The Impact and Benefits of Internet on Marketing Mix

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Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 5(9): 1784-1789, 2011 ISSN 1991-8178 The Impact and Benefits of Internet on Marketing Mix Mehdi Naimi Nezamabad D ِ epartment of Management, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran Abstract: Few things have dramatically and immediately impacted our lives and the way many businesses operate more than the development of the Internet. The ways that some marketing activities are performed have changed as businesses have turned to e-commerce. The Internet provides opportunities for an organization to enhance its business in a cost-effective and practical manner. That is, the Internet can be used to conduct marketing research, reach new markets, serve customers better, distribute products faster, solve customer problems, and communicate more efficiently with business partners. The benefit of Internet marketing includes the improved flow of information, new products and customer services, improved availability, improved market transparency. To design and implement a successful e-marketing program, a number of theories, applications, and technologies must be carefully analyzed and understood. In this article the investigator is going to considerer the best Internet marketing ways for the success of business. The main objective of this article is nothing but understanding the impact of Internet on different marketing areas such as product development and service provision, promotion, pricing and distribution channels. In the article it is demonstrated that when manufacturers connect directly with consumers and shorten the distribution channels, inefficiencies can be eliminated, product delivery time can be decreased, and manufacturers can build closer relationship with consumers. Consumers use the Internet to reduce costs, find products otherwise unavailable, or increase their shopping

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