Alliance Global Ventures: Solution 360

ALLIANCE GLOBAL VENTURES

SOLUTION 360 SERVICE OVERVIEW

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GLOBAL, VERTICAL MANUFACTURING & BRANDING SOLUTIONS FOR E-CIGARETTES ABOUT AGV

Alliance Global Ventures Limited (AGV) is a leading global provider of vertically integrated solutions for the entire electronic cigarette industry.

With offices in the United States, the United Kingdom and China, and a leadership team consisting of the industry's top professionals, AGV provides end-to-end support for established and emerging vape brands looking for premium branding, marketing and cost-advantaged manufacturing.

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OUR OFFICES CHINA

INDONESIA

Fully automated manufacturing facility with 100+ state of the art machines.

Automated manufacturing with major logistics advantages.

• 1,000,000 sq feet • 25,000,000 units / month capacity • 6,000+ employees

• 200,000+ sq feet • 6,000,000 units / month capacity • Duty-free for US, UK and EU

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UK

Design & marketing branch located in Orange County, California.

Sales & distribution facilities centrally located in London, Birmingham & Manchester.

• Branding, packaging & marketing • Industry-leading Western marketing & branding • Established global advertising relationships

• 30+ global master distributor relationships for major markets • 30+ in-house sales staff

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & MARKET INSIGHT Thorough professional analysis into business market, industry dynamics, cost factors, consumer behaviour and more to deliver the right products for the client. This includes a comprehensive product service covering product concept, design, raw materials and product testing.

BRAND DESIGN Our USA-based design team has experience creating and supporting some of the world’s most succesful smoking and vape brands. AGV can help you design your brand, packaging, marketing materials, and much more.

MANUFACTURING AGV was formed around our leading manufacturing capabilities in Shenzhen and Indonesia. For over 30 years, we have manufactured high-tech products for the cellular industry and more recently, the world’s largest vape brands. AGV offers unparalleled speed to market manufacturing and competitive pricing.

COMPLETE COMPLIANCE AGV offers full coverage of compliance concerns, including packaging requirements, regulatory approvals, product submissions and more. Our dedicated compliance team is up to date with all major market regulations and has established direct lines of communication with most regulatory bodies.

GLOBAL LOGISTICS Worldwide shipping capabilities with shipment guarantees. We are able to ship anywhere on Earth while balancing key considerations such as speed, cost, taxes & tariffs, and more. AGV offers full transparency into the logistics process and can offer tax-advantaged solutions for manufacturing abroad.

SALES & MARKETING Our sales & marketing team has established relationships with some of the largest distributors and chains in the world. AGV has successfully launched and grown brands through our global distribution channels as well as supplemented sales for existing brands.

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CRITICAL CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT YOUR BRAND FROM DESIGN TO DELIVERY

SUCCESS WITH AGV

AGV firmly believes that in the dynamic and complex global electronic cigarette industry, brand survival and growth can no longer be achieved through singular advantages in price or distribution channels alone.

The key to success lies in the comprehensive consideration of factors such as product strategy, brand strategy, marketing strategy, distribution strategy and pricing strategy. This is in line with AGV's founding principle of "developing comprehensive solutions that support the profitable growth of clients and their brands." Simultaneously, AGV continuously absorbs, filters, and integrates core resources from various modules within the industry, ultimately emerging as a pioneer in the emerging trends of the global electronic cigarette industry.

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TRUSTED BY THE WORLD’S MOST PROMINENT ESTABLISHED AND GROWING BRANDS

OUR CLIENTELE

Driven by a passion for the industry, a commitment to quality and a sense of responsibility to clients, we have established long-term and intensive collaborations with numerous brands, including Elf Bar, Gold Bar, Lost Mary, Funky Republic, RabBeats, Puff Bar, Hyppe, Relax and Juice Head, and more.

Throughout this process, AGV has provided specialized and bespoke services to clients worldwide.

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SOLUTION 360 SOLUTION 360 IS OUR FULL-SERVICE OFFERING FOR GLOBAL CLIENTS ABOUT SOLUTION 360 Solution 360 is the name for the comprehensive solution services that AGV offers its global clients.

AGV firmly believes that true mutual benefit and building a lasting, positive partnership can only be achieved by providing real added value to the client and transforming the relationship into a collaborative partnership. Our ethos of Solution 360 is to develop and execute customized solutions in 360° based on each client's unique circumstances and needs.

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SOLUTION TIERS AGV offers 3 tiers of service for our partners, dependent on the company’s needs. The tiers range from OEM & ODM manufacturing to complete brand support including sales, marketing, and more. Detailed information for each tier is presented on the following pages.

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SUPPORT AREAS The AVG team has vast experience in the vapor industry at every stage of a company’s lifespan from brand ideation to growth to maturity and acquisition.

Through this experience, we have identified the critical support areas where clients derive the most value: • Product Development & Market Insight • Brand Design • Manufacturing

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• Complete Compliance • Global Logistics • Sales & Marketing

GAPS No missing information, no lost communication. With every service we provide, transparency and partnership success are our #1 priorities. We are proud to offer the best in class service to the world’s best brands and partners.

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Tier 1 SOLUTION 360 TIERS

PREMIUM MANUFACTURING

KEY SERVICES • Product Creation (OEM/ODM) • Production Oversight • Logistic Support

The most important factor for the success of a brand is the "product,” which is different from single OEM/ODM services offered by numerous e-cigarette factories. In our Solution 360 Tier 1, AGV conducts a thorough professional analysis that includes an understanding of our client's business market, trends, industry dynamics, cost factors, consumer behaviour and more to deliver the "right products" for the client. This includes a comprehensive product service covering conceptualization, design, raw materials, production, product testing and logistics solutions.

