The Quality Involved in Wholesale Electronics

By Charlemagne Solanor  |   Submitted On June 10, 2010

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Are you afraid of buying discounted electronics because they might end up broken after a couple of weeks or months? The quality involved in China wholesale electronics assures their clients to get electronics in a cheaper cost but with high quality. Isn't that fantastic?

At times there are companies who sell electronics such as, mobile phones, gaming devices, media and music players at very low prices but the quality may be compromised. That is why it is important to research about the manufacturer first before deciding, you do want to spend your money on quality goods right?

But not all discounted electronics are like this. Some companies stand by their products and assure the buyers maximum value for money. In fact most of them offer a six to twelve months warranty upon purchase of the product. There are some who replaces defective products within the period of seven days or one week.

For manufacturers to survive in a competitive industry, stringent quality control measures must be implemented. Producing sub-standard products one after the other is a sure way for a firm to crash and burn: natural selection at work here. Competition forces players in an industry to perform at least on par with each other, though the real name of the game is to outdo each other. Obviously it is the consumer that benefits the most from this. Fortunately, China wholesale electronics manufacturers and distributors these days recognize the need to satisfy their target market with quality products, the days of cheap, chintzy electronic goods may be a thing of the past for most of us.

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Social Media And Digital Communication Have Strengths And Drawbacks

By Richard Brody  |   Submitted On October 14, 2010

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For a number of reasons, to some degree because of financial constraints and difficulties, and partly because of certain leaders belief in the importance of being relevant via the internet, many organizations have become increasingly dependent on social media. While certain not-for-profits have been quite effective in their fundraising efforts by using social media, most of those have generally been relatively well known organizations, or celebrity- driven organizations. A main reason for that is that social media effectiveness often require a mechanism or method to "feed people" into reading or following that media form.

Many organizations have read about all the excitement and "buzz" generated by certain individuals, causes, or organizations by using social media. These include sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, My Space, You Tube, etc. They then assume that all they need to do is create their own accounts, and they will experience similar results. In fact, some of these organizations have had relatively good results because something or someone "picks up" on their message, and it helps to spread the word. However, what leaders of these organizations fail to realize or fully understand, is that it is necessary to create an organized effort to "drive" people to follow them on their social media sites. It does not "just happen" on its own, or without much time, effort and a concerted, well organized plan of attack.

Most of us are familiar with the reality that print media and print advertising have been adversely impacted by electronic and digital alternatives. The real estate industry, for example, which only a few years ago, was almost entirely dependent on print media for advertising, relies almost exclusively on internet advertising, and Web real estate sites, and only, to a very small degree, uses print media. While much of this was financially and economically motivated, it becomes a prevalent strategy when an industry "convinces" the public that digital and electronic better meets the public's need.

There is indeed a demographic influence on which type of media should be used. Many individuals under forty years of age, rely almost entirely on the internet for their news, communication, etc. E-mail and text communications are often used more than person-to-person telephone communication. This trend has proven successful in some ways, yet also has many drawbacks. There is far less "bonding" that goes on when the "human factor" is eliminated. E-mail is often lost in cyberspace, goes into spam, accidentally deleted, or overlooked. While some people respond quickly to e-mail, others check their e-mail on a far less regular basis. There is definitely far less accurate communication, misinterpretation, etc., when e-mail is the dominant, if not the exclusive, form of communication. It is also far easier for someone to avoid commitment, or even responding to an e-mail than a telephone call. There is always the convenient excuse, "I never got that," or "I never saw that." Statistically, while e-mail has many benefits, and is excellent for follow-ups, forwarding data and information, etc., it is not nearly as effective when it comes to getting something accomplished, especially in a time sensitive situation.

Similarly, social media definitely has a place in an organization's overall armamentarium. Unfortunately, far too many organizations expect unrealistic results from using this media. They also do not understand that, unless other methods are being used to "drive" results and followers, this is often little more than a "gesture" to show that the organization is "hep," and thus is merely a gimmick. The most unfortunate thing is that the leaders who devote an overwhelming percentage of their attention to social media, often end up using all these wasted efforts as evidence that they have used all methods available. Any method, if not used properly or optimally, will result in minimal results.

