MAEKO · B2B Strategy
B2B Market Survey & Go-To-Market · July 2026

An A-grade product
with a D-grade
demand engine.

The market survey, positioning, and full go-to-market to turn MAEKO's 15-year engineering pedigree into a B2B sales machine — and the honest answer on whether commercial machines can be advertised at all.

Subject: MAEKO commercial line (CW·RW·MW·LQ) Markets: Malaysia · Singapore · ASEAN Basis: 14 research agents · live web · adversarial-verified ↔ View the client deck
The one-line verdict

MAEKO stands in front of the strongest regulatory tailwind ASEAN has ever produced for on-site food-waste treatment — with the product and pedigree to win it, and almost no demand engine to catch it. The whole opportunity is closing that gap before Oklin and Power Knot become the default procurement vendors of Malaysia and Singapore.

9.5M kg
Food waste processed — real, proven, under-leveraged
0
LinkedIn Company Pages — the #1 B2B channel, forfeited
RM90–120k
Blended deal ACV — absorbs a high CPL comfortably
100%
GITA capital allowance — the financing wedge, barely marketed
300+
Singapore premises the RSA mandate now forces to act
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The opportunity, on one page

Five takeaways that govern everything that follows.

1 · The PMF is real — invisibility is the only thing broken

Local manufacturing + service, Speedozyme tuned for the high-oil Asian diet, a CW crushing chamber that eats bones & shells, an LQ liquid option, and the region's strongest green pedigree (UN 2019, WEF 2021, SEA Games 2017; Sunway, Gamuda, F&N, Petronas, Agrobank). Yet: no LinkedIn page, ~1,134 IG followers, zero ROI/case-study assets, no funnel. The strategy isn't "fix the product" — it's make the credibility findable and the ROI provable.

2 · MAEKO can meet the buyer on either side of the category fork

The category splits on one question: usable solid output (compost — CW/RW/MW) vs zero handling (liquid-to-drain — LQ). Power Knot/ORCA only do liquid; Oklin only does compost. MAEKO is a rare full-line player — and because discharge-to-drain carries permit risk, its solid-output compost line is the cleaner regulatory bet, with LQ as the bin-elimination option.

3 · Singapore's RSA is the sharpest wedge; Malaysia + GITA is the faster cash

Singapore mandates on-site treatment for new large premises (300+ now, low-thousands by 2027) — the hardest pull in ASEAN, but Power Knot's fortress. Malaysia is home turf with Act 672 + the GITA allowance MAEKO owns locally. Win Malaysia decisively first; enter Singapore as the credible local-manufacturer challenger.

4 · The business-model gap is small; the proof gap is the killer

MAEKO already offers sell/lease/rent. What's missing is the conversion infrastructure every serious rival runs: ROI/payback math, quantified case studies, and a productized recurring-revenue wrapper. The Speedozyme culture is both a performance moat and a consumables annuity — lean into it as a razor-and-blade.

5 · This is a time-boxed land grab, not an evergreen build

The category punishes undercapitalized CAPEX-only players (UK full-liner Tidy Planet just went into liquidation) and rewards whoever owns the buyer's mind when regulation forces the purchase. The wave is cresting now. Every quarter MAEKO stays invisible, Oklin's dealer/SEO network and Power Knot's Singapore presence become the procurement default — and dislodging incumbency later costs 3–5× what showing up now does.

The single biggest risk

Channel-default lock-in during the regulatory window. The demand wave is arriving whether or not MAEKO is ready. If it stays invisible through 2026, RSA-driven Singapore buyers and GITA-window Malaysian buyers make their once-a-decade CAPEX decision with a competitor — and MAEKO spends the next cycle dislodging installed incumbents instead of winning open ground. The risk is not product or budget; it's being late to a demand wave you're best-positioned to win.

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MAEKO today — the substance & the gap

A 15-year, UN-awarded engineering company with genuinely differentiated machines — and a near-zero B2B demand-generation engine.

