Chinese merchants were highly praised at the Alibaba International Station US Summit: business cards were sent out in half a day, and the number of friends added was overwhelming

"I can't imagine how popular we are in the United States!" After attending the "Co -Create 2023 " summit held by Alibaba International Station in the United States recently, many domestic small and medium-sized foreign trade companies kept sighing.

It is reported that the domestic enterprises that went to the United States to attend the conference with Alibaba International Station had made preparations in advance based on the insights from the digital foreign trade platform. Many of the exhibited products were well received by local buyers: business cards were sent out in just half a day, and when they opened WhatsApp (a local social software) to add friends, they were notified that "adding people was suspended" . There were also overseas customers who became apprentices to learn environmentally friendly rattan weaving techniques on the spot ...

Photo: Lin Zhilie, General Manager of Guangzhou Xili Clothing, showcases the customized jerseys jointly organized by the conference at the Co-Create Conference in the United States

For example, Guangzhou Xili Clothing Co., Ltd., a merchant on Alibaba International Station , mainly engages in flexible customization of sportswear. It originally mainly exported to Europe. This is the first time that Xili has come to the United States with Alibaba International Station to carry out activities, hoping to expand the North American market. Lin Zhilie, general manager of Guangzhou Xili Clothing Co., Ltd., said, "Next time I must bring two large boxes of business cards. The enthusiasm of American buyers is beyond my expectations."

The event was supposed to last two days, but Lin Zhilie ran out of business cards on the morning of the first day and was forced to start adding American customers through WhatsApp. What he didn’t expect was that because there were too many American buyers who wanted to add him on site, this was the first time in Lin Zhilie’s history that he was temporarily notified by WhatsApp to stop adding people.

Guangxi Bobaihuangtu , which went to the United States to attend the conference with Alibaba International Station , is a foreign trade company in the mountains that specializes in intangible cultural heritage rattan crafts. Huang Lianjiang, the founder of Guangxi Bobaihuangtu, said, "I was originally from the mountains, but now I am doing digital foreign trade and I can even take my products abroad. This time I also went to the United States to attend the conference with Alibaba International Station. In the past two days, many people asked me how I could participate in such a great event. "

At the C o - C reate 2023 conference, staff from Guangxi Bobaihuangtu live-streamed their hand-woven baskets to the world through the Alibaba International Station Super Star label, winning the hearts of American conference attendees, who came to learn from masters on the spot and received hands-on teaching demonstrations from the staff.

Photo: Guangxi Bobai Huangtu staff teach American visitors how to make rattan handicrafts

An American buyer who specializes in vegetarian business was attracted by the pure natural plant handicrafts of Guangxi Huangtu. She thought it was a good environmental trend and quickly placed a sample order. Not only that, Guangxi Huangtu also received many American buyers from the fashion industry who placed sample orders on the spot. After two days of activities, Guangxi Bobai Huangtu received more than 60 deep purchasing intention customers .

Wuzhou Meixi Gem, also from Guangxi , is a company that cultivates artificial diamonds. The founder of Wuzhou Meixi said, "The samples we brought to Co -Create 2023 were snapped up by buyers. This kind of activity, which relies on offline and takes online as the main channel for customer development, is very effective. It helped our cultured diamond jewelry spread rapidly in the United States and gained a large number of online fans. " Even Meixi's design-conscious booth has become a "net celebrity check-in point", attracting a large number of professional buyers and internet celebrity fashion KOLs to come and learn about cultured diamond jewelry and take photos.

Photo: Wuzhou Meixi Gemstones gave a cultured diamond necklace to an American audience at the conference

Vincenzo Toscano , founder and CEO of Ecomcy, a well-known American e-commerce industry consulting firm, said, "Co-Create2023 conference opened my eyes and gave me the opportunity to witness the future of digital trade. With more than ten intelligent platform tools and services of Alibaba International Station, I am full of confidence in the prospects of cross-border e-commerce smart procurement."

Andy, a global trader in the United States, commented on the Co - Create2023 conference, saying that it was very localized and down-to-earth. He attended the two-day conference lectures and felt that he had a deeper understanding of Alibaba International Station's procurement process, credit insurance transactions, logistics, etc. Moreover, since he runs a wine shop business in the United States, he quickly placed an order for a very cost-effective wine bottle opener on Alibaba International Station.

Some local media in the United States believe that the Co - Create2023 conference is the largest summit in the B2B trade field in recent years . Moreover, such a summit is held by Alibaba International Station, which shows the recognition of Alibaba International Station in the local digital trade field and also shows that digital trade is becoming an inevitable trend in global trade.

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