WECOME TO THE 2022 VIRTUAL MALL MARKETPLACE!
We are happy to announce that we will continue our Virtual Marketplace Mall events in 2022, as well! Take advantage of this UNIQUE ONLINE VENDING EXPERIENCE to increase your online business presence!!
VISIT THE VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE MALL AT www.ChicEventsDC-VirtualMarketplace.com
A Virtual Marketplace Mall is the best way to promote and sell your products and / or services outside of your physical location. Unlike a live event (fair, festival, craft show, etc), through an online event you have the possibility of reaching a much larger audience from all around the world; it all depends on you and your area of shipping and/ or servicing – you can stay local, or you can go global!!
Through the Virtual Marketplace Mall, we are offering you the perfect platform to make your business known to thousands of people from different parts of US and not only (you can view our online outreach below). Please remember that you will still have to have an e-commerce website for people to view your products and purchase them and we recommend you to take advantage of our social media presence to post your items and increase your sales!
With this being said… are you ready to take your business to the next level??
This year, we are inviting you to join us on an ONLINE shopping spree! Considering the COVDI-19 pandemic, more and more people are redirecting their attention through online shopping. Therefore, for this holiday season, we are offering our clients the option to shop the unique products they are used to from our vendors from the comfort of their own homes.
If you are a vendor interested in joining the online events, please read carefully the description for each event to make sure you qualify as a vendor. There are ten (10) different events we are hosting, so you can choose one or more that are applicable to the products you sell.
- July 18 – 22
~ OPEN for ALL TYPES OF JEWELRY, BATH & BODY, CANDLES, CLOTHES, DECORATIONS, etc. (direct sales vendors accepted)
- October 24 – 28
~ OPEN for ALL TYPES OF JEWELRY, BATH & BODY, CANDLES, CLOTHES, DECORATIONS, etc. (direct sales vendors accepted)
~ OPEN for ALL TYPES OF JEWELRY, BATH & BODY, CANDLES, CLOTHES, DECORATIONS, etc. (direct sales vendors accepted)
~ OPEN for UNIQUE, FINE HAND MADE JEWELRY, CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES and UNIQUE, FINE ARTISANS AND CRAFTERS (direct sales vendors not accepted)
If Interested in joining the event as a vendor, please fill out the form below. Please keep in mind we accept a limited number of Vendors per event.
VENDOR INFORMATION (please read carefully)
Vendor will be officially registered for the event when registration form and payment are received. Registration fee is non refundable as your spot is being held and guaranteed in the event. You must have a website from which customers can purchase the items; the website you provide to us will be used for promotion of your business and general information on your products for the event.
The virtual event will open at 8am and will close at 10pm on the date specified in the registration form. Vendor is responsible for the all information included on their website, including but not limited to pictures, description and other details related to the items presented, as well as shipping and return policy. Vendor must ship the item within 2 days from receiving the order. Vendor is responsible for any returns/ refunds.
For FOOD AND DESSERT VENDORS. The event is created right before Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving Day in order to provide you with the opportunity to sell your food (you can create a special holiday menu), sweets and desserts for the Valentine’s Day dinner. You are responsible for the shipping costs and / or delivery of the items.
HOW IT WORKS:
When a vendor is accepted and registered in the event, depending on the type of vendor they choose to be – featured or not featured, they are assigned a space in the Virtual Marketplace Mall and a presentation store will be created for them.
If Vendor wants to sell their products, vendor is required to have an e-commerce website, an Etsy or Facebook shop, etc., from where patrons can purchase the items. No items will be purchased from our website, nor are we affiliated with any transactions related to vendor’s products. Vendor must submit 2 pictures that they feel best represents their business and, if available, a presentation video (we recommend a presentation video as it has more impact to the public).
If Vendor wants to promote their services, vendor will provide a presentation video and 2 photos of their business to be uploaded in their personal store.
The event lasts for 5 days – Monday through Friday, in which your store and through it, your website with the products will be available for purchases on both our virtual marketplace, as well as in the Facebook event.
If there are 5 vendors or less registered for an event, there will be no virtual marketplace mall, but the event will take place as scheduled on the Facebook event, as listed below:
Facebook event lives and posts:
Vendors are encouraged to use the Facebook event to promote their business and showcase their products, which lead to more sales. Vendors are encouraged to use the outreach we have in order to create more sales. We offer the following:
— 1 hour Facebook Live – Monday and Thursday
— 1 hour Facebook Posts — Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Vendors can go live on Facebook, if desired, on 2 days – Monday and Thursday; schedule for live participation will be emailed once vendor registration closes. Vendors who wish to participate in the Facebook live, need to send us an email upon registration to let us know of their desire to participate in the Facebook live. Vendors are also encouraged to take advantage of the posting capabilities in the Facebook event to promote their business and sell more items.
***Important Note: Vendors must have a Facebook account (business or personal, but we recommend business) in order to go live in the event. Your post will be approved in the event at the scheduled time.
The Virtual Marketplace Mall will be promoted on all platforms as mentioned below, as well as paid advertising though Facebook, but as vendors participating in the event, we ask you to invite your contacts in the Facebook event; the more people, the more sales!!
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION:
- All events will be promoted on Chic Events DC media channels, as well as the Around The World media channels.
- All events will be promoted on the Events in Washington DC, Virginia and Maryland Facebook group – 33,000 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/eventsindmv
- All events will be promoted in the Vendor Events in DMV – 6,500 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtsandCraftsDMVEvents
- All events will be promoted in the Professional Women in DMV meetup group – 6,122 members – https://www.meetup.com/Professional-Women-in-Washington-DC-Maryland-and-Virginia/
- All events will be promoted in the Professional Women in DMV Facebook Group – 500 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/professionalwomendmv
- All events will be promoted Foodies from Around The World Facebook group – 577 members – https://www.facebook.com/groups/foodiesfromaroundtheworld
- All events will be promoted in Around The World Cultural Food Festival Facebook page – 5,400 followers – https://www.facebook.com/AroundTheWorldCulturalFestivalDMV
- All events will be promoted in the 2021 Around The World Cultural Food Festival – 10,500 followers
- All events will be promoted on Chic Events DC Facebook page – 3,300 followers – https://www.facebook.com/ChicEventsDC
- All events will be promoted in the Vendors for Online Events (vendors from all around the world welcome!) – new group just launched December 16, 2020 – https://www.facebook.com/groups/VendorsForOnlineEvents
- All events will be promoted in the Vendors for Online Events (vendors from all around the world welcome!) – new group just launched December 16, 2020 – https://www.facebook.com/groups/VendorsForOnlineEvents
- All events will be promoted in the Worldwide Online Events & Shows – new group just launched December 16, 2020 – https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldWideOnlineEvents
** Note: Members and followers updated on December 15, 2020. These numbers may change as the members and followers of the groups and pages increase. **
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