The BizRate.Com Guide 2001


Book Description

With content and ratings derived from the experiences of thousands of online buyers, The BizRate.com Guide distills a vast amount of information about the best Web sites for online shopping into a friendly, practical format. Three million consumer-satisfaction surveys provide assessments of sites that are organized into categories from Apparel and Accessories to Home and Garden and Travel Reservations.For each best site the book provides a brief profile, an overall satisfaction score, icons showing the categories of products sold, and customer quotes. It also contains an introductory essay and an indexing system showing the top merchants in each category.







Vault Guide to the Top Internet Industry Employers


Book Description

Vault brings its famed journalistic, insider approach to internet industry employers. The Guide provides business profiles, hiring and workplace culture information on top employers, including About, Agency, Amazon.com, America Online, Ask Jeeves, Google, EarthLink, eBay, HotJobs, Level 3 Communications, Priceline, Terra Lycos, Yahoo!, and more.




Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology


Book Description

Over one billion people use the Internet globally. Psychologists are beginning to understand what people do online, and the impact being online has on behaviour. It's making us re-think many of our existing assumptions about what it means to be a social being. For instance, if we can talk, flirt, meet people and fall in love online, this challenges many of psychology's theories that intimacy or understanding requires physical co-presence."The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" brings together many of the leading researchers in what can be termed 'Internet Psychology'. Though a very new area of research, it is growing at a phenomenal pace. In addition to well-studied areas of investigation, such as social identity theory, computer-mediated communication and virtual communities, the volume also includes chapters on topics as diverse as deception and misrepresentation, attitude change and persuasion online, Internetaddiction, online relationships, privacy and trust, health and leisure use of the Internet, and the nature of interactivity.With over 30 chapters written by experts in the field, the range and depth of coverage is unequalled, and serves to define this emerging area of research. Uniquely, this content is supported by an entire section covering the use of the Internet as a research tool, including qualitative and quantitative methods, online survey design, personality testing, ethics, and technological and design issues. While it is likely to be a popular research resource to be 'dipped into', as a whole volume it iscoherent and compelling enough to act as a single text book."The Oxford Handbook of Internet Psychology" is the definitive text on this burgeoning field. It will be an essential resource for anyone interested in the psychological aspects of Internet use, or planning to conduct research using the 'net'.




The Definitive Guide to Customer Relationship Management (Collection)


Book Description

A brand new collection of powerful insights into building outstanding customer relationships… 4 pioneering books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! 4 remarkable eBooks help you develop rock-solid, high-value long-term customer relationships: levels of loyalty you thought were impossible Today, rock-solid long-term customer relationships are the holy grail of every business -- and they seem just as elusive. But such relationships are possible: great businesses are proving it every day, and reaping the rewards. In this extraordinary 4 eBook set, you'll learn how they do it -- and how you can, too, no matter what you sell or who your customers are. First, in Managing Customers for Profit: Strategies to Increase Profits and Build Loyalty, internationally respected marketing expert V. Kumar presents a complete framework for linking your investments to business value - and maximizing the lifetime value of every customer. Learn how to use Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) to target customers with higher profit potential…manage and reward existing customers based on their profitability…and invest in high-profit customers to prevent attrition and ensure future profitability. Kumar introduces customer-centric approaches to allocating marketing resources…pitching the right products to the right customers at the right time…determining when a customer is likely to leave, and whether to intervene…managing multichannel shopping… even calculating referral value. Next, in Smart Retail: Practical Winning Ideas and Strategies from the Most Successful Retailers in the World, Richard Hammond presents remarkable new case studies, ideas, strategies, and tactics from great retailers worldwide. Discover new ways to use data to drive profit and growth… do more with less… leverage technology to develop highly productive and innovative remote teams… create your ultimate retail experience! In Inside the Mind of the Shopper: The Science of Retailing, the legendary Herb Sorensen reveals what customers really do when they shop, ripping away myths and mistakes that lead retailers to miss huge opportunities. Sorensen identifies simple interventions that can have dramatic sales effects, shows why many common strategies don't work, and offers specific solutions for serving quick-trip shoppers, optimizing in-store migration patterns, improving manufacturer-retailer collaboration, even retailing to multicultural communities. Finally, in The Truth About What Customers Want, Michael R. Solomon demystifies today's consumers, revealing what they want, think, and feel. Then, based on his deep truths about consumer behavior, he presents 50 bite-size, easy-to-use techniques for finding and keeping highly profitable customers! From world-renowned experts in customer behavior and retail performance V. Kumar, Richard Hammond, Herb Sorensen, and Michael R. Solomon




Measurement in Marketing


Book Description

Measurement in Marketing is built to provide a state-of-the-art discussion of current topics in measurement and deepen readers’ appreciation of the fundamental role of measurement in empirical research in marketing.




Discovering Computers 2001


Book Description

With the latest edition of this classroom success, Shelly and Cashman have successfully blended coverage of cutting-edge technology with core computer concepts to make learning about computers interesting and easy. Discovering Computers 2001: Concepts for a Connected World fosters online course development with its integration of the World Wide Web and enhanced end-of-chapter material supported by WebCT and CyberClass.




Plunkett's Infotech Industry Almanac, 2001-2002


Book Description

InfoTech being any technology that moves or manages voice, data or video - whether that movement be via wireless methods, fiber optics, traditional copper wire, telephony, computer network or emerging methods. Each industry segment & the most outstanding corporations within those industries are featured. It includes dozens of tables, indexes by product, services & geography, plus corporate rankings for sales, profits & research budgets. Complete profiles on Plunkett's InfoTech 500 Firms include companies in telecommunications, software, hardware, on-line services, information management, systems integration, outsourcing & more.




e-Business - A Jargon-Free Practical Guide


Book Description

'e-Business: a jargon-free practical guide' presents a clear, second-generation account of how your business can harness the latest technology to flourish in the transformed commercial climate of the 21st century. With its emphasis firmly on the business and marketing implications of new technology, this book adopts a hands-on, practical approach, systematically demonstrating how and why businesses should adapt their operations to make the very most of the exciting opportunities available. In simple, jargon-free language, it addresses such vital questions as: * What is e-business and how does it fit into the corporate landscape? * How should marketers adopt e-marketing and why? * What are the processes and stages of developing an e-business strategy? * What are the key issues you will face and how will you overcome them? * What about legislation? * Who is doing e-marketing and e-business well and badly? 'e-Business' is packed with case-studies from well-known international companies, examples, screen grabs, relevant models and checklists. Each chapter meanwhile contains handy hints and tips, examples, exercises and a summary to consolidate learning and highlight key points. Informative, pertinent and easy-to-use, the book is ideal for students on relevant courses or those undertaking in-house training, and is absolutely essential for any practitioner needing a hands-on guide to strategy and best practice in today's altered commercial environment.




BTEC National Business


Book Description

Following on from Book 1, this student book covers the various options from BTEC National Business to ensure that students have almost everything they need to complete their Certificate or Diploma.