Good for businessExhibitors at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair have lauded the organisers saying this year, the exposure and business opportunity was the best yet. Ongwediva’s trade fair ups profit margins Exhibitors at the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair have lauded the organisers saying this year, the exposure and business opportunity was the best yet. The 2016 Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair (OATF) which ends tomorrow has been described as a success by businesses who say the environment was conducive and sales went well.Businesses complimented the organisers of the trade fair for giving them the opportunity to engage with public about their products and also make good sales in the process.
The OATF this year had 440 exhibitors taking part in the fair and there are 22 international exhibitors. MTC’s Erasmus Nekundi said the trade fair was a success because they managed to engage with many customers either through providing services or selling their variety of mobile phones on promotion.
Nekundi said this year’s trade fair was bigger and better pointing towards the long queue of people lined up at the MTC stall in need of their services.
“As you can see the people are here in full swing and mind you our smartphones are selling like cupcakes. The trade fair has been good for business,” he said.
Also sharing their experiences at this year’s trade is TN Mobile’s product manager, Phillip Kambonde who compared the 2015 fair and the current one saying that the 2016 edition has improved a lot and that the organisers have done a wonderful job.
Kambonde said the 2015 trade fair ended before end of the month, the day most of the Namibian’s get paid their salaries and therefore their sales were not that good compared to the current edition.
He said that today and tomorrow they expect a much more audience because of the just-ended annual Olufuko Festival which took place in Outapi.
“The trade fair is good so far and as the Olufuko just ended, the focus will now be on the Ongwediva Trade Fair where we hope to make more sales,” he said.
Nictus Ongwediva branch manager, Justin Schouw also applauded the OATF saying that sales were good.
Fillemon Nampala, the sales promoter at Omalanga Mills also shared their experience at the trade fair saying that business was good as many people bought bags of maize meal at their stand.
Regarding accommodation facilities, Etuna Guest House owner, Ndahambelela Nekwaya said people already started booking for accommodation for next year’s trade fair.
Nekwaya said by June this year, Etuna Guest House which is a couple of footsteps away from the trade fair centre, was fully booked.
She said because of the beautiful rooms and services they offer their clients keep on re-booking especially during the trade fair time.
“We are really grateful towards the Ongwediva Trade Fair as business is good for us and we will continue to make sure people have good accommodation when they come to the next one,” she said.
KENYA KAMBOWE