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- Online group buying advantages and disadvantages - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongOnline group buying is one mode of e-business, which takes advantages of internet. Group buying obviously offers a large number of deals for both the merchants and consumers, who can benefit from each other as merchants can earn more from more customers at certain time and customers can ...
Views: 5981 - Difference between traditional business and e-business - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2011 from James DongCompared with traditional business, online business is just a selling mode, which can not change traditional business completely or ruin or replace traditional business. Compared with traditional business, online business can not separate from logistic services as all the products must be ...
Views: 3965(1 vote) - Hong Kong improves regulation on online shopping - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongHK consumer council announced the contents of online shopping complaints. While some cases are in the grey area so the disputes cannot be resolved under the existing law. Online shopping is more and more popular, so the government should improve relevant regulatory provisions to keep ...
Views: 2345 - E-commerce advantages against traditional business - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from James DongE-commerce strikes a blow to traditional business mode. E-commerce is not a perfect mode as it has its rooted advantages and disadvantages, compared with traditional business. Traditional business can not operate 24 hours a day, which may increase cost definitely and the real shop has a ...
Views: 2211 - B2C,B2B, C2C or group buying online e-businesses have bright future - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2011 from James DongPeople may choose B2C websites to do online shopping because the products are sold at lower price at the same quality level as products sold at real shops. Companies may choose B2B websites to buy something in wholesale mode or to do foreign trade business on the platform. People may ...
Views: 1908 - E-commerce is the international mega trend - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from James DongE-business is to utilize internet as the platform and take advantage of information technology and communication tools to develop economic activities. It has changed traditional business mode, it aims to increase foreign trade business or domestic business trade and reduce cost of the trade. ...
Views: 1731 - 8 Steps in B2B e-business transaction - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from James DongGenerally speaking, there are 8 steps in B2B e-business transactions. The first step, commercial customers placed the order to the seller, they must send “user orders”, which includes product name, product amount, and other details about the product. The second step, the seller should ...
Views: 1666 - IBUonline applied cloud computing in B2B business for the first time in China - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from James DongSince the concept of cloud computing is proposed, it has drawn wide attention to discuss how to apply cloud computing in IT industry or in e-business field. It is a big breakthrough to apply cloud computing in e-business industry. IBUonilne is the first e-commerce enterprise who has applied ...
Views: 1425 - E-business future - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from James DongWe can see individuals and companies prefer online business. Individuals prefer online shopping to scrap bothers of hanging out and companies prefer online business development which could cut down cost greatly. E-business is growing rapidly so there are more and more e-business websites on ...
Views: 1387 - Problems may hinder e-business development - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongThe first element is policy and law. Generally speaking, Chinese national informationization policy is not complete, especially for e-business. Many policies are not clear or transparent and relevant laws or regulations or standards have not been established. Coordination between different ...
Views: 1346 - B2B business platform software store - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from James DongWe all know traditional B2B business platform only providing information collecting and information releasing services. When the B2B business participants need software, they may enquire software company to develop software according to their needs. In fact, specialized software company ...
Views: 1309(3 votes) - Luxury watches sold well in China but after-sale services lagged behind - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongIn China, the sellers of luxury watches do not take the responsibility to fix them, which is one of the reasons for complaints about luxury watches. Most luxury consumers are not satisfied with the after-sales service for luxury goods and only 16 percent of consumers said their complaints ...
Views: 1295 - Talk about e-commerce industry future and B2B business development outlook - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from James DongE-commercial business has emerged on the market and B2B business is booming now. People may have different views on B2B business development. Some people are holding wait-and-see attitude towards B2B business, some people are upholding the attitude that B2B business must reform. Some people may ...
Views: 1247 - B2B e-business news on Alibaba.com privatization - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongAlibaba is controlled by mainland entrepreneur Jack Ma Yun and Alibaba has gone public in Hong Kong. Now Jack Ma decided to buy out the minority shareholders of Alibaba.com for HK$18.39 billion. Hong Kong stock exchange has confirmed the news and two firms have jointly signed documents. ...
Views: 1204 - Five big trends for B2B business development - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from James DongAccording to IDC research report estimation, B2B e-business market in Asia-pacific will grow at a high rate of 59.1% annually. Due to large market prospect and low technology threshold, B2B attracted many network elites to join the industry in China. In recent two years, the market has been ...
Views: 1173 - Taobao is claimed for selling fakes - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from James DongTaobao is the China’s biggest online retail shopping platform, which has been favored by many youngsters. According to an industry source, Taobao was working with Swiss watchmakers Tissot, Omega, Rado and Longines to help mainland police to crackdown selling knock-offs products. According to ...
