New Economy Edge: Strategies and Techniques for Boosting Online Profitability

The aim of this series is a simple one – to help managers create and sustain competitive advantage in the Internet economy. The series pioneers a new generation of business books that take a step back from the evangelical hype surrounding the Web to provide a sound commercial analysis of the opportunities and pitfalls of the e–business environment. The question is no longer whether or why, but how?
Books which deal with e–business topics in isolation miss the point. The hub of the electronic world – the Internet – is primarily an enabling force. It cannot work miracles. The brightest sparks are still those with the best ideas, not the most venture capital or marketing spend. What these books demonstrate clearly is that the old ways of doing business are not redundant, and that application of sound, practical steps that combine both old and new models will go a long way towards ensuring continued business success.
Each title in the New Economy Excellence Series is clear–minded, accessible and aimed at bringing a critical business issue in the new economy into sharper focus. This series is the first of its kind to provide sound practical steps that busy executives can action immediately no matter where they are on the e–business ladder. As befits books concerned with a globalising world, these books take an international perspective. Read the front inside flap to see how you can profit from having a New Economy Edge.

Spis treści:
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Understanding the Nature of Online Business.
Focusing the Profit–Driven Online Business.
Leading and Building the Online Business.
Developing Your Markets to Increase Profitability.
Internet Pricing.
Developing an Internet Sales Strategy.
Building Brands and Customer Loyalty.
Using the Internet for Profitable Product Innovation.
Suppliers and Supply Chains: Reducing Costs and Adding Value.
Managing Know ledge to Enhance Profitability.
Financial Techniques to Reduce Costs, Minimise Risk and Boost Profits Online.
Resource Building: The Key to the Competitive Online Business.
Online Solutions: Delivering Profitability.
References.
Bibliography.
Subject Index.

Nota biograficzna:
JEREMY KOURDI is responsible for The Economist Conferences activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This includes London and Vienna conferences with a combined total of 46 events in 2000–01. Jeremy started his career with Longman, before joining Reed–Elsevier. During 1992–3 he was Business Operations Manager with what is now the CIPD. From 1993–6 he was Head of Publishing at The Institute of Management, and was then Publishing Director for the Hawksmere Group, as well as working as a consultant with IBC Conferences, London Business School, IMD and ING Barings. He has an MA in International Relations, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is author of a number of business books.

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The aim of this series is a simple one – to help managers create and sustain competitive advantage in the Internet economy. The series pioneers a new generation of business books that take a step back from the evangelical hype surrounding the Web to provide a sound commercial analysis of the opportunities and pitfalls of the e–business environment. The question is no longer whether or why, but how?
Books which deal with e–business topics in isolation miss the point. The hub of the electronic world – the Internet – is primarily an enabling force. It cannot work miracles. The brightest sparks are still those with the best ideas, not the most venture capital or marketing spend. What these books demonstrate clearly is that the old ways of doing business are not redundant, and that application of sound, practical steps that combine both old and new models will go a long way towa rds ensuring continued business success.
Each title in the New Economy Excellence Series is clear–minded, accessible and aimed at bringing a critical business issue in the new economy into sharper focus. This series is the first of its kind to provide sound practical steps that busy executives can action immediately no matter where they are on the e–business ladder. As befits books concerned with a globalising world, these books take an international perspective. Read the front inside flap to see how you can profit from having a New Economy Edge.