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Internet Marketing P4,P5,P6,M2

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The Practicalities Of Going Online
Section One: Introduction
The internet offers the potential to achieve a global market success for any business. Businesses that go online increase their opportunities to reach their target market and is cost effective when compared with other forms of marketing. It creates opportunities, benefits and challenges for a business but in the long run is worth it for the added publicity and hopefully profits. Going online has benefited many organisations including Tesco PLC. I will be using Tesco as my example of the benefits, opportunities and challenges for a business by using the internet. Tesco has operated on the Internet since 1994 and started an online shopping service named 'Tesco Direct' in 1997 which …show more content…

This also opens up access to people who may not be able to visit the stores due to poor mobility.
 Product
The customers are able to view images of all the products available. This will benefit Tesco as the images encourage people to buy if they like what they see. If the images were not shown then this could lose sales from customers that are unsure of what they wish to purchase. This is also an opportunity for the customers to find the preferred item or new ones that look like an improvement to their usual brand.

Originally Tesco used to be only in-store, by expanding their services online they have created many benefits and opportunities that have changed the way they sell and do business. They are able to communicate easier with their customers, provide an excellent service to their customers and further promote the business with efficiency.

Section Three: Task Two (P5)
Efficient
“Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.”
 The internet helps Tesco to be efficient as they can collect orders in advance and prepare for them. They are able to continue business in-store and serve others at home. With a couple of extra staff (to be the ‘pickers’ and drivers to deliver) Tesco are able to maximise efficiency by adding extra orders from customers that aren’t in-store and this reduces the amount of people in the store which may block shelves if it gets too crowded. Time and money is

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