The commercial range

SeriesTechHandlesBest-fit sites
CWComposter + crushing chamberHard waste — big bones, oyster & crustacean shellsHotels, supermarkets, factories, malls
RWComposter + top shredderBulk mixed waste, easy loadingMid-size restaurants, cafés, boutique hotels
MWComposter, no grinder (safer)General food waste, no bladesFarms, schools, vegetable markets
LQWaste-to-liquid → drainEliminates bins entirelySpace-constrained urban kitchens

Range 30L/day → ~1 tonne/day · 18–24h aerobic conversion · up to 80% volume reduction · Speedozyme™ microbe culture · IoT CO₂e/ESG dashboard · MW30 (IoT) lists ~RM48k; rental from <RM100/mo.

Un-copyable strengths
  • 15-year track record; ~9.5M kg processed; blue-chip installs (Sunway Pyramid, Gamuda, F&N, Petronas, Agrobank)
  • UN Foundation Top 10 (2019, only Malaysian co) · WEF Circulars (2021) · SEA Games Green Partner (2017) · Frost & Sullivan · Global Cleantech
  • Speedozyme tuned for the high-oil Malaysian diet — imports clog on oily waste
  • Local manufacturer = local parts, service, training + sell/lease/rent; SIRIM/MyHIJAU/CIDB/DOE certified
  • Deployed across MY, SG, ID, TH, PH — real regional footprint
The demand-engine holes (fix first)
  • No LinkedIn Company Page — a personal profile (~188 connections) stands in for the primary B2B channel
  • Zero ROI/TCO calculator, zero quantified case studies — logos without numbers
  • Legacy .php site with 404-ing product/spec URLs + broken brochures — leaks paid traffic
  • Enquiry = email + phone only — no WhatsApp capture, no demo booking, no automation
  • Thin, inconsistent social (IG ~1,134, FB ~4,334; handles don't even match) + weak non-brand SEO
Do not run ads before the funnel exists

Every paid click today would land on a 404-ing site with no ROI proof and no capture — paying to send buyers to a dead end. Month 1–2 is plumbing (LinkedIn page, ROI calculator, one case study, WhatsApp + demo capture), not reach.

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The category & market

Analyst "market size" figures diverge ~6× by scope. The honest commercial-only number is modest — the real story is the regulation-mandated addressable base.

Market-size rings, reconciled by scope · USD, 2025commercial-only ≠ the billion-dollar headline
Commercial on-site equipmentreconciled — verified
$0.8–3.0B
"FW composting machine"Precedence · narrow
$1.88B
Mid-scope clusterinterpolated, not cited
~$3.8B
ALL-scope machine marketGMI · scope-conflated ceiling
$11.4B

Growth ~9.5% CAGR; Asia-Pacific the largest & fastest region (~$1.5B, 2024). Pitch the mandated-premises count, not a single TAM.

Three technology jobs — MAEKO spans all three

Compost · solid output

MAEKO CW/RW/MW · Oklin. Microbial, 24h → usable soil-enhancer. No discharge permit — the cleaner regulatory bet.

Liquid-to-drain

Power Knot · ORCA · MAEKO LQ. Zero handling, removes bins — but sewer/FOG permit risk (banned NYC, restricted Chicago).

Grind / dehydrate

Meiko · Tidy Planet · GAIA. Dries for off-site handling; output isn't legally compost.

Demand is regulation-pulled — the top-of-funnel engine

MarketDriverStatusThe addressable trigger
🇸🇬 SingaporeResource Sustainability Actsince 2024On-site treatment for new large premises; 300+ segregating → low-thousands by 2027. Mall/hotel F&B >3,000m²; factory >750m². 3R Fund co-funds up to 40%.
🇲🇾 MalaysiaAct 672 + GITA allowance2024–26Source separation mandated; GITA up to 100% capital allowance on MyHIJAU-listed assets. ~5,200 hotels, ~177 Klang Valley malls.
🇻🇳 VietnamMandatory household sortingJan 2025Fresh mandate; hotels + food factories the beachhead.
🇹🇭 ThailandBangkok "sort-or-pay"Oct 2025Large-generator fee ~฿8,000/m³/day; resort/hotel density.
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The competitive landscape

Copyable claims ("24-hour composting") are already contested. MAEKO's defensible ground is structural, not a message.

