Ebay: Connecting Internationally Slides by Simon (BUBT)
Ebay: Connecting Internationally Slides by Simon (BUBT)
Ebay: Connecting Internationally Slides by Simon (BUBT)
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Summary
1. What are the forces shaping the development of Internet businesses like eBay in the United States? How are these forces similar or different in other countries, such as Japan, China or India? 2. How do the texts terms customization and customerization apply to eBays marketing strategy?
3. How does eBay create value for the members of its community?
4. What marketing recommendations would you make to eBay to help it be successful as it enters the Chinese and Indian markets?
SIMON HAQUE
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Question-1: What are the forces shaping the development of Internet businesses like eBay in the United States? How are these forces similar or different in other countries, such as Japan, China or India?
The forces shaping the development of Internet businesses like eBay in the United States:
Digitalization and connectivity. Customization and customerization. The explosion of the internet. New types of intermediaries.
Customization
Development in technology
MD. SELIM
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Question-2: How do the texts terms customization and customerization apply to eBays marketing strategy?
Customerization: Combination of
operationally driven mass customerization with customized marketing in a way that empowers consumers to design the product and service offering of their choice.
eBays customization: From the beginning, the functions of eBay were customized. Because the software was programmed in a way by which a buyer can easily choose a product which s/he wants to purchase by clicking the category of that product. eBays customerization: Normally, eBay doesnt
follow the customerization strategy. Because the customers (members) have to follow that system which software is programmed by the eBay. There is no chance to fix the terms and conditions by the customers. Although the system is ever upgraded by eBay for gaining the customer satisfaction as well as revenues.
Question-3: How does eBay create value for the members of its community?
Differentiation: They differentiate their market offer from the others by implementing auctions, Buy-it-now pricing system etc.
Targeting: Select the segments that are eager to buy and sell on the online marketplace.
Positioning: Taking position of the market offerings in the mind of the target customers.
Question-4: What marketing recommendations would you make to eBay to help it be successful as it enters the Chinese and Indian markets?
In Chinese and Indian market eBay couldnt able to make the desired turnover. For being successful they might take the following steps:
Venture: They may venture with the other online business site like it in those countries for being more available.
Trading practical item: In china and India people hurried to the site to trade practical items like cellular phones. So they make available this type of practical product on the site.
Reduce formality: Without create an account one cant enter to this site. So, after reducing this formality, people will know this site better from previous and will be transferred to the actual customers from the potential customers. Promotional activities: They can advertise in the popular site such as facebook, yahoo!, skype, bing etc. it also may set billboards on the busy roads or take the sponsorship of international game like IPL for becoming more popular. Reduction of fees: As the promotional activities, firstly they may reduce the entry fee and closing fees in those countries.
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