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- Logistics saw new highways and introduced heavy-duty trucks - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from James DongChina logistics industry has developed rapidly in line with improved highway infrastructure, which required mid-sized and professional vehicles on the market and demand is soaring in China in the next few years. Baotou Bei Ben Heavy-duty Truck Co Ltd in Inner Mongolia autonomous region has ...
Views: 706 - Love detectives on Valentine's Day duty - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from James DongFinding a lifelong partner should not be left to chance. When we are seeking partners, we must believe that several minds are better than one when it comes to formulating strategies to attract your desired partner. Quick dating and matchmaking services are nothing new thanks to Hong Kong's ...
Views: 733 - Luxury watches sold well in China but after-sale services lagged behind - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongIn China, the sellers of luxury watches do not take the responsibility to fix them, which is one of the reasons for complaints about luxury watches. Most luxury consumers are not satisfied with the after-sales service for luxury goods and only 16 percent of consumers said their complaints ...
Views: 1295 - Maintaining good customers’ relationship is very important - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from James DongIn e-business running, customer’s fidelity means netizens are favored to visit your websites and are willing to use the product or services provided by the website. When the customers have the same demand next time, they could think of your website at the first thought. It involved some ...
Views: 463 - Manufacturing industry see profit drop - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from James DongIn the first two months, china’s industrial businesses saw a big decrease in profit in three years; during the first two months of 2011, their profits increased by 34.3 percent. In China, many manufacturers said the country’s economic condition is worsening and put more pressure on them as ...
Views: 398 - Market still remained uncertain - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from James DongAs confidence continues to rise that a Greek bailout will be approved on February 20 at a euro-zone meeting in Brussels, risk appetite has also been growing. The Greek Cabinet at the weekend approved the budget cuts demanded. The European Central Bank may exchange its Greek debt to avoid ...
Views: 444 - Micro blogs spread information positively and scandals negatively - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from James DongStatistics from the China Internet Network Information Center showed there were more than 250 million micro-bloggers in China by December 2011, a 297 percent increase from 2010. A report was submitted that micro blogs can spread information to help companies to promote products but it also ...
Views: 550 - Mobile phone is a great tool for e-business and foreign trade - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from James DongIBUonline is a B2B foreign trade platform, which is planning to move on mobile phones. In china nowadays more and more people have their own mobile phones, which are generally used for calling other people or sending messages. In fact, when internet service provider cooperated with ...
Views: 894 - Mobile phone market and online B2B market - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from James DongWe can realize that the mobile phone has become another typical “Made-in-China” (MIC) product. Meanwhile, Shenzhen’s mobile phone designers are not lacking in creativity. There are specialized phones for divers, which allow the use of a number of functions 100 meters below the surface of ...
Views: 499 - Mobile phones are hot products on online market - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2011 from James DongShenzhen is an important port city and the import and export business is developing well now. Huaqiang Business Street is famous for selling electronic products, and many international buyers bought mobile phones there and domestic businessmen in other cities also preferred purchasing mobile ...
Views: 435 - More and more luxury watches complaints - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongLuxury watches received the most complaints among all the luxury items in China last year. There are 46 complaints relating to watches in every 100 cases, bags and clothes, luxury cars and jewelry luxury products are also highly complained. The World Luxury Association, releasing a ...
Views: 761 - More regulations needed on extremely low price products - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from James DongE-commerce has been developing rapidly in China in recent years, according to a report by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the total volume of electronic business in China will reach 18 trillion yuan in 2015, four times the current level. 360buy is a large online ...
Views: 398 - New ultrabooks hit the market - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongA new model of personal computers will have great impact on hi-tech hardware. Based on Apple's MacBook Air concept, the cheaper "ultrabooks" that began reaching the market in October weigh just 1.3kg and the thickness is 15mm to 20mm. They use Intel microprocessors to run faster than ...
Views: 422 - New ultrabooks hit the market - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongA new model of personal computers will have great impact on hi-tech hardware. Based on Apple's MacBook Air concept, the cheaper "ultrabooks" that began reaching the market in October weigh just 1.3kg and the thickness is 15mm to 20mm. They use Intel microprocessors to run faster than ...
Views: 370 - New VAT systems did not achieve the goals for logistic industry in Shanghai - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from James DongLogistic industry belongs to service sector and the tax rate can be measured by the value of invoices issued by suppliers of raw materials or the value of the sales invoices issued by the service companies to their customers. In the past, logistic companies agree to a sales tax of 3 per cent ...
Views: 502 - Online and offline marketing integration, differs from information collection - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from James DongNetwork marketing is just one part of marketing, which is an important tool of fulfilling sales and profiting and it could achieve reasonable effect when online marketing and offline marketing integrates well. Many enterprises think that internet is just a media, enterprises could promote the ...
