More online users turn to Ringier B2B website

Ringier Trade Publishing Ltd released the results of its 2009 online user survey, which showed that average visit frequency of each user is 3.24 times a week, while the average visit time is 26.04 minutes. A substantial 82% of online users have used online product/supplier search function to find industrial machinery and materials, reflecting the huge number of industrial professionals who are now turning to online media for information and to search for products or suppliers. Around 76% of users said they use the search function as main information source for finding products/suppliers, 36% of them inquired and contacted suppliers at once, while 40% of them saved the results and contacted suppliers later. The survey was conducted among online users of www.industrysourcing.com via direct e-mail from February to March this More online users turn to Ringier''s B2B website year. A total of 1,016 complete responses were collected. The respondents'' average age is 35 and 97% of them were able to finish bachelor''s degree or higher education. Most of them are professionals or senior managers in their companies. This reflects the quality and high intellectual level of the respondents. The survey also showed that users ranked www.industrysourcing.com as their no.1 choice as information channel for industrial technology, news and products as compared to other popular B2B websites. Users visit www.industrysourcing.com in search of industry news, market trends, as well as information on the latest technologies and equipment. Launched by Ringier Trade Publishing in 1999, the website has become one of the most comprehensive online resource centre for industrial professionals in China, Asia and the Middle East. It covers 17 faster developing industries of plastics, metalworking, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and automotive. Ringier E-magazines and E-newsletters are widely read and welcomed by users; each user reads 3.74 E-magazines in average, while 83% of them who receive E-newsletters said that they read them. "The results of our recent survey reflect the confidence of our users in industrysourcing.com. Over the years, Ringier Trade Publishing, Ltd. has invested extensively in providing industrial professionals with instant access to the latest technology and products. With Ecommerce development, more and more people in industry will depend on the web to obtain news or search for products," said Mr. Michael Hay, President of Ringier Trade Publishing Ltd. www.industrysourcing.comAdidas x PLR NMD