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Follow the Yellow Brick Information Follow the Yellow Brick Information Superhighway Superhighway 1 ©1999 Gary Green Gary Green Gary Green Author of the book by the same title Author of the book by the same title Co-founder of 4Dshopping.com Co-founder of 4Dshopping.com Founder e-shortcut.com Founder e-shortcut.com Super Affiliate” LinkShare.com Super Affiliate” LinkShare.com Former Director of Internet Business, Smith-Gardner & Associates Former Director of Internet Business, Smith-Gardner & Associates Pay No Attention to Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the the Man Behind the Curtain Curtain Navigating The Yellow Brick Information Superhighway Navigating The Yellow Brick Information Superhighway The Day-to-Day Realities of The Day-to-Day Realities of Doing Business on the Web Doing Business on the Web

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Page 1: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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1©1999 Gary Green

Gary GreenGary GreenAuthor of the book by the same titleAuthor of the book by the same title

Co-founder of 4Dshopping.comCo-founder of 4Dshopping.comFounder e-shortcut.comFounder e-shortcut.com

““Super Affiliate” LinkShare.comSuper Affiliate” LinkShare.comFormer Director of Internet Business, Smith-Gardner & AssociatesFormer Director of Internet Business, Smith-Gardner & Associates

Pay No Attention to the Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the CurtainMan Behind the Curtain

Navigating The Yellow Brick Information SuperhighwayNavigating The Yellow Brick Information Superhighway

The Day-to-Day Realities of Doing The Day-to-Day Realities of Doing Business on the WebBusiness on the Web

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2©1999 Gary Green

                           

Imagine how Imagine how different different Radio would Radio would have been if have been if Marconi had Marconi had controlled controlled content and content and how we surfed how we surfed channelschannels……

Bored Yet?Bored Yet?

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3©1999 Gary Green

We Might Have Heard:.- /  ..-. .. .-. . -.-- /  .... --- .-. ... . /  .-- .. - .... - .... . /  ... .--. . . -.. /  --- ..-. /  .-.. .. --. .... - .-.-.- /  - .... ..- -. -.. . .-. .. -. --. /  .... --- --- ..-. /  -... . .- - ... .-.-.- /  .- -. -.. /  .- /  .... . .- .-. - -.-- /  .-..-. .... .. -....- -.-- --- /  ... .. .-.. ...- . .-. .-..-. .-.-.- /  .-. . - ..- .-. -. /  .-- .. - .... /  ..- ... /  -. --- .-- /  - --- /  - .... . /  - .... .-. .. .-.. .-.. .. -. --. /  -.. .- -.-- ... /  --- ..-. /  -.-- . ... - . .-. -.-- . .- .-. /  - .... . /  .-.. --- -. . /  .-. .- -. --. . .-. /  .-. .. -.. . ... /  .- --. .- .. -. .-.-.-

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4©1999 Gary Green

Instead of hearing:Instead of hearing:

And who And who knows when or knows when or IF IF television television would have would have come along?come along?

““A fiery horse with the speed of light. A fiery horse with the speed of light. A cloud of dust; and a hearty "Hi-yo A cloud of dust; and a hearty "Hi-yo Silver". Return with us now to the Silver". Return with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear; the Lone thrilling days of yesteryear; the Lone Ranger rides again.Ranger rides again.””

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5©1999 Gary Green

Marconi-like nerds Marconi-like nerds have created the have created the rules and format rules and format for web content…for web content…

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6©1999 Gary Green

..ignoring the expertise of ..ignoring the expertise of the greatest merchandisers the greatest merchandisers and marketers in the history and marketers in the history of the world…of the world…

AmericanAmerican

RetaileRetailersrs

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7©1999 Gary Green

And you wonderAnd you wonder

WHY?WHY?•Only 1% of retail sales come Only 1% of retail sales come from the internet; while more from the internet; while more than 19% come from than 19% come from catalogs catalogs (Forrester Research & eMarketer compared to Goldman Sachs retail market)

