Convergence of B2C and B2B creates new "Business-to-Everyone" or B2E paradigm

[mandy]

Faced with the demand for greater personalization, B2B e-Business initiatives must now offer features in their customer and partner transactions that were once the domain of B2C offerings.

At the same time B2B buyers want a new, more personal experience, B2C companies are looking to extend their sales models to new as well as existing markets. Like their B2B counterparts, they need to involve multiple suppliers. The net effect is that B2C initiatives require the complex guided selling, configuration and order management capabilities traditionally found in B2B business.

The convergence of B2C and B2B has created a new "Business-to-Everyone" or B2E paradigm where providing consumers with a unique and personalized experience with quick and easy access to the right products and services is the rule, not the exception. B2E recognizes that in an increasingly commoditized product world, more and more customers make buying choices based on a company's ability to satisfy their particular needs; provide complete solutions, which sometimes include multiple parties; and offer the right pricing...

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