Monday, 10 December 2012
Start An Internet Business From Home
First what do B2C and B2B mean as knowing this will give the most of the answers.
Or the car showrooms who sell complete Ford motors, b2C means Business to Customer or Consumer as in the end user. 1.
B2B means Business to Business as in the suppliers of parts for cars to Ford to make the complete cars. 2.
The customer, b2C deals with business transactions to the end consumer, one. The customer requirement is different for each.
Deals with other businesses as the end customer and so the marketing and selling is different as the target market is different, b2B, the other .
A customer in a B2C relationship may order or buy only one item or small quantities, another difference may be the type of order.
A small family or one man operation may order small quantities but mainly large firms will want to place larger orders and therefore deal with other companies that can supply those type of numbers. Depending on the size and scale of the business, the B2B customer may order on the thousands or millions.
Regularity or guarantee of delivery is also important as JIT or just in time delivery may be required.
B2B may have credit lines and open orders paid by invoice monthly. Cheque or credit card, small companies or end user type customers may use cash, how products are paid for may vary as well.
Contracts etc, business type brochure marketing and sales information, b2B may have a factory. Website etc, catalog, b2C may have a brick and mortar shop, how you browse a product line may be different.
When it comes to internet transactions the type of website will be different.
Tax etc by categories and reviews and allow many items to be added to a shopping cart and finally purchased and paid for with delivery all arranged, price, information, a B2C website may be a portal type website like Amazon allowing the end consumer to search every product available. B2B will concern itself with supply chain management.
The end user never walks into any building itself. Many B2C businesses exist now as just e-commerce websites with just the bricks and mortar being the warehousing and distribution and management.
Electronic goods etc that they stock in the warehouse ready to sell on the website, music, the suppliers of books, the B2B side is their relationship with the suppliers of the goods that they sell via the B2C website, the B2C side is the website, to use Amazon as an analogy again. A B2B business will deal mainly with other businesses.
Sold in the US direct through public or private business auctions or trade deals done over the web, goods may be made in China. Surplus stock can be listed in trade directories and sold to other companies or individuals who want them worldwide. A B2B business may take individual orders from someone who found them on the website and inquired of there goods, technology is now allowing these lines to be blurred to a greater extent.
A new classification is the C2C or customer to customer who may find a wholesaler and sell via their own website or auction to other customers either small businesses individuals.
Apple with iTunes have shown just how big a digital market can grow. The internet is leveling the playing field especially for digital goods that can be delivered online. Some C2C businesses are more efficient and able to sell more goods at a profit than many B2C or B2B companies in the same market.
B2C and B2B and C2C are all interchangeable now to some extent over the internet depending on what you want and how you want it and how much.
B2C and B2B and C2C are all interchangeable now to some extent over the internet depending on what you want and how you want it and how much.
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