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Find out how the EU Consumer Summit could help your business.

The first ever EU Consumer Summit will take place in Brussels on 1 and 2 April 2009.

This special event will bring together over 250 stakeholders from all over the EU 27 countries, to look at the challenges and opportunities facing today’s consumer, with a special focus on the digital world.
There will be a wide variety of high-level participants from industry, consumer organisations, national administrations, EU institutions and NGOs – as well as many “ordinary” consumers from across Europe – so there would be lively and interesting discussions.

Why does the EU Consumer Summit take place?

Actually let’s hear from the Meglena Kuneva EU Consumer Commissioner, in charge of the EU consumer Summit.

“Between 2006 and 2008 the proportion of EU consumers buying at least one item over the internet increased from 27% to 33%.

These average figures mask the huge popularity of online shopping in countries like UK, France and Germany where more than 50% of internet users have made purchases in the last year.

In Denmark, Sweden, Norway Finland and Iceland 91% of internet users bought products and services online in 2008. Italy and Spain are also fast growing markets.

Consumers have everything to gain from the Internet. It expands the size of the market they operate in and gives them access to more
providers and more choice. It makes it possible to compare products, suppliers and prices on an unprecedented scale. Internet use for retail shopping is destined to pervasive. Already 150 million European consumers shop online, although only 30 million of them shop online cross border.

We must see to it that adoption of the internet platform will not be unnecessarily slowed down by a failure to remove important regulatory barriers or to address important trust issues for consumers.”

So from these facts, Meglena Kuneva then decided to launch the first EU Consumer Summit in Brussels.

30 different European countries registered for this event which is fully booked since March 20th.

Therefore we provide you with the full agenda of this unprecedented event.

Day 1: Wednesday, 1 April
“Listening to Europe’s Consumers” PRE-EVENT WITH CONSUMERS

The purpose of the pre-event is to gather European citizens’ views and concerns as consumers operating in the digital world.

Participants in the preevent are invited to fill a short questionnaire to contribute to the preparation of the discussion.

2 workshops will take place.

- Workshop 1: Discussion with consumer advocates, digital experts, business and consumers themselves, current risks and opportunities for consumers in the digital environment with a view to formulating the most appropriate response to emerging issues.

- Workshop 2: weaknesses, strengths and best practices on how the consumer movement adapts to the digital world. The workshop will be an opportunity to share good practices among consumer NGOs towards enhancing capacity building.

Day 2: Thursday, 2 April

2 panel discussions which lead on from day 1 workshops:

- Panel 1 – On digital issues will focus on data collection online as well as on targeting and profiling.

- Panel 2 – Outcome of day 1 workshop 2 on consumer advocacy, with panellists invited to share their own experiences. This panel is an opportunity to learn from others on their use of IT technologies.

Bottom line: Europe is moving. One of the biggest internet market has decided to improve its performances in order to help your business future.
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To start a business based on social networking you have to have a product or a service and shared goals regarding making money. Of course, you can create your own social networking site that has a specific niche and that reaches out to a group in new ways, but if you want to create a business where everyone is in business with you then everyone has to be able to make money – for that you will require a product, a distribution system and a compensation plan. Here are some tips that may help you.

If you have built your own product then you may want to start small and begin to sell it through your close circle of friends and family. From there you can branch out and begin to network within the spheres of interest each of your close friends has established. You can then begin to network online by establishing relationships through such sites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Many people online are looking to start their own businesses so you can cultivate that niche audience to locate people who want to join you in business. Remember, though, you will have to have created a compensation plan and a way for your products to be delivered to your customers.

If you want to bypass this aspect of building a social networking business you can link in with several companies, often called hybrid or network marketing companies who already rely solely on networking to market their products. There are some very good ones out there that offer excellent compensation plans and easy delivery of their products through online orders. All you have to do is to market their products for them. How to do it? You can combine old-fashioned tried and true networking from person-to-person to get started, and simultaneously promote your products and business by advertising absolutely for free online by uploading videos to YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Google video, Yahoo and a slew of other social media sites. You can also write articles like this one in exchange for a valuable link back to your business website. By driving tons of traffic to your site you will be able to increase sales and to build an organization of like-minded entrepreneurs with a business volume and profits that would be envied by any large company. Do your homework, take action, and get started now. You can do it!

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