PlayerTech / rangePrice signalWhere they winThreat
OklinHong KongMicrobial compost · 4.5–1,500 kg/dayGG02 ~RM6,800Deep SEA dealer + localized SEO; commoditizes MAEKO's exact storyDirect analog
Power KnotUSALiquid-to-drain · 9–6,000 kg/dayfrom ~US$100kOwns Singapore — local entity, Datumstruct, blue-chip wall (CapitaLand, Raffles, TTSH)SG incumbent
MeikoGermanyGrind/dewater · 100–10,000+ coverspremiumPremium hospitality, engineering brandPremium niche
ORCAUSA/globalLiquid digester · 11–45 kg/hrleaseHospitality/marine, RaaS modelLiquid-only
Tidy PlanetUKRocket composter · 40–2,000 L/dayIn liquidation — the cautionary tale of CAPEX-only + thin capitalExited
GAIA · BioHiTechKR / USDryer / digestervariesKorea / US; not SEA-presentDistant

Top-5 vendors ≈ 38–42% of global revenue — fragmented, room for a regional champion. Prices/capacities are CONFIRMED where cited; ACV framing is triangulated.

MAEKO's un-copyable wedge

Local build + local uptime (rivals sell through distributors → downtime = dead ROI on a CAPEX asset) · Speedozyme tuned for oily, bone-heavy Asian waste (imports clog) · CW crushing chamber eats bones & shells (shred-only & liquid units can't) · solid, audit-ready compost output (Power Knot/ORCA carry sewer/FOG permit exposure) · the region's strongest green pedigree.

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PMF, segments & unit economics

The spine everything hangs on: who buys, why, and the ROI math that gets a CAPEX deal signed.

The one real problem — reframed from product to pain

"The rotting wet waste won't leave — and now it's MY problem to prove it's gone." Every buyer is trapped between a failing escape route (hauler / skip / barge unreliable, costly, or now illegal) and accountability landing on a named person (NEA, corporate ESG, an auditor, a viral reviewer). MAEKO's job: convert that liability into a self-owned, on-site process that disappears the rot and emits a defensible number. Critically, the person who feels the pain (engineer / chef / FM) is never the one who signs (GM / CFO / asset-manager) — give the champion the felt-pain ammunition; give the signer the money + compliance number.

Vertical tiers — trigger × volume × budget

TierVerticalTriggerSeriesROI one-liner
AFood factories & central kitchensGITA · Scope-3CW 500kg–1tDivert 0.8t/day, cut collections 60–70%, write off up to 100% vs tax; payback 18–30mo
AHotels & resorts (SG+MY 4–5★)RSA · eco-certCW + RWRSA-compliant + eco-cert point + 80% less to haul, one asset
AMalls & mixed-use (REIT)RSA threshold · portfolio ESGCW multi-unitConsolidate 20 tenants → one auditable CO₂e number for the REIT
BHospitals · UniversitiesRSA tier-2 · Act 672CW/RW · MW24/7 volume, locally serviced, real output not a permit problem
BSupermarkets / hypermarketsESG optics · hauling costCW/RWTurn daily produce spoilage into soil instead of trucking 80% water
CRestaurants · CafésAct 672 · SMERW/MW · rentOn-site composting from <RM100/mo — no skip, no smell, no capex shock
CSchools · FarmsCSR · free fertilizerMWSafe grinder-free composter → teaching garden / free fertilizer

Waste is already there: Sunway Pyramid mall 2.4 t/day · hotels ~0.8–1.57 kg/guest-night · hospitals ~0.39 kg/bed/day · Malaysia 16,700 t/day (~40% of waste); Singapore 784k t/yr.

The deal math — a rising liability converted to a tax-subsidised asset

RM90–120k
Blended single-unit ACV (RM40–250k range)
Multi-site rollouts RM250–600k+
18–36mo
Payback on avoided hauling + collection savings
SG 200kg/day unit saves ~S$800–1,200/mo
100%
GITA capital allowance (2024–26, MyHIJAU-listed)
28–32%
EBITDA on recurring waste-service / Speedozyme annuity
Value proposition by buyer motivation
  • Opex buyer (facilities/finance): lowest total cost of waste + GITA + payback table. "Hauling rises ~10%/yr — this fixes it."
  • ESG buyer (sustainability): auditable CO₂e cut (up to 66%), eco-cert points, no greenwashing.
  • Compliance buyer (ops/legal): RSA / Act 672 satisfied out-of-the-box; local service = no downtime = no compliance gap.

