market view: how the category sells and how you compare; SWOT; target market and region; channels: the route that fits now, and what to leave for later; price: the full cost delivered in the U.S., and whether the margin holds; where to start: the minimum entry to prove market fit; who should lead it; next steps and checkpoints; sources and assumptions, with the references behind the analysis. Client reports stay confidential.

What does it cost?

Every fee is fixed and quoted before you commit. We share it on the free 30-minute introductory call.

Do you work with U.S. dealers?

Yes. Regional and independent dealers come to us to grow their contractor business, hold their ground against the national players, modernize in the right order, and hire people who know the industry. Where it fits, we can also introduce European makers looking for U.S. dealers. For dealers, the work starts with the Dealer Commercial Read, a full-day Advisory Session on site.

Do you work with companies from outside Europe?

Yes. We work with manufacturers from Latin America, Asia and elsewhere who want to sell in the U.S., as well as with European makers.

Can you help in Europe and Latin America too?

Yes. We have relationships across Europe and Latin America, and collaboration agreements with go-to-market firms in both. As in the U.S., relationships open conversations; a listing is earned on the product.

How do we work together, and in which languages?

Primarily in English, with material provided in English and translated into your language. Most of the work runs by email, plus a one-hour intake call at the start and a 90-minute review call once the First Read is delivered. We use technology to translate live calls and materials where needed.