Bangkok--30 Oct--Spark Communications
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani to attend awards ceremony
SMEs and aspiring entrepreneurs invited to attend to learn about e-commerce during exclusive seminars
Exclusive e-commerce benefits for Expo attendees
Rakuten TARAD.com has announced it will hold its annual Rakuten TARAD Expo 2012 at Pavalai Theatre, Siam Paragon, on November 13th.
Rakuten TARAD Expo 2012 is one of a series of events around the globe which recognizes outstanding merchants operating on e-commerce sites that are part of the Rakuten Group, the world’s third largest e-commerce marketplace. This year’s event is set to be the biggest in its history and Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman and CEO of Rakuten, Inc., and one of the world’s most recognized businessmen, will visit Bangkok to present the prestigious e-commerce awards personally.
The list of award titles include: Highest Gross Merchant Sales Award; Maximum Traffic Award; Most Impressive Packaging Award; Shining Star Award; Best Social Commerce Award; and Shop of The Year.
Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, Founder and Managing Director of TARAD.com commented: “E-commerce has seen strong growth in Thailand the past few years and we are delighted to once again hold our Rakuten TARAD.com Expo to acknowledge this year’s exceptional performers. At Rakuten TARAD.com we have seen a number of new initiatives this year including: the launch of our mobile platform version 3.0 with device detection technology; a new Shopping Cart system to improve the shopping experience; and the introduction of Membership Rankings to reward loyal customers with additional points, all of which helped contribute to growth in sales of more than 100% per cent. The Rakuten TARAD.com Expo has been very popular over the years and now act as the Oscars for our e-commerce community. Having our global CEO attend this event shows how much we value our merchants, and we are looking forward to a very successful event.”
Newcomers considering e-commerce, either to start a new business or grow their existing company, are encouraged to attend the Rakuten TARAD.com Expo as a number of seminars offering useful how-to’s and professional techniques have been arranged during the day. Existing merchants, budding e-commerce entrepreneurs, and students from a number of local universities who attend will be able to hear about the future direction of e-commerce, learn about a variety of proven methods to market and grow your e-commerce business, and attend one-to-one sessions with Rakuten TARAD.com’s e-commerce consultants who can provide personalized advice on your business.
Attendees will also be entitled to a range of premiums that will enhance their e-commerce business. These include:
- 50% discount on Premium Mall Packages
- 20% discount on advertisement on TARAD.com and ThaiSecondhand
- Adwords Coupon worth THB1,500
- Free text link advertisement on www.thaisecondhand.com for 15 days (worth THB390)
- Free Zocial Monitoring Tools Package (worth THB2,250) for 7 days
- Other prizes to be won from sponsors including: 1 free seminar session (worth THB990); one-month Zocial Monitoring Tools Package; and dolls from Kbank
Tickets are priced at THB499 and the first 30 buyers will be entitled to purchase TARAD.com seminar courses at THB500 per session, half the normal price. For more details about the event, please visit: http://www.tarad.com/taradexpo.
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