Orange County Marketing Professionals Plan to Export American Professional Services and Products to 1.4 Billion Potential Customers in China.

The Orange County American Marketing Association is the First
 Professional Marketing Association to Sponsor Direct Networking with
Chinese Companies through a Special Event and Business-Focused Mission
                               to China

The American Marketing Association of Orange County (OCAMA), a local chapter of the largest association of marketing professionals worldwide, is sponsoring the special event and panel discussion, "Finding Strategic Business Partners in China" on Thursday, Feb. 24, and a Trade Mission to China May 7, to build mutually beneficial relationships with Chinese businesspeople.

The panel discussion experts will include Sherry Wang, president of East-West Global Inc., Bruce Burton, officer and director of international business consulting at Stonefield Josephson Inc., Patrick D. Mulcahy, president of Team China/California LLC, and Kaye Crippen, Ph.D., principal of Market Development Consultancy. The half-day event is open to the public and will provide valuable strategies on effectively marketing American services to Chinese companies.

The OCAMA Trade Mission to China will begin in Shanghai and continue to Beijing, where marketing professionals will meet with Chinese manufacturers and major market research companies. "The opportunity to meet directly with American marketers will greatly benefit Chinese businesspeople, since the normal process of connecting would involve many intermediaries," said Jerry Li, China program co-sponsor and international business consultant with A2A Marketing Strategy. "There is a huge market in China for marketing talent based in America."

"This is the first trade mission sponsored by a marketing association to focus specifically on exporting American professional services directly to Chinese companies," said Gerry Grant, president of the OCAMA. "Other trade missions have explored investment and outsourcing opportunities."

For more information about the "Finding Strategic Business Partners in China" special event and panel discussion or the OCAMA Trade Mission to China, call 714-258-8080, or visit www.ocama.com.

In partnership with the OCAMA, companies sponsoring the Trade Mission to China trip include A2A Marketing Inc. (www.a2amarketing.com), Search-Optimization.com (www.search-optimization.com), Business Wire (www.businesswire.com), and Maricich Communications (www.maricich.com).

About OCAMA

The Orange County American Marketing Association (OCAMA) is a group of marketing professionals dedicated to the advancement and professional development of individuals working in marketing and related industries. With over 300 local members, the OCAMA is a resource for business networking, research, education, and entertaining events with colleagues from the marketing industry. The OCAMA is a chapter of the national American Marketing Association (AMA), one of the largest professional associations for marketers, with 40,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six decades the AMA has been an essential resource providing relevant marketing information that experienced marketers turn to everyday.