Get Ready to Buy Local Products, This is What’s New at Pertamina SMEXPO 2021
Jakarta, October 9, 2021 – Local products enthusiasts have to get ready soon. Because PT Pertamina (Persero) in its support for the Proudly Made in Indonesia Movement (GBBI) also launched a virtual exhibition of Pertamina SMEXPO MSMEs on 12-14 October 2021 by accessing the PERTAMINA SMEXPO website at www.smexpo.pertamina.com for free. This event, which will be held for the second time, will present an online shopping experience that cannot be found anywhere else.
It still remains in our memories that at the Pertamina SMEXPO event in 2020, various brilliant achievements were obtained. Starting from the MURI record as a virtual exhibition with the most product choices in Indonesia. That are as many as 1780 products from 100 fostered partners and 5 sectors. Fashion, culinary, handicrafts, agribusiness, and furniture with a total of 32 thousand visitors.
“These visitors do not only come from Indonesia. At least 38 countries have visited, with the most visitors besides Indonesia being America (483 people), Singapore (73 people), as well as Australia, the Netherlands and others from the continents of Europe, Asia, America, and Africa," said Acting. Senior Vice President of Corporate Communication & Investor Relations of PT Pertamina (Persero) Fajriyah Usman.
According to Fajriyah, the Pertamina SMEXPO event is a golden bridge for MSEs to be able to sell their products to the domestic and foreign markets. This year, Pertamina SMEXPO 2021 activities will be held with a more fresh and up-to-date concept. “Starting from the graphics, convenient in shopping, to various benefits for the MSEs participants,” she added
In terms of the number of participants, this year Pertamina SMEXPO will collaborate with more participants by presenting an exhibitor of up to 1,000 business actors in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and the Indonesian E-Commerce Association (IDEA). Besides being able to be accessed virtually from 12-14 October 2021, the Pertamina Show Case will also be held as part of Pertamina SMEXPO 2021 offline on 15-17 October 2021 at the Kota Kasablanka Mall, Jakarta.
A number of competitions and quizzes are also going to be presented on this year’s Pertamina SMEXPO program that can be followed by the general public. One of them is the TikTok Competition, more information can be seen on Instagram @gen_umkm social media. Whereas to access Pertamina SMEXPO 2021 you can visit the website www.smexpo.pertamina.com.
“Let's support Indonesian MSEs to rise from the COVID-19 pandemic impact by buying local products, one of which is by visiting Pertamina SMEXPO 2021. If you are interested in helping Indonesian MSMEs and dare to be cool throughout Indonesia, do not forget to register on the Pertamina SMEXPO website and look forward to the Grand Launching of Pertamina SMEXPO 2021 on October 12, 2021,” she stated.
One of the visitors who experienced the shopping sensation at Pertamina SMEXPO last year, Yanti (30 years) expressed her satisfaction in shopping. Because the product choices available are quite diverse. “All you have to do is choose a product, contact the seller, pay, and the goods will be shipped quickly. So there is no need to leave the house to get these quality local products,” she said.
Pertamina SMEXPO 2021, is a form of Pertamina's consistency in promoting and supporting economic growth following the achievement of SDG (sustainable development goal) point 8 in providing job opportunities as well as implementing ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-based programs throughout the operational region.**