Marketboomer News

6 new hotels on Marketboomer

Marketboomer would like to welcome six new properties to the Community. The new hotels are located in VIC, SA and NSW. 

- Citigate Mount Panorama Bathurst Hotel (Mirvac Hotels & Resorts)
- The Sebel Deep Blue Warrnambool (Mirvac Hotels & Resorts)
- The Grand Hotel Melbourne (Erdi Group)
- Urban St Kilda (Erdi Group)
- Four Points Geelong (Erdi Group)
- InterContinental Adelaide (IHG)

If you would like to know more about how to trade with these hotels please visit the following websites:
Mirvac's Supplier Info Website
IHG's Supplier Info Website
or call customer support on 1300 666 044.

Urban Hotels - Stylish Aussie pads break the mould of typical travel

A trio of Australian hotels proves there’s no match for designer style, as it takes the ambitious step to become completely independent.

Urban Hotels, which boasts a portfolio of three elegant properties in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, broke away from tourism giant Accor on 30 June to establish itself as an exclusive stand-alone hotel group.

Owned and operated by businessman Les Erdi, Urban Hotel Group was formed in 2007 and comprises of Urban St Leonards on Sydney’s North Shore, Urban Brisbane on Wickham Terrace, and Urban St Kilda on Fitzroy Street. The chic properties draw a young, professional crowd, who are swayed by location – being in the coolest neighbourhoods – and the little touches that are truly unique.

Decadent delights satisfy the senses at each location – from the independent restaurants serving edgy Australian cuisine, the hip cocktail bars providing the perfect post-trip hang-outs, and Apple internet access throughout the properties, down to the subtle sounds wafting from Bang & Olufsen sound systems and the gentle scent of Urban’s signature lavender.

This is a brand that prides itself on providing ultra-chic designer havens, intimate atmospheres, with personal service and extreme attention to detail.

“Punch-out” coming into its own with MB Suppliers

A Punch-out Introduction:

Punch-out transactions started occurring in 1997 and enable buyers to select items from a supplier’s online catalogue through Marketboomer. Supplier’s catalogues which are setup for this buying process are known as a Punch-Out catalogue.

A buyer can technically use Marketboomer to maintain a connection to their supplier’s system to source and pick products. The relevant information about the transaction can then be passed directly to Marketboomer while being held at the supplier side until the necessary order approval work flow takes place.

Benefits and features include:

a) Single Access to Multiple Systems;
b) View Suppliers images, specifications and content.

“A number of supplier systems already support this protocol including popular Marketboomer suppliers such as Bidvest, Corporate Express, New Creation Print, OfficeMax and Paper & Print Direct.”

July Breaks New Order Record: 28,105 POs in Australia

With an increase of 1,300 POs above the last record, Marketboomer is experiencing a positive trend for online ordering.

Despite the tough economic situation businesses need to continue purchasing goods. However the way they are ordering has changed over the last 12 months.

 

Firstly, we have experienced an increase in control mechanisms which ensures that only necessary goods are purchased after they have been signed of by the responsible authorities.
The second major trend is bundling procurement through one single platform to avoid maverick purchasing and maintain control at the same time.

Suppliers that are already connected to Marketboomer have an advantage as their way of receiving orders hasn’t changed. They will continue to get POs in the familiar and standardised way.

If you would like to know more about control mechanisms and OpenPO in Marketboomer, please call us on 1300 666 044.

IHG Indonesia

Marketboomer launches a new branch in Indonesia

Yet a new branch has been added to the Marketboomer Global Network.

InterContinental Hotel Group is the first customer in Indonesia to place orders on Marketboomer. Their first hotel that went LIVE was The Holiday Inn Resort Baruna Bali which is located at the southern tip of the island and right in front of a white sandy beach. This newly opened hotel comprises of 195 guest rooms, a Tea Tree Spa and beachside restaurants.

The hotel will be using all Marketboomer functionalities, such as Inventory, Invoicing, Recipe Costing, Workflow and OpenPO to ensure full compliance from the start.

