ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER The Newsletter for the Users of the ItalianModa Business-to-Business Marketplace published four times a year SEPTEMBER 2002 Issue #6 Maurizio Verga, Editor, info@italianmoda.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- By subscription only! Welcome to your next issue of "ITALIANMODA NEWSLETTER". You are receiving this newsletter because you requested a subscription or claimed interest in ItalianModa. Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this Newsletter. ------------------------------------------------------------ IN THIS ISSUE ------------------------------------------------------------ => New Tools in the Marketplace => New Companies in the Marketplace => Visitor Feedback: let us know what you think! => The ItalianModa ToolBar for IE 6! => ItalianModa goes to America with the USStyle Marketplace => A new B2B Marketplace of Italian Shoe Manufacturers ------------------------------------------------------------ SPONSORSHIP NOTICE ------------------------------------------------------------ CHARME manufactures and offers a broad range of high quality table linens, bed linens, and bath linens. CHARME may serve even very small orders and deliver made-to-measure linens, as well as fine fabrics for linens and drapery. Visit the new B2B Electronic Catalog of CHARME at http://www.italianmoda.com/bstoress/charme ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW TOOLS IN THE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa has changed its look a little bit in the last two months, but it also added some new Tools and enhanced existing ones. All searches made by the fast ItalianModa Search Engine are more precise and can deliver results even using keywords in languages other than English. Try! Below or next to most of the Search boxes available in the Marketplace you may activate the "Search for Exact Phrase" option. When searching for two or more keywords you will get results including exactly those keywords in the same sequence you wrote them. As an example, think to write "leather shoes" (with no quotes) in the search box and click the Search button. If the "Search for Exact Phrase" option has been activated you will get a list of Italian manufacturers directly related to "leather shoes". Running the same search with the option deactivated you would get a list of manufacturers anyway related to "leather" OR shoes. On top and bottom of each Search Results page or Category page you have the "Printer Friendly Version" link (next to a printer icon). Click it to display a new page especially formatted for printing on paper. This is very handy when you need a printed listing of Italian manufacturers for later use (during a business trip, for example). A new "Favorite Links" section has been added and it may be displayed before the usual list of manufacturers, after a search or within a Category in the ItalianModa Directory. Here you may find a short list of selected Italian manufacturers well worth a business contact! The "Guided Tour" section at http://www.italianmoda.com/tour has been completely upgraded: have a look if you don't feel well familiar with the ItalianModa Marketplace! ------------------------------------------------------------ NEW COMPANIES IN THE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------ Some of the very latest companies joining the ItalianModa Marketplace: CALZATUFICIO BRUNATE Fine classic women's shoes ROGANI Men's Shoes TULLIO SHOES Classic and Fashion men's shoes TOGETHER Women's wear and branded stocklots MAGLIFICIO MILORD Women's Knitwear ELDATRADE Leather Handbags, Purses and Leather Goods GIESSE COMPANY Leather Goods and Handbags GALAXY Silk Neckties and Fashion Accessories LANIFICIO ZIGNONE Wool Fabrics for Men's Suits and Clothing CARBOTTI Fashion Women's Handbags TEXIL 3 Quality Men's Shirts, including Private Label service DEPAC Classic and Casual Women's Wear COLOUR'S COMPANY Apparel Fabrics for High Fashion GIESSE Women's Lingerie and Beachwear BIEGI Men's Underwear and Bathing Suits RUFUS Fine Women's Leatherwear SOUTHERN Silk Neckties and Private Label service LANIFICIO MOESSMER Fine Wool Fabrics and Wool Blankets Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/storefronts to visit the company Storefronts. More new companies join ItalianModa weekly ! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* Do you want to deliver a Request For Quotation (RFQ) about a product or service to many possible Italian suppliers? Just fill in the simple form at http://www.italianmoda.com/reverse You'll get feedback direct from the companies joining ItalianModa! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITOR FEEDBACK: LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ItalianModa is always keen to hear from its professional Users about what is good or bad with the Services and the Business relationships made available through the Marketplace. We strongly invite you to go to this address now: http://www.italianmoda.com/forms/feedback.cfm Please use a couple of minutes of your time and fill in the ItalianModa Feedback Form. Tell us more about your "ItalianModa Experience", as well as about possible Issues and Complaints with making business with Italian Companies. Then don't forget to rate the Tools and Services you found at the Marketplace and give us a few more info! Your Feedback is really invaluable and help us to improve the ItalianModa Marketplace according to your real needs. All of your data and answers will be kept fully confidential and won't be disclosed to anybody. We recommend you to bookmark the Form address and use it whenever you have a complaint or issue with Italian companies found through ItalianModa! Please go now to the Feedback form at: http://www.italianmoda.com/forms/feedback.