Thursday, January 15, 2009

e-commerce and e-tailing

Buying and selling of products or services across electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks is known as Electronic commerce or e-commerce. There has been a significant increase in the amount of trade conducted electronically with the increased use of Internet.

Online retailers or e-tailers have a vast electronic commerce presence on the World Wide Web.

E-commerce can be divided as follows:

* Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the business-to-business exchange of data & information

* E-mail and fax these days is majorly used as a media for reaching prospects and established customers (for example, with newsletters)

* Business-to-business buying and selling

* The security of all the business transactions

* E-tailing or "virtual storefronts" on Web sites with online catalogs, brochures are sometimes gathered into a "virtual mall"

* The gathering and use of demographic data through Web contacts

Benefits of Ecommerce Services

* The facility is available round the clock.

* Purchasing goods is extremely easy and user friendly

* Payment for goods and services can be made immediately

* Increase in your profit and turnover

* Overheads can be reduced

* Transactions can be processed quicker

* Prices can be quickly updated

* More secure than a check

For further information on our Ecommerce Marketing Service, Contact Multiple Zones India Pvt. Ltd. (http://www.mziservicesinc.com) in New Delhi, India.