The E-Commerce Book - Building the E-Empire

The E-Commerce Book - Building the E-Empire

von: Steffano Korper, Juanita Ellis

Elsevier Reference Monographs, 2000

ISBN: 9780080518800 , 263 Seiten

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The E-Commerce Book - Building the E-Empire


 

Cover

1

Contents

6

Preface

14

Chapter 1. Setting the Vision

16

Market Predictions

16

Defining Vision

18

Traditional Business Vision vs. E-Vision

20

Business Model Basics

25

Chapter 2. Know Your Customers

36

Know Where to Start

37

Who Is on the Web?

38

Speaking the Global Language

45

Access Issues

50

Targeting the Best Shoppers

51

Chapter 3. Marketing and Branding

56

Know What You're Up Against

57

Plan for Acquisition Costs

59

Search Engines and Directories

60

Advertising Banners

66

Online Classified Advertisements

69

Message Boards

69

E-Mail Newsletters

70

Links on Other Web Sites

72

Newsgroups

73

Discussion Lists

73

Traditional Media

74

Press Releases

75

Just Give It Away!

76

Branding for Success

77

Marketing and Advertising Agencies

78

Chapter 4. First Impressions May Be Everlasting

82

Focus on Essentials

84

Easy Is Everything: Use Wide, Consistent Site Design

85

Present Interior and Exterior Links Well

87

Reliability Counts

87

Tackle Your Overall Look

88

Use Graphics and Layouts Well

91

Keep Text Readable

92

Make Fonts Enhance a Site, Not Detract from It

93

Make Your Pages Easy to Skim and Revisit

93

Make Your Visitors Feel Confident

94

Use Your Resources: Professional Design Agencies

95

Revisit Your Vision Statement and Goals

97

Chapter 5. Keep Your Customers

98

Service with a Smile

99

Quality, Service, Cleanliness

103

The Customer Is Always Right

106

Thank You, Please Come Again

107

An Ounce of Prevention

110

Be Neighborly: Chat and Discuss with Your Customers

111

Would You Like Fries with That?

112

Keep Your Hands above the Table

113

Personalize for Better Service

116

Customers Now Control the Relationship

117

Chapter 6. Fulfillment Channels That Work

118

Why Does Fulfillment Seem So Difficult Today?

119

Know Your Customers' Expectations

121

Know Your Shipping Options

122

Tackle Other E-Fulfillment Issues

129

Engage New Technology

130

Find E-Fulfillment Solutions

131

E-Fulfillment Supply-Chain Management

133

Plan for Spikes

136

Chapter 7. Choose Your Payment Systems

140

Payment System Categories

141

Credit Cards: Web Leaders in Payment Systems

149

Enable Electronic Payments

151

Ensure Online Transaction Security

155

Additional Security: The Secure Sockets Layer

157

Help Customers Trust You

158

Chapter 8. Know Your Infrastructure

162

Overview of Components

162

Content Management

173

Network Architecture

179

Chapter 9. Selecting the Right Commerce Package

184

Determining Your Needs

185

Evaluate Vendor Solutions

189

Ease of Modifications and Extensions

200

Scalability

201

Partners

201

Customer Base

202

A Final Reminder before You Buy

203

Chapter 10. Secure Your Investment: Security Threats and Solutions

204

Network Threats

206

Security Policies and Procedures

209

Separating Your Net from the Net: Firewalls and Proxy Servers

214

Encryption

218

Authentication and Access Control

221

Viruses

222

Chapter 11. Get Ready for Wireless!

226

From E-Commerce to M-Commerce

227

The Devices... Now, Then, and in the Future

228

Wireless Portals

232

Who Are the Players? Carriers vs. Internet Service Providers

234

What Will Happen?

235

Wireless Internet Convergence: Merging Technologies

239

Advancing M-Commerce Applications

241

Case Study: Year 2005

243

Make Your Plans

243

Note to Readers

243

Chapter 12. Commit to Never-Ending Improvement

246

The Dell Story

246

The eBay Story

247

The Amazon Story

248

The JCPenney Story

248

The Bid.com Story

249

Think! Think! Think! What's Next

249

Index

256