DIS 390

Fundamentals of e-commerce

 

 

Assignment 2

Due: June 9, 2003 at 10am

 

If your last name starts with …

Then answer questions 1 to 3 with reference to …

A-D

Ashford.com

E-Z

Landsend.com

 

  1. Evan Schwartz listed nine guiding principles for e-commerce strategies.  Identify and explain the ones that apply to your site.
  2. Summarize the B2C strategies used by your site as described in the attached article from Wall Street Journal.
  3. What other strategies will you recommend your site should explore to turn browsers into buyers and repeated customers?
  4. What lessons do you learn from this site that you can apply to your group project site?

 

Note:  Turn in a printed copy of your answer.