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Date: Feb. 5, 2020, 10:24 p.m.
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Date: 2021-01-29 16:11:42.000000
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Published by Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions(CITEM) on Feb. 5, 2020.
Requested from CITEM by P. Borres at 10:24 PM on
Feb. 5, 2020.
Purpose: Research for Post Graduate Studies
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2019 - 12/31/2019
Tracking no: #CITEM-980485217055
Hi. I would like to request a comprehensive report on Manila Fame for 2019, its history, participants, categories of exhibitors, sales report, factors affecting sales, best and least performing exhibitors, program for MSME support and other related information This is for my post graduate research study on Manila Fame as an avenue for Personal Selling for MSMEs. I am hoping for kind consideration. Thank you!
January 29, 2021 Dear Paulo, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 05, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Factors affecting Sales and Brand Awareness of Participants at Manila Fame. Response to your request That the Manila FAME is an international trade for export promotions only and is not into personal selling. The Manila FAME is mounted by CITEM, being an EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCY and is NOT DIRECTLY engaged in selling but rather mandated to promote EXPORTERS COMPANIES via EXPOSITIONS at an International Trade Fair and overseas MISSIONS. The sales reported at our Manila FAME reports are sales generated by the participating companies or EXHIBITORS at the international trade fair and not that of CITEM. Also, CITEM, in its Manila FAME Shows is not into Personal Selling but simply organizing shows to promote EXPORTERS registered at the Manila FAME only and does not hold any direct information that affecting the sales and brand awareness of exhibitor's buyers. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we would need for you to resubmit your request (if you deem it necessary) as we are still missing from you some vital information. Please ensure that, in addition to all the mandatory fields, you also fill out the fields pertaining to international trade fairs. In addition, we will send to your email address at [email protected], a copy of the Full Text Report of Manila FAME April 2019 and Manila October 2019 for your reference. Please note that for 2020, Manila FAME April and October shows are cancelled in view of the pandemic but we have launched the FAME+ as digital version of Manila FAME. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://www.foi.gov.ph/help. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Deputy Executive Director Ma. Lourdes D. Mediran, CITEM, Golden Shell Pavilion, Roxas Blvd. cor. Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave. Pasay City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Jewel Udarbe FOI Officer