B2b Market Place for Wooden Handicrafts Launch of The Largest Online Hub for Wooden Handicrafts

Wooden Handicrafts, the B2b marketplace dedicated specifically to the handicrafts industry contains comprehensive information about the various ranges of wooden handicrafts available throughout the world. Browse through the website (http://www.wooden-handicrafts.com/) to get complete information on the suppliers, manufacturers and dealers of wooden manufacturers across the globe.

This is the one stop platform for all those who are looking for detailed knowledge of the various handicrafts associations along with wood crafts trade leads and wood craft publications. Some of the core areas of competencies include antique wood crafts, garden decoratives, wooden corporate gifts, wooden furniture, wooden kitchen accessories, wooden shutters and wooden toys and games.

Also find general information on the handicrafts with special emphasis on the industrial resources and industry overview with an insight on the various factors affecting the market growth of wooden handicrafts. The manufacturing regions, export import policies and production process has also been discussed at length. Here one can also find vivid collection of wood carvings, wood crafts and wood finishes.

The provision for receiving free quotes for wooden handicrafts also makes this B2B marketplace very palpable. You not only are capable to post buying or sourcing requirements for free but can also get multiple quotes directly from authentic wooden handicrafts manufacturers and suppliers. One can also send free request regarding the buying requirement along with other details to get responses from genuine globals sellers or suppliers, for free. Helpful tips related to the wooden handicrafts industry is also disseminated on a regular basis.

Exclusive range of wooden candle holders, wooden letters, wooden name plates, wooden bowls, wooden scoops and wooden planters along with their images, highlights and possible usage, have also been displayed on the website.

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B2B marketing moving dollars online

One of the trends coming out of the recession appears to be the shift to online marketing for many b2b companies with a recent report backing up that theory.

eMarketer reports that a joint study from MarketingProfs and Forrester Research finds that two-thirds of respondents say their budgets would stay the same or increase in 2009. However, while these companies are not decreasing their marketing spending, they are shifting where their dollars go.

The report finds that 47 percent of b2b companies said they plan to increase spending on search engine marketing (SEM) this year while 34 percent said they will increase spending on blogs, according to eMarketer.

In fact, blogs appear to be the biggest winner in this study with only 7 percent of b2b companies saying they plan to cut their budget allocations to blogs. By contrast, 55 percent said they will cut spending on print advertising - the largest percentage on the list.

A report earlier this month from Outsell found that 74 percent of small b2b advertisers will increase or maintain spending in 2009 with another 60 percent of large b2b advertisers expected to do the same. Much of these dollars will end up going to online marketing with the report finding that the category will see an 8.2 percent increase over 2008.

Source: http://www.komarketingassociates.com

B2BTradeWorld.com: A Smart Business-to-Business Tool

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www.b2btradeworld.com is one of the India’s well-known and fast-growing B2B Trade Portal, perfect for suppliers and buyers from small and medium-sized businesses all over the India including manufacturers, importers, exporters, purchasing departments, procurement agents, trading companies, distributors, retailers etc. We are committed to providing effective and efficient services that meet or exceed the expectations of our members. Free memberships are available for buyers and suppliers, paid Premium Suppliers (Silver, Gold, Diamond and Platinum) are also available.

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Online marketing takes slight dip in first quarter

Although all industries have suffered during the recession, a new report finds that the online advertising market saw only a slight decline in the first quarter of this year.

According to the report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), online advertising revenues reached $5.5 billion during the first quarter of 2009 - a 5 percent drop from the same period in 2008.

Randall Rothenberg, president and CEO of IAB, says that because online marketing has become a line item for many companies it is susceptible to market conditions, but he expects the industry to rebound throughout 2009 as people continue to spend more time online.

"For this, and other reasons, interactive media continues to gain share of marketing spend. We're confident that growth will resume as the U.S. economic climate improves," he said. "Interactive advertising is the most accountable way to reach consumers - and in this economy, digital media will be a core component of any successful marketing campaign."