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8©1999 Gary Green

And you wonderAnd you wonder

WHY?WHY?• Yet 34% of the US homes Yet 34% of the US homes have internet access have internet access (Neilson Media Research 1999)

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9©1999 Gary Green

The techno-nerds make The techno-nerds make consumers learn new rules and consumers learn new rules and we ignore the experience of we ignore the experience of merchandisersmerchandisers……

……Just as if youJust as if you’’d been required d been required to learn morse code to listen to to learn morse code to listen to radio.radio.

http://www.???http://www.???oror

..-. .. .-. . -.-- /  .... --- .-. ..-. .. .-. . -.-- /  .... --- .-. 

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10©1999 Gary Green

MillionMillionss

of Dollarsof DollarsHave been spent on shelf-Have been spent on shelf-planning, product placement, planning, product placement, floor layout; and consumer floor layout; and consumer behavior tracking…behavior tracking…

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11©1999 Gary Green

links; http; www; cookies; ssl; server

side includes; java; click here; scroll

down; boolean; search engine; submit;

tcp/ip; asp; html; home page; browser;

bookmark; links; http; www; cookies;

ssl; server side includes; java; click

here; scroll down; boolean; search

engine; submit; tcp/ip; asp; html;

home page; browser; bookmark; links;

http; www; cookies; ssl; server side

includes; java; click here; scroll down;

boolean; search engine; submit; tcp/ip;

But with the But with the new new on lineon line rules these rules these

investments investments are…are…

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12©1999 Gary Green

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13©1999 Gary Green

links; http; www; cookies; ssl; server

side includes; java; click here; scroll

down; boolean; search engine; submit;

tcp/ip; asp; html; home page; browser;

bookmark; links; http; www; cookies;

ssl; server side includes; java; click

here; scroll down; boolean; search

engine; submit; tcp/ip; asp; html;

home page; browser; bookmark; links;

http; www; cookies; ssl; server side

includes; java; click here; scroll down;

boolean; search engine; submit; tcp/ip;

Ignored.Ignored.

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14©1999 Gary Green

And the new Marconi’s And the new Marconi’s say “on the Information say “on the Information

Superhighway…Superhighway…

……those rules just don’t work.”those rules just don’t work.”

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15©1999 Gary Green

The The Information Information SuperhighwaySuperhighway

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16©1999 Gary Green

……is really is really more of an more of an Information Information Yellow Brick Yellow Brick

RoadRoad

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17©1999 Gary Green

Dazzling Dazzling storefronts storefronts that truly do that truly do rival the rival the Emerald City Emerald City of Oz.of Oz.

And as you enter any one of these stores you are even further courted, polished, and enticed as you move toward the great and powerful wizard known as shopping.

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18©1999 Gary Green

But They Are Just Hollow Storefronts

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19©1999 Gary Green

The 1998 The 1998 Christmas Roller Christmas Roller

Blade Skate Blade Skate MethodMethod

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20©1999 Gary Green

1sy 2sy Orders

““I sell a $7.50 product on line, and in I sell a $7.50 product on line, and in labor, split cases, inventory labor, split cases, inventory maintenance and tracking, it costs maintenance and tracking, it costs me $15 to process the order…and me $15 to process the order…and that is before shipping,”that is before shipping,”

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21©1999 Gary Green

• “in stock” items were NOT;

• the website is updated only weekly;

• a phone to get a ship tracking number…. caller was put on hold for more than an hour only to discover that the item had not been shipped

• “Even in those transactions which went relatively smoothly, delays in receiving the merchandise were quite common. Mis-shipments and price mix-ups were common place.”

The Computer Store ModelThe Computer Store Model

Interworld Magazine, Jan. 1999, writing about Egghead.com

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22©1999 Gary Green

• The every-Thursday fax to the warehouse;

• The “we don’t support that platform”;

• The “Our systems crashes at 30,000 orders”;

• The “backorders-what’s that?”

