Updapt
Building an Australian Market Presence Through Strategic Outbound
Project Details
2026
Industry
Gold Coast
Services Used
Business Challenge
Results Achieved
- Established an Australian outbound presence
- Generated quality prospect meetings
- Engaged key decision makers
- Gained local market intelligence
- Validated positioning with Australian buyers
- Expanded BD capability without local hiring
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Capability Statement
The Challenge
Updapt was looking to strengthen its presence in the Australian market and create more direct engagement with local organisations.
Prior to partnering with Garner, lead generation was primarily managed through internal resources and direct outreach. The business identified challenges around finding qualified opportunities, limited internal resources and establishing a stronger local presence in Australia.
For a business expanding its footprint in ANZ, the opportunity extended beyond lead generation alone. Updapt needed an Australian based outbound capability that could represent the business locally, engage relevant decision makers and provide genuine feedback from the market.
The Garner Approach
Garner worked as an extension of Updapt’s business development function, providing local outbound capability and taking the company’s ESG proposition directly to the Australian market.
The campaign focused on identifying relevant organisations and decision makers, initiating meaningful conversations and creating opportunities for the Updapt team to engage directly with prospective customers.
Importantly, the campaign also established a valuable feedback loop between the Australian market and Updapt.
Through direct conversations with local organisations, Garner was able to provide insight into how Australian businesses were approaching ESG, their reporting priorities and how Updapt’s proposition resonated with prospective customers.
This allowed the campaign to deliver value beyond outbound activity, helping Updapt test its positioning and develop a stronger understanding of local buyer behaviour.
The Results
- Establish a dedicated local outbound presence in Australia
- Generate quality meetings with relevant Australian prospects
- Create meaningful conversations with key decision makers
- Gain first hand insight into Australian market needs and buyer behaviour
- Test and refine its proposition within the local market
- Build a foundation of market intelligence to support future ANZ growth
- Extend its business development capability without immediately building an Australian outbound team internally
The engagement demonstrated the value of having experienced local representation when entering and developing a new geographic market.
Updapt specifically identified regional market presence for organisations yet to establish themselves in ANZ as one of the biggest areas of potential value in working with Garner.
The Client Experience
A key part of the engagement was Garner’s ability to operate collaboratively with the Updapt team and adapt the campaign based on feedback and market response.
Updapt highlighted Garner’s team as approachable, easy to work with and receptive to feedback throughout the engagement.
“Very approachable and easy to work with. The Garner team has been open to feedback and provided valuable local support as we looked to expand our presence in the Australian market.”
Adapted from Updapt’s client feedback for case study use. The original feedback described Garner as approachable and easy to work with, open to feedback, and identified regional market presence as a key value.
Looking Ahead
For Updapt, partnering with Garner provided a practical way to establish an Australian outbound presence while continuing to build its understanding of the local market.
Garner provided the local capability to take Updapt’s proposition directly to Australian businesses, engage relevant decision makers and turn those conversations into actionable market intelligence.
Through targeted outreach and local representation, the campaign generated quality meetings while giving Updapt greater visibility into how Australian organisations were approaching ESG and sustainability requirements.
Beyond lead generation, the partnership provided Updapt with an experienced local presence to support its expansion into the Australian market without the immediate need to build an internal sales development function.
The engagement reinforced an important part of Garner’s offering: helping international businesses establish a local presence, test their proposition and accelerate their expansion into the Australian and broader ANZ market.
Key Outcomes
Local ANZ Presence
Australian based representation
Quality Meetings Booked
Engagement with relevant prospects
Market Intelligence
Real Australian buyer insights
Local Market Validation
Testing positioning with buyers
Scalable BD Capability
Local outreach without hiring
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