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Article #73: Internet Marketing Drives E-Commerce Success

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The Internet has lead to the birth and site must be strongly aware of
evolution of electronic commerce or technological issues that pertain to such
E-commerce, and with that to the initiations.
development of a feasible internet The potential market that the Internet
marketing strategy by every company. provides has little or no restrictions by
E-commerce has now become a key component either geography or time, and therefore
of many companies in the daily running of poses a huge impact on any company
their business. considering e-commerce in its strategic
Simply defined, electronic commerce is a marketing formulation. Opportunities in
system of online shopping and information e-commerce are enormous, as present
retrieval accessed through networks of growth and development have proved.
personal computers. E-commerce challenges The Internet provides a virtual
traditional organizational practices, and marketplace, providing huge opportunities
opens up a vast array of issues that in the marketing strategies that a
companies must address. company may wish to develop. The trends
In assessing the implications of of internet users and in fact the use of
e-commerce in terms of marketing, it is e-commerce in general is extremely
important to understand its impact in valuable information that the company
respect to marketing strategy must be aware of. By knowing how the
formulation. As the Internet, and in turn advances of the Internet are being used,
E-commerce has developed, and continues a marketing strategy can be focused
to evolve and grow, it is vital that any keeping these ideals in mind.
company, in any particular industry, must By having an understanding of users of
base its strategic planning around such a the Internet and e-commerce resources,
rapidly growing medium. the marketing strategy can be further
However, e-commerce provides companies advanced, and tailored in a favorable
with a unique medium to analyze, direction to the company. Various factors
requiring information relating make-up the analysis of the consumer when
specifically to its environment. addressing both E-commerce and the more
E-commerce ideals place particular tradition means of commerce. Ideals such
emphasis on environmental factors, due to as demographics and cultural influences
the high rate of change and development must be identified when assessing the
it constantly undergoes. characteristic of any market. It is
Technology is ever-changing, and as such important that the users of Internet
E-commerce is absolutely influenced by technology are identified, and the
its evolution. Rapid changes in recent relevant consumer attributes understood.
technological advances have bought about In terms of E-commerce, this aspect of
the Internet and in turn E-commerce, and the environment provides a basis for how
such dramatic evolution is likely to an organization would structure their
continue. In terms of strategic marketing strategies based on the
formulation, technology is a huge issue attributes that make up the general
that any organization must be aware of Internet consumer. Only by careful
when realizing e-commerce's strategic analysis of all these factors can a
implications. For example, an company build a strong and effective
organization thinking of developing a Web internet marketing strategy.






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