I suggest you use a professional approach. You need to first research what products they offer. Most of the alibaba.com businesses are manufacturers looking for wholesale distributors. You will find that many manufacturers aren't very interested in low volume sales, but some might be. The second step is critical to an effective presentation. You need to research and be able to show them what their competitors are doing on TripleClicks, especially the prices being quoted. You need to be able to tell them why you believe TripleClicks might be an effective outlet for their products.
The third thing you want to be able to tell them why marketing through TripleClicks can be very advantageous. First of all, there are over 4 million members around the world creating a very effective FREE international sales force. TripleClicks has one of the larger online catalogs of merchandise and services including nearly 90,000 products from nearly 4000 vendors. Listing their products is absolutely free. They only pay a low sales commission on sales made. TripleClicks handles the processing of payments in most major currencies around the world making it easy for customers everywhere to buy their products.
Show your professionalism from the start. If you are familiar with their products, and see a ready market for them through TripleClicks, they just might listen to you.
It's often the case, though, that manufacturers will have relationships with their distributors allowing them exclusive rights to certain markets. You might ask the manufacturer if some of their distributors might be able to handle a mail order business if the manufacturer is not. This could open doors you never knew existed.
I suggest you use a professional approach. You need to first research what products they offer. Most of the alibaba.com businesses are manufacturers looking for wholesale distributors. You will find that many manufacturers aren't very interested in low volume sales, but some might be. The second step is critical to an effective presentation. You need to research and be able to show them what their competitors are doing on TripleClicks, especially the prices being quoted. You need to be able to tell ...more