Decision-maker map & sales cycle

Initiated by F&B director / exec chef / facilities / sustainability officer; approved by procurement / GM / CFO. Sales cycle 3–9 months, multi-stakeholder. Proof demanded: site visit + waste audit, references, output test. The on-site waste audit is the single most important trust-builder — build the funnel around getting to it.

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Regional go-to-market

Composite score = regulatory-pull × market density × MAEKO-fit (fit weighted highest — a small SME team lives or dies on service proximity). Malaysia and Singapore run in parallel.

RankRegionWhyModelFirst segment
1🇲🇾 Malaysia T1 · the cash engineHome turf — local mfg/service + GITA + pedigree. Lowest CAC.Direct (sell/lease/rent)Malls + hotel groups → GLC/govt
2🇸🇬 Singapore T1 · the wedgeRSA on-site mandate = the only hard pull in ASEAN. Contest Power Knot on solid-output + hard-waste.Distributor/partnerNew developments + seafood/banquet hotels
3🇻🇳 VietnamJan-2025 sorting mandate freshnessDistributorHotels + food factories
4🇹🇭 ThailandBangkok sort-or-pay + tourism density; out-local Oklin ThailandDistributorResort/hotel groups
5🇮🇩 IndonesiaHarvest existing Elite Engineering distributor — no new spendReactiveJakarta/Bali malls + hotels
Middle East · Australia · 🇵🇭Scout/JV or inbound-only — don't spread thin (the Tidy Planet lesson)ParkQuote-only
Singapore beachhead — the specific wedge vs Power Knot

Power Knot LFC discharges liquid to drain → PUB trade-effluent / FOG permit exposure. MAEKO CW/RW/MW produce a solid soil-amendment → no sewer discharge, cleaner compliance, plus a usable ESG output (rooftop-farm/landscaping narrative for Green Mark). Second wedge: the CW crushing chamber eats the seafood shells & bones that shred-only and liquid units choke on. Enter at fit-out stage of new mixed-use/hotel developments, through M&E / green-building consultants.

Year-1 pipeline shape (from a near-zero funnel)

StageMalaysia (direct)Singapore (distributor)VN+TH (H2)Total Y1
MQLs400–600120–20060–120~600–900
Qualified opps120–16040–6020–35~180–255
Closed-won25–356–124–8~35–55
BookingsRM2.0–3.5MRM1.2–2.5MRM0.5–1.2M~RM4–7M

Every ringgit above assumes the Q1 asset build ships first. Regions are the where; the funnel is the whether.

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The ads-play — can you advertise a B2B machine?

The core question, answered plainly.

Verdict

Yes — but only as a demand-CAPTURE and accelerant layer, not the primary engine. Ads amplify demand; they don't close it. It's profitable because the ACV (~RM90–120k) absorbs a high CPL — CPL is not the risk. Lead→close over a 3–9 month, multi-stakeholder cycle is. So the winning play spends ~60% of effort on the proof + nurture + financing layer that holds close-rate, and ~40% on media. Turn on paid before those assets exist and you burn budget filling a leaky funnel.

The math that decides it

LineValueBasis
Blended single-unit ACV~RM90–120kverified range
Equipment GP @45% + 3-yr annuity~RM55–70kSpeedozyme + service extends LTV
Allowable CAC / closed deal (1:4–1:5)~RM8–10khealthy B2B considered-CAPEX
SQL→close ~10% → allowable cost/SQL~RM800–1,000long procurement cycle
MQL→SQL 30–40% → allowable cost/lead~RM250–350comfortably above Search CPL of RM80–300

Ranked channel plan (SME challenger)

#ChannelRoleCPL (MY / SG)Budget/mo
1Google Search + PMax — the coreCapture RSA/GITA-triggered intent + competitor conquesting ("Oklin alternative")RM80–300 / RM150–500RM7–11k
2Click-to-WhatsApp (Meta)SEA conversion unlock; SME F&B fast-trackRM15–60RM2–3.5k
3Meta retargeting + videoWarm the long cycle; distribute case studiesRM40–150RM1.5–2.5k
4LinkedIn ABM phase 2Named-account enterprise — needs the Company Page firstRM200–600RM3–5k
5Trade shows (IGEM, FHA)Live CW crushing-chamber demo = the unmatched hero momentRM4–8k
6SEO / contentOwn RSA/GITA queries; feed Search Quality Score; fix the 404sRM3–5k

Total ~RM20–34k/mo (start lean at ~RM10–12k media: Search + CTWA only, scale as CPL/close data lands). Paid : non-paid pipeline ≈ 30 : 70, maturing to 35–40 : 60 as case studies + SEO compound.