Views: 560 - Online business and traditional business - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from James DongHave you ever heard an exhibition fashion show without any garments, while the exhibition opened a new channel for traditional garment factory? The miracle is completed by an online business platform. In marketing theory, channel, products, price and marketing are combined as the most ...
Views: 1035 - Online business companies put priority on article marketing - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2011 from James DongTo do business, you have to let more people to know your information and have interest in your products, and then they could become customers who are willing to buy your products. Nowadays, internet has changed our lives, many individuals and companies have computers to access the internet. ...
Views: 493 - Online first market riot - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from James DongTens of thousands of online shoppers place orders on the goods sold in Taotao mall and protested against Taobao since Taobao raised guarantee fees and management fees. Taobao is a monopoly e-business operator in online market industry; the fees were set by Taotao without any negotiations or ...
Views: 420 - Online foreign trade case - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from James DongA foreign trade businessman talked about his foreign trade scam case. He contacted an Indian buyer and reached an agreement for buying camp lights for tourism. The order was fulfilled by a manufacturer under the businessman’s control. The order total amount was about US$20,000. When the ...
Views: 517 - Online foreign trade concerns - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from James DongMany companies have started to develop foreign trade business on B2B platforms. First, they have to provide correct company information and product information and post information on the websites, and then the international buyers could search out the products. Both parties could ...
Views: 470 - Online group buying advantages and disadvantages - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongOnline group buying is one mode of e-business, which takes advantages of internet. Group buying obviously offers a large number of deals for both the merchants and consumers, who can benefit from each other as merchants can earn more from more customers at certain time and customers can ...
Views: 5981 - Online group buying complaints as illegal fund raising - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from James DongSome group buying companies launched activities that products can be sold in a large group and the price is much lower than that on retail market. The group buying is different from other online business modes since it will take a long time from paying for the transaction and receiving the ...
Views: 784 - Online group buying in HK and mainland - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongHong Kong’s group-buying market only got lackluster receptivity from the city residents, compared with other cities or markets. It is figured out by a group-buying service provider in HK, saying the defective in group buying for HK residents can be concluded to printing out online purchase ...
Views: 1093 - Online market can be regulated by laws and regulations - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2011 from James DongAs for B2C online market, some consumers may have complained that they bought goods on the websites while received some bottles of water in a paper case. Some consumers may have complained that the product pictures are so attractive and when they bought products, they found out the products ...
Views: 471 - Online market riots - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from James DongOn October 11th and 12th, Taobao, as the tycoon in e-business industry, suffered the largest protest. Nearly 50,000 netizens has been gathered and intended to give bad comments for some online sellers in Taobao mall, such as Uniqlo flagship stores, Oasa stores, or place orders in these online ...
Views: 438 - Online marketing process is easy and becomes simple - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from James DongIf you take a close look at the traditional options available for selling your product to the masses, you will quickly find that the process is generally not a short one. It is a process that cost time and financial resources. Internet is one of the inexpensive avenues for reaching the mass ...
Views: 492 - Opportunities and problems that B2B portal faces - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from James DongB2B business is emerging in China and the industry is facing some problems and opportunities now. Here are only two points I could figure out for discussion. Main hostility to B2B industry comes from those companies who are not willing to provide price information and refused price ...
Views: 791 - Pay attention to details in foreign trade - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James DongOne supplier is manufacturing accessories for automobiles. A company located Malaysia sent their inquiries of buying such products. Both sides have reached agreement. China supplier exported products named ZY-8301R/L to the international buyer but the products were refused since the ...
Views: 385 - Pay attention to details in foreign trade - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from James DongOne supplier is manufacturing accessories for automobiles. A company located Malaysia sent their inquiries of buying such products. Both sides have reached agreement. China supplier exported products named ZY-8301R/L to the international buyer but the products were refused since the ...
Views: 474 - President of the Hong Kong SMEs General Association expressed his opinion - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from James DongChai Kwong-wah, president of the Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises General Association. He said a survey had found that more than 40 per cent of its members planned to close their factories in Shenzhen and the rest of the Pearl River Delta. He said he started to run a toy factory in ...
Views: 381 - Problems may hinder e-business development - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongThe first element is policy and law. Generally speaking, Chinese national informationization policy is not complete, especially for e-business. Many policies are not clear or transparent and relevant laws or regulations or standards have not been established. Coordination between different ...
Views: 1346 - Quality problems in business transactions - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from James DongQuality problems are concerned by sellers and buyers. Sellers need good quality to earn more profit and buyers need good quality so they can use the products properly and for a longer time. Everybody has experience of buying some products or service with quality problem. Sometimes the ...
Views: 450 - Quality problems in conventional business and e-business - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from James DongSeveral years ago milk problems were revealed which generated a serious milk quality problems concern to the public. Then the largest meat processor Shuanghui Group was accused of selling clenbuterol-tainted pork to consumers. The group has apologized for the food quality problem to the ...