Welcome to the Marketboomer Family.

Marketboomer International Wins ‘Innovation of the Year’ at the TECOM Investments Pearl Awards

Marketboomer, the hospitality eProcurement specialist, is delighted to announce that it is the winner of the ‘Innovation of the Year’ award at the recent TECOM Investments Pearl Awards in Dubai.

These awards are designed to recognise new benchmarks in operational excellence and foster a culture of industry best practices within TECOM’s knowledge clusters, simultaneously contributing to Dubai's status as a leading knowledge-based economy. Marketboomer’s Managing Director, Declan Monahan, says, “This award is a tribute to hospitality companies in the UAE who were among the first in the world to embrace our technology to buy better and reduce costs. At the same time, we have provided a platform which gives suppliers access to a much larger marketplace resulting in a win/win for everyone.”
Since setting up in Dubai Internet City in 2004, Marketboomer’s technology has been adopted by leading UAE companies including Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

From left to right: Michelle Caimol-Patron, Lani Guarin, Miroslaw Lapinski, Jani Rossouw, Sylvia Bird, Declan Monahan (Managing Director), Candice Atkinson, Chris Webb (Director of Operations)

A supplier case study: Wet Fish, Dubai

“Getting used to the system took time. We had to be flexible but now that we understand the system, we can make it work to our benefit", Jacky Allan, Executive Director

Wet Fish Trading LLC supplies fresh fish to the UAE’s luxury hotel and high-end retail markets.  Since choosing to supply some customers via Marketboomer in 2005, Jacky and Mark Allan have learned to use Marketboomer’s supplier features to increase their profitability and grow their business.

Click here to download the full case study.

Holiday Inn "Refresh" - World's largest hotel re-branding ever

Holiday Inn Potts Point in Sydney to receive the first order from China

 
With the world's largest re-branding of 3300 Holiday Inns taking place over the next two years, the purchasing infrastructure in ANZSP is already laid.

"Using Marketboomer to roll out the new brand standards couldn't have been easier for me" Todd Heatly says.

"From shower curtains to Mattress toppers, no need to retain hundreds of users how to access the new products. We simply created two product lists in Marketboomer, added the new products and attached the suppliers... the system does the work."

By using Marketboomer everyone was familiar with the workflow and order process. Even though orders are going to suppliers in China they are still approved by the necessary authorities before they are sent.

"Price updates are performed in one location, which saves me from constantly updating Excel Lists and sending them to all Holiday Inns",said Todd Heatly,IHG.

National Small Business Awards 2009

Congratulations!

Marketboomer is a finalist of the Irish Small Firm Association Business Awards!

Dublin-headquartered Marketboomer has developed a truly global business by taking a step-by-step approach to R&D and opening new markets, from Dubai to China.

Click here to read the full article.

“Marketboomer has made our purchasing processes so much faster and easier .”

Craig Bradbery (right), Hotel Manager The Swanston Hotel Grand Mercure, Melbourne

Tony Pizzamiglio (left), Marketboomer's Business Development Manager, would like to take this opportunity to welcome Craig Bradbery and his teams at The Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure and The Mercure Welcome in Melbourne as the newest Marketboomer users.

Craig’s primary focus in implementing Marketboomer is on process efficiencies and control over his sites purchasing activities. Craig’s properties are part of the ERDI Group of Hotels which are managed and branded under the Accor Umbrella. This means that Craig’s properties take advantage of established Accor contracted pricing as negotiated by the specialised procurement team based at head office. With pricing taken care of, Craig is using Marketboomer to drive compliance to these contracts and for structured internal approvals and workflow. Marketboomer provides a simple interface for all of his team members and ensures nothing slips through the cracks.

As well as using a number of exisiting Marketboomer enabled suppliers, The Swanston Hotel and The Mercure Welcome have introduced ten new suppliers to the Marketboomer platform in the Melbourne area. We look forward to rolling out additional ERDI properties with the strong business case being established at these two properties.