Located on the ground floor exhibition hall of the Macao Tourism Activities Centre, "Macao Ideas" is the first Macao products display centre set up by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, aimed at promoting products "Made in Macao", "Macao Brand", "Macao Design" and "Sole Distributorship of Portuguese-Speaking Countries Products". "Macao Ideas" welcomes local enterprises to exhibit their products in the centre so as to advertise and promote their products and increase exposure as well as to open up overseas markets. To encourage more enterprises to exhibit their products any enterprise applying or any existing enterprise wishing to renew can get a discount on their exhibition fee if they join "Macao Ideas" during the 16th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (16th MIF) from 20 to 23 October 2011. The centre has displayed over 600 different products from 85 enterprises since its opening on 9 May 2011. The number of visitors both from the business sector and the general public has reached thirteen thousand five hundred from nearly 20 countries around the world.63 business associations have visit "Macao Ideas", more than 800 enquiries about the exhibits as well as requests for business negotiations have been received. The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute will continue launch a series of advertising and promotional activities to build up brand awareness of "Macao Ideas" so as to bring in more business opportunities for local enterprises. So far there have been a variety of promotions, such as producing an exhibitors directory , flyers introducing the four main categories of products displayed in the centre, advertisements in local media to name a few, the Institute is implementing other promotional strategies targeting enterprises in mainland China, South East Asia and overseas, including advertising on the online and printed channels of the Ministry of Commerce People's Republic of China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and popular international E Commerce platforms. Moreover, the Institute is introducing an electronic magazine, a QR Code bookmark for individual exhibitors and website. All aimed at assisting enterprises to penetrate target markets and bring more business opportunities to local entrepreneurs. About Macao Ideas Opening Hours：
Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Closed on Tuesdays and Public Holidays Address: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Ground floor of Tourism Activities Centre Telephone: 853 2870 0620
Fax: 853 2870 0621
Email: macaoideas@ipim.gov.mo
Website: http://macaoideas.ipim.gov.mo
