Digitalization in the Marche Region: Opportunities for SMEs

The Marche region is extraordinary, a widespread district made of excellent craftsmanship, footwear, design, and tourism. We have products that the world envies. However, many local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) still struggle to communicate this value online.

I often see companies with significant revenues and luxury products presenting themselves with websites stuck in the 2000s, not responsive, and invisible on Google. This creates cognitive dissonance in the international client: “The product looks great, but does the company still exist?”.

The Local Digital Gap

There is an evident gap between the tangible quality of the Marche product and its digital presentation. Today, a buyer (whether from Milan, Berlin, or New York) searches on Google first. The website is the first handshake. If they don’t find you, or if they find a slow and insecure site that doesn’t convey trust, they move to the next competitor. It is no longer enough to be good at “making”; you have to be good at “telling”.

The Advantage of the “Local” Developer

In a globalized world, why choose a local digital partner? Digitalization doesn’t just mean “having a website.” It means translating corporate culture into code and design. Working with a local professional allows you to:

1. Direct Dialogue: No open tickets with anonymous call centers. We talk about strategy over coffee, looking each other in the eye.
2. Understanding the Context: Knowing the local economic fabric (from footwear to the wine sector) helps create more effective, targeted, and realistic strategies.
3. Continuity: A local freelancer is a partner who follows the evolution of your company over time, not a “hit and run” vendor.

It is time for companies in the Marche region to make that technological leap in quality that their products already deserve. “Made in Marche” must be excellent on the web as well.