exam 1 (e - commerce) Flashcards
What is a significant rise in retail sales in 2020 and 2021?
increase of 14.4 % in its peak
What is a continuous growth of E-commerce retail sales from 2018 to 2027 (expected)
Online sales have been continued growing and are expected to have 1.72 trillion dollars which is 20% of retail stores
What is US sales trend?
Amazon ranks number 1 on sales followed by walmart and apple
Definition for E-commerce
digitally commercial transactions between organizations and individuals
Definition for E-business
the use of the internet or electronic data interchange
Definition for commercial transactions
the exchange of value (money) across organizational or individual boundaries in return for products and services
Difference between E-commerce and E-business: Which one has a broader meaning?
E - business has a broader meaning that is an umbrella term of all business being done online.
Ex:
marketing their products online to attract customers to their brick and mortar store.
What is dotcom (company)?
conducts business primarily through a website and internet key component in its business.
What is dotcom bubble?
stock market bubble that was caused by speculation in internet based business from, 1995 to 2000
8 Unique Features of E-commerce Technology
- Ubiquity
- Global reach
- Universal standards
- Richness
- Interactivity
- Personalization (custom
- Social Technology
- Information density
what is Ubiquity?
available everywhere
What is Global reach?
reaches across national boundaries
What is Universal standards?
shared by all nations and differ from one nation to the next
What is Richness?
online merchant to deliver marketing messages video, audio, and text messages
What is Interactivity?
technology allows two way communication between merchant and consumer
What is Personalization (custom)?
allows personalized messages to be delivered to people and groups
What is Social Technology?
users create content consumed by large audiences on social network platforms
What is Information density?
amount of information to all market becomes less expensive with higher quality
What is the type of e - commerce called B2C?
business selling to consumers
ex: amazon, priceline, Zara, Realisation
What is the type of e - commerce called B2B?
businesses selling to other business and is the largest form of e commerce
ex: amazon business, allbaba.com
What is the type of e - commerce called C2C?
consumers sell to each other
ex: airbnb, craigslist, ebay
What is the type of e - commerce called C2B?
individuals sells good and services to companies
Ex: upwork, fiverr, scripted
What is On-Demand Economy?
digital transportation in which companies are providing products and services on their doorstep
ex. Instacart, lyft, doordash
What are the 4 P’s of e - commerce strategy?
product, prices place, and promotion
What is product?
physical item or service sold
What s price?
the amount customer pays for product
What is place?
the need to have products or services available in many locations
What is promotion?
any means to spread word about product
What is product driven?
focus on products and services sold by the company and works well when its from particular product categories
ex. Office depot, staples
What is customer driven?
websites designed to meet needs sharing common characteristics
What is market segmentation?
Divides potential customer into segments by customer characteristics
What is demographic?
age, gender,income,race
What is geographic?
zip code, where they from, city, country
What is psychographic?
values,goals,needs,hobbies
What is Behavioral ?
purchasing habits, brand interactions
What is micro marketing?
Is the practice of targeting very small market segments
What is the usage based market segmentation?
Customizing experiences to match behavior patterns of buyers and shoppers
What is the five stage model of customer loyalty?
- Awareness stage
- Exploration stage
- Familiarity stage
- Commitment stage
- Separation stage
What is the awareness stage?
message should inform
What is the exploration stage?
how product world and encourage switching brands
What is the familiarity stage?
customers to purchase or request a call
What is the commitment stage?
reinforce goods feelings and remind customers to buy
What is the separation stage?
customers not targeted in ads
What is MCKinsey and company’s SIX behavior categories?
- Simplifiers
- Surfers
- Bargainers
- Connectors
- Routiners
- Sporters
What is simplifiers?
use internet to make their lives easier and with convenience
What is surfers?
use internet for wide purposes among buying products
What is bargainers?
internet for combination of shopping to find deals
What is connectors?
internet newcomers to connect and communicate to offline brands
what is routiners?
internet as regular source of info and aren’t online shoppers
what is sporters?
focus on sports and entertainment and use it for info
What is touchpoints?
are online and offline customer contact points
What is touch point consistency?
goal of providing similar levels and quality service at all touch points
What is search engine marketing?
A digital marketing strategy in search engine results pages
What is the top search engine providers?
Google, Miscorsoft, Bing, Yahoo
What is the pay per click? PPC
primary type of search engine advertising
What is the click through rate? CTR
1-4 percent with an average of 2 percent
What is the search engine optimization? SEO
The process of improving the ranking of web pages with search engines
What is a banner ad?
rectangular object on a web page that displays graphic which includes the link
What is a rich media ad?
interactive features that engage with uses by animations where the ad expands to a size bigger and smaller or even a video
What is a video ad?
tv like advertisement that appears as in page video commercial
What is email marketing?
Can be a powerful element of advertising
What is a affiliate marketing?
A form of marketing where a firm pays a commission to other websites (blogs as well) for sending customers their websites
What is pay for performance?
The affiliate gets paid only if users click on a link a purchase a product
What is direct competitors?
companies offering the same products, they sell the same types of target market
ex: zara and mango (fast fashion) OR everlane and reformation (sustainable)
What is indirect competitors?
companies with different products that target same types of clients
ex: mc donald vs dominas pizza OR netflix vs tik tok