...Generally, the sites are very similar. They offer variety, color choice, monograming. A customer can develop the shoe they want to meet their needs. Neither web site was particularly easy to navigate. In terms of use, I didn’t find much difference. The Nike page was barely more navigable. Timberland’s links didn’t always take you to where you expected to go. Pricing seems to be very different between the shoes. The boat shoes I built on Timberland’s site were $110, regardless of what I customized. Nike’s shoes started at a much higher price point. The pair I customized was $210. The Timberland shoes would ship within 7to 8 weeks, while Nike promised a 5 week turn around. I was unimpressed with either company’s customization experience. The Nike site was flashier and faster. The Timberland site, however, allowed customization from the sole up, where Nike’s shoes started as a platform with customizable components, but you had to pick a specific design. Overall experience goes to Timberland. I felt like I was actually designing a shoe instead of Nike’s paint by number feel. Timberland’s strengths include variety – color, trim, styles. There was relative ease in designing the shoe and Timberland’s site provided a good step by step process. There were 2 weaknesses that I noted. The first is the processing time. 7-8 weeks is a long time to wait for the shoe when you can buy it tonight in a shoe store. The second is the pointlessness of the customization. I...
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...May 25, 2014 To: From: Subject: Motorcycle Websites' Design Comparison This memo is written in the purpose to look closer to the three different websites on the same topic and compare and evaluate their effectiveness for the readers and audience. The websites I have chosen are focused on motorcycle. These pages are informative and also sort of e-shop. 1.) http://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/ - referred in memo as Honda 2.) http://www.suzukicycles.com/ - referred in memo as Suzuki 3.) http://www.kawasaki.com/home/ - referred in memo as Kawasaki The First Impression While looking thought the chosen websites I firstly focused on a basic features that should be applied on a well-designed website which is light background, small graphic and good structure of the navigation sector. The structure of the websites are in most cases similar, but we can still find significant differences that puts some pages in front of the rest ones. The first this to focused on is the colour of the background that should be white or any light colour, to make the reader feel more comfortable while scanning the page. Only the Honda's website has half white background and the other half is depended on the type of bike you are looking at, that is nice for the eyes to look at the page. In contrast Kawasaki uses carbon and black background and Suzuki's background is designed in dark blue which is definitely not comfortable even if it corresponds to these brands' main colours...
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...CIS 324 | | Examples of Privacy Policies: The Comparison of Large Websites versus Small Websites | By | Arlene Mack | April 15, 2012 In this paper I will discuss and summarize the privacy policy for a large popular website, as well as summarize and discuss the privacy policy for a smaller website. I will discuss as a large website, is, money mutual or (moneymutual.com), a website that promotes same day, pay day loans by multiple financial lenders endorsed by Montel Williams. The privacy policy and practice of the websites that this privacy document links are reviewed and hosted by Trustee. This is in compliance with Trustee’s program requirements, including transparency. The parts of the Privacy Policy that are confusing to me, is the reference to the policy compliance being transparent to accountability and choice regarding the collection of people’s information; but it says the Trustee’s does not cover information that may be collected through downloadable software. Trustee, who defines itself as the independent party to accelerate online trust among consumers and organizations globally through its leading privacy Trustmark and innovative trust solutions; Trustee at the end of the privacy policy does say that it has the right to share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose your information with/ to third party in accordance with applicable laws; i.e. marketing services, and applications, email marketers, wireless services, or postal mailings. In my opinion that...
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...business are Dickies and Edwards Uniforms. Dickies’ website could be easily compared to another retailer’s website. The website caters to consumers, not to distributors. As VF is attempting to enter the retail market, VF should revise our website to reflect that. Also, Dickies’ website is categorized by the type of product. For example Dickie’s categories are Men, Women, Kids, Uniform Builder, Flame Resistant, etc. VF Imagewear’s website is categorized by our different brands like Red Kap, Horace Small, Bulwark etc. This would be an issue if a normal consumer would visit our website as many do not recognize our specific brands and would not know what type of product is sold by each brand. Dickies is a name that is more recognized by the everyday consumer. One area of the Edwards’ website that would be considered superior is their Resource tab. Under the Resource tab, a customer is able to gain access catalogs. A complaint heard by many employees from our...
