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11 Benefits You Can Gain for Joining the 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo 2014

How time flies.

An event that was created to promote Entrepreneurship and Business to OFWs and Balikbayans and give economic activity to our country is now 11 years old.

The 11th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo (MBOX) is set this December 18-20, 2014 at SMX Convention Center. Here are the following BENEFITS that you can have if your company will join:

1. ENGAGE TO OFW AND OFW FAMILIES

We have a team that locate and invite OFW and OFW Families. This ensures you get to talk with them.

2. CREATE BRAND AWARENESS

A one-to-one communication is a more effective brand promotion. Besides this, MBOX helps you connect with your target market. Communicate to them that your products and services is the one that truly serve their needs.

3. CREATE NEW BUSINESS PARTNERS

It is easy and faster to create business partners that are already willing and have spend time and effort going to the trade show to meet with you.

4. SAVE TIME

Let us highlight that time is one of the most precious commodities. Joining MBOX saves you an enormous time and effort in interacting with your target market.

5. EASY ACCESS

If you have limited budget, the event helps you access to a bigger number of your market. You can see and talk to people that normally you cannot reach or will find it difficult to reach when you are cold calling them.

6. FREE PUBLICITY

Besides the promotion that your brand gets because of the inherent promotion campaign of the event, you can also get FREE Publicity from bloggers and traditional media that we invited to roam around the expo and interview companies like yours.

7. TEST NEW PRODUCT IN THE MARKET

Some of the great products in the market were first pilot tested in the expo. If you have one, try testing it in MBOX.

8. TEST NEW PRODUCT IN THE MARKET

Some of the great products in the market were first pilot tested in the expo. If you have one, try testing it in MBOX.

9. GATHER MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Learn what is new from your competitors and other related industries. The expo gives you better understanding of the market positions that your competitors and others are taking.

10. SAVE COST

I want to emphasize that the cost per lead in the expo is very low compared to traditional media. And as an SME company, you are better off in this kind of set-up. This gives you better profitability.

11. JUMPSTART THE ACHIEVEMENT OF YOUR 2015 SALES

MBOX provides you sales that you can enjoy in the coming year. This gives you better achievement of your 2015 targets.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014
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OFW expo set to mobilize funds from Pinoys abroad

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An event for the more than 10 million overseas Filipinos worldwide (OFWs) and their relatives in the Philippines is being organized to help turn them into entrepreneurs by channeling some of their over $21-billion remittances from mere consumption to investments.

The event, dubbed Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo 2013, is in the thick of preparations to put under one roof all the requirements that the OFWs and their relatives need to become successful entrepreneurs.

Expo organizer Exlink Events said close to 500 exhibitors were being targeted to ensure that the multitude of OFWs, balikbayans and their relatives would have a complete menu of businesses, knowledge sources, support services and all the enabling mechanisms to achieve that goal.

“That means gathering all the possible sources of business opportunities, investment options, service providers, knowledge and training outfits, banks and other financial institutions, and all other private and public support agencies, including the DOLE (Department Of Labor and Employment), POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration), OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration), DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs), DTI (Department of Trade & Industry), Board of Investments (BOI), DOF (Department of Finance), and many others, all catering to the entrepreneurial needs of the millions of OFWs and their families,” said Exlink chief executive officer Mitch Ballesteros.

“This expo is designed to make our OFWs and balikbayans feel like being the real heroes that they are, who can help transform our economy from being merely consumption driven to strongly investment led. Obviously, they have both the numbers and the collective resources to make it happen,” Ballesteros stressed.

The OFWs, according to POEA data, number to roughly 9.5 million to 12.5 million, or around 10 to 11 percent of the country’s total population. This figure does not include the total number of their relatives that the expo is also catered to.

Moreover, some 1.7 million OFWs were reportedly awaiting deployment for the first 10 months of last year, which the POEA said would reflect an 8.6-percent growth year on year.

For full-year 2012, the OFWs reportedly remitted more than $21 billion, equivalent to nine percent of the country’s $224.75-billion gross domestic product in 2011, and 8.5 percent in 2012.

Still, the OFW remittances continue to grow, always exceeding the government’s target in the past several years.

“Thus, we are dealing with a truly powerful sector (OFWs) who deserve the best treatment we can offer through the Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo,” Ballesteros said.

Now on its 10^th year, the expo includes the OFW Business Summit and the Outstanding Balikbayan Reputation Awards (OBRA).

Constituting the expo are three components – 1) MEGA INVEST presenting investment opportunities in various fields such as real estate and property, manufacturing, support technologies, agri-aqua business, retail and wholesale distributorships, service outlets, and many others; 2) MEGA EXPERIENCE offering various holiday destinations, health and wellness products and services, food and beverages, and pets and hobbies; and 3) MEGA SHOP for discounted items, online sellers, souvenir items and regional products.

The Mega Balikbayan/OFW Expo is slated at the SMX Convention Center on December 11 to 12. More information about the event can be obtained from Exlink Events (tel: 632 6433887; mobile: 0920 9242532, 0920 9814376; email: info@exlinkevents.com; or visit www.exlinkevents.com).

Monday, August 19, 2013
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AFFI Joins MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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De La Salle University Medical Center Supports MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo 2012

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One of the leading healthcare institutions in Region IV-A supports the 9th MegaBalikbayan OFW Expo (MBOX) slated this December 7-9, 2012 at Megatrade, SM Megamall.

De La Salle University Medical Center (DLSUMC) is a healthcare institution, committed to providing quality, holistic, compassionate, and patient-centered medical care and services. The institution's participation to the expo gives the event a healthcare institution where the trade visitors can inquire about their health concerns and other services that they can avail with DLSUMC.

A tertiary 250-bed hospital and the largest in Region IV-A, DLSUMC provide much-needed health care services not only to Caviteños but to patients from nearby provinces. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and supported by its team of dedicated, and credentialed medical and allied health professionals, DLSUMC is renowned for meeting international quality standards. It is the first hospital in the Philippines to be awarded an ISO certification (ISO 9001:2000) by the TUV Rheinland of Germany for the hospital’s Quality Management System and has consistently passed the re-certification audits. Moreover, DLSUMC has been recognized as a “Center for Excellence” which is the highest level of quality accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

Some of the DLSUMC services and facilities are: Adult Immunization Center, Animal Bite Center, Diabetes Center, Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory, Endoscopy Services, Eye Diagnostic and Laser Services, Hearing Center, Heart Institute, Cardiovascular Non-Invasive Section, Cardiovascular Invasive Laboratory, Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia Section, Hemodialysis Center, Industrial Clinic, Neurodevelopmental Center, Mobile Clinic Services, OB Ultrasound Services, Oncology Unit, Pain Management Unit, Pathology and Laboratory Services, Peritoneal Dialysis Unit, Pharmacy Services, Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Services, Pulmonary Services, Radiology Services, General Radiology, Ultrasonography, Dexa Bone Densitometry, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), CT-Scan, and C-Arm Machine Scan.

The 9^th MBOX also features trade participants in franchising, health and beauty, technology, food, dealership, banks, financial investment, cars, and real estate properties.

Every year the event attracts 10,000 trade visitors and gets a rating of 85 Satisfaction rating among its exhibitors.

The event is produced and organized by Exlinkevents. For inquiries call 643.3887