Views: 1161 - Trade show is a good platform for SMEs - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from James DongSMEs are trying to develop foreign trade through different channels. SMEs can find out more e-business valuable information on some e-business websites, such as B2C，B2B platforms, and IBUonline is a B2B foreign trade platform dedicated on helping SMEs on foreign trade procedures including ...
Views: 1133 - Online group buying in HK and mainland - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongHong Kong’s group-buying market only got lackluster receptivity from the city residents, compared with other cities or markets. It is figured out by a group-buying service provider in HK, saying the defective in group buying for HK residents can be concluded to printing out online purchase ...
Views: 1093 - Good communication, mobile phone applied in B2B business - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from James DongPeople communicate with each other through language or body language, or email. But if there is a long distance between the two parties, the communication mode will be conducted in other modes such as internet, telephone, email. When we do business, we need high efficient ways to communicate ...
Views: 1083(3 votes) - E-commerce war begins, 30% of e-commerce enterprises go bankrupt - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from James DongThere are more and more e-commerce enterprises seeking funds to run e-business at present, on the contrary, more and more small and medium sized enterprises go bankrupt. According to Shenzhen e-commerce industry association statistics, nearly 30 percent of e-commerce enterprises were phased ...
Views: 1072 - Comparison of online business and traditional business - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from James DongHave you ever heard an exhibition fashion show without any garments, while the exhibition opened a new channel for traditional garment factory? The miracle is completed by an online business platform. In marketing theory, channel, products, price and marketing are combined as the most ...
Views: 1070 - Ule E-Commerce will have a bright future - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from James DongTom Group is the media conglomerate controlled by Li Ka-shing. It is said that it will cooperate with China Post to pour their joint venture into the mainland's e-commerce infrastructure services provider for online retailers. Beijing Ule E-Commerce is the venture that Tom and China Post set ...
Views: 1043 - Online business and traditional business - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from James DongHave you ever heard an exhibition fashion show without any garments, while the exhibition opened a new channel for traditional garment factory? The miracle is completed by an online business platform. In marketing theory, channel, products, price and marketing are combined as the most ...
Views: 1035 - Advantage outweighs disadvantage of e-business - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from James DongE-business has changed our lives and working mode. Buyers and sellers could go to some e-business websites due to the advantages of e-business they may have experienced already. They could view products and compare price among same kind of products. Not all the websites have their own ...
Views: 1029 - B2B online marketplace provides many benefits for importers and exporters - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from James DongB2B means “business to business”, and nowadays, many B2B web portals emerged in china and abroad. B2B online marketplace is a platform that web viewers could find out through search engines. Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, importers and exporters gathered to meet on the website. They ...
Views: 1013 - Traditional shoemaking industry finds new approaches - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from James DongAccording to statistics, shoemaking industry’s export volume tripled to $4.7 billion in 2011 from just $170 million in 1999. Wenzhou is located in Zhejiang province and it has advanced shoemaking technology and the city has contributed a lot in shoemaking and export to foreign countries. ...
Views: 997 - Foreign trade business mode changed on B2B platform - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from James DongIn the past, the most important thing which hampered the process of foreign trade business 30 years ago was distance. Buyers spent more time on traveling and spent more money on communication; Sellers also can not save the similar costs for the business development. Telephone and fax made ...
Views: 964 - B2B e-business company also watches European debt crisis - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from James DongThe amount of the second quantitative easing by the European Central Bank wasn't 1 trillion euros (HK$10.44 trillion) as predicted by those most upbeat. But the 529.5 billion euros was still modestly higher than the average forecast by the markets immediately before the ECB announcement, as ...
Views: 953 - Innovative technology in B2B business from IBUonline - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2010 from James DongNowadays our lives have changed and many things became simplified. For example, we will not wait too long for any mails just like twenty years ago, since we have emails to make the communication more simplified and more quickly. Mobile phone and internet really changed our lives and helped a ...
Views: 924 - Skills for article marketing for a comprehensive portal - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from James DongArticle marketing is emerging now as it could save cost and manpower cost. Article marketing is different form other marketing method. Here are several skills: First you can not write an article concentrated on your company keyword or repeating the website, which looks like an ...
Views: 916 - Mobile phone is a great tool for e-business and foreign trade - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from James DongIBUonline is a B2B foreign trade platform, which is planning to move on mobile phones. In china nowadays more and more people have their own mobile phones, which are generally used for calling other people or sending messages. In fact, when internet service provider cooperated with ...
Views: 894 - Alipay to give new terminals to B2C merchants - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from James DongAlipay is China's biggest provider of online-payment services provider with a large number of registered members in China. It is popular for China online shopping netizens. We can see many online shoppers prefer using Alipay to make payment and Alipay has been cooperating with many ...
Views: 884 - Surviving shoes in industry to go online - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from James DongShoes industry is improving productivity by modernizing plants. Wenzhou is a coastal city where many shoes factories are located. We can see several decades ago, thousands of small-scale shoemakers in Wenzhou set an example for the country on how to earn export dollars. But now they need ...