Other typical infrastructures:Other typical infrastructures:

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23©1999 Gary Green

Current shopping on line is difficult to navigate (drill-down shopping loses many consumers…even the hard-core web surfers)

June 1999 Study by Indiana University and KPMG determined that consumers feel:

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24©1999 Gary Green

Lack of store information causing poor customer service.

But the number one issue cited by KPMG & a LinkShare May 1999 Study, and the July 12, 1999 Wall Street Journal was:

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25©1999 Gary Green

Pay No Attention To That Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The CurtainMan Behind The Curtain

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26©1999 Gary Green

Where are the ruby Where are the ruby slippers…slippers…

…the magic that WILL make it all work; that will make all the glitter and hype real?

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27©1999 Gary Green

The Nine Areas:The Nine Areas:1.1. Customer Personalization & Customer Personalization &

Merchandising;Merchandising;2.2. An Order Taking & Shopping Cart An Order Taking & Shopping Cart

system;system;3.3. Methodologies for Automated Methodologies for Automated

Payment & Security;Payment & Security;4.4. Order Management;Order Management;5.5. Warehousing (pick-pack-ship)Warehousing (pick-pack-ship)

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28©1999 Gary Green

The Nine Areas:The Nine Areas:

6.6. Customer Service;Customer Service;7.7. Inventory Accounting real time Inventory Accounting real time

with each transaction;with each transaction;8.8. System Interoperability;System Interoperability;9.9. Business processes and Business processes and

marketing the sitemarketing the site..

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29©1999 Gary Green

Enterprise FullEnterprise FullI-commerce SolutionI-commerce Solution

……without the kludge of piece-meal patches.without the kludge of piece-meal patches.

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30©1999 Gary Green

Customer Customer Personalization & Personalization &

MerchandisingMerchandising

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31©1999 Gary Green

Dynamic Page RoutingDynamic Page Routing

actual WebOrder™ site: www.journeyed.com linking from Dell

Computers & from Yahoo

Shows different looking pages…even different catalogs & prices…based on how the customer gets to the web site:

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32©1999 Gary Green

Not Just A DifferentNot Just A DifferentLooking Page…Looking Page…

…….but a different OFFER!.but a different OFFER!

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33©1999 Gary Green

Dell Computers & Journey Education

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34©1999 Gary Green

Journey Stand Alone

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35©1999 Gary Green

U of Florida

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36©1999 Gary Green

USC

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37©1999 Gary Green

Journey home

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38©1999 Gary Green

RFM RFM Data Data

ModelModel

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39©1999 Gary Green

Personal ShopperPersonal Shopper

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40©1999 Gary Green

Birthday Module

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41©1999 Gary Green

Campaign Management Campaign Management Through Data MartsThrough Data Marts

ODBC Compliant Data Marts containingODBC Compliant Data Marts containingWarehoused summarized dataWarehoused summarized data

Daily/Daily/Weekly/Weekly/Monthly Monthly

Productivity Productivity AnalysisAnalysis

Required for industry standard and customized reportingRequired for industry standard and customized reporting

Merchandise Merchandise Performance Performance

AnalysisAnalysis

Customer Customer Lifetime Lifetime

RFM/Source RFM/Source AnalysisAnalysis

Advertising Advertising Response Response Analysis Analysis

(RFM)(RFM)

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42©1999 Gary Green

Campaign Campaign Analytical ToolsAnalytical Tools

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43©1999 Gary Green

Order Taking & Order Taking & Shopping Cart Shopping Cart

SystemSystem

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44©1999 Gary Green

Multi-company & Multi Multi-company & Multi DivisionalDivisional

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45©1999 Gary Green

Search Search Engine…Engine…

Keyword searches, Category searches, Sounds-like, full words or partial word searches,all with sub-second response time ...

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46©1999 Gary Green

Big words

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47©1999 Gary Green

Product Categories Product Categories Sub CategoriesSub Categories

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48©1999 Gary Green

Gemplers

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49©1999 Gary Green

Dynamically Created Product Dynamically Created Product Pages From One Data SourcePages From One Data Source

Page 50: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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50©1999 Gary Green

Changing the price requires no web design.

