Internet & Sales

Description
History of internet,its characteristics and reasons for failure,web transaction model,buying and selling on the net

FIRST CUT
E-Commerce & Internet ? E-Commerce
? Use of electronic technology for commerce

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Internet
? Use of www for business

BRIEF HISTORY
40 years old Celebrates 25 years in 1993 ? Two pronged stimulus in 1968
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? Sputnik by Russians ? Disaster Scenario Building

ARPANET sets up in 1968 ? ARPANET Splits in 1980 ? NSF connects 6 supercomputers in 1985
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BRIEF HISTORY
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1989 - World Wide Web
? Set of rules governing library of files ( text,

video etc ) ? Called the Web as a file had pathways to others
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1993 - Mosaic & Netscape - Browsers
? Allow PC users to browse from one file to

another
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1996 - Broad Band

INTERNET IN INDIA
Hotmail & Sabeer Bhatia ? Indiaworld.com & Rajesh Jain ? 1999 boom
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? Bandwagon effect ? No sound business plan ? Over eager VCs

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2000 bust
? US $ 15 billion wiped off

REASONS FOR FAILURE
Low PC Penetration ? High access cost ? Bandwidth ? Security Issues
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REASONS FOR NOT SHOPPING

Shop Far Away ? Is closed during the time convenient for me. ? Is located in an inconvenient place
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INTERNET CHARACTERISTICS

Death of Distance ? Homogenization of Time ? Irrelevance of Location
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BUSINESS & INTERNET
Entrepreneur

Internet
How do I use this to create a business?

Existing Business

Internet
How do I use this to enhance my business?

POSSIBILITIES
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Level 1
? Just a website disseminating information.

Level 2
? Two way information exchange.

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Level 3
? Transaction Facilitation

Level 4
? Transaction Completion

INTERNET BROAD STRATEGY
Bricks & Clicks ( Hewlett Packard ) ? Clicks Only ( Priceline ) ? Clicks & Bricks ( Amazon )
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BUSINESS MODELS

Sales Model ( Amazon ) ? Advertising Model ( Google ) ? Subscription Model ( EBSCO ) ? Brokerage Model ( Auctions )
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BUYING MODELS:TAM (Technology Acceptance model)

Perceived Usefulness Attitude to Use Intention to Use Use

Perceived Ease of Use

F D Davis, MIT, 1986

INTERNET USER MODEL

Experience with The Internet

Short Term Benefits Use of Internet

Facilitating Conditions

Long Term Benefits

James, Maxwell & Gary Klien - Colorado, Lousiana

BUSINESS POSSIBILITIES
Supply Chain Management (SCM) ? Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ? Partner Relationship Management (PRM) ? Sales Force Automation (SFA) ? Marketing Research (MR) ? Brand Building ? Promotions ? Customer Service ? Human Resource Management ? Selling
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SELLING ON NET
Pre-Sale Pre-Call Preparation Prospecting Sales Transaction Order Receiving Order Confirmation Post Sales Payment Follow up Payment Collection

Approach
Presentation Demonstrations Clarification of Doubts

Delivery
Delivery Confirmation

Relationship Management
Merchandise Return

ISSUES
Segmentation & Targeting ? Consumer Behavior
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? Risk, Trust, etc

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Marketing Mix
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Pricing Promotion Products Place

SELLING ON THE NET
?Same segment?

yes

?Same products? ?Same pricing?

Use in sales

?What part of CRBR will it address?

yes
Use in Mktg

No

?What part of Selling Process will it address? ?Do we have the critical mass?

yes
Use Internet?

No

?What resources are required?
?Do we have the resources?

No

?How do we measure success?

WEB TRANSACTION MODEL

Validation of Ability to pay & execution of Secure transactions

Facilitating Partners

Net Based Delivery

Fat Bandwidth
Digital Products on Net Browsing Interface Hard Real World Delivery Channel

E-Customer B2C B2B etc

Source : Own Mfg Dist

Delivery Partners

Logistics

OLD VALUE CHAIN
Sales Executive Dealers / Distributors Supply Side Warehouse / Packaging Cash / Cheque / Draft AD Agency / TV / Paper Demand Side

NEW VALUE CHAIN
Security, Payment Services, Payment Instruments, EDI Physical network requirements- PC, Modem etc, ISP, Satellite etc Network Infrastructure Supply Side

Commerce Infrastructure
Commerce Applications New Intermediaries

Demand Side

Auctions, Market Makers, Brokers, New types of agents

Products, Services, Information, Business Models

NEW VALUE CHAIN

Network Infrastructure Supply Side

Commerce Infrastructure
Commerce Applications New Intermediaries

Demand Side

SELLING DIRECT
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Advantages
? Latest Technology to
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• Dis- Advantages
– Restricts access to those who use this channel – Not a part of retail assortment – No touch & feel factor – Image of firm due to low status of mail order.

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Customers Lower Inventory No Channel Clogging Direct access to customers for cross selling or up selling Selectivity in customer choice Market Research

SOME STATISTICS

INTERNET USAGE IN INDIA
REASONS FOR ACCESSING NET E-MAIL 92%

ENTERTAINMENT
EDUCATION CHATTING JOBS

55%
51% 46% 38%

BUSINESS INFO
SPORTS INDIAN NEWS GAMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS TRAVEL INFO E-SHOPPING OTHERS REAGIONAL INFO

37%
27% 23% 21% 20% 14% 10% 9% 6%

REASONS FOR BUYING ON NET
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Easy to Place an order : Large Selection : Cheaper Products : Faster Service & Delivery : No Sales Pressure : Detailed Info Available :

83% 63% 63% 52% 40% 40%

WHAT DO PEOPLE LOOK FOR?
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Easy to place an order : Large Selection : Cheaper Products : Faster Service & Delivery : Responsiveness No Sales Pressure : Traits Detailed Info. Available :

Convenience Shopping Price

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Personality Low Risk

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