- You don’t have to buy mailing lists or write letters.
- There are no postage costs.
- It is simple and easy and costs less than a job advertisement (where you hope that someone sees it!).
- Our online Agent Search does not demand that you pay for an online Advertisement.
- You make a one-off payment and we match your requirements and market classifications with members on our database.
- It is a pro-active approach.
Your MAA Agent Search will also be published on our webpage, our LinkedIn page and will be featured in the next edition of the printed and/or online magazine. (to see previous editions, click Agents’ News )
PLEASE NOTE ALL PRINCIPALS (MANUFACTURERS)!!
Click >> for the Registration FORM If you as Principal (Manufacturer) wish to enquire anything about the process to start an Agent Search and what it involves, please give us a call on one of the following two UK (+44) numbers;
- +44 (0) 1895 605 439
- +44 (0) 7973 253 669
How it Works
Please complete the Registration Form (click HERE) and email us or call us at the above numbers.
- When registering as a principal, you can select your market classifications from a list of all the markets our members sell into.
- The form is then sent to our office from where we contact you to arrange payment.
Making payment
Payment is accepted only via electronic bank transfer. The cost of your MAA Agent Search is £275 plus £55 VAT (if applicable) = £330 total.
VAT is NOT payable for orders from EU countries when you give the MAA your valid VAT number. Nor is it payable by those outside the EU.
Please tell us (info AT themaa.co.uk) when payment has been made into our bank.
Payment must be made in full, free of costs, in GBP (£) Sterling.
Once payment has been confirmed, we will then liaise with you to put together an introduction about your company and the products you need to sell.
With this in hand, we contact our members who match the market categories you have selected. Once a member notes their interest in collaborating with your company, we will make the introduction by email.
We do the leg work and there are no additional fees.
(Scroll down for tips and guidance on ways to get the best results.)
Providing further details once payment has been confirmed.
Please tell us where you need agents to sell and/or any other relevant data regarding your preferences.
Keep it concise – we make some suggestions below:
=> COMPANY
A brief background of your organisation including when established, turnover, place(s) of business.
=> PRODUCTS
A short description of the products you want the agent to sell.
=> CUSTOMERS
The type of customers and markets you want to sell to. Are you passing any existing customers to the agent?
=> AREA
The geographical area you want an agent to cover. “Agents are sought in all areas” or be more specific. If “UK” do you also want to include Ireland? Maybe you want to have the agent cover a specific sector of the market?
=> AGENTS
Describe the sort of agent you would like but try not to be too specific e.g. “Agents are sought with an established customer base.”
=> MARKETING SUPPORT
Describe what marketing support is available e.g. exhibitions, telesales, literature, CD, website, joint visits (buddy calls!), sample making, design facilities etc.
UPLOAD FILE
You can also upload support documents.
TIP! For maximum success, be very general and open in your selections. An agent may not appear to quite fit your requirements but they might be adaptable! Even if they are not for you, why not discuss the market for your products with the agent and see if they know of anyone suitable.
FAQs
The MAA Agent Search is designed to be a cost effective, quick and easy way for principals to find agents. It actually costs less than most small employment adverts where you hope that someone sees it!! It works very quickly!
So that we can keep it cost effective, quick and easy, please note:
=> We do not sell lists.
=> Principals (Manufacturers) cannot become members of the MAA or any other European Commercial Agents’ associations. They can advertise for agents (reps) to sell for them by using the MAA Agent Search and future print and/or online magazine editions.
=> Separate MAA Agent Searches must be undertaken for different products. Using the same search for agents to sell different products as well as selling in different markets, is confusing and cannot be accepted.
=> We do not currently offer a consultancy service. Please email us at info AT themaa.co.uk for all other enquiries.
=> Advertising in our magazine Agents’ News and registering for the MAA Agent Search are the only ways principals can contact MAA Members. We do not link to principals seeking agents by way of advertorial or website links.
=> The MAA Agent Search may only be used by the registered principal specifically to find agents to sell for them or, in the case of employment bureaux, their clients. It may not be used for any other purpose. The MAA will instruct its legal advisors to rigorously pursue any misuse and to fully gain complete redress for such misuse.
NOTE: Like any form of advertising, it is impossible to know what the response will be to an MAA Agent Search. We cannot guarantee the outcome. NO REFUNDS will be given.
You will be emailed with the full contact details of all those Agents who respond. Then you can make contact DIRECTLY with the agent. We do not get involved with direct negotiations.
Please tell us when payment has been made into our bank. We will then enable access for your agent search.
Payment must be made in full, free of costs, in GBP (£) Sterling prior to a MAA Agent Search.
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