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Founded by recognized entrepreneur Kamil Vacek, TCCM specialize in partnering with mobile phone brands to establish and develop their business across Central & Eastern Europe. The company now operates across 20 countries throughout CEE region.
They have launched some of the biggest names in mobile, from HTC and Beats by Dre, to MEIZU, Honor, CAT Phones and Nokia. Today, TCCM work with more than 50 mobile operators and 200 retailers / e-tailers, selling in excess of 2 million phones annually.
The growth of smartphones is visible on the market in the first quarter of this year as well. How do you see the sequel to 2021 for the brands you bring to this market?
Situation with sales but also supply is very volatile. We see lack of supply for some models and overstock for others. Vacuum left after Huawei is filling slowly by other brands, but situation might change quickly after re-launch of Honor brand later this year.
When comparing the Croatian market and other countries in the region, what do users look for?
Croatian market is more conservative and very consolidated to only few brands.
You work with four brands - how to manage such a portfolio at the same time?
We carefully select brands which are not competing but rather complementing each other.
What do you expect from the European, but also regional and thus Croatian market in 2021?
Decline of Huawei, slow but steady increase of Apple and re-launch of Honor are the biggest events to watch this year.
The brands you work with may not be the biggest, but the products are truly top notch in all the segments they cover. What are the user experiences like?
CAT Phones are the best rugged devices on the market in terms of quality, Honor has the best innovation/design for money ratio. OnePlus is must have geek phone and Nokia Phones have secure software solutions with 3 years of updates.