Post PNG’s ventures further in E-commerce space

Caption:   Post PNG Philatelic Manager Banian Masiboda

By MATTHEW VARI

Sunday, May 29, 2016 (Sunday Chronicle, PNG)

WITH E-commerce (Electronic marketing) touted as the next evolution in the economy- Post PNG has continued the evolving of its business activities online in response to the changing business environment.

Philatelic Manager Banian Masiboda revealed this week at the launch of stamps for the Bank of Papua New Guinea on their e-commerce project, launched in May 2015, as a response to the dramatic drop in mailing service demand.

“Now that we are able to put our heads above water with our recent launched online shop, our e-commerce project,” Masiboda said.

“People are not sending letters anymore now and it as really affected our business, which has not been going very well.”

“With the innovative ideas of the e-commerce project now- we are able to have collectors from all around the world clicking 24 hours a day purchasing our stamps.”

He said with the success of the online stamps selling overseas, the second phase of the e-commerce project will come online, the Post Shop, where entities have been invited to be a part of for an e-commerce trading platform.

“We have currently entities like Ela Motors, UMW, Daltron, Fone Haus on board, so clicking onto the Post PNG website, you will be able to purchase products from other establishments as well.”

“The good thing you do not have to be in Port Moresby to do that- if you are in Lae, Alotau, Hagan you can be do that from the comfort of your home.”

“The first phase was the Post Stamps, second phase is the Post Shop where we have invited other organizations to come in, and third is the Post Market where you can be able to sell your pair of shoes, cars, in an e-commerce platform.”

He also revealed the final phase of their e-commerce project being the Post Box concept.

“Now when you go to post offices like that at (Boroko Foodworld)Waterfront you pay for a mail box, automatically when mail is delivered in it they press a button and your phone is alerted so you do not have to burn fuel all the way to the Post office for nothing just to check.”