Google Ads B2B CPL — MY

~RM420–680 (mfg equipment), RM240 (industrial supplies) — well within the RM250–350+ allowable given the ACV.

Meta B2B CPL — MY

~RM25–60 per lead — cheap; qualify hard, it's lower-intent than Search.

The earned-media edge

UN/WEF/SEA Games + 9.5M kg = a free demand source most challengers can't buy. Lean on PR; don't pay for what pedigree gives you.

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The conversion path — decided

WhatsApp vs Zoom-lead vs website enquiry: not one channel — a hybrid, routed by deal size, built around the on-site waste audit.

Ad / organic / PRSegment landing page — ROI calculator + case study + dual CTA
Capture — both, never oneClick-to-WhatsApp + web form (instant auto-greeting + qualifying bot)
Qualify — waste-BANTkg/day · sector · hauling cost · regulatory trigger · GITA eligibility · decision role · buy/lease
Route by score/segmentSME → WhatsApp human closer · Enterprise → book Zoom discovery (Calendly)
The conversion cruxOn-site waste audit / live demo — measure their real waste, hand back a payback number
CloseROI/TCO + GITA structuring + lease/RaaS option → procurement → close → onboard → referral + case-study ask

The when-to-use-which rule

WhatsApp wins

Sub-RM70k SME F&B (RW/MW). Fast, informal, SEA-native. MY owners want speed. Forms leak here; WhatsApp doesn't. Human closer on WhatsApp; site visit optional.

Web form / ABM wins

RM70k+ enterprise/multi-site (hotels, hospitals, malls, factories). Multi-stakeholder procurement; gated ROI calculator + spec sheets capture the committee.

Zoom / site-visit is

the second step, not the capture — the technical demo + ROI walkthrough, after qualification and before the quote. The on-site audit is the trust-builder.

CRM, nurture & SLA + funnel KPIs

Infrastructure
  • CRM: Zoho / HubSpot Starter / Pipedrive (SME budget) + WhatsApp API (WATI / respond.io) — non-negotiable in MY.
  • Speed-to-lead <15 min — 5-min contact ≈ 8× conversion. WhatsApp auto-acknowledges instantly; human follows.
  • Nurture: dual email + WhatsApp on regulatory deadlines (RSA phase-ins, GITA 2026 sunset), case-study drip, ROI reminders. Re-engage stalled quotes at 30/60/90 days.
KPIs to instrument
MQL → SQL30–40%
SQL → demo/site-visit40–60%
Site-visit → quote60–70%
Quote → close20–35%
Overall SQL → close8–15%
CAC / closed deal<RM10k
Pipeline coverage3–4×
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Positioning & messaging

One hero position Oklin and Power Knot can't copy, three proof pillars, objection scripts, and B2B headlines.

Hero positioning

"On-site composting engineered for Asian kitchens — and serviced by the only team on the ground that built it."
Master line (keep — it's earned): Today's Food Waste, Tomorrow's Food Fuel.

The rule that runs the messaging — switch by market

In forced markets, lead with the letter. In Malaysia, lead with the math. Same machine, two opening arguments — never mixed. 🇸🇬🇦🇪🏝️ Forced (RSA / UAE rules / no-landfill): "the law requires on-site treatment by [date] — here's the route that satisfies the Act." 🇲🇾 Malaysia mass-market: "pays for itself in <2 years + up to 100% GITA write-off — and kills the smell, pests & reviews." Never say "the law requires this" in Malaysia — Act 672 mandates separation, not treatment, and saying so destroys credibility.

P1 · Built for how Asia eats

Speedozyme tuned for the high-oil regional diet; CW eats bones & shells (10:2, ~80% reduction, 18–24h). Imported units clog on oily waste; shred-only & liquid units can't take hard waste.

