New gTLDs application SWOT analysis: this offer provides the analysis of a new gTLD project - prior to investing in its ICANN application - focusing on the pointing out of the minuses of competing applications (non technical). This analysis is a must have for:
Applicants wondering if they should submit an application for their Trademark;
Applicants with a possible string in competition;
A candidate (brand or other non-applicant) who could object to the application;
For generic Top-Level Domains dedicated to selling domains:
Promotion solutions for new gTLD applicants: this offer allows new gTLD applicants to promote their domain name extension, in a way that future registrants (users) are informed and ready to buy, before and after the registry has launched.
Promotion solutions for new gTLD service providers: this offer allows service providers to promote themselves, in a way that future applicants are informed about their existence.
For Trademarks, "ICANN new gTLD program monitoring":
This offer allows brand owners to monitor competitors during the ICANN validation process and behave accordingly;
This offer also allows non-applicants to monitor possible future infringements to their brands.
A local contact based in France.
New gTLD related information for Law Firms, IP Departments, Journalists, Webmasters and domain name specialists: Jovenet Consulting offers the largest information network about new gTLDs on several Platforms:
gTLD.club and its Newsletter;
LinkedIn (The "New generic Top-Level Domains (new gTLDs)" group).
An author: Jean Guillon writes about new gTLDs on several publication platforms such as CircleId (503.507+ views), JournalDuNet (in French), Les Echos, etc...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has lots of working groups dedicated to preparing the next round of the ICANN new gTLD program:
Generic Top-Level Domains (AT-LARGE);
EPDP (GNSO).
Search for a financial partner;
Study of new gTLD back-end registry providers' offers;
Answers of the non technical 50 questions of the applicant guidebook;
Business plan;
Rules to apply for a .wine - .vino and .vin domain names;
Restrictions;
Communication plan;
Sunrise & Landrush periods.
www.famousfourmedia.com (now GRS.domains)
Team leader/Consultant;
Collecting data for new gTLD string analysis;
In charge of collecting answers to question 18 for seven new gTLDs from a team of applicants;
Providing figures for the .wine new gTLD;
Applications concerned: .bid - .accountant - .date - .download - .faith - .loan - .trade - .men - .win - .webcam - .science - .review - .party - .cricket - .racing - .stream - .charity - .hotel - .music - .rugby - .sport
Indom.com
Personalised Top Level Domain development for Brands and Corporations;
Active 3 years promotion of the INDOM new gTLD's offer;
Registries feasibility studies;
Domain name portfolio consulting;
Administrative and Technical domain name management;
Top-Level Domains chronicles in Domainesinfo.fr;
Applications concerned: .paris - .hermes - .translations - .canalplus and more.
Cuzco.lu & Ofindo.com
Participation to the development of the Ofindo search engine;
Cuzco future products and actual developments;
Project Management.
Creation of the Gandi Corporate project;
"Price, Product, Promotion, Place";
Project management.
www.registrust.com
Independent domain name consulting with a “cost killing” approach;
Choice of a the right Registrar taking budget into account;
Providing problem-solving solutions for the day-to-day management of the domain name portfolio;
Company, domains & brand were successfully sold.
Register.com / www.csccorporatedomains.com
Domain name consultant on domain name portfolio management;
Online Brand protection consultancy;
Client services partner.
EURid is established in Belgium, and has been selected by the European Commission to operate the new .EU Top-Level Domain on Internet.
Support Officer at EURid;
In charge of validating Accredited Registrars’ agreement;
In charge of processing Registrars’ payments;
Customer support during Sunrise periods, Landrush 1 and Landrush 2;
Solving issues on multiple accredited Networks.
Mission 1 on deployment of the internal E-sourcing tool in the purchasing department;
Mission 2 on the domain name’s portfolio strategy and future online advertising prior to launching of A380.
In charge of Airbus’ domain name strategy in 2004;
Wrote the domain name registration policy;
Worked on domain name portfolio cost reduction;
Master degree Thesis: “Monetizing the domain name portfolio”.