Simply type the new price in the “Item Master” and the web page redesigns itself.

On the Fly Pricing and On the Fly Pricing and Product ChangesProduct Changes

Page 51: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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51©1999 Gary Green

Availability FlagsAvailability Flags(Including Expected Inventory Dates)

Page 52: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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52©1999 Gary Green

In stock?In stock?

Page 53: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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53©1999 Gary Green

……Maybe/Maybe NotMaybe/Maybe Not

Page 54: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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54©1999 Gary Green

……or did we lie?or did we lie?

Page 55: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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55©1999 Gary Green

……or did we lie?or did we lie?

Page 56: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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56©1999 Gary Green

……or is it in code?or is it in code?

Page 57: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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57©1999 Gary Green

Dynamic On-the-fly Dynamic On-the-fly Style MatrixStyle Matrix

Page 58: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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58©1999 Gary Green

KitsKits(the Ability to Bundle Individual but

Related Products Into One SKU)

Page 59: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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59©1999 Gary Green

Up-sell and Cross-sell Up-sell and Cross-sell Tied to ProductsTied to Products

Page 60: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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60©1999 Gary Green

Coldwater Creek

Page 61: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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61©1999 Gary Green

Discounts, Coupons, & Discounts, Coupons, & Price BreaksPrice Breaks

Page 62: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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62©1999 Gary Green

Automated Sale Automated Sale Pricing PeriodsPricing Periods

November 1st Web page

November 2nd Web page

Page 63: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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63©1999 Gary Green

Automatically Populate Automatically Populate Order FormOrder Form

For Returning For Returning CustomersCustomers

Page 64: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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64©1999 Gary Green

Order Recap Order Recap (and changes)(and changes)

Before ProcessingBefore Processing

Page 65: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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65©1999 Gary Green

Instant Order Number Instant Order Number & & TrueTrue Confirmation Confirmation

Customer Service Phone Operators Can Real Time Review Order

+ email + email confirmationsconfirmations

Page 66: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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66©1999 Gary Green

Confirmed Before You Order?Confirmed Before You Order?

1

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Page 67: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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67©1999 Gary Green

Payment & SecurityPayment & Security

Page 68: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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68©1999 Gary Green

TRANSACTION TRANSACTION MODELMODEL

vs.vs.Client ServerClient Server

Page 69: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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69©1999 Gary Green

In a true client-server In a true client-server model, the “client” model, the “client” computer is always computer is always connected to the connected to the “server”.“server”.

The server The server knows who knows who and where the and where the client is.client is.

Page 70: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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70©1999 Gary Green

Despite the hype…the Internet is NOT a Despite the hype…the Internet is NOT a client server model of computing…client server model of computing…

•Once a web page has loaded, the client connection to the server has ended.

•The server can even be unplugged and the page will still be on the “client” machine.

Page 71: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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71©1999 Gary Green

Rather, the Internet is a Rather, the Internet is a TRANSACTION model:TRANSACTION model:

both the connection and both the connection and the data passed depend the data passed depend on a single one-way on a single one-way sending of information…sending of information…transactionstransactions

Page 72: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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72©1999 Gary Green

……to compensate, the to compensate, the web creates software web creates software devices to “fake” the devices to “fake” the client relationship.client relationship.

•Cookies

•Session Ids

•User names

•Mini-programs (java applets, server-side includes, etc.)