A joint study last month from MarketingProfs and Forrester Research shows good signs for the business-to-business online marketing community. According to the report, 47 percent of b2b companies said they plan on increasing spending on search engine marketing this year.

Source: http://www.komarketingassociates.com

Growth in Non Print Products Offsets B2B Revenue Decline

Revenue growth in online, live events and data products helped to offset declines in B2B magazine revenue in 2008, according to American Business Media's 2009 Media Financial Survey, as reported in Publishing Executive.

Among the companies participating in the survey, B2B revenue dropped 2.2 per cent in 2008 as opposed to 2007. Profitability declined even further: B2B media company contribution (revenue less operating expenses) dropped 7.8 per cent. The 2008 revenue and profitability figures however, remain above 2006 figures due to large gains in 2007.

Despite an overall decline in 2008 there were several key revenue categories that showed gains such as online revenue which showed the strongest growth, up 15.1 per cent in 2008 and rising at a compound annual growth rate of 26.8 per cent from 2006 to 2008. Online display and search advertising, which accounts for more than 50 per cent of total online revenue, gained 12.4 per cent in 2008 and grew at a compound annual growth rate of 30.7 per cent since 2006.

Trade Shows, the third largest revenue stream for B2B publishers, behind magazines and online grew 4.3 per cent in 2008, among those companies participating in the study and at a compound annual growth rate of 25.4 per cent from 2006 to 2008. Revenue from data and conferences also increased 7.0 per cent and 9.9 per cent respectively. Custom publishing revenue has remained relatively flat.

Magazines were the weakest performers, showing an 8.4 per cent decrease and a 3.9 per cent decline on a compound annual growth rate basis over the three year period.

As for profit performance, all major B2B media company revenue categories, except for magazines, for participating publishers increased on a contribution basis in 2008 and across the three year period of 2006 to 2008. Key magazine operating costs such as ad sales, editorial and production have not declined in line with revenue, and therefore, have negatively affected magazine contribution, which dropped 26.8 per cent in 2008 as opposed to 2007 and at a compound annual growth rate of 16.5 per cent from 2006 to 2008.

Source: http://www.mediabiznet.com.au

Trade mission to tap garment sector in Syria & Jordan

The Taiwan External Trade and Development Council (TAITRA) has sent a trade mission to Syria and Jordan with the objective to increase bilateral trade, with special emphasis being laid on the garment manufacturing and electronic cable sector.

It is estimated that US $4 million worth of trade orders will be signed by the trade mission. TAITRA intends to build on Taiwan's success in tapping into the garment manufacturing in particular and pipe industries in Syria.

Bi-lateral trade with Syria in 2009 touched $166 million, up 26 percent from that in 2007, which is however, well below Taiwan's bilateral trade with Jordan, even though Jordan's population is less than one-third of Syria's.

Source: http://www.fibre2fashion.com

New LifeShirt to address data & usability gaps in RPM market

VivoMetrics Inc, a leading innovator in remote patient monitoring (RPM), announced the first complete prototype of their next generation LifeShirt for the remote monitoring of patients' vital signs by healthcare professionals. The new LifeShirt has significant advantages over currently available monitoring technologies, dramatically simplifying the way in which key vital sign data is collected and transmitted to remote care providers. The system also provides a more complete understanding of patient health status by continuously collecting and fusing multiple vital signs into a validated, actionable health index--helping transform healthcare through the practical realization of telemedicine.

The next generation LifeShirt incorporates cutting-edge sensor technology and wireless data transmission into a lightweight, comfortable "smart garment" that eliminates the need for patients to operate multiple, discrete monitoring devices at specific times or to manually transmit vital sign data to those remotely managing their care. The system will passively and continuously collect electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory, and temperature data in context with posture and activity levels and automatically transmit that data via cellular networks or Bluetooth to their healthcare providers.

VivoMetrics' new LifeShirt will nearly eliminate patient involvement in their own vital sign monitoring, requiring the user to simply wear the garment.

