BECOME A MEMBER BENIFITS
1. BENEFITS TO INTERNATIONAL TRADERS
As you consider joining the World Trade Center Atlanta, you may wish to consider some of the ways that membership will give you a positive return on your investment. Benefits of membership include:
Optimal Distributorships - Our network of over 326 World Trade Centers in over 92 countries can help identify local contacts and conduct research to help us zero in on the best potential distributors to consider. The result will be optimally performing distributors for every viable economic region, a fundamental key to maximizing sales and profits.
Optimal Sourcing - The same services described above will help you shop the world marketplace for anything your company purchases. A few percentage points savings on a high volume product (or two) and your investment in membership would pay off in increased profits.
Networking - Local and Global Contacts - The WTC Atlanta annually attracts more than 3,000 participants to its activities - all with an interest in international business. By networking with other WTC Atlanta members, you will share ideas, challenges and solutions. We provide the environment for you to meet with peers as well as vendors to search for a "better way" to get business done. The savings from one idea or superior supplier could save you thousands of dollars per year. Members also benefit from our affiliated network of 326 World Trade Centers in North America, Europe , Asia , Latin America and Africa .
Information - The WTCA On-line web site will provide you with hard-to-find current information on pricing, communication, markets, current events, transportation and other country-specific information. You will also have opportunities to attend delegations, seminars and lectures to stay abreast of changes, which could affect your business. You will gain a broader view of global markets, which will help you anticipate changes and avoid losses.
On-line Visibility - Access to our WTCA.org website enables you to post your products on the Trade Opportunities page, thereby notifying up to 1,200,000 worldwide members of your offer to sell. Couple this with a detailed description of your company and its products in our On-Line Catalog, and you have global visibility for your products and company which can result in direct, profitable sales. Plus, by posting the products you purchase on the web page, you are notifying our worldwide membership of your needs, an efficient way to locate cost-saving suppliers.
Membership Card Privileges - Membership also provides each cardholder with many valuable privileges including: discounts on travel, hotels, restaurants, telecommunications and translation services.
These basic privileges will, over the course of one year, result in significant savings for your company.
2. BENEFITS TO THOSE SERVICING THE INTERNATIONAL
TRADE COMMUNITY
As you consider the benefits of a membership in the World Trade Center Atlanta, you may wish to consider some of the ways that membership will give you a cost effective marketing advantage over your competition. Members enjoy many advantages, including:
Referrals - Because we always recommend members first, your company would certainly receive direct referrals. Add to this our members' preference for doing business with fellow members, and you have a proven formula for building your client base.
Networking - Local and Global Contacts -The opportunity to network with other members makes membership in the WTC Atlanta an attractive investment. Each month you will have multiple opportunities to attend delegations, mixers, conferences and/or seminars to make business contacts with key decision makers in a relaxed and prestigious setting. The WTC Atlanta annually attracts more than 3,000 participants through its activities - all with an interest in international business.
Information - The WTCA On-line web site will provide you with current information on pricing, communication, markets, current events and other trade related information. This information could be used to identify market trends, understand prospects' businesses better and provide that extra level of service to your clients.
Visibility - By posting the availability of your services on the WTCA Trade Opportunities web page and creating a listing for your company in our On-line Catalog, you are notifying up to 1,200,000 international traders of your company, an efficient way to globally publicize your business. We also provide your company with directory listings in our local and worldwide membership rosters.
Enhanced Reputation - The positive role we play in economic development is an important catalyst for growth in the Metro Atlanta and Georgia. The addition of your company's name to the membership of the WTC Atlanta would aid us in our endeavors, further enhancing your reputation and favorably positioning your firm in the international trade community, important keys to opening new doors.
Membership Card Privileges - Membership also provides each cardholder with many valuable privileges including: discounts on travel, hotels, restaurants, telecommunications and translation services.
These basic privileges will, over the course on one year, result in significant savings for your marketing team.
3. WORLD WIDE CONECTIONS
WTC Atlanta Online
WTC Atlanta Online is a powerful business tool for our members. It not only links you to other members, but is a valuable source of Atlanta and Georgia information. In addition to WTCA Online these two resources provide a valuable to solution to our members seeking online resources for their business.
WTCA Online
WTCA OnLine is the powerful web site of the World Trade Centers Association, [http://www.wtca.org], for international trade. It links you to more then 326 World Trade Centers in almost 92 countries and business opportunities posted by thousands of World Trade Center members worldwide. Companies can create their own offers, company catalog and personalized view of e-commerce services including: news, international company information, trade opportunities, catalogs, stock quotes, package tracking, worldwide weather, and more. WTCA OnLine's Business Matchmaker delivers matching business opportunities, monthly WTC Events and "WTCA News" directly to your email account.
WTCA OnLine is a one-stop trade information hub for posting and reviewing trade opportunities, and communicating easily with newly found business prospects. Its strength comes from the combined power of more then 326 WTCs producing trade leads and other vital information. Learn more about WTCA On-Line's services through our Guest Area .