P2 · Local build, local uptime

Malaysian manufacturer, local parts + service + training; sell/lease/rent; CIDB/DOE certified. Rivals sell through distributors → downtime = dead ROI on a CAPEX asset.

P3 · Real, audit-ready output

24h soil-enhancer — not dehydrated "soil amendment" greenwashing, not drain-discharge permit risk. IoT auto-logs CO₂e; MyHIJAU/SIRIM listed → GITA-eligible.

Objection handling — top 5

Q"The capex is too high."
Reframe: cost → tax-advantaged assetGITA gives up to 100% capital allowance (own-consumption, MyHIJAU-listed, 2024–26). Payback on avoided hauling is 18–36 months (a SG 200kg/day unit saves ~S$800–1,200/mo). And MAEKO uniquely offers sell / lease / rent — from <RM100/month, which removes the capex decision entirely.
Q"We don't have the floor space."
Full line + LQThe range spans 30L/day → 1 tonne/day — a footprint for every kitchen. LQ eliminates bins entirely. And in Singapore, RSA already mandates new large premises set aside treatment space — it's planned, not found.
Q"It'll smell."
Aerobic + proofPatented aerobic compression composting + built-in bio-enzyme filtration — aerobic means no anaerobic rot smell, and Speedozyme is tuned for oily waste so it doesn't stall. 15 years installed inside hotels and hospitals — the two most odour-intolerant environments there are.
Q"Is the output actually usable / legal?"
Solid output = no permitReal soil-enhancer in 24h — not dehydrated biomass regulators class as "soil amendment," and not liquid-to-drain that carries sewer/FOG permit risk (the exact exposure of Power Knot/ORCA). Solid output = no discharge permit for CW/RW/MW.
Q"Why not just keep paying the hauler?"
Liability vs assetHauling is a recurring liability that inflates ~10%/yr and builds no asset. On-site converts a rising variable cost into a fixed, GITA-subsidised asset that also earns ESG credit and compliance proof. And RSA (SG) / Act 672 (MY) make segregation mandatory anyway — you'll pay to comply either way; on-site is the version that pays you back.

6 B2B headlines

"Singapore now requires on-site food-waste treatment by law. We've done it here for 15 years."Compliance · SG
"Stop paying to haul away 80% water. Cut collections by two-thirds — and up to 100% off your tax bill."Opex
"Reduce food-waste emissions up to 66% — with the CO₂e report already formatted for your ESG filing."ESG
"Built for oily, bone-heavy Asian kitchens. Serviced by the team that built the machine."Local / reliability
"Real compost in 24 hours — not liquid down the drain, not a sewer permit."Output / anti-competitor
"Under GITA, your food-waste machine can write off up to 100% of its cost. It pays for itself twice."Finance / GITA
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Social + website blueprint

LinkedIn is the engine; the ROI calculator is the spine. Everything interlocks into one funnel.

Social — per-channel job

ChannelJobAudienceCadence
LinkedIn (build the Company Page)The B2B engine — thought leadership, ABM, employee advocacy, lead-gen formsSG+MY facilities / sustainability / procurement heads, developers3×/week
Instagram (@maeko_malaysia)Proof-of-work — install reels, "waste→soil in 24h", awardsSustainability-curious mid-funnel, media, event validation3×/week
Facebook (@maeko.asia)MY SME + institutional reach — schools, farms, councils, cafésMalaysian SME owners, F&B operators, local-gov2×/week

5 content pillars: Regulation · ROI/GITA · Proof · Technology · People. Day-1 fix: handle hygiene (IG is @maeko_malaysia, not @maeko.asia) + resolve Mentari Alam EKO / Maeko Biotech / MAEKO Group into one public brand. One filming day/month at an install = 4–6 weeks of reels.

The #1 single action

Create the LinkedIn Company Page. A 15-year, UN/WEF-awarded company running only a personal profile is losing every considered-CAPEX buyer to Power Knot's mature SG presence. Seed 5 foundational posts before promoting; make all staff list MAEKO as employer and reshare (at this team size, employee reshares are your entire organic distribution); add Sales Navigator + LinkedIn Lead-Gen Forms as the ABM spine.

