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Electronic Commerce. Electronic Commerce Business Model & E-Government. Amn 2012. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES. Define and describe the 9 major e-commerce business models. Identify the differences and similarities among customers and their perception of value in B2B and B2C e-commerce.
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Electronic Commerce Electronic Commerce Business Model & E-Government Amn 2012
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES • Define and describe the 9 major e-commerce business models. • Identify the differences and similarities among customers and their perception of value in B2B and B2C e-commerce. • Compare and contrast developing a marketing mix in B2B and B2C e-commerce.
Introduction • E-commerce is changing everything • Electronic commerce (e-commerce)is a commerce, but it is commerce accelerated and enhanced by IT • Build powerful relationships with customers • Build powerful relationships with suppliers • Build powerful relationships with partners
Introduction • But e-commerce is still commerce • You must have a clear path-to-profitability (P2P), a formal business plan that outlines key business issues such as… • Customer targets • Marketing strategies • Operations strategies • Projected income statement and balance sheet targets
UNDERSTAND YOUR BUSINESS, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, & CUSTOMERS • To be successful, you must… • Define your products and services • Define your target customers • B2B (other businesses) • B2C (individuals) • Define your customers perception of the value of your products and services • Each of your customer is different and has different needs and wants.
Business to Business Marketing • Much more personal • Not usually done with generic ads designed for mass distribution • Often take place in e-marketplaces • Once a contact is made, the relationship must be established • This often requires face-to-face meetings • Must also integrate the IT systems to the supplier business and customer business
Payment Systems • In e-commerce, most money moves electronically • Security becomes very important • There are many ways to make a payment such as:-
E-Business Trend • “E” is certainly changing many things • Many trends in every part of your life • There are Four important ones:-
E-Business Trend – Long Tail • Long Tail – first offered by Chris Anderson; explains e-commerce profitability in terms of a sales curve • Brick-and-mortar businesses carry limited inventory, inventory that is popular • E-businesses can carry huge amounts of “niche” inventory that may only sell a couple of times a year
E-Business Trend – Crowdsourcing • Crowdsourcingis when businesses provide enabling technologies that allow people – instead of designated employees – to create, modify, and oversee the development of a product or service. • All examples of crowdsourcing value • eBay • Facebook • Twitter • YouTube
E-Business Trend – Virtual Good • Virtual good – nonphysical object • Music • E-cards • Toys, weapons, clothes, and accessories you buy in online communities like Farmville and World of Warcraft
E-Business Trend – Mobile Commerce • Mobile computing – your ability to use technology to wirelessly connect to and use centrally located information and software • Mobile commerce – electronic commerce transactions conducted over a wireless device such as a smartphone, laptop, or tablet PC
E-Government • The e-government initiative launched the country into the Information Age. It will improve the government operates internally as well as how it delivers services to the people. • It to improve the convenience, accessibility, and quality of interactions with citizens and businesses. • It will improve information flow and processes within the government, improve the speed and quality of policy development, and improve coordination and enforcement.
E-Government Malaysia • e-Government was initiated with the introduction of the • Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) in 1996 • E-Government seeks to improve the expediency, openness, and • quality of interactions with the public and businesses at large • e-Government is one of the seven flagship applications introduced in MSC
E-Government Malaysia • Main objectives to initiate and accelerate the growth of MSC, to improve national competitiveness, • To create high value jobs and export growth, to reduce digital divide, and • To make MSC a regional hub. • Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMMPU), has been entrusted to plan, implement and monitor the e-Government initiative.