Wednesday, 15 February 2017

E Commerce & changing market dynamics




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E COMMERCE


Managers of today are living in challenging times. Business targets had never been more, work pressure and managing the complexities of competition is keeping them on their toes all the time are the rule of todays time
 All those who are able to adapt to the change in the market and able to assimilate along with learn from tomorrow’s technology are able to run the race. Digital technology has changed the business game.
 In the case of courier industry,One can book a consignment from any location to any location in the world and you can use the track and trace feature to track the status of your parcel at any time. This feature has  a huge impact on a business which is sending some important and time bound cargo or document to another location.
it is very clear that the businesses that have adapted to and embraced E Business and E Commerce have managed to be successful  in the industry. Migrating to an E Business environment is not  at all easy and simple. Embracing e business needs Organisations to change their business models, business strategies as well as integrate the business processes with technology.

With times and changing environment they grew to understood and appreciated the need to be Customer oriented and Customer relationship management became a key focus area. Customer centric meant orienting the entire organisation and all its functions and divisions to be responsive to the internal and external customers.
 Being customer centric means re-inventing the business model where technology becomes the driver and the key differentiator. The entire Organisation needs to uplift  itself and graduate to new web enabling platforms where speed, information, visibility and co-ordination of various transactions, working of applications connecting different business processes form the components of the entire business chain.
Speed is the essence of E Commerce.


Why E commerce?
Organisations have begun adapt themselves to the markets and customers so as to improve its product delivery along with Customer relationship and loyalty. However, in a digital economy, they have tostay updated according to the Customer behaviour. The challenge today is not only to tune into the markets but also to anticipate and estimate the behaviour of the customers  in the digital market place and serve the customers accordingly.
For any business, migrating to the new Net Economy has become a  necessity. The Companies which  have successfully managed to change accoeding to Customers on the internet are successful today.
 The key differentiator can be said to be a combination of technology as well as Customer Centric business focus.
In the digital market where the competition, products and services are many, the speed information has become the key differentiator.
E Marketing is different from the traditional marketing. It with the help of technology and data warehousing has enabled  to get to know and address the Customer on an individual basis . The companies are able to reach, recognize and customize the products according to the specific needs of an  individual customer.
Customers buying behaviour and expectations are different, His demands have now changed due speed and information. Social media networks are emerging as the major influencers which  aids  the buyers decision making  and online financial services mechanism also has changed the buyer’s preferences and methods of buying.



Changing dynamics

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With the advent of the internet and big data analysis, organizations are able to use relationship marketing and database mining as a powerful marketing tool to gain success of the organisation This combination of the internet, technology and relationship marketing is also known as customer relationship management.

Customer relationship marketing uses different marketing tools like  direct marketing, relationship marketing and database mining to create useful customer relationship marketing strategy along with looking for the changing market and customers needs.
 Direct marketing serves at delivering product communication and also product themselves to individual customers. It gives the foundation to customer relationship management. The database mining serves as the technology platform needed to store and use consumer related information whenever needed.

The advantage of the internet from relationship marketing is the level of  interactivity. Organizations through email and online chat can establish customer relationships and data collected from this interaction will serve as a base for future product development ,offering and other personalized services.


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