Views: 583 - Reform the traditional B2B websites mode - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from James DongTraditional B2B websites survived hard since the old model of simply releasing information. Those websites levied high membership charge fees as a bulk of income. It improved the threshold of entering e-business for some companies without sufficient capital fund. Now IBUonline reformed the ...
Views: 413 - Refund is not enough for online shoppers - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from James DongMany customers have gone to court asking for compensation from one of China’s biggest internet retailer after the company failed to provide sightseeing trips for 1 yuan. 360buy is one of China’s largest online traders with good reputation; China consumers are willing to complete transactions ...
Views: 443 - Regulation of online shopping must be kept up with the times - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongHK Consumer Council on Monday announced the contents of the complaints on online shopping. Some of the cases could not be resolved because they were beyond the reach of the law. The government should ensure the relevant regulatory provisions and mechanisms are kept up with the times and can ...
Views: 594 - Regulation of online shopping must be kept up with the times - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongHK Consumer Council on Monday announced the contents of the complaints on online shopping. Some of the cases could not be resolved because they were beyond the reach of the law. The government should ensure the relevant regulatory provisions and mechanisms are kept up with the times and can ...
Views: 540 - Retail and e-commerce cross-industry round table forum - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from James DongA commercial magazine organized a retail and e-commerce cross-industry round table forum in Guangzhou in July. Experts in the two industries attended the forum and voiced their opinions. The biggest challenge is to set a clear goal with strategic significance. But there is not goal and the ...
Views: 569 - Seller controls e-business market strategy - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from James DongThere are some e-business strategies for e-business platform providers. One is a strategy that sellers control the market. It means the e-business platform is provided by a single seller party to seek more and more buyers. The purpose is to establish or maintain market strategy generated in ...
Views: 582 - Setting up an international trade team on B2B platform - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from James DongWe all know that International trade team is very important for foreign trade business in practice, because there are many risks lying in international trade business. The traditional business platform was focused on information distribution and receiving. In traditional business ...
Views: 476 - Several points need to be cared about for online marketing - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from James DongMany enterprises may have not a general idea or a mature concept of network marketing, and most of them got to know online marketing through newspaper, television propaganda or some friend’s introduction or salesman’ promotion events, then they realized that they could expand business online and ...
Views: 519 - Several points need to be paid attention to in foreign trade business - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from James DongWe have to take up initiatives in foreign trade negotiation. First, we have to check the information source is from website or other channels, such as trade shows. Then we could check if we have given our quotation to the customer or not. Because we have to give same price at different ...
Views: 461 - Several standards for selecting B2B e-business websites - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from James DongThere are several standards for you to select a good B2B e-business website. First, you have to thing about the platform target group. You can see that in many forums, many people will judge if a B2B business platform is good or not through PR rate, traffic or the total amount of inquiries. ...
Views: 477 - Several ways help you to seek more foreign trade customers - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from James DongThere are many ways to seek foreign trade customers. First, we could find potential foreign customers through search engines, such as Google, Yahoo, Excite, Kellyseach etc. We can search through different key words, and then we can get different results. For example, when we input “post trade ...
Views: 737 - Sharing experience between customer representative and me - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from James DongMany new models of economy emerged now and payment through different means may hide credit crisis. I know the status quo of India market because I have ever been a reseller there. The following is my experience with a customer representative when serving the terminal customer. Daily ...
Views: 766 - Shenzhen economy slowdown, reflecting national economic gloom - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from James DongShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province and Shenzhen has become a window facing the world since many new policies or businesses can be carried out in trial stage in Shenzhen. Shenzhen economy is said to be a wind vane of national economy. Now Shenzhen has ...
Views: 735 - Shenzhen financial channel made an exclusive program on B2B e-business - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from James DongShenzhen financial channel has served Shenzhen people aimed at improving people’ lives and keep Shenzhen informed when news updated. On march 19th, the program focused on e-business development and a special program has been done with Xujing, CEO of Shenzhen Opener Technology Co.ltd. The ...
Views: 479 - Shenzhen financial channel made an exclusive program on B2B e-business - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2012 from James DongShenzhen financial channel has served Shenzhen people aimed at improving people’ lives and keep Shenzhen informed when news updated. On march 19th, the program focused on e-business development and a special program has been done with Xujing, CEO of Shenzhen Opener Technology Co.ltd. The ...
Views: 442 - Shenzhen is suitable for developing e-business - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from James DongShenzhen is a charming garden city with picturesque scenery and pleasant weather and many factories are located there. Since Shenzhen is adjacent to Hong Kong, which is the world financial center. Shenzhen also has the advantages to develop financial industry. Shenzhen has many ports with ...
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