Numerous studies confirm the potential of RPM initiatives to improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases and reduce the net cost of their care. It is estimated that savings resulting from RPM will reach $200 billion over the next 25 years in the United States alone. However, an April 2009 report by Datamonitor notes that available telehealth technology will need to improve in terms of reliability and ease-of-use in order for adoption to increase.

VivoMetrics' intent is to address these needs with the next generation LifeShirt and help make the full promise of RPM a reality.

"VivoMetrics has been a true innovator in remote monitoring technologies," says Kent Tonkin, assistant director of information technology at St. Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-served Areas (CERMUSA), a federally funded program that has begun a partnership with VivoMetrics and is dedicated to improving access to healthcare. "Solutions like LifeShirt can help us reach our goals of providing better lives and lower healthcare costs for our neighbors."

In addition to simplifying how vital sign data is collected, VivoMetrics also intends to transform how healthcare professionals can utilize this data in caring for their remote patients. In partnership with OBS Medical (Carmel, IN), VivoMetrics is adapting hospital-proven decision-assist software to fuse data from multiple vital signs into a single index of health status that will provide actionable insights into a patient's wellbeing and enable caregivers to proactively intervene in their care.

"The challenge for us is quite clear. If patients and providers aren't completely comfortable with monitoring technology, they won't use it," says Howard R. Baker, VivoMetrics' president and chief executive officer. "The key to strong adoption and sustainability in the RPM space will be highly dependent on both patient and provider compliance. It's exciting for us to be able to draw upon over 10 years of experience acquiring quality data in a vast array of ambulatory environments. We're creating solutions that address the enormous cost of caring for a population that is growing older and experiencing increasing rates of chronic illness."

The first integrated prototypes of the new LifeShirt have been assembled and tested, and VivoMetrics expects to begin collecting clinical data later this year.

Source: http://www.fibre2fashion.com

Faction Media Selected As 'Best of the Best' for B2B Cross-Media Marketing Campaign

DENVER, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Faction Media, a full-service digitally led marketing agency based in Denver, has been recognized by the marketing community at the XMPie Users Conference in Las Vegas. Faction's work for tw telecom was the winner of the 2009 Best of the Best Award -- the integrated, cross-media campaign was hailed for its creativity and unique approach in leveraging emerging technologies and driving campaign results.

"We wanted to do something that had never been done before. With the explosion of emerging technologies and channels available, there are so many possibilities to be unique, creative and more relevant than ever before. We built a campaign that took advantage of paid search, e-mail, variable direct mail, dynamically generated video and database driven Web content to tell the tw telecom story," said Aaron Batte, Founder and Director of Account Services at Faction.

The campaign was targeted at key telecommunications and IT decision-makers with the goal of generating qualified high-value leads, increasing overall revenue, gaining market share, and raising brand awareness. The strategy called for a highly personalized conversational experience for each prospect. Each individual was encouraged to use the Web's many facets including e-mail, search engine interaction, Web browsing, dynamic streaming video, to reflect how a high-speed network connection from tw telecom can change the way they do business.

"At the heart of this campaign's success was our ability to engage the audience in a unique and surprisingly entertaining way, enhancing their experience through multiple points of personalization," added Dave Greves, Founder and Account Strategist.

The annual XMPie Best of the Best Award recognizes marketing campaigns that, using the XMPie technology, have significantly impacted overall business effectiveness, leveraged measurement of response metrics, utilized best practices of data integration and presented overall creative excellence. XMPie is a software business unit of Xerox(R) Corporation.

Faction Media

Faction Media is a full-service digitally led communications agency that helps clients compete, evolve and grow in an increasingly complex and fragmented marketplace. Faction provides digital strategy, audience insight, creative services, interactive development, search marketing, performance analytics and marketing optimization to Fortune 1000 companies including some of the largest and most innovative businesses in the World.

Faction Media's Unified Marketing(TM) approach combines new and evolving interactive tools with traditional channels to identify, build and execute the most effective and successful brand and demand generation campaigns. A commitment to performance accountability, technology, and creative innovation has defined Faction Media's place as a leader in Business-to-Business communications and marketing.

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