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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

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In the same year, Singapore did not improve its credit terms with export customers either. credit terms), a rise in daily sales outstanding, or DSO, affects the cash flows of local businesses. DSO is the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. Dispute over the invoice.

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[Singapore] The Future Of Singapore Retail May Come From The Void

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We were seated in a small studio, temporarily converted into a press conference room, deep in the bowels of the massive complex that is Singapore’s Temasek Polytechnic , rather outnumbered by young, earnest faces that surrounded us. “We look forward to… creating a wealth of talent for the future of retail in Singapore.”

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[Asia] Socialbakers Opens Asia Pacific HQ In Singapore

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Global social media analytics and optimization company Socialbakers has announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters based in Singapore. “This will enable brands to make the right decisions, whether they’re seeking to increase engagement with customers, build brand awareness or drive sales conversions,” he adds.

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Mobile Marketplace Carousell Launches In Singapore

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Borrowing interactive features from apps like Instagram, on Carousell you can “Like”, “Comment” and “Share” items for sale, as well as “Follow” other users with similar tastes (a neat form of user curation). “During Startup Weekend Singapore in March 2012, I discussed the idea of an easy-to-use mobile marketplace with my friends.

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Online Exports A Potential Bright Spot For Singapore SMEs: PayPal

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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore facing critical challenges in doing business in-country – with its manpower crunch, high rental costs and small domestic market – may want to consider exploring participating in the global e-commerce market, says PayPal.

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[Review] Marketing To The Ageing Consumer

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With greater proportions of ageing consumers afflicted by osteoarthritis, overweight (maybe less prevalent in Singapore), muscle loss, menopause (women) and erectile dysfunction (men), new medical and healthcare opportunities abound. This can be diagrammatically represented below: Courtesy of Customer Experience Magazine.

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How To Use Your Small Business Marketing Budget To Deliver Big ROI

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In this post let me show you why and how by using this marketing channel one can generate leads and drive sales without spending an arm and a leg. Your Unique Selling Proposition and the Sales Pitch (for the Ad copy). Why choose Search Engines for your marketing. Clear Idea of What, When and Where you wish to market.