Partnership for International Education (PIE), a Douglasville PA-based company with the marketing office located in rural Easton, Maryland, has a comprehensive university placement service for international students. Using the experienced he gained while serving as a Commercial Officer at the Embassy in Mexico City, International Trade Specialist Bryan Larson of the Baltimore US Export Assistance Center counseled the company on the Mexico education market starting in January 2005. Mr. Larson forwarded to Mr. Nobel research on the Mexican education market written by U.S. Embassy Mexico City-based Commercial Assistant Martha Sanchez.

Using the research and Larson's recommendations, PIE decided to sign up for an International Partner Search Service to help locate potential partners in Mexico City. According to the client, the partner search proved to be extremely well done and offered several hot partnership prospects. Larson and Sanchez both advised PIE to follow up by visiting the interested reps in Mexico either on their own or through a Gold Key Matching Service offered by the Commercial Service in Mexico City. After several discussions with educational agents, PIE signed several agreements in Mexico.

"Now that the dust has settled down, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for the tremendous task that the Commercial Service accomplished for The Partnership in recommending and implementing the Mexico Gold Key Service. Martha Sanchez was outstanding first in identifying nine great potential partner organizations, and then making appointments and smoothly coordinating every single one of them. We had a great series of meetings, communication continues, and business relationships are moving forward with most of  these companies. In summation, my colleagues think the Commercial Service is the best thing since the invention of sliced bread. I have to concur!"

Robert Nobel,
Marketing Director,
Partnership for International Education (PIE)