AGV utilizes its industry knowledge, supply chain expertise, international logistics and products testing resources to not only deliver higher quality and more cost-effective products to its clients, but also ensure door-to-door logistics support through its international logistics resources. In addition, AGV facilitates rapid product registration and qualification testing, reducing clients' time and operating costs.

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OEM / ODM BRANDS

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

Our partners utilizing AGV’s Premium Manufacturing tier include Elf Bar, Lost Mary, Funky Republic, RabBeats, Puff Bar, Hyppe, Funky Lands, RELAX, Juicehead, and more. Our manufacturing facilities in Shenzhen and Indonesia house hundreds of automated machines and thousands of staff members and technicians, ensuring timely production and unparalleled quality control.

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Tier 2 SOLUTION 360 TIERS

COMPLETE CREATIVE

KEY SERVICES • Brand Creation • Product Creation (OEM/ODM) • Production Oversight • Logistic Support • Media Kit Creation & Maintenance • Marketing & Advertising Assets • Web Design & Maintenance

This service segment is suitable for clients who are active in multi-product companies and do not have their own resources or who want brand development but do not have their own team. AGV has a team of professional designers and brand experts to facilitate packaging & brand design, marketing collateral creation, and online/offline advertising assets. This tier provides a complete package that supplies brands with everything needed to enter any market.

The Complete Creative service enables clients to save significant human resource and communication costs, while their brands can experience more comprehensive development. This not only simplifies processes, but also contributes significantly to the sales of their products.

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COMPLETE CREATIVE

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

BLK, Pack Man, and other brands utilize our Complete Creative Tier to bring their brands and products to life, starting with just a company name. AGV helped create their logos, packaging and marketing materials in addition to end-to-end manufacturing and delivery of their products.

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Tier 3 SOLUTION 360 TIERS

GLOBAL SOLUTION

KEY SERVICES • Brand Creation • Product Creation (OEM/ODM) • Production Oversight • Logistic Support • Media Kit Creation & Maintenance • Marketing & Advertising Assets • Web Design & Maintenance • SEO • Email Campaigns • Strategic Marketing Campaigns • Sales Support • Customer Service

In this tier, our cooperation with clients develops into a genuine partnership. With our Global Solution Tier, we offer our partners comprehensive services that not only cover the first and second tiers, but also focus on sales channels and client service systems. This includes the front end (products and sales), the midstream (brand and marketing promotion) and the back end (client service and client relationship systems). The focus at this stage is for AGV to utilize its existing global sales channel resources, world-class international sales team, marketing systems and other means to quickly bring the partner products to the target market and achieve rapid sales growth for both the products and the brand in a short period of time.

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GOLD BAR

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT

Launched at the beginning of 2023, Gold Bar has realized unprecedented growth, becoming one of the top 3 vape brands in the UK market with over 15% market share within just 9 months. Gold Bar has expanded to 20+ countries, utilizing the resources and relationships of AGV to become one of the UK’s fastest growing companies ever.

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GOLD BAR

2023 CASE STUDY

UK MARKET PERFORMANCE MARCH 2023

APRIL 2023

INTRO TO MARKET

INITIAL FEEDBACK

• Product received by distribution partners • Plan set for sale direct to retail stores with promotion • Bundle deals offered for introduction of brand • Presentation of brand sent to high priority clients

• Positive customer feedback and sell through • Testing stations and point of sale deployed

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GOLD BAR 600 HYPER MESH DISPOSABLE

MAY 2023

JULY 2023

RAISE IN DEMAND

MARKET POSITION

• Over 2000 stores with direct purchases • 1600 stores with reorders • Over 1000 stores have ordered 2x or more • 90%+ reorder rate within 20 weeks • Orders placed from high level FMCG Market

• Volume 20x from April • Gold Bar broken into top 4 brands in the market

GOLD BAR BECOMES THE FASTEST GROWING BRAND IN THE UK. TRAJECTORY CONTINUES THROUGH END OF 2023.

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SOLUTION 360 - GLOBAL SOLUTION

HIGH IMPACT MARKETING GOLD BAR

2023 CASE STUDY

At our Global Solution level, Gold Bar accesses the full extent of AGV’s advertising and marketing networks. We have executed full city takeovers in the UK featuring bus advertisements, billboards, digital screens, taxis, and much more.

AGV’s Global Solution is geared towards creating massive impact quickly in any major market. Our advertising partners control thousands of placements, and AGV is offered preferential pricing and speed to launch.

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PREMIER PARTNERSHIPS In an industry first, Gold Bar teamed up with English Premier League team, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC as an official sponsor. The club, referred to as “Old Gold” is a natural fit with Gold Bar and the monumental partnership makes history as the first vape brand sponsorship with an EPL team.

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SOLUTION 360 - GLOBAL SOLUTION

IN STORE MATERIALS

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GOLD BAR

2023 CASE STUDY

We have created a full suite of in-store marketing materials for Gold Bar, driving brand recognition and sell-through at the critical time of purchase. The POS suite includes sampling displays, posters, clings, wobblers, stickers, flavor cards and more.

AGV is able to provide custom solutions for unique selling opportunities such as vending machines and in-store video displays.

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