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The technology enabling e-commerce has matured sufficiently. The number of online
retailers indicates society’s acceptance of e-commerce. There is however, still a great
amount of progress that is being in these areas, both in terms of the technology being
developed as well as in terms of the market penetration and method of employment. It
is therefore an area that is rich in E-Commerce Assignment Topics. Because of the
twin issues of maturity and rapid progress, it is very important that careful attention is
paid when an E-Commerce Assignment Topic is chosen. The E-Commerce
Assignment Topic has to be relevant whilst not being in an area that is already well-
known and in practice. This requires a significant amount of awareness of the state of
research in e-commerce, both in terms of technology as well as about what is in
practice. To help you prepare for your Assignment on e-commerce, here are some
suggestions on E-Commerce Assignment Topics that cover the subjects of e-business,
Internet marketing, e-commerce security, mobile e-commerce and e-commerce law.
You can choose 1 (ONE) topic and make the Marketing Plan Report:
Each group prepares an E-commerce marketing plan (in report format) for their
chosen organization which can secure international expansion for the
organisation.
Here are some key points in such a plan with approximate percentage of effort / focus:
Title page
Executive Summary
Contents page
1. Introduction
2. The company
o Analysis of the organisation’s strategic position
o Determination of their competitive strategy
o Critique of their current marketing mix
3. Market selection
o Justify the country/region selection through PESTLE (e.g. ranking of
suitable options based on market attractiveness)
4. Selection of relevant segmentation criteria
o Development of appropriate segments
o screening of segments to narrow down the list of appropriate
countries/regions (choice of target)
5. Marketing plan for the country/region
o Key product/service decisions
o Specific e-commerce strategies
6. Conclusion and recommendations
7. References (APA format)
8. Appendices (Your FULL analyses will go in here, with summaries in the main
report)
Guidelines