P5 Explain how internet marketing has made a selected business more efficient, effective and successful. The opportunities for business efficiency based on the increasing availability of the web technology which gives Perfect Paints all kinds of opportunities to speed up the interactions with both suppliers and customers. Therefore this can lead to a number of efficiencies. Firstly, the supply chain efficiencies is when a business will always be both a buyer and a seller, buying products from other businesses, buying product from others and selling to others or private consumers. A company like Perfect Paints has to buy the materials it used before it can sell finished products.
1. What features of contemporary e-commerce does Groupon Now! utilize? Based on my understanding, Groupon is using a number of contemporary e-commerce features which are listed in the following: * Groupon identifies and targets customers based on their location, needs, and preferences, this represents a good way of online market research. * Groupon provides access to great deals and discounts which are usable at customer's local and/or national companies.
Business model in online education are normally developed around one or more of the following business fields: E2B Education to Business (Corporate E-learning) E2E = Education to Education, University professors other educational institutions E2C = Education to Consumers (E-Learning focusing on the private sector) In addition to generating revenue from online education delivery the school could also benefit from offering advertising slots on their e-learning site. As web traffic increases to the school’s website it may become a target for online marketers seeking prime spots to market their products and services. In my opinion a school website would be take advantage of various advertising revenue
IT/205 Week 1 Checkpoint Instructor: Celesta Blake by Joshua Foultz Difference between IT and IS Information of technology is all the devices, hardware, software, and programs that helps a company in order to achieve their business goals and objects. The Internet has become one of the most useful types of technology that has help business today. It allows them to market, communicate, and ship their products around the world more efficiently and quickly. “Information systems is an integrated set of components for collecting, storing, and processing data and delivering information, knowledge, and digital products”(Encyclopaedic Britannica, Inc, 2012). The difference between the two is information of technology is limited to technology, as information systems is more complex.
The reason they’ve introduced them is because it encourages customers to come back to the store which means they are turning into regular customers, which would definitely benefit the business. Customer support processes for online systems As new technology has been introduced, there need to be customer support and guidance of how to use the product. Nowadays this can be find on internet , on the website of the company where they’ve got the product from where the customer can even send an email directly which can be answered shortly. Another way companies deal with customer’s enquiries is by using the systems where a customer has to ring a specific number and then it comes with option “press 1 if....” ,
The internet offers competitive pricing, easy access and convenience, customers can personalize services. The worldwide web not only features products but also services that allow consumers to pay their utility, credit card, mortgage and car bills online. Customers can search travel destinations and make reservations for airfare, hotels, and rental cars from the comfort of their own home. Technology advancements have made connecting to the internet easier and affordable; many businesses offer hot spots for Wi-Fi access. More and more companies are using the internet to promote new products and services.
Internal and external participants and the use of the internet and access to all supply chain management and business to business management or information, has the capability of initiating a different market plan or changes to a proposal if necessary is made possible. Technology allows businesses to identify demographics, tune into consumers shared experiences and problems and resolutions. Conclusion The problems that Home Depot faces are effectively trying to customize all consumers and value chain needs (The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., 2003-2006). A possible solution for addressing and fulfilling the organization’s mission is to make exceptions instead of following the rules. Home retail improvement products and services in the future will gain efficiencies from procurement, distribution, outsource and reduce transportation cost and take on competitive pressures through development of more new products demanding customizations from business partners.
; if we present them in a slipshod manner they will be perceived as slipshod; if we present them in a creative, professional manner, we will impute the desired qualities. This marketing strategy is reflected not only in all of Apple’s products, but in their retail stores, and now in the online retail stores. The way in which Apple does their online communication is through making their website very interactive. Apple gives its customers two avenues through purchasing their brand. There is the main website, Apple.com and the ITunes store.
What appears to be its strategy? Netscape focused on developing these two products. Netscape Navigator is a web browser, and Netscape’s server software helps create web sites and operate web server. When these two products combine together, Netscape can magnify its strengths in the market. Netscape led the position with user-friendly products and software with enhanced security code that provides confidentiality required to execute financial transactions and to sell advertisements on the Internet and private IP networks.
Thus, employers must establish and develop acceptable use policies that will serve to educate and inform employees about the acceptable use of workplace computers and technology. Restricting Workplace Computer Usage The use of technology and the Internet, in the workplace, offers many new opportunities for businesses. The use of technology and the internet allows many companies to reduce operating costs and expenses, to increase communication with employees and customers, and allows employees to perform their jobs more effectively and efficiently. The establishment of a site on the internet also enables companies to operate on a larger scale and easily expand product lines. However, in addition to using the Internet for work-related purposes, employees are also using the Internet for personal use, whether for sending personal e-mail messages, playing computer games, downloading pornography, shopping online, checking stock prices, or gambling.