About company
"Sotovik" (www.sotovik.ru) is the leading Russian online telecommunication agency. Founded in 1998, "Sotovik" deals with informational and analytical support of the Russian telecommunication and mobile industry on consumer and business to business levels. We have 1 500 000 visitors a month and occupy the first position in local search engines. Our portal accumulates all data relating to the above mention business and is regarded as the first choice for both consumers searching for the best mobile purchase decision and industry professionals looking for information necessary for successful operation in the market. On business to business level we are ready to propose various analytical researches on different subjects which are run and prepared by the best annalists.
Daily updated electronic resource format enables us to react to any changes in the mobile industry and inform consumers and business professionals. It also gives us the opportunity to define key tendencies of telecommunications business development and provide our careful analysis. We occupy leading position due to professional complex approach to the subject of our scrutiny which is telecommunications market so that no manifestation of this complicated organism is treated as less interesting or of little importance. Among the most popular portal sections is news line giving the readers the whole picture of all events in the mobile market and unique analytics including marketing research and databases which are the base of every marketing strategy. Finally, it is the vast massif of information targeted at the mobile industry services and products for consumers including full mobile phones catalog, unique system of their evaluation, comparison and testing, mobile entertainment (ring tones, MMC, galleries, forums), recommendations on where to buy.
"Sotovik" carries out the mission which basic value is evident to every professional - our agency give comprehensive picture of telecommunications market where he operates. It is the home page of every marketing plan or strategy applying for success. It is the common meeting room of the key business players with each other and with their consumers. "Sotovik" is a generator of professional choice. Here businessmen are choosing the future of their projects while consumers - the future of their purchase.
Generally speaking we are first to be asked and first to be browsed for everyone digging into Russian telecommunication and mobile business. Our advantage over other media is that of free access to hot news and information 24 hours a day and visitors number surpassing all possible circulations figures of printed media.
Our daily news is the most comprehensive information source for the latest events on the market, companies' press releases, technology developments, and regulatory issues.
Business audience of the site comprises absolute majority of people involved in the cellular industry. The site is visited by over 2000 professionals daily. Monthly reach is over 20,000 people. These include top managers, technical and marketing experts and advisers, those who prepare or make decisions within the biggest companies acting on the market. The site attracts constant attention of major investment and consulting firms.
Sotovik Information Agency performs market research and offers series of information products. The latter include:
- Sotovik Cellular Database comprising over 1600 companies acting on the Russia & CIS cellular market. These include cellular operators, equipment manufacturers, developers of value-added ser-vices and software for cellular networks, Russian telecommunication associations, and state authorities. The database is regularly updated from companies' news, mass media, and other sources. The information of Sotovik Cellular Database is available by subscription in Russian language only.
- Sotovik Monthly Russian Cellular Market Review is a comprehensive report covering latest developments on the market mostly concentrating on the activities of the three major Russian operators: MTS, Vimpelcom, and Megafon. The report is produced in Russian but can also be translated into English.
- Sotovik biannual Moscow Cellular Phones Market Survey includes detailed information on telephone sales covering vendors' market shares, price dynamics, and consumer positioning trends. Available both in Russian and in English.
- Sotovik News Archive is an online service aimed at providing research tools for market analysts. Available in Russian language only.
Among Sotovik's regular subscribers are:
- Major equipment manufacturers
- International and Russian investment companies
- Global cellular operator companies
- International consulting companies
- Major Russian operators
- Russian cellular associations
- And many others