Page 73: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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73©1999 Gary Green

CookiesCookies

Page 74: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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74©1999 Gary Green

Typical Cookie Typical Cookie

x-mainEm520rtC2lzqimMpKai4WG?2F6Tmp1rMamazon.com/0291634137631961269185886662429271981*ubid-main002-8774971-9123642amazon.com/0291634137631961269185886662429271981*session-id-time932025600amazon.com/015669657629281944315577760029280650*session-id002-7741812-5659027amazon.com/015669657629281944315637760029280650*

Company that planted cookie (Amazon.com)

Session ID to artificially maintain client/server environment

““spyingspying”” information to information to see if customer goes to see if customer goes to competitorcompetitor’’s auction s auction site (Ubid)site (Ubid)

Page 75: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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75©1999 Gary Green

CommercialCommercialAnti-Cookie SoftwareAnti-Cookie Software

Page 76: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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76©1999 Gary Green

Highly Secure Highly Secure “Brownie”“Brownie”

Shopping Cart Shopping Cart TechnologyTechnology

……no cookies or other customer security risksno cookies or other customer security risks

Page 77: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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77©1999 Gary Green

The Same Transaction The Same Transaction Model Follows For Model Follows For Data Base Calls…Data Base Calls…

Page 78: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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78©1999 Gary Green

For example, to For example, to perform the perform the TRANSACTION of TRANSACTION of doing an RFM upsell doing an RFM upsell based on customer, based on customer, order, order details, order, order details, categories of categories of purchase and purchase and products…products…

In the client-server model a In the client-server model a “relational” table must “relational” table must open for each database open for each database item from which item from which information is neededinformation is needed

Page 79: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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79©1999 Gary Green

Only one database is opened…Only one database is opened…but five (or more) tables must but five (or more) tables must be scanned for databe scanned for data

Page 80: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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80©1999 Gary Green

But to create the same page in But to create the same page in a TRANSACTIONAL data a TRANSACTIONAL data base…base…

Multiple tables Multiple tables are NOT uses; are NOT uses; rather rather transactions transactions occur in a occur in a specified order.specified order.

Page 81: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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81©1999 Gary Green

This allows much faster and This allows much faster and clearly more efficient creation clearly more efficient creation of data-driven pages…of data-driven pages…

Allowing such fast and Allowing such fast and secure payment secure payment processes such as:processes such as:

Page 82: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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82©1999 Gary Green

Dynamic Tax TablesDynamic Tax Tables

Page 83: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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83©1999 Gary Green

Tax Calculations…Tax Calculations…

Page 84: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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84©1999 Gary Green

vs. more customer workvs. more customer work

Page 85: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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85©1999 Gary Green

Offer-driven Offer-driven Payment MethodPayment Method

Page 86: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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86©1999 Gary Green

Payment Method Payment Method FlexibilityFlexibility

•Split Pay Methods

•Multi-currency

•Multi-Lingual

•Open Account

•P.O.•Traditional Paper Checks (guaranteed through 3rd party)

Page 87: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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87©1999 Gary Green

Installment Billing To Installment Billing To Credit CardCredit Card

Page 88: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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88©1999 Gary Green

•Check-digit routine for credit card numbers

•Redline controls

•Charge amount controls

•Number of orders controls

•Credit card frequency controls

…more

Money SavingMoney SavingPre-authorizationPre-authorization

Screening Of Credit CardsScreening Of Credit Cards

Page 89: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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89©1999 Gary Green

SSL & Encryption ProtocolsSSL & Encryption Protocols

Page 90: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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90©1999 Gary Green

Order ManagementOrder Management

Page 91: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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91©1999 Gary Green

How Do I Order?How Do I Order?

Page 92: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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92©1999 Gary Green

How Do I Order?How Do I Order?

Page 93: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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93©1999 Gary Green

Take You Back To The Take You Back To The Same Page!Same Page!

Page 94: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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94©1999 Gary Green

Create Product Create Product Definitions (types)Definitions (types)

•Regular Active

•New

•Continuity (timed shipments)

•To Be Cancelled

•Cancelled-Refund Prepaid

•Gift Certificates

•Always Drop Ship

•Optional Drop Ship

•Communicate Information

•Gift Product

•Customized/Personalized

•Kits, groups

•…many more

Page 95: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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95©1999 Gary Green

Backorder Backorder Processing & FTC Processing & FTC

NoticesNotices•Same rules for catalog orders apply to Same rules for catalog orders apply to Internet orders…and same PENALTIES for Internet orders…and same PENALTIES for failing to comply.failing to comply.

