China and Business Opportunities Today : Beauty Business (7)

Now I will discuss about the market in China. Why do big companies still glancing chinaas a country of destination marketing their products? And what business is growing and has an attractive business opportunity in china? I will describe the following answers tothese two questions.

The simple mention of China is enough to get any business person agitated and excited. China has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and offers a large number of consumers ready to buy any number of a variety of goods because China has the largest population in the world. In addition, a significant portion of the world’s products are made in China. Many part of products from other big company also produce in China, such as automobile, electronics, etc.  All this points to one thing—the Asian country appears to be the next economic superpower.

Few years ago, China has become the target marketingof sports products such as Nike. Nikeputs its marketing strategy to build brand awareness and recognition. Target customers are young customers. Nike be a sponsor at the event basketball when it was booming in 2004. Nike take Michael Jordan and basketballathletes known in China as a strategy for the introduction of the product to the consumer.

Compared to a few years ago, a growing business in China today isbeauty products. According to a recent article in Fortune magazine, Access Asia reports that the beauty industry in China is growing at amazing speed, “doubling since 1998 into a $7.9 billion market that is expected to climb to $9.6 billion by 2009.” The same report indicates the makeup category was forecast to register sales of $524 million in 2005, increasing to $705 million by 2009. This industry was the fastest growing in China.

Not surprisingly, skin care remains the dominant sector in China’s beauty market, with strong growth attributed to increasing concern among consumers over their appearance and their rising income levels. The increased number of product launches, especially at mass, is now providing Chinese consumers with a wider array of more sophisticated, technologically-enhanced skin care product at accessible price points, sold in hypermarkets and other retail formats that have penetrated into less affluent cities and provinces. The higher disposable income has also influenced Chinese consumers past the basic skin care regimen of cleanse and moisturize, to now include growing interest in toners, anti-aging products and facial masks.

Based on the latest available data, 3 February 2013 (http://statistik.ptkpt.net), China has a number of women as much as 651.701.570inhabitants. This large number makes the beauty business in China has mushroomed to followbeauty trends from other countries like Japan and Korea.

So, in addition to theautomobile business, electronics and fast food in China, there are other opportunities to develop business in China, it is the beauty business. New challenge for the businessman in the world.

VNR's Company for It's Viewer (6)

I begin this information with VNR’s issue. In 2006 the FCC publicly warned licensees that they might have to disclose the origins of any tape used in a newscast if it was originally provided as part of a VNR. According released study prepared by the Center for Media and Democracy and Free Press,  as many as 77 TV stations use VNRs-supplied tape in the last year without disclosing its origin and then followed by demands that the station should apologize to their viewers.

From this case, i think many parties who want to utilize the original VNRswithout disclosing its origin. They just want to take benefit by making a few modifications to the video that he made ordid not mention the source of the video. Basically,VNR must disclosethe nature, source and sponsorship to protect copyright.

On the other hand, the definition of VNR is one of public relation tool that produced in a video newscast format and distributed to the news departments of television stations to be aired as a news item in a regularly scheduled newscast.

One of advantage VNR is people are more likely to believe the company if they can see it. Video enables the audience to both see and hear what company have to say. And the key disadvantage of VNRs for companies is the loss of control of whether or how VNR content is used in the newscast. The company can not control the news that include in the VNR will released by the station television. If news departments increase something bad, it will make viewer have different opinion when they watch the VNR and make company suffered.

So, the best thing is when the company can promote and control how to keep the message in the video can be properly conveyedto the viewers.

The progress of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. (BDMN) Investmen

Now, I try to tell you about the progress business of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. (BDMN).This information I got from Annual Report of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk. 2011 (http://www.idx.co.id/en-us/home/listedcompanies/financialannualreport.aspx). Until 2011, Danamon have a great development in internal and external. Danamon has 68.989 of Total number of participants that attended the training programs organized by Danamon Corporate University. More than 1.508.000 of total number of small traders in traditional markets benefited from Danamon’s Pasar Sejahtera program since 2004. 16.500 of total number of employees participating in Danamon Town Hall Meetings, conducted in seven major cities across Indonesia.  62.266 of total number of employees with Danamon and the Adira Group, as at year-end 2011.

In 2011, Danamon gross loans balance expanded by 23% to Rp 101,678 billion, thus positioning Danamon as the sixth largest lender in the country with 4.6% market share. This expansion is sinergy with the Danamon strategy and encourage country’s economic growth.

Micro Lending (DSP). DSP loans portfolio give 28% contribution to mass market loans or amounted to Rp 16,433 billion. In 2011, DSP continued to strengthen its market position with the addition of more than 178 new outlets mostly in rural areas outside Java.

Auto Financing (Adira Finance). By the end of 2011, Adira Finance recorded a strong 35% growth in receivables as demand for cars and motorcycles remained robust. The Bank’s auto financing business through Adira Finance reached Rp 41,363 billion and has placed Adira Finance as the leader in the industry with market shares of 15.8% and 6.6% for new motorcycle and new car financing, respectively, compared to 15.7% and 5.2% last year.

Durable Goods Financing (Adira Kredit) PT Adira Quantum Multi Finance (commonly known as “Adira Kredit”), which offers white goods financing, grew by 18% to reach Rp 1,416 billion (2% of mass market loans and 1% of the Bank’s total loans). Computer financing continues to be the highest contributor in terms of sales and portfolio (more than 55%), followed by furniture (16%), TV (11%) and home appliance (11%).

Pawnbroking (SES). In the first quarter 2011, we officially rolled out pawnbroking businesses and by the end of the year, the outstanding loans for the newly established business was Rp 40 billion compared to Rp 5 billion last year.

Share holder’s composition of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk.

Until the end of 2011, Danamon’s shareholders owned by Asia Finance (Indonesia) Pte, Ltd. (PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk.) amounted 67.37% (6,457,558,472/shares) and also owned by Public Serie A: 0.23% (22,400,000/shares) and Public Serie B: 32.40% (3,104,684,893/shares).

            In my view, Danamon is one of bank in Indonesia that have a good name and have a lot of customer. They can give satisfaction and more good service to their customer. And for the next year, Danamon will open wider chance for investor to joint with them.