Pune: Under the terms of the MOU, D&B will provide MCCIAs members, D&B’s Online Trust Solutions, a new suite of solutions that enables them to display a D&B D-U-N-S RegisteredTM online profile of their business to their prospective business partners, at a special discounted annual fee.
Establishing credibility with a new business partner is a challenge faced by most companies today. A company’s website is one of the first sources a new business partner will visit in order to gain more information on a company. However, the current market environment has given rise to a variety of factors that limit a company's ability to build trust in the authenticity of the information it displays on its website.
D&B India, with its proven expertise in providing business information and risk management solutions, is the ideal third party to provide the required authentication to Indian businesses. D&B's Online Trust Solutions (OTS) are an innovative suite of solutions that help position businesses as 'trusted' and 'credible trading partners'.
Mr. Kaushal Sampat, Chief Operating Officer, D&B India, signing the MOU said, “Availability of relevant, verified information on prospective business partners is the key to enhance and encourage global trade. International buyers especially, insist on validated, unbiased information on their trading partners. The D&B D-U-N-S Registered profile assists businesses to build trust and insight with customers on the web by displaying verified and validated information through D&B Trust Seals.”
“The signing of this MOU further reiterates Dun & Bradstreet’s commitment to facilitating the interface between Indian businesses and their domestic and global customers and buyers. We are pleased to partner with an association of the stature of MCCIA and look forward to a long and fruitful association”
Speaking at the signing of the MOU in Pune Mr Anant Sardeshmukh—
Mr. Mukesh Malhotra, President, MCCIA said, “ D&Bs Online Trust Solutions (OTS) are an innovative suite of solutions that help position businesses as 'trusted' and 'credible trading partners in the online universe. This assumes greater importance in today’s globalised, free economy. Business and trade is developed, nurtured and expanded on the trust between the business partners. This authentication from a world known organization like D&B, would definitely help the SMEs from Pune region to transcend the country business borders and become global operators.”
About D&B Online Trust Solutions:
D&B's Online Trust Solutions (OTS) are an innovative suite of solutions that help position businesses as 'trusted' and 'credible trading partners' in the online universe.
D&B Online Trust Solutions cover the following services:
D&B D-U-N-S Registered TM : An electronic mark displayed on your website, in the form of a logo. A click on the logo, displays information about your company that has been verified and validated by D&B.
D&B D-U-N-S Registered - Electronic Certificate Solution TM: Helps companies that do not have a website to capitalize on the opportunities available online. D&B dedicates a unique webpage to the company on its own website. This webpage contains the D&B D-U-N-S Registered Logo TM which displays the company's validated profile when clicked. A company can also use the link to this webpage as a signature in its emails and in all its marketing and corporate communications.
Benefits of D&B Online Trust Solutions
By using D&B D-U-N-S Registered or Electronic Certificate Solution, companies can:
Market their credibility and authenticity online since the profile is hosted on D&B's own site.
Enhance confidence of their potential customers/suppliers/
Stand out in the age of information explosion and differentiate themselves from peers that have not opted for D&B D-U-N-S Registered TM.
Increase export / import opportunities as a result of increased visibility and transparency.
Attract more attention from the worldwide market by getting listed on the D&B Global Database.
Shorten the decision making cycle of one's potential customers by proactively displaying information before companies seek in-depth D&B Reports on them.
About Dun & Bradstreet (D&B): Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB), the world’s leading source of global business information, knowledge and insight, has been enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for 167 years. D&B’s global commercial database contains more than 150 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B’s proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which transforms the enormous amount of data collected daily into decision-ready insight. Through the D&B Worldwide Network – an unrivalled alliance of D&B and leading business information providers around the world –customers gain access to the world’s largest and highest quality global commercial business information database.
Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions to mitigate risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions to analyse markets, locate prospects and increase revenue from new and existing customers; D&B Export Marketing Solutions to gain significant insight into overseas markets and increase sales; D&B Financial Education Solutions to facilitate professional growth and excellence among their executives and D&B Economic Analysis Group to derive pragmatic and solution-oriented analyses of strategic economic and business developments, thereby aiding informed decision making.
D&B features on FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired Companies Industry List, ranking first in the Financial Data Services category. D&B ranked first in the areas of employee talent, financial soundness, long-term investment, quality of management and use of corporate assets. D&B has achieved this distinction for the fourth consecutive year.
About Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA),
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) is a premier industry association with over 2500 members from different sectors like Automotive and Auto Ancillaries, Electronics, Agribusiness, Information Technology, Bio-Technology, Environmental Technologies, Chemicals, etc. It is one of the most active Chambers of Commerce in India catering to Pune and around region. It has been catalyst for economic development of Pune and has continuously strived to make Pune a global business destination.
The Chamber renders service to its members not only in giving assistance and advice but also in representing - at the ministerial and departmental level - the views of its members. The Chamber represents on various committees of the Government at local & national level, where issues relating to Trade, Industry and Commerce are taken up. MCCIA, during its over seven decades of service, has promoted Trade, Industry and business from Pune and has also been instrumental in promotion of various institutions like Bank of Maharashtra, The Pune Stock Exchange, The Container Freight Station as well as in development of three industrial estates at Hadapsar, icc and Pune-Satara Road.
The Chamber has 32 Committees headed by reputed experts in various areas of interest to the industry such as Agriculture, IT, BT, Foreign Trade, Electronics, Finance Sector, Defence Supplies, Polymer, etc. Each of these Committees has a specific mission statement and strenuous efforts are being made by these sub-committees to achieve the objectives set for it.
