Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Business-to-business e-commerce website, Alibaba and web hosting and Internet service group, MelbourneIT, have formed a partnership to launch a service for Australian export-oriented small businesses trading with companies around the world.
Under the so-called gold supplier international
edition agreement, Australian suppliers of goods and services will be
able to market their products to Alibaba.com’s eight million registered
users globally. MelbourneIT is Alibaba’s key Australian reseller.
The two companies have launched the service at a time, according to
Alibaba, when there’s a surge in interest in Australian products. Trade
data recorded by Alibaba.com shows reflects strong growth in demand for
Australian goods and services for the first quarter of this year, with
nearly 220 percent growth year on year.
Alibaba says overseas buyers have logged a significant increase in
inquiries to Australian small businesses listed on its international
platform, with the trade data showing that the number one source of
inquiries is from Chinese companies, which account for 30 percent of
all inquiries to local suppliers on Alibaba.com. According to Alibaba
this represents a 50 percent increase year over year, followed by India
and the US, which are accounting for respectively 11 percent and eight
percent of all trade inquiries.
The e-commerce company also says that Chinese purchase inquires to
Australian SMBs increased more than 360 percent over the last 12 months
on the B2B platform, with demand strongest in the food and beverage
category.
MelbourneIT CEO and managing director, Theo Hnarakis, said members of
the gold supplier international edition enjoy enhanced features,
including first-level priority listings with a gold supplier logo and
unlimited online product showcases.
Hnarakis, said Australian SMBs can join Alibaba.com as gold supplier
members via Melbourne IT from this month, to maximise their exposure to
overseas buyers, receiving local support as they develop opportunities
in their international market.
“Melbourne IT continues to help businesses grow and build sales in the
most effective ways possible. In partnership with Alibaba.com we are
helping Australian SMBs find buyers from around the globe.
“The improved service will provide real time data on buyer trends,
helping Australian businesses to identify where the opportunities for
growth lie.”
David Bass
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