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News Release from: Pluggedin2.com | Subject: Pluggedin2.com
Edited by the Marketingservicestalk Editorial
Team on 15 January 2008
The marketing manager's new best friend
Forget about trawling through directories or asking your contacts, the Pluggedin2.com site takes sourcing suppliers to a different level and could revolutionise the way we work.
You simply register with the site, input your requirements and suppliers submit their interest in doing the work When a supplier shows an interest you can see their company details, any uploaded samples and feedback left by other buyers
Armed with this information and the suppliers' estimated budget range, you can call the ones that you think will meet your requirements.
The site has some clever touches, for example; buyers remain anonymous until they want to talk to the suppliers.
All jobs are supported with a Job Blog, so suppliers can ask questions before they submit their interest.
And suppliers can't see each others submissions, so professional standards aren't undermined.
Pluggedin2.com refers to its approach as "Solutions Networking" and has great plans for the evolution of the concept.
But, in simple terms the site means that marketing managers will have access to a massive supplier network, it will reduce the amount of time sourcing suppliers usually takes and it will help to maximise budgets.
For both buyer and supplier the site could have a significant impact on business.
Buyers will have easy access to more choice and suppliers will have access to more work, without the need for more sales people or having to spend more time on the road.
So what's the cost? For buyers it's free.
Submit as many jobs as you like and talk to as many suppliers as you like, it's completely free.
For suppliers it's one credit or GBP10 per submission regardless of the value of the job.
So a salesman can stop at home, submit interests on jobs, save on petrol and reduce carbon emissions.
It's all good.
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