`Import-Export for Everyone'; TamTam.com Helps Small Businesses Import And Export Over The Internet.Business Editors, Technology Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000 By combining commerce, content and community in a single Web site (http://www.tamtam.com), TamTam.com has emerged as the pioneering leader in facilitating world trade for individuals and small- to medium-sized enterprises. Many small enterprises simply cannot handle international requests through their Web sites. Others do not have the resources to design, maintain and effectively promote their own site, especially one with e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. capabilities. TamTam.com is equipped to support both. TamTam.com's expanding global network of trade and cultural experts guides users through the process of cross-border trade, supporting both "brick & mortar" businesses and Web sites; TamTam.com also serves as a simplified e-commerce platform, allowing anyone to trade internationally online. TamTam.com was recently awarded 5280 magazine's Editor's Choice for "Top Start-up Company start-up company A new business. ." Co-founders Antoine Toffa and Jon Fetzer teamed up to form the new venture. Antoine Toffa was the original founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Trip.com, a leading travel site which sold to Galileo International for $326 million in March. TamTam.com co-founder and operational head Jon Fetzer brings to the company extensive e-commerce and international experience as founder of TheArtifact, one of the largest retailers of museum artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. and reproductions online. The company provides comprehensive support for cross-border payments, regulations and logistics. The site guides users through the process of international trade, from initial market identification through market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women" , with the active involvement of its online international community, in-house specialists and global network of experts. The company's services extend beyond the typical database of trade leads that are, as a rule, difficult to evaluate and act upon. Instead, the site operates as an electronic exchange where users buy and sell country-specific products and services in fixed price transactions and auctions. TamTam.com specializes in cross-border transactions. As a result, its platform covers an extensive array of markets ranging from business-to-business (offerings such as pollution control equipment from Germany or real estate services in Japan) to consumer products (such as ethnic artifacts from Egypt). The company's goal is to eliminate the cross-border trade and intercultural in·ter·cul·tur·al adj. Of, relating to, involving, or representing different cultures: an intercultural marriage; intercultural exchange in the arts. communication. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. founder, Antoine Toffa, "We are inventing e-commerce diplomacy diplomacy Art of conducting relationships for gain without conflict. It is the chief instrument of foreign policy. Its methods include secret negotiation by accredited envoys (though political leaders also negotiate) and international agreements and laws. by helping individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses become the best representatives of their countries' products, services, and cultures." Home Page: http://www.tamtam.com About: http://www.tamtam.com/welcome/about.html Media: http://www.tamtam.com/welcome/media.html |
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