•Software should generate automated FTC Software should generate automated FTC notices based on real time inventory notices based on real time inventory analysis.analysis.

•Software should have built-in Backorder Software should have built-in Backorder Processing LogicProcessing Logic

Page 96: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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96©1999 Gary Green

Flexible Order Flexible Order Processing OptionsProcessing Options

Process by:

•State

•City

•Warehouse Locations

•Single orders•Special Requirements (Holiday Orders Only, for example)

……many other flexible many other flexible options using your own options using your own rules for customization.rules for customization.

Page 97: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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97©1999 Gary Green

Real Time Order Bar Real Time Order Bar Graph AnalysisGraph Analysis

(Orders Per Hour)

Page 98: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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98©1999 Gary Green

Warehousing & Warehousing & ShippingShipping

Page 99: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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99©1999 Gary Green

Dynamic Shipping Dynamic Shipping MethodsMethods

By Offer…orBy Offer…or

Page 100: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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100©1999 Gary Green

ITEM-BASEDITEM-BASEDDynamic Shipping Dynamic Shipping

MethodsMethods

Page 101: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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101©1999 Gary Green

Dynamic Dynamic Shipping TablesShipping Tables

Page 102: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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102©1999 Gary Green

Compute Shipping On The Fly…Compute Shipping On The Fly…

Page 103: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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103©1999 Gary Green

……vs. make the customer work morevs. make the customer work more

Page 104: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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104©1999 Gary Green

Order Order CommentsComments

Page 105: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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105©1999 Gary Green

A reporting A reporting system at every system at every

stepstep

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106©1999 Gary Green

Inventory Decision SupportInventory Decision Support•A system should have the ability to create curves from past on-line offer history (catalogs)

•From item, style, category, and offer

•Link current on-line offer to past offer(s)

•Project all current web offer sales simultaneously

•Overlay demand, receipts, and returns

•Automated alert of overstock (and ability to quickly promote overstocks)

•Item exception reporting

Page 107: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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107©1999 Gary Green

Customer ServiceCustomer Service

Page 108: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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108©1999 Gary Green

Tough Luck…Tough Luck…

Page 109: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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109©1999 Gary Green

You Can Contact UsYou Can Contact Us

Page 110: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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110©1999 Gary Green

You You CAN CAN bother us… bother us… but please follow three but please follow three

pages of rules if you do.pages of rules if you do.

Page 111: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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111©1999 Gary Green

……or you can use or you can use your computer to your computer to talk to customer talk to customer

service… in service… in person!person!

Page 112: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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112©1999 Gary Green

But what But what information is information is available once available once you you DODO contact contact

the companythe company??

Page 113: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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113©1999 Gary Green

On-line Order Status On-line Order Status & History& History

1. Complete Customer Order History

2. Real Time Status of Outstanding Order(s)

3. Ability to repeat past orders (at current offer price)

Page 114: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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114©1999 Gary Green

Checked for 11 hours Checked for 11 hours after order was after order was

placed…placed…

both on both on line and via line and via telephonetelephone

Page 115: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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115©1999 Gary Green

Order Status Order Status

Page 116: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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116©1999 Gary Green

Complete Order Complete Order History History

Page 117: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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117©1999 Gary Green

Real Time Details Real Time Details

Page 118: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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118©1999 Gary Green

Automated Automated Ship TrackingShip Tracking

Page 119: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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119©1999 Gary Green

Timed Shopping Cart Timed Shopping Cart SavesSaves

Options:1. Abandon Cart

2. Complete Order

3. Save Cart until future return to site

Page 120: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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120©1999 Gary Green

All Software All Software Should Provide An Should Provide An Automated Order Automated Order

Confirmation Confirmation E-mailE-mail

Page 121: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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121©1999 Gary Green

As Well As An Automated As Well As An Automated Order Ship ConfirmationOrder Ship Confirmation

E-mailE-mail

Page 122: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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122©1999 Gary Green

Automated Up-sellAutomated Up-sellE-mailE-mail

Page 123: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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123©1999 Gary Green

You should have the ability to automatically e-mail groups of customers based on like characteristics (such as all customers who shopped on a certain date, or all purchasers of a certain product, or all customers within a certain state or zip code, etc.).

