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Candybell make a splash on Burke's Backyard

Gippsland's latest e-commerce success

By Emma Kae - 4th June 2002 - Back to News

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A brand-new Gippsland website has taken a successful running leap into the world of e-commerce within its first days of life.

Candybell is the secret weapon of local green thumbs with something spectacular in their garden. Gippsland’s specialist grower of the beautiful, bell shaped Lapageria plant, grown in Gippsland’s Mountain ranges.

Candybell felt that they could improve the impact of their specialist business within their target market by widening the channels of communication and placing themselves in a position where they could be found by consumers from all over the world.

Little did Candybell know that while only days into publication online, the orders would already be coming through, following national exposure on last Friday’s episode of Burke’s Backyard! Click here to visit the Burkes Backyard website.

It is not a miracle, but an example of what Gippslanders can achieve online. Contact us with your success story by clicking here.

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