Website — the funnel infrastructure that's missing today

Rebuild off the legacy .php site (keep the domain's 15-yr authority; 301 every old URL). Target a modern CMS with proper URLs, forms, analytics.

Sitemap — the money pages
  • /solutions/{vertical} — hotels · malls-fnb · hospitals · factories · schools · farms (pain → regulation → series → ROI → case study → CTA)
  • /machines/{cw,rw,mw,lq} + /compare — spec sheets as (lightly gated) lead magnets; no more 404s
  • /case-studies — filterable library (Challenge → Solution → Results: kg, RM, payback, CO₂e)
  • /incentives (GITA) · /why-maeko (certifications wall) · /resources (SEO blog)
Conversion elements
  • ROI/TCO calculator — inputs: kg/day + hauling cost; outputs: payback months + RM saved + GITA saving + CO₂e. Gate the report, not the tool. The single highest-ROI build.
  • WhatsApp click-to-chat + demo-booking calendar on every page
  • Geo-aware regulation banner — SG sees RSA; MY sees Act 672 + GITA
  • Logo wall + live 9.5M-kg counter on every template

SEO keyword clusters to own

Regulation: "RSA on-site treatment Singapore", "Act 672 food waste" Category: "commercial food waste machine Malaysia / Singapore", "food waste digester hotel" Comparison: "MAEKO vs Oklin", "Power Knot alternative" Incentive: "GITA green tax", "MyHIJAU food waste machine" ROI: "food waste machine price / payback Malaysia"
How it all interlocks

Regulation is the top-of-funnel engine (deadline urgency) → LinkedIn organic + Sales Nav + Lead-Gen ads are one ABM loop → every paid click lands on a matching page (never the homepage) → the ROI calculator converts anonymous traffic into a qualified lead and arms sales with the buyer's own payback math → WhatsApp is the SEA close mechanism → nurture handles the long cycle → every install becomes a filmed reel + case study that feeds the top of funnel again.

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Scope of work — what you get every month

Content-led and all AI-produced — no film crews, no shoot days. The client supplies raw footage / photos; we generate, edit, caption and publish.

ChannelMonthly deliverableQty
SEO Blog / ArticlesLong-form, pain-led, keyword-targeted — regulation guides · ROI explainers · buyer's guides · competitor comparisons4
GEO / AI-answerSchema + Q&A structuring so MAEKO is cited in ChatGPT / Google AI Overviews / Perplexityongoing
Knowledge / lead magnetGated educational asset — RSA checklist · GITA guide · ROI calculator · buyer's guide / spec sheet1
LinkedInPosts (3/wk) + 1 long-form article + Sales-Navigator ABM outreach + lead-gen forms12 + 1
Instagram + Facebook cross-postStatic posts, feed carousels & AI reels (3/wk) + stories — produced once, cross-posted to both12
Video (AI-produced)AI-generated reels, product-demo motion & educational explainers from client-supplied footage/photos — 24h-transformation · CW crushing-chamber demo · founder-education series4–6
Performance adsGoogle Search + PMax + Meta click-to-WhatsApp + retargeting — built, managed, optimized weekly (ad spend separate)
ReportingMonthly performance report + strategy call + approved content calendar + lead tracking1

Content-format breakdown (all AI-generated): ~4 blog articles · ~8 static posts · ~10 carousels · ~6 AI reels · ~2 IP / founder-education videos. ~8–10 core ideas/month, each repurposed across blog → LinkedIn → IG/FB → AI video — "produce once, publish everywhere."

5 content pillars (pain-led)

Pain & symptom

The smell / pest / overflow / "the letter" hooks — the felt problem in the buyer's own words.

Regulation & compliance

RSA · GITA · Act 672 · UAE rules explained — the forced-market driver.

ROI & the math

Payback · hauling cost · GITA write-off — the Malaysia driver.

Proof & credibility

Case studies · 9.5M kg · blue-chip clients · awards — deployed after the pain, never before.

Education & how-it-works

Buyer's guides · comparisons · the founder-led knowledge series — the authority engine + owned IP.

Founder education → owned IP

We turn the founder's 15 years of expertise into an ongoing education series — a signature knowledge library MAEKO owns as a durable brand asset. This reframes the retainer from "we post for you" into "we build you an appreciating content IP" — and it doubles as the SEO/GEO authority engine that ranks on Google, gets cited by AI, and builds the trust that closes a RM100k deal.