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------ THE ITALIANMODA TOOLBAR FOR IE 6! ------------------------------------------------------------ We are proud to announce the availability of a new great tool able to improve your business with Italian Textile or Fashion Companies. Go to http://www.italianmoda.it/toolbar now! You can download and install your FREE copy of the new ItalianModa ToolBar for Internet Explorer 6 (Windows edition). The ToolBar is a terrific tool installing in your IE browser. You will always be able to go to most sections of the ItalianModa Marketplace even without remembering its address or run a search in the ItalianModa database when looking for new wholesale Suppliers to source your next "made in Italy" merchandise. You can even use the ItalianModa ToolBar to run any type of search through the most important international Search Engines (Google, Altavista, AllTheWeb, MSN Search) and Directories (Yahoo) or Metasearch services (DogPile). Simply and quickly, just from your browser program! Install your FREE copy of the ItalianModa ToolBar at http://www.italianmoda.it/toolbar now! If you have not installed the latest version (6) of the Internet Explorer software (Windows edition) you can download and automatically install a FREE copy of the ItalianModa version of IE6, including the ItalianModa ToolBar. Just go to http://www.bizmoda.com/browser to install Internet Explorer 6 - ItalianModa Version (please click on the "Open" button when prompted)! *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* If you need to find a product or company and you have no time to do it by yourself you may use the Free "Moda Advisor" service at http://www.italianmoda.com/advisor *------------------HOT TIP-------------------* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ITALIANMODA GOES TO AMERICA WITH THE USSTYLE MARKETPLACE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa is really excited to announce the opening of the new USStyle Marketplace, the ultimate "Business-to-Business" tool (developed after the successful experience of the ItalianModa Marketplace and the other B2B Marketplace of its Network) to allow US Textile and Fashion companies to be found and do great business with domestic or international wholesale buyers. The same winning concept and terrific Business Tools of ItalianModa are now available to the US companies (manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, shops, etc ...) willing to improve dramatically their Business Opportunities with domestic and international Buyers. Visit USStyle now at http://www.usstyle.net ! If you are an American company and want to get a terrific sales tool able to generate a continuous flow of fresh and qualified business leads from the US and abroad you must join the Marketplace. Just go to http://www.usstyle.net/linkexport/join.cfm and fill in the form. As an ItalianModa registered user you are entitled for a special reduced rate of as low as $600.00 for the first year (instead of $750.00). Read at http://www.usstyle.net/forms/moreinfo.cfm about all the REAL Benefits you get when getting a full Membership at USStyle! Visit the USStyle Marketplace now and discover how to improve your business dramatically! Go to http://www.usstyle.net now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A NEW B2B MARKETPLACE OF ITALIAN SHOE MANUFACTURERS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa has developed and launched a new B2B Marketplace on behalf of the Italian Consortium of Shoe Manufacturers from Vigevano. Vigevano is a historical town, about 30 Kms south-west of Milan, where there is a well-known district of manufacturers of quality women's and men's shoes, as well as accessories, materials and machinery for footwear manufacturing. The Marketplace is named VIGEVANO SHOES and you may visit it at http://www.vigevanoshoes.com At this time VIGEVANO SHOES offers a large E-Catalog featuring a selection of shoes, components and machinery from the nearly 60 companies joining the Consortium. This is a great source for finding qualified Suppliers, have a look at a selection of their products and make contact with them. Before entering the E-Catalog you must register at http://www.vigevanoshoes.com/catalogo/en/register.cfm Copyright 2002 ItalianModa.com Srl ------------------------------------------------------------ List Maintenance: To subscribe Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/newsletter/newsletter.cfm To unsubscribe Go to http://www.italianmoda.com/newsletter/newsletter.cfm ------------------------------------------------------------ ItalianModa.com Srl mailto:info@italianmoda.com via Carlo Moreschi 60 22072 Cermenate (Como) ITALY ************************************************************************* Visit http://www.italianmoda.com Italy's first "Business to Business" Fashion and Textile Portal Your best site for locating suppliers and manufacturers online! *************************************************************************