Statistically, and from a cost to benefit point of view, professionally designed, bullet-point, postcard marketing experiences the most "band for the buck." While organizational leaders defend the large scale use of social media on the fact that there is no cost, there most certainly is when one factors in the time and staff costs generated by even attempting to do it effectively. There is also a need to weigh the opportunity cost of over-depending on this type of communication, when it takes away from other efforts, that may have been more successful in delivering the desired results. Organizations should certainly use social media, but it should not be their exclusive or dominant methodology.

Organizations succeed and flourish or fail and flounder based on human factors and human relations. If organizations devoted their efforts more to their members and to improve communication and effective spending, as well as professional leadership and staff training, they would enhance their possibilities for success.

Richard Brody has over 30 years consultative sales, marketing, training, managerial, and operations experience. He has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. Richard has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. Richard is a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.
Richard Brody has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. Richard has a Consulting Website (http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons); a blog (http://tinyurl.com/rgbstake); and can be followed on Twitter.

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Venturing Into the Business of Wholesale Electronics - A Great Business Idea!

By Charlemagne Solanor  |   Submitted On June 03, 2010

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Electronics have taken the world by storm and for this reason bulk or wholesale electronics are clearly becoming a great business idea.
There are a lot of electronic gadgets available for them to sell such as, mobile phones which are the most common gadget in the world, MP3 players or media players, and PSPs to name a few.
Sometimes when people hear the word wholesale they tend to think that wholesale products are defective or are of lower quality. This is actually not the case, as the word wholesale connotes high quality products available at a minimum order.
You need to order a lot in what businesses call bulk orders. Some electronic stores give discounts to people who purchase more products from them. If you purchase a minimum of five cell phones, the price you get for each will be lower than if you bought just one.
You don't need to worry about gadgets that are defective, because you can have your item or items replaced for a period of one week after your purchase. It doesn't mean that wholesale electronics don't allow their customers to have their products replaced just because it is wholesale.
What's good about venturing in to the electronics industry is that you gain a lot of profit because of the people who offer you goods for wholesale. You buy their products for a low cost, and you sell it by doubling or tripling the price.
Stop worrying about wholesale products; it won't hurt if you will try; besides you can get your money back.

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Media Liability Insurance - Concerns For Writers, Producers, Bloggers