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...access to the company. This then leads to an increase in profits for the business. However it can also be a negative impact on some businesses with the use of high street stores and branches not being used as often and therefore lead to a decrease in profits because of the increased use of the internet. The use of comparison websites are becoming more and more used especially for car insurance companies, which reduces producer’s profits. Websites like gocompare.com, moneysupermarket.com and travelsupermarket.com are few examples of comparison websites used for the comparisons of holidays and insurance. These businesses let you fill in the needs and information you have, to then show you a variety of products and services to fit this request and then you are able to compare the prices of businesses to find out what the best one is for you. By doing this, consumers do not have to spend long periods of time filling their details in for each individual business and ringing up many of them. This will benefit the smaller firms who may offer cheaper insurance than the larger ones as they are being more recognized and appeal to more people through the comparison websites and even though larger firms spend a lot of time and put a lot of money into marketing and advertising their company they may be affected due to the smaller firms taking over. Customers then have more power and knowledge of a variety of businesses and therefore if they go to one business they can use their consumer power...
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...Shopping Online shopping has grown to new heights over the last decade and shows no signs of slowing down. The internet has brought practically every store in the world to the fingertips of anyone with internet access. Shopping online gives the user the opportunity to search for the product they want through endless avenues. Online shopping has grown so large that many companies are not investing in buildings and mall space, rather in online websites and web advertising. Through this paper I will discuss the reasons why shopping online is a better alternative to traditional shopping. The first benefit of online shopping is the convenience. While others are out fighting traffic and waiting in lines, online shoppers are home relaxing. Online shoppers can go from store to store with a flick of a mouse, while traditional shoppers have to walk, drive or can’t get to the stores they want. Online shoppers also benefit when it comes to comparison shopping. Traditional shoppers have to put a lot of work into comparison shopping. They have to drive from place to place find items and price and go onto the next place. This can be exhausting and stressful. The online shopper can do this from his or her couch. Online shoppers can search the planet for the product they are looking for, while traditional shoppers are limited to a small area. When it comes to seeing, touching, and trying out a new product, there is no substitute for actually going to the mall and...
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...easier for customer. It helps customer to find the one that fits customers taste and budget - easily and quickly. It doesn't charge, the customer, anything. It is completely free. Background and Inception of the Company Polama is a holiday comparison site, founded by M D Ramaswami and Dilip Panicker and went live on December 21, 2010. M D Ramaswami and Dilip Panicker were classmates and alumni of IIT Madras. The passion of travelling decided them to come up with Polama and leverage their strong background to build an internet portal to make the process of searching for and comparing holiday option easier for users. It was analyzed that over 80 percent of Indians plan their holidays using the internet, since it saves them time and effort. 99% of those who purchase holidays compare multiple options before buying a holiday. The available options are typically found by searching the internet using Google, Yahoo or Bing. Finding the options, making enough sense out of them to compare is time-consuming and painstakingly difficult. About Polama Polama is the world’s first ‘holiday package’ comparison portal. A vital tool for holiday search, it provides access to more than 3000 holiday destinations worldwide and features comparison of holiday choices from several holiday providers like MakeMyTrip, Yatra, Travel Tours, SOTC, TravelPort, etc. Currently targets...
