Internet Commerce Metrics and Models in the New Era of Accountability

Sridhar Jagannathan, Jay Srinivasan, Jerry L. Kalman

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  • Build profitable, sustainable Internet business models
  • Project the impact of your next key decision
  • Evaluate where you stand, where to go next-and how to get there
  • Analyze content development, markets, pricing, and customer acquisition
  • Create infrastructures that add value more effectively

Internet Commerce Metrics and Models in the New Era of Accountability delivers today's best practices for e-business investment and management decision-making, based on real-world case studies and advanced analysis techniques. It gives e-commerce entrepreneurs and decision-makers a comprehensive, up-to-date framework for understanding Internet business models-and desperately needed metrics for evaluating them.

The authors introduce an exclusive five-stack e-business model, encompassing platform, content, community, commerce, and the "services" that add value to them. Using this framework, they construct a complete e-commerce business model, analyzing the economic impact of key choices, and introducing new ways to project the consequences of your decisions. Coverage includes:

  • Content development models
  • Community/market models
  • Pricing models
  • Customer acquisition models
  • Infrastructure models: providing high-value services that support every e-business function

Whether you're an entrepreneur, manager, investor, or consultant, this book's breakthrough framework and analytical techniques will add value to every e-business decision you make.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.

Evolving E-Commerce. Changing Business Models. Connectivity. Business to Consumer (B2C) Commerce. Business to Business (B2B) Commerce. The Intersection of Content and Community. The Emergence of Marketplaces. Price and Pricing Mechanisms. Emergence of Services: Outsourcing as a Way of Life. Customer Acquisition. Goals and Objectives of This Book. Power Tools for the Online Business. Organization of the Book.


2. The Five Stack E-Commerce Model.

The Role of Context. The Internet Platform Stack. IT Platform. Network Platform. Software Platform. Business Platform. The Content Stack. Static Content. Dynamic Content. News. Interactive Content. The Community Stack. Community Elements. Types of Communities. The Business Community. Consumer Community. The Commerce Stack. Big Businesses. Small/Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Community. Individuals. Business-to-Business. Business-to-Consumer. Consumer-to-Consumer. Methods of Commerce. Direct Commerce. The Service Providers.


3. The Internet Platform.

Physical Infrastructure. Facilities. Furnishings. Communications. Infrastructure Example. The Network Infrastructure. Network Layout. Firewall. Routers and Switches. Network Connectivity. Computer Hardware. Outsourcing Server Functionality. Software. Office Software. Enterprise Software. Baseline Measurement for CFA. Application Service Provider. Baseline Measurement for Evaluating ASPs. Illustrative Scenario for an ASP Implementation. E-Commerce Platform. Attraction. Interaction. Transaction. Meeting Content Management Needs. Merchandising. Baseline Measurements for Merchandising. Navigation. Customization. Baseline Measurements for Personalization. Baseline Measurements for Customization. Baseline Measurements for Need. Example: E-Commerce Platform Costs for a B2C Store. E-Commerce Enterprise Architecture. E-Commerce Software Environments. Ten Rules for Choosing and Operating the Internet Platform.


4. The Content Stack.

Content is Valuable. The Nature of Content. Static Online Content. Dynamic Online Content. Interactive Online Content. HealthyInfo.com: An Online Health Site. DigitallyEntertained.com: An Online Entertainment Site. Content Production. Content Sources. Content Management. Content Distribution. Content Aggregation. Content Technology. Content Standards. XML: Facilitating Information Exchange. XML Jargon. Content Management Tools. Content Delivery. Top 10 Questions for Evaluating Content Appropriateness.


5. The Community Stack.

Elements of a Community. The Target Audience. Enabling Interactivity. Monetizing Membership. Community: The Four Dimensions. Assets and Key Drivers. Characteristics of Online Communities. Cost Structures of Online Communities. Revenue Structures of Online Communities. Top 10 Rules for Setting up Online Communities.


6. The Commerce Stack.

The E-commerce Environment. Stores. Role of Offline Retailers. The Hybrid Store of the Future. Marketplaces. Buyer-Centricity. Seller-Centricity. Characteristics of Exchanges. Vertical and Horizontal Exchanges. Pricing on Exchanges. Ecosystems. The Value Stack. CommerceOne. Ariba Commerce Platform.


7. Pricing Models on the Web.

Pricing. The Nature of Markets and Determination of Pricing. Fixed Price. Name Your Price (Bid/Ask). Negotiated Pricing. Auctions. Barter. Dynamic Exchanges.


8. Customer Acquisition Models for E-Commerce.

Basics of Branding. Branding on the Internet. Direct Marketing. Permission Marketing. Affiliate Marketing. Affiliate Marketing Network. Internet Advertising. Characteristics of Online Advertising. Value Considerations. Revenue Basis. Types of Advertising. Analysis of Marketing Effectiveness. Marketing Campaign Elements. Sample Analysis.


9. Application of Business Models.

Business Structure. Evolution of Business Strategy. Strategy: Understanding the Industry. Understanding One's Own Company. Setting the Basis for Change in Strategy. Effective Implementation of Strategy. Business Process Mapping. Choices, Controls, and Consequences. Choices. Controls. Consequences. Modeling an E-Commerce Store. Industry Analysis. Business Process Mapping. Modeling Strategy. Platform Choices. Content Production. Community Development. Commerce Platform. Resource Utilization. Operations Staffing. Customer Acquisition. Customer Acquisition Costs. Enterprise Modeling. Modeling Scenarios and Assumptions. Objectives of Modeling. Results of Modeling. Conclusions.


Appendix.
Index.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

建立有利可圖、可持續的互聯網商業模式
預測下一個重要決策的影響
評估您的現狀,下一步該去哪裡,以及如何到達目標
分析內容開發、市場、定價和客戶獲取
創建更有效增值的基礎設施

《互聯網商業度量和模型在新的責任時代》根據實際案例和先進的分析技術,提供了當今電子商務投資和管理決策的最佳實踐。它為電子商務企業家和決策者提供了一個全面、最新的框架,用於理解互聯網商業模型,以及評估它們所需的度量標準。

作者介紹了一個獨特的五層電子商務模型,包括平台、內容、社區、商業和增值的“服務”。利用這個框架,他們構建了一個完整的電子商務商業模型,分析了關鍵選擇的經濟影響,並介紹了預測決策後果的新方法。內容包括:

- 內容開發模型
- 社區/市場模型
- 定價模型
- 客戶獲取模型
- 基礎設施模型:提供支持每個電子商務功能的高價值服務

無論您是企業家、經理、投資者還是顧問,本書的突破性框架和分析技術將為您做出的每個電子商務決策增加價值。

目錄:
- 致謝
- 1. 簡介
- 2. 五層電子商務模型
- 3. 互聯網平台
- 4. 內容層

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