A guide to buying corporate items online

Dec 4
16:19

2007

praveen samra

praveen samra

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There are increasing amounts of sales of corporate items being made online.

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These days,A guide to buying corporate items online Articles more and more sales of corporate items are made online rather than through the traditional sales channels. This increased reliance on the Internet is hardly surprising when we consider that a large number of buyers of corporate promotional items belong to the computer-friendly Generation Y. As a result, ever increasing numbers of distributors of corporate items now use the Internet as an essential business tool and shop window for promoting and selling their products, either in place of or alongside their personal sales force. However, as with all purchases, buying corporate items via the Internet should be viewed with some caution. It is all too easy for buyers to go online and become seduced by low prices and promises of quick turnaround times but fail to take into account either reliability or service.The basic rules for buying corporate items online are similar to those when purchasing face-to-face from a salesperson. Either way, it is imperative to first establish that the company is reputable and responsible, able to deliver both the product quality and service level required. Some websites selling corporate items are fully transactional, taking customers step by step through the entire buying process right through to payment via a secure online payment facility. Others prefer to handle price discussions and any special design or fulfilment requests offline, especially if the product is complex.Regardless of the payment option, buyers are strongly advised to always carefully check out the distributor’s reputation and experience in supplying corporate items before putting their own reputation and carefully developed brand image in their hands.