There should be no limit to the number of automated or differently-grouped e-mails you can target to your customers.

Broadcast E-mailsBroadcast E-mails

Page 124: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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124©1999 Gary Green

Customer Service Customer Service ReportingReporting

Page 125: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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125©1999 Gary Green

Accounting & Accounting & ReportingReporting

Page 126: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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126©1999 Gary Green

Financial Control & Financial Control & AnalysisAnalysis

Page 127: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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127©1999 Gary Green

Product Purchasing Analysis & ForecastingProduct Purchasing Analysis & Forecasting

•Historical Forecasting:Ability to analyze optimum inventory levels based on previous demand history.

•Projection Forecasting:Ability to project future inventory needs on customer base and customer growth rate (rather than inventory analysis).

Page 128: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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128©1999 Gary Green

Integrated PurchasingIntegrated Purchasing•Vendor Analysis:Ability to analyzes purchasing history through multiple vendors per product and determines optimal vendor.

•Item Analysis:Ability to analyze trends, category analysis, vendor sales, net available, and recommends orders.

• P.O. Analysis:Ability to recommend purchasing based on P.O. history.

•Real time purchasing requests:Ability to automatically requisition products when inventory falls below minimal levels.

Page 129: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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129©1999 Gary Green

Accounting Reporting Accounting Reporting Should Be A Basic Part Of Should Be A Basic Part Of

Your Web PlanYour Web PlanExample: Cash In Barometer

Page 130: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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130©1999 Gary Green

System System InteroperabilityInteroperability

Page 131: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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131©1999 Gary Green

You MUST Insist on An Open API & SDKYou MUST Insist on An Open API & SDK

•ODBC Compliant

•API and Software Developers Kit

•Built-in support for legacy databases, Oracle, etc

•Java Virtual Machine and JDK•Works with Microsoft ASP

•Transaction Server based solutions

•Pre-designed for IA-64

•Designed for Y2K (not converted to)

Page 132: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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132©1999 Gary Green

One Example ofOne Example ofTotally OpenTotally Open

Data ExchangeData ExchangeXMLXML standard standard (eXtensible Markup Language)(eXtensible Markup Language)

to allow any platform to access the datato allow any platform to access the data

End User On Web

Web ServerArray

Powerful Transaction Server Backend

XML broker(Unix, Solaris, Linux, NT etc.)

Page 133: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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133©1999 Gary Green

ExperienceExperience(vs. Internet Fly-By-Nighters)

Page 134: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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134©1999 Gary Green

delias

Page 135: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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135©1999 Gary Green

Hickory FarmsHickory Farms

Page 136: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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136©1999 Gary Green

Official Fan ClubOfficial Fan Club

Page 137: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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137©1999 Gary Green

That Pet PlaceThat Pet Place

Page 138: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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138©1999 Gary Green

Wine EnthusiastWine Enthusiast

Page 139: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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139©1999 Gary Green

uBiduBid

Page 140: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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140©1999 Gary Green

Outpost.comOutpost.com

Page 141: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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141©1999 Gary Green

Lands EndLands End

Page 142: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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142©1999 Gary Green

The Outside Is Not The Outside Is Not Important…To Have A Important…To Have A HEART you have to HEART you have to

look at what is INSIDElook at what is INSIDE

Page 143: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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143©1999 Gary Green

No More Hollow Storefronts!

Page 144: Gary Greens 1999 Internet 1.0 e-commerce guide

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144©1999 Gary Green

For a copy of this For a copy of this presentation…presentation…www.garygreen.c

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Click on TECHNOLOGY Click on TECHNOLOGY button and then look button and then look under SLIDESHOWS on under SLIDESHOWS on the page that comes upthe page that comes up

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