By Brett Lipton  |   Co-Author: Jon Lipton  |   Submitted On March 30, 2010

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As an insurance broker I often receive phone calls from individuals and organizations looking for general liability coverage. The variety of these organizations run the gamut, from your basic contractor to the adult model day care. But it is not this gamut that I am concerned about, at least not for this article, it is the individual and/or organizations that calls seeking general liability insurance for a media related company and are unaware that they need a very specific and obscure coverage called media liability insurance or communication liability insurance.
Some of these individuals and organizations include bloggers, web developers, radio show personalities, authors, production companies, publishers and broadcasters of instructional material, television and radio stations, motion picture companies, cable and satellite broadcasters and the advertising industries electronic publishing services as well as any other entities engaged in preparing materials for publication, republication, and electronic publishing services just to name a few.
Many of these individuals and or organizations do not realize that they need media liability coverage and worse off many insurance professionals don't even know that media liability coverage exists or that the coverage is most likely specifically excluded from their general liability.This coverage is typically part of the general liability found in Coverage B, Personal and Advertising Injury Liability, in a standard CGL (Commercial general Liability) policy. Personal and advertising injury relates to liable, slander, defamation of character, as well as copyright, patent & trademark infringement. More often than not, it is only when there is a claim, and too late that the individual/organizations learn that the most important coverage for their operation, is excluded from their policy, Media Liability. In most instances their search begins after being instructed by a vendor or contractor to obtain liability insurance. Nonetheless, there are some industry personnel that know they need the coverage but have a hard time coming across a professional that knows anything about the coverage or where to secure it.
In either case, most of these individuals or organizations are at their wits end by the time they find us. Most of which have been told that the insurance they are looking for either doesn't exist or is unavailable from the last dozen or so brokers or agents they have spoken with. There are clear reasons for this frustration and even clearer reasons that their search for media liability insurance leads them to so many dead ends.
For most of us, insurance company familiarity stems from advertisements, including, by and large those for AllState, Geico, Nationwide and Liberty Mutual, none of which offer, at this time, any variety of true media liability insurance. As a result, most people become frustrated and dissuaded. Whereas media liability insurance coverage is a very simple to understand form of insurance, nonetheless, most captive agents do not offer it. For agents and brokers those that deal primarily with home and auto insurance as a staple of their business model, exploring and becoming proficient in such a specific type of product is not germane to their own operations.
By now you are most likely and certainly asking yourself, alright already, what is media coverage? Media Liability Insurance protects you against claims arising to from the display, communication, transmission or purveyance of information in ways that may violate the rights of others. Media Liability Insurance provides very valuable third party coverage against liable, slander, defamation of character, copyright, trademark & patent infringement, personal injury liability, invasion of privacy claims or unfair competition claims that RESULT in financial consequence or personal injury. Examples of these circumstances would include printing a damaging statement about someone, making slanderous remarks about an individual or a company's product, using someone's logo or even the unlicensed use of a cartoon character in an ad or publication, distributing illegally obtained photos of someone, or marketing your product by making damaging false claims about your competitors' products.
According to Citizen Media Project, which is affiliated with Harvard Law School's Berkman center for Internet & Society, US based lawsuits have surged 70% in 2008 from 2006. The cost to hire an attorney and defend these allegations can range from $5,000 to at least $100,000 in the event the case goes to trial."Of the 256 lawsuits dating as early as 1994 through April tracked by the New Media Law Resource Center, damages were awarded in 17 cases, totaling $43.9 million", said Ron Coleman, a trademark lawyer at Goetz Fitzpatrick in New York. (1)
That is an average of almost $2.6M per judgment, before legal costs. It has been stated in various internet publications that 50% of adults are members of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Many times posts on these networking sites are written quickly and done impromptu, many times these posts can be taken out of context and because they are stored indefinitely can leave individuals open to claims well into the future. This brings up another point; adults should make sure that they have personal injury coverage on their homeowner's policy. To add this coverage is minimal and in fact this coverage is needed if you have or plan on getting a personal umbrella liability policy. For an in an individual in a non-media related industry, this coverage provides similar protection, but on a personal level. In a recent case involving an internet blogging youth, the insured's daughter hated math class as well as the teacher. The daughter made several "disparaging" remarks about her teacher online. The teacher successfully sued the parents and was awarded $750,000.
The problem with our litigious society is that many times a claim or lawsuit may not involve an error or omission. For example, a client may not be happy with service or just doesn't want to pay a bill, they can bring a lawsuit or claim alleging an error or omission, but their real objective is to avoid paying for services rendered. In this case and all cases when a lawsuit or claim is filed, the defendant still needs to hire counsel and respond to the claim. In this case Media Liability Insurance typically pays for the cost of defending this type of claim, which in may cases is the bulk of the expense of the cost of the suit.
Today's media liability policies, geared to the needs of growing numbers of firms with communication exposures, are carefully underwritten by a substantial group of insurers.
The following are some famous examples of suits that pertain to this form of insurance:

• In 1981 Carol Burnett was awarded $1.6M ($3.8M in 2009 Value) after the suing the National Enquirer for describing her alleged public drunkenness.
• In 2006 Chef Gordon Ramsey sued Associated Newspaper LTD for alleging he 'faked some of his scenes' Associated paid Ramsey $138,000 and an apology.(2)

1. By Alexis Leondis, The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), "Blog Insurance Rises in the wake of Lawsuits", 10/04/2009, (10/28/2009)
2. USA Today, [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-06-20-ramsay_x.htm], (06/21/2006)

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