Views: 884 - Brand cooperation advertisement - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from James DongIt will take several years or several generations’ efforts to establish a good image of certain products. Brand image value can not be assessed easily even though the products disappear from the market. Advertisement and be effective everywhere since the image logo can be printed in ...
Views: 880 - Toy making industry development trend - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from James DongAs the mainland market is evolving rapidly, mainland consumers are more aware of the importance of toy product design and safety, so local toy makers have no choice but creating their own brands. China local toy makers should undertake business transformation from original equipment ...
Views: 873 - Credit problems in e-business and counter-measures - by Submitted on May 27, 2011 from James DongCredit system is the basic norm for any business activities. It plays more important role in e-business transactions. Because of many realistic problems, credit crisis is very serious in Chinese e-business industry. In recent years, e-commerce has emerged in the global foreign trade ...
Views: 859 - Software applied in B2B business - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from James DongWhen you do international trade business; you may need different software to manage your working procedures and improve the efficiency. You may need software to follow up the production conditions after you place the order. You may need software to trace up the shipment when the goods ...
Views: 850 - Foreign trade business risks - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from James DongWhen you do foreign trade business, you should think about some risks in the process, such as political risks, foreign credit risks, transportation risks, foreign exchange risks. For domestic market business, the payment may be settled in 30 days, while the period may last to 90 or 180 days ...
Views: 818 - B2B online marketplace provides many benefits for importers and exporters - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from James DongB2B means “business to business”, and nowadays, many B2B web portals emerged in china and abroad. B2B online marketplace is a platform that web viewers could find out through search engines. Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, importers and exporters gathered to meet on the website. They ...
Views: 815 - B2B platforms need to improve credibility in trade - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongDuring the "two sessions" in 2012, Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce has pointed out that China e-commerce trade volume has reached ￥6 trillion， accounting 13% of GDP; retailing e-business ( B2C, C2B, C2C) has reached ￥0.8 trillion. The industry has been deemed as the most potential industry. ...
Views: 808 - How can B2B come out from predicament? - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongAffected by global economic uncertainties, the whole B2B industry in China is experiencing profit shrinking and revenue decrease, the number of customers who quit B2B websites has increased. Some B2B e-business companies have laid off some staff to cut down business operation cost. ...
Views: 802 - B2B e-business mode trend in the near future - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2011 from James DongComprehensive foreign trade business platform is the mega trend of B2B business platform development. As the popularity of internet, search engine is also becoming stronger. Regarding information, search engine could obtain more valuable information. Regarding cost, search engine is ...
Views: 798 - E-business era, modern logistics face new opportunities - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from James DongThe emergence and booming of e-business has a far-reaching influence on modern logistics industry. Under the background of e-business, suppliers’business coverage may expand to a wider range and commodities sales mode and consumers’purchase mode have changed. Logistics has become a very ...
Views: 798 - Opportunities and problems that B2B portal faces - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from James DongB2B business is emerging in China and the industry is facing some problems and opportunities now. Here are only two points I could figure out for discussion. Main hostility to B2B industry comes from those companies who are not willing to provide price information and refused price ...
Views: 791 - Group buying complaints, consumers did not suffer any losses - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from James DongThree are some complaints for group buying online shoppers. Group buying company “24 Quan” offers a great discount for certain products, which attracted many buyers who must pay online in cash. However, the organizer refunded to the buyers after one month. In the process, the organizer ...
Views: 789 - Online group buying complaints as illegal fund raising - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from James DongSome group buying companies launched activities that products can be sold in a large group and the price is much lower than that on retail market. The group buying is different from other online business modes since it will take a long time from paying for the transaction and receiving the ...
Views: 784 - How to establish competition barrier in E-business - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from James DongOnline sales are facing a big question, which is how to establish a competition barrier to prevent rivals adopting the same kind of marketing skills to promote products. A survey shows that some enterprises who offered qualified services can increase adhesiveness to customers, which can ...
Views: 766 - Sharing experience between customer representative and me - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2011 from James DongMany new models of economy emerged now and payment through different means may hide credit crisis. I know the status quo of India market because I have ever been a reseller there. The following is my experience with a customer representative when serving the terminal customer. Daily ...
Views: 766 - More and more luxury watches complaints - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from James DongLuxury watches received the most complaints among all the luxury items in China last year. There are 46 complaints relating to watches in every 100 cases, bags and clothes, luxury cars and jewelry luxury products are also highly complained. The World Luxury Association, releasing a ...
Views: 761 - B2B business platform strives to develop international customers - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from James DongForeign trade business companies always try different means to develop more and more international customers and expand their business in foreign countries. But it takes a long time to find a good business partner in foreign country. It is highly suggested that you could visit IBUonline ...
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