One-time build — 1-month deposit, waived on the 12th month

Delivered Day 1; the deposit is credited back as a free 12th month on completion of the 12-month term (skin-in-the-game commitment, not a sunk cost).

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Investment — at market rate

Fixed fee runs the engine; the performance fee only triggers when the marketing is genuinely profitable. Sales stay in-house — we generate the pipeline, MAEKO's team closes.

Service lineFee / moMY market rate
SEO + Blog + GEO — 4 articles · technical · AI-answer · 1 lead magnetRM4,500SEO pro RM3.5–9.5k
Google + Performance — Search/PMax · Meta CTWA · retargetingRM4,00010–20% of spend / RM2–5k
LinkedIn — page · 12 posts · article · ABMRM3,000B2B RM2–4k
IG + FB (cross-post) — 12 posts, all AIRM2,500Social RM1.5–4k
Total retainerRM14,000Full-service RM12–15k ✓

Full-service top-SME rate for Malaysia — appropriate for B2B (which commands a premium over B2C for longer cycles + higher LTV).

How we're paid + terms

Performance feeWe bring the leads; your sales team closes (we don't sell). We take 5% of net (revenue − COGS − ad spend), only when ROAS ≥ 2.5.
Calibration + website1-month deposit, credited back as your free 12th month — delivered Day 1, waived on completing the term.
Ad / media spendPaid to Google / Meta — client-funded, separate. Recommended start ~RM10–15k/mo, scaling with results.
B2C add-on (MunchBOT)Rebrand + website + calibration (1-mo deposit, free M12), then RM5,000/mo or 8% of sales (when ROAS ≥ 2.5), whichever higher.
Two deliberate design notes

1 · The two performance models differ by design: B2B = 5% of net (rev − COGS − ad spend); B2C = 8% of gross sales — both gated at ROAS ≥ 2.5. The 8%-of-gross on B2C is richer than 5%-of-net on B2B; confirm that's intended. 2 · The performance fee requires a shared, agreed attribution model (UTM + WhatsApp + CRM) — which is exactly what the one-time build installs, so it's measurable from Day 1.

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The 90-day plan

Become findable and provable. Do NOT run ads before the ROI calculator and one case study exist.

Weeks 1–6 · fix the funnel spine
1 · Create the LinkedIn Company Page
+ handle cleanup + 5 seed posts + employee advocacy + Sales Navigator lists. The single biggest omission.
2 · Build the ROI/TCO calculator
Avoided hauling + GITA + payback in months. The highest-leverage conversion asset.
3 · Fix the funnel: repair 404s, add spec-sheet lead magnets, WhatsApp click-to-chat + demo booking on every page
4 · Ship 3 quantified case studies
Sunway Pyramid, Gamuda, Agrobank — waste diverted, cost saved, payback, CO₂e.
5 · Stand up GITA / RSA / Act-672 compliance resource pages
The exact content regulation-triggered buyers search for; wire to the calculator + demo booking.
Weeks 5–12 · turn on demand
6 · Launch Google intent-search
MY compliance + GITA + composter queries → ROI/demo landing pages. Fastest path to qualified pipeline.
7 · Launch LinkedIn ABM + Meta/LinkedIn retargeting
Named target list: hotels, malls, hospitals, F&B groups, factories, town councils.
8 · Repackage the awards/PR into a credibility wall
UN, WEF, SEA Games, Agrobank — the pedigree exists; merchandise it.
9 · Produce case-study + demo reels
Hero shot = CW crushing chamber processing bones/shells — the capability rivals can't match.
10 · Instrument the funnel end-to-end
UTM every ad, track cost-per-qualified-demo + pipeline value, simple CRM/lead-status board.
Q-by-Q gates (don't scale spend until green)

Q1: LinkedIn page live + 3 MY case studies + demo booking + WhatsApp capture. Q2: first Singapore compliance-driven install closed via partner = the reference logo that unlocks the RSA cohort. Q3: GITA-anchored MY funnel ≥40 MQL/month; VN/TH distributor signed. Q4: Speedozyme consumables annuity attached to ≥80% of installed base.