https://o2osourcing.pages.dev/categories/events/ Recent content in Events on O2O Sourcing | China, Seen from the Ground Hugo en Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://o2osourcing.pages.dev/events/how-to-prepare-supplier-conversations-and-follow-up-for-the-canton-fair-deom9q/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://o2osourcing.pages.dev/events/how-to-prepare-supplier-conversations-and-follow-up-for-the-canton-fair-deom9q/ <p>A productive Canton Fair visit is not measured by the number of catalogs collected or contacts scanned. The objective is to convert short booth meetings into comparable supplier records, qualified sample requests, and sourcing decisions supported by evidence. That requires clear product-group goals, disciplined questions, consistent notes, and a follow-up process that begins as soon as each conversation ends.</p> <p>Prepare one sourcing brief for every product group, then use the same qualification framework with every relevant supplier. This makes it easier to compare MOQ, lead time, customization, certification claims, manufacturing capability, and sample quality without allowing an impressive display or persuasive salesperson to dominate the decision.</p> https://o2osourcing.pages.dev/events/how-to-visit-a-china-furniture-fair-around-materials-suppliers-and-proje-6erq4x/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://o2osourcing.pages.dev/events/how-to-visit-a-china-furniture-fair-around-materials-suppliers-and-proje-6erq4x/ <p>A China furniture fair can expose a buyer to hundreds of products in a short period, but visual variety is not the same as sourcing progress. The most productive visit is organized around the intended use of each product and the evidence needed to move it toward specification, sampling, supplier verification, and production review.</p> <p>The intended output should be a qualified product shortlist, comparable material and construction records, a map of possible supplier roles, controlled samples or sample requests, and a factory follow-up list. Booth discussions, quotations, displayed samples, lead-time statements, and company descriptions should all be treated as preliminary until supported by documents and later verification.</p>