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MINDANAO ONE 2011
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Goodie Box Crafts & Accessories joins "Mindanao One." This is a
trade expo showcasing Mindanao Island's Abundance. October 14- 17, 2011
at the World Trade Center, Metro Manila, Philippines. Feedback? Well,
it's our 3rd day and yet, buyers and walk-ins are very minimal
(literally, minimal). This will be an unforgettable first time out of
town exhibitor experience for me. The World Trade Center here in the
Philippines has been well known for its ability to create opportunities
for entrepreneurs to flourish and build business partnerships. For now, I
don't see any opportunity for me. A lot of exhibitors here are
grumbling for this reason and now questioning the organizer's capacity
to market such trade expo. In fairness to the Mindanao Trade Expo
Foundation, Inc - the organizers of this event - it takes a whole bunch
of funds just to rent the place, logistics, preparations, paper works,
and all of the itsy-bitsy details to successfully put up such big event.
In the exhibitors' perspective though, we ( and not just me) felt that
buyers were not informed and less media mileage perhaps is also one of
the reason. My supplier/friend even told me that traffic jam occurs
outside the venue during exhibits like this, but not this time.
Exhibitors were buying from co-exhibitors and never expected an event
which is supposed to be Big and an opportunity for Mindanao to showcase
their bounty. Some exhibitors had their fair sale during the opening but
felt that it wasn't enough. Opening days should even leave out 50% of
the stocks that they brought, leaving the rest of the 50% to sell in the
next 3 days. Time, effort, and money should always occur in the minds
of the organizers because if they say it's not easy for them, so much
more for exhibitors. This might not be our last but another lesson
learned: ALWAYS CHECK THE BACKGROUND OR PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES OF THE
ORGANIZERS BEFORE HITTING EVEN THE WORLD TRADE CENTER OF THE
PHILIPPINES. We are just trying to enjoy our stay here in Manila, but at
the back of our entrepreneurial minds, we are so sad and sorry for the
organizers for their upcoming evaluation sheets that exhibitors will
paint as "X"
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