E-commerce and Interactive Communications Methods
E-commerce
E-commerce means carrying out of trade and commerce (including
shopping) via electronic means. E-commerce can be sub-divided into
business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer
transactions. E-commerce is sometimes known as e-tail, e-trade or
e-business.
There are a number of different uses of e-commerce. E-commerce can be
used for marketing of goods and services; retail of goods and
services; customer service and supply chain management (also known as
E-procurement).
Advantages of e-commerce:
* The ability to reach a wider market
* The ability to find information on competitors and to compete with
larger businesses on an equal basis
* Lower operating costs
* The ability to buy as well as sell goods on the internet
* Being faster than traditional retailing
* Cost savings on marketing and promotion, e.g. producing fewer
brochures
* Offering more choice than traditional retailing
* Establishing better customer and supplier relationships
Disadvantages of e-commerce:
* Staff- technical staff are an expensive resource
* Building a customer base is expensive
* Distribution- it is difficult when delivering orders to customers
within a reasonable time period
* Quality- online products should be equal in standard to the
offline products
* Expensive to set up e-commerce systems
* Risk of fraud
Interactive Communications Methods
Interactive media is defined as the following: ‘A new
telecommunication system designed to permit two-way communications
between televisions or computers in one location with software stored
on a central computer. Can also allow individuals in distant locations
to communicate, teach, or learn from one another’.
Examples of interactive communications methods include
CD-ROMs; letters, memos and e-mails; the intranet; one-to-ones;
meetings; phone calls and videoconferencing calls.
Advantages of interactive communication:
* The opportunities it provides for feedback
* The greater degree of confidence it provides that the message has
been understood
* The recipient can to some extent control the pace of the
communication
* The message can be tailored to better meet the recipient’s needs
The Internet is the primary interactive media for advertising. It has
recently affected many areas of promotion, with interactive
advertising, creative sponsorship, sales promotion, public relations,
database marketing and prestige value of having a website.
There are a number of other Internet resources which can be used to
promote a website. Some of these are mentioned below:
* Discussion lists- are a method for individuals to network with
others on a particular topic
* Webcasting- this is when subscribers list topics of interest and
new information is sent directly to their to their computer screen
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