BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: E-marketplace

  • an Internet-based environment that brings together business-to-business buyers and sellers so that they can trade more efficiently online.

    The key benefits for users of an e-marketplace are reduced purchasing costs, greater flexibility, saved time, better information, and better collaboration. However, the drawbacks include costs in changing procurement processes, cost of applications, set-up, and integration with internal systems, and transaction/subscription fees.

    There are three distinct types of e-marketplace: independent, in which public environments seek simply to attract buyers and sellers to trade together; consortium-based, in which sites are established on an industry-wide basis, typically when a number of key buyers in a particular industry get together; and private, in which e-marketplaces are established by a particular organization to manage its purchasing alone.

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Tags: e-mail, ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS
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Tags: BNET Editorial, E-mail, Message, Flipside, Online Communications, phone, video clip, patient, workplace, supplier, photograph, strategy, video
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Tags: advertisement, BNET Editorial, database, direct mail, e-mail, e-mail address, e-mail management, Internet, Internet marketing, marketing, newsletter, software, spam, strategy, Web, Web site
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Composing Effective E-mails
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Tags: e-mail, ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS
Articles 2007-02-28
Using E-mail for Special Projects
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Tags: Corporate communications, BNET Editorial, newsletter, e-mail, marketing, tool, sales, graphics, Web site, Web, advertisement
Articles 2007-10-31
E-Learning: For and Against
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Tags: Training, E-L, Rocketry, Learners, E-learning, Training And Certification, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Julian Goldsmith
Blog posts 2009-10-05
Barnes and Noble Nook E-Reader Delayed Due to Demand, Says Company
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Tags: E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc.
News items 2009-11-22
Using E-mail to Negotiate
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Tags: BNET Editorial, negotiation, clarification, e-mail, competitive advantage, environment
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Tags: e-Mail Account, Server, e-Mail Message, E-mail Server, E-mail, Online Communications
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Tags: E-mail, Online Communications, CC Holland
Blog posts 2008-09-22
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Tags: E-reader, Features, Leading Voices, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Jack McKeown
External links 2009-10-15
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Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc.
News items 2009-10-20
Barnes and Noble Debuts Nook E-Reader in Challenge to Amazon
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News items 2009-10-20
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News items 2009-10-20
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Tags: E-reader, E Ink Corp., Company News, Production, Financial Times
External links 2009-10-21
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Tags: E-reader
News items 2009-11-02
Apple iPhone Could Become Next Hot E-Reader, Says Report
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Tags: e-book, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone, E-reader
News items 2009-11-03
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Tags: e-book, Sony Corp., E-reader
News items 2009-08-25
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Tags: Google Inc., e-book, Amazon.com Inc.
News items 2009-09-02
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Tags: E-book Reader
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