Sesalos is proud to announce the recent launch of the Durban Chamber
of Commerce & Industry Website. Sesalos was commissioned by the
Chamber to map out their online strategy for the next 5 years and
beyond. The result is one of the most advanced website and intranets
ever built for a Chamber of Commerce anywhere in the world. A number of
chambers around the globe are going to be making use of the global
networking and intertrade database engine that has been created to
better serve chamber members. Feel free to read the following Chamber
Digest article outlining some of the features and services provided
through the website.
The New Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry WebsiteWe
are excited to announce the launch of new services and technologies
that will further enhance the value that the Durban Chamber of Commerce
is able to add to your business. At the heart of the new services is
our powerful and interactive new website with innovative management
systems.
Please visit the website at www.durbanchamber.co.za
and call the membership department to get your username and password so
that you can access all the member only features of the site. The
Chamber is now better equipped than ever to offer services that truly
add value to your bottom line.
To help clarify our diverse
service offerings, we have divided our services into 5 broad categories
to help members find what they need quickly and easily.
The voice of business
Information
Services
Networking
Marketing
My ChamberTo
refine the member experience we have created a special landing page
called “My Chamber†where each user can customise their interation with
the chambers services. Each member can choose to display quick-links to
the information and services they require regularly so that they have
instant access to whatever they need. From this starting point our
members are able to browse deeper into the site and access the full
spectrum of services.
Manage Member Details
Within the "My
Chamber" page our members can now also manage their own details
ensuring that their company information is always up to date. Chamber
members can also create additional site users, thus enabling multiple
employees of one chamber member company to interact with the chamber
using their own unique username and password.
The “My Chamberâ€
page also hosts a number of new services that can streamline the
productivity of our members including a full calendering system &
online quotation system.
A customised intelligent seach engine
allows members to quickly find what they need, including information,
services, member details and much more.
The Chamber logo is
available to members for download in a variety of formats and
configurations for various member display situations including, company
stationery, company premises and websites.
Committee InteractionChamber
committees are a vital element in the chambers role of lobbying
government & other stakeholders on behalf of Durban business. We
have taken the interaction of the committees with our membership to new
level through use of powerful online communication tools including
access to up to date terms of reference, committee calendars, minutes,
news, message systems and most importantly an online interactive
meeting agenda system where Chamber members can contribute issues to be
discussed at committee meetings.
A wide selection of
international trade and general business information is available
through the chamber website. This information is now directly updated
to the website via the staff responsible, therefor ensuring that the
website is now a to minute accurate information repository.
Customisable
Live streams of Local and International business news as well as
currency rates and economic indicators are available on the website
ensuring that our members can use the Chamber as their primary business
information source.
Member to Member QuotelinkOne
of the most exciting and valuable new services is the Member to Member
quotelink system. Chamber members are able request quotations from
members in any particular sector and then receive and authorise these
quotes from the messaging system on their “My Chamber†page. Our mutual
rating submission system ensures that chamber members provide each
other with products and services of the higest quality and creates a
true trusted business environment within the Chamber.
The Global
chamberlink system will be launching in the second half of the the
year. This system gives the member to member quotelink international
reach by allowing members from different chambers around the world to
request and submit quotations to each other and turns the Durban
Chamber into an exclusive international networking portal.
AdvertisingMembers
can post free classified advertisements, member to member discount
vouchers, and good news stories on the Marketing section of the chamber
website.
Chambers members get a reduced rate for advertising in the
chamber digest and on the chamber website. The new banner ad management
system ensures that chamber members are able to monitor exactly what
value they are receiving for their chamber advertising.
The
Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry is truly excited to present
these new services to our members and prospective members. We invite
you to become part of a local and international community of
interconnected business.
Get connected to the ultimate business network.