Gmarket·Auction Hold Membership Enrollment Event for Young Entrepreneur Farmers

Gmarket and Auction are conducting a membership subscription promotion for business customers called 'Smile Club Biz,' exclusively for young startup farmers.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Gmarket and Auction announced on the 26th that they are conducting a membership promotion for young startup farmers targeting business customers with the exclusive membership ‘Smile Club Biz.’ After joining, members can enjoy benefits worth over 100,000 KRW even by spending just 1 KRW.

Smile Club Biz is a newly launched membership service as of the 10th, expanding the benefits of the premium membership ‘Smile Club,’ which was previously aimed at individual customers, to business customers.

There is a sign-up event for young startup farmers. If you join Smile Club Biz and purchase products worth more than 1 KRW using the young startup farmer voucher by May 31, the first 300 customers will receive 10,000 Smile Cash, which can be used like cash on Gmarket and Auction. Entry is automatic upon payment, and winners will be announced on June 29 through the young startup farmer cafe bulletin board.

Additionally, during the same period, if you use the young startup farmer voucher to make a payment between 300,000 KRW and less than 500,000 KRW, you will receive 10,000 Smile Cash; for payments of 500,000 KRW or more, you will receive 20,000 Smile Cash. These benefits are provided at 100%, and are issued separately on Gmarket and Auction.

The basic benefits provided upon joining Smile Club Biz total 11 types. The annual membership fee is free for one year upon first sign-up, and members can purchase a ‘100-won deal’ as a welcome gift for the first time after joining. The 100-won deal includes products suitable for keeping in the office, such as toilet paper (3 packs), ramen (30 packs), A4 paper (2,500 sheets), and coffee mix (100 sticks). A discount coupon pack offering up to 90,000 KRW off monthly is provided, and members can purchase one of eight products each week at 50% off. In addition to exclusive special deals, members receive an immediate 2,000 Smile Cash upon joining, highest customer grade discounts, daily same-day delivery discounts, free Smile Delivery shipping, and daily delivery discounts.

An eBay Korea official said, “Smile Club Biz has received enthusiastic responses with over 20,000 new sign-ups within ten days of opening,” and added, “We plan to continuously introduce various benefits that will help business customers, not only young startup farmers, in the future.”