【跨界合作】想搵跨界合夥人？用英語洽談跨界商業合作必看「懶人包」

Part 2： 與「跨界合作」有關的必看句子

1. I think that if we work with a social media company社交媒體公司 an advertising campaign, we could generate引起 a lot of interest in our products.

我想如果我們跟社交媒體公司一起合作廣宣活動，就可以讓我們的產品引起許多人的興趣。

2. ‘What sort of give-and-take did you have in mind?’

你們盤算的是哪種交換模式？

（*give-and-take是指雙方為達成協議，彼此皆有所退讓而讓對方取得所想要的事物，即「平等交换以達成互惠」的意思。）

3. We'd like to express our desire to establish a business relationship with you on the basis of quality, mutual benefit and exchange of needed goods. 

我們希望在保證質量，互惠互利以及交易彼此需要的貨物的基礎上和你們建立業務關係。

4. We hope to discuss business with you at your earliest convenience. 

我們希望在你方便的時候和你洽談業務。

5. Sales have been disappointing recently, so I think this partnership would be a great way to help boost 提高;提升 our revenue.

最近的銷售額令人失望，所以我認為這次的合作是會幫助提升營收的一個不錯的方式。

a. drive up our profits

提高我們的利潤

b. increase the appeal/attractiveness吸引力 of our products

增加我們產品的吸引力

6. By splitting分攤 the cost of the advertising campaign, both companies have less to lose.

透過分攤廣告活動的成本，兩間公司的損失會比較小。

a. By combining resources on this promotional campaign

這次的宣傳活動透過結合資源

b. By partnering together on this project

這次的專案透過雙方合作

7. This has turned out to be a win-win partnership for both parties.

最後雙方變成雙贏的合作關係。

Part 3：討論「跨界合作」的合作細節（模擬情境）

Benny, Fanny正在與George討論合作細節

（B: Benny     F: Fanny      G: George）

B: I believe our companies can improve each other's competitive advantages競爭優勢 by working together. 

我相信我們兩家公司能透過合作提高彼此的競爭優勢。

F: Bundling our products supports our common objective and improves risk allocation. 

我們可透過搭售雙方的產品去支持彼此的共同目標，並一起分攤風險。

G: I'm all ears洗耳恭聽. What sort of give-and-take did you have in mind?

我洗耳恭聽。你們盤算的是哪種交換模式？

F: We can offer advertising: from a promotional 1-page article to a full-page glossy亮面的 ad (*ad=advertisement).

我們能提供廣告：從單頁的推廣文章到整版亮面的廣告。

B: In exchange for product samples產品樣品, trial packs, or coupons, to be sold with the magazine.

作為交換的是和雜誌一起販售的產品樣品，試用包或折價券。

G: What about the back cover ad page? 

那封底廣告頁呢？

B: Certainly a possibility, but it is the most coveted advertising space. 

當然有可能，但那是大家最想要的廣告版面。

G: We would be willing to compensate you with the appropriate volume of goods.

我們願意以適當的商品數量來彌補你們的。