Discussion #7
WELCOME to the discussion for WEEK 7. Please respond in complete sentences for each question, unless directed to do otherwise, demonstrating in your reply that you have read the material in order to receive full credit.

Topic 1: E-commerce

This week is all about E-commerce.

Discussion:
E-commerce is a natural byproduct of an Interconnected world. In order to claim their share of growth from the highly lucrative and evolving ecommerce landscape, businesses are under a lot of pressure to devise e-commerce strategies that are effective.
Question #1:
Select and respond to ONEof the following questions:

-Describe at least THREE marketing ideas that could improve the growth of businesses.

-Discuss at least three pros and cons of E-commerce for the consumer.

-Discuss at least three pros and cons of E-commerce for businesses.

-What are the driving factors that have resulted in the growth of E-commerce within the last decade?

-How has the increase in E-commerce changed the way in which products and services are marketed?

-Do you believe that social commerce is here to stay? Will it work simultaneously with e-commerce? Justify your answer with support from this week’s readings.

Topic 2: The Amazon Empire

This week you viewed a slideshow titled How Amazon Controls Ecommerce: Amazon.com the Hidden Empire.

https://techcrunch.com/2011/05/11/how-amazon-controls-ecommerce-slides/

Discussion:
Amazon is a prime example of the power of eCommerce.

Question #1:
What topic stood out to you the most in this presentation?

Minimum Topic Response: Word Count = 70 (per topic). Your response is required to be AT LEAST 70 WORDS long.
NOTE 1: Please make sure you answer EACH item and LABEL each item (#1, #2, #3, etc) so that I can easily check that each item has been answered.