WTCA OnLine Services include:
- WTCA Trade Opportunities: WTC Members and WTCA OnLine Guests may Search and display offers to buy, sell or investment opportunities submitted by members of World Trade Centers around the globe. Each offer includes a complete business profile of the company who has posted the business opportunity including their type of business, financial institution, annual gross revenue and World Trade Center affiliation. Members of World Trade Centers may post unlimited business opportunities to the database.
- My WTCA OnLine: WTC Members and WTCA OnLine Guests create their own personalized view of information and commerce services including: custom news, company research, news tracking agents, stock quotes, package tracking, world-wide weather, and more.
- WTCA OnLine Catalog: WTCA OnLine Catalog showcases products and services of WTC Member companies. WTC Members and Guests may search the WTCA OnLine Catalogs and view exhibits free of charge. For WTC Members, creating a professional multi-media web site catalog is easy and can be done in minutes. This service supports:
- Detailed company information including corporate logo and photo
- Complete contact information including email and web site address
- Unlimited product pages plus a product image for each product listed
- Ability to add/delete/modify catalog pages anytime
- Viewable statistics and contact information for all catalog pages displayed
- WTCA OnLine Business Matchmaker: WTC Members and WTCA OnLine Guests create a profile of business interests and receive relevant matches of products and services from WTCA OnLine's databases delivered to your email account, thus giving you a convenient means to target new clients.
- WTCA OnLine's Trade Flow Pricing Service: provides WTC Members with an analysis of valuable information on U.S. imports and exports based on U.S. Customs and Census Bureau statistics. You can determine pricing of specific products; identify countries of origin and destination, and ports or entry and exit. Note: This service is not available to WTCA OnLine guests.
- Find a World Trade Center : The spectacular facilities and exceptional programs that define a World Trade Center can be yours upon applying for membership. WTCs provide reciprocal privileges to visiting members by extending a similar level of unparalleled service worldwide. This database, which is available to both WTC Members and WTCA OnLine Guests, is searchable by geographic region, service or alphabetical listing.
- World Trade Library: WTCA OnLine's World Trade Library, available to both WTC Members and WTCA OnLine Guests, categorizes links of international trade-related websites on the Internet. This hub provides important sites, sorted by category, for you to use in order to find additional trade resources.
- WTCA Newsletter: Read information about World Trade Centers Association and World Trade Center programs and activities online or use WTCA Online's Business Matchmaker service to subscribe to the WTCA Newsletter Email Alert and receive the news directly to your email account each month.
- WTC Events: Find out about upcoming events at World Trade Centers around the globe! The calendar is loaded with seminars, conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions and other events for the international business community. Upcoming WTC events may be delivered directly to your email account when you sign up to receive the monthly WTC Events Email Alert through WTCA OnLine's Business Matchmaker service.
5. GEORGIA ALLIANCE OF PRIVATE CLUBS
Membership in the Alliance expands your choices for business and social entertaining through access to our 15 Alliance Clubs and 6 Golf Partners.
Members receive an Alliance membership card for use when visiting the clubs and a Guide to provide an outline of each Club's hours of operation, telephone numbers, dress code and other pertinent information.
THE ALLIANCE IS COMPOSED OF
BUSINESS CLUBS that provide the perfect setting for upscale lunches, formal dinners, private meetings and receptions
TENNIS & ATHLETIC CLUBS that offer racquet sports and health and fitness activities for a daily guest fee
GOLF RESORTS which combine access to championship golf courses with premium overnight accommodations
COUNTRY CLUBS offer limited access to their golf courses. These Clubs also offer a casual dining atmosphere
GOLF PARTNERS offer advanced tee time availability and a reduction in golf fees
Members also have access to over 400 Reciprocal Clubs throughout the U.S. and abroad.
For further information, please visit the Georgia Alliance of Private Clubs website at www.georgiaalliance.com
6. WORLD TRADE CENTER TELEVISION
WTC Television represents the modern contemporary, highly innovative communication platform for the WTC's Association (WTCA), following and promoting the strongly growing trend of moving images and information spread via the World Wide Web to a selective target group.
Because the internet has become THE # 1. Information medium of the target group interested in the WTCA service portfolio, World Trade Center Television with its extensive range of information aims at straightening the commitment of existing WTC-clientele and furthermore at arousing enthusiasm for the achievements potential of the WTCA among new potential clients and new target groups.
Therefore WTC Television is an efficient communication tool for all WTC locations and for all WTC business partners which allows competent global presentation goals.
WTC Television offers a cost efficient, at all time's modular expandable and therewith particularly network-compatible instrument of communication.
For any further questions and information concerning the individual possibilities WTC-TV is providing for your WTC location or your company and concerning the individual business-cases, working with WTC-TV, please contact:
feedback@wtc-tv.org |