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...Science POS 420 Week 1 UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix Resources: University of Phoenix Material: UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix Complete the UNIX® and Linux® Comparison Matrix located on your student website. See the Assignment 1 post in the Main forum or Course Materials forum for detailed instructions. POS 420 Week 2 Individual File Processing Commands Worksheet Resource: University of Phoenix Material: File Processing Commands Worksheet Resource: University of Phoenix Materials: Linux® Directory Log Complete the Linux® Directory Log located on your student website. Complete the University of Phoenix Material: File Processing Commands Worksheet located on your student website. See the Assignment 2 post in Main forum or Course Materials POS 420 Week 3 Individual Linux® Script Worksheet Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Linux® Script Worksheet Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Linux® Script Worksheet located on your student website. See the Assignment 3 post in Main forum or Course Materials forum for detailed instructions. POS 420 Week 4 Individual Systems Administration Scripting Log Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Systems Administration Scripting Log Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Systems Administration Scripting Log located on your student website. See the Assignment 4 post in...
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...Dear E-Marketing student, This assignment is about comparing. You have to compare the websites of two competing companies with each other. It is an individual assignment and each student gets an individual grade. First part of the assignment is to compare the online presence of two different companies in the same line of business. For instance, compare the websites and everything available online of British Airways and Lufthansa. Find out what they offer to their customers and in what way. Check the navigation within their websites, the user friendliness, the graphics, and so on. But do also check the contents of these websites: do they offer products that are suitable for selling online anyway? Do also check famous e-commerce sites like amazon.com, bookings.com or expedia.com and others and check how they have found solutions for certain problems. Explain what you think is good and wrong and how it could be better and why, based on the theory in your reader and what has been discussed during the E-Marketing classes. In other words, come up with your personal opinion, which is, of course, a well founded opinion. In this personal opinion you also have to come up with directions for improvement. Part 2 The second part of this assignment is the comparison of the same two companies separately (so, for each one apart) between what these companies have promised in their vision / mission statement and business goals and what they are actually doing ‘in real life’ with their...
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...between members is an accepted and encouraged practice. However, it is not acceptable for different groups to submit identical assignments, by simply copying the work done by another group. It is plagiarism. Coursework that is copied from another group will be failed immediately without prior notice. Task and Deliverables 1. Provide a brief background of The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Malaysia. (4 marks) 2. Compare and contrast the business models of each organization are categories. (4 marks) 3. Compare and contrast the target markets of their customers for each of the organization. (4 marks) 4. Compare and contrast the look and feel aspects of their shop front (Website and physical restaurant). (4 marks) 5. Evaluate the current success of online ordering for their customers in each of the organization. Are they successful now or still lagging behind? Justify your views. (7 marks) 6. Explain TWO (2) ways how each organization can make improvement to their business models in transforming the current offline customers to become online customers. Explain your answers. (7 marks) 7. Explain TWO (2) ways how each organization can make...
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...Introduction In this assignment, we were asked to describe and compare three business organisations operating online. We were also asked to give a brief introduction about each business. I will also be explaining what these online presences mean and then compare the three businesses. I will also be comparing the features of these businesses’ websites and comment on how each business has used their construction features in order to guide and engage the user. I will be doing this with a table to make a clear and neat comparison. 1. Tesco is a multinational grocery and merchandise retailer which was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen. It is a PLC and is a large business that has 6,351 stores all over Europe, Asia and North America and has 537,784 employees. 2. Just Fab is an online subscription fashion retailer that carries selection of shoes, bags, jewellery and denim. It offers a personalised shopping experience based on members' indicated fashion preferences. 3. British Heart Foundation is a charity organisation in Britain that funds research, education, care and awareness campaigns aimed to prevent heart diseases in humans. Type and explanation | Tesco | Just Fab | British Heart Foundation | BrochurewareShows the price list, opening times of the store and product details. | Tesco shows the different products they have and their prices. They also show the opening times of a certain store. | Just Fab shows the different designs and prices of their products. | BHF...
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...Sister Flowers / Someone’s Mother In this essay we will discuss the comparison and contrast of two stories, Sister Flowers and Someone’s Mother. One of the easiest comparisons is that both of these stories were written in the first person by the authors. In Sister Flowers the author tells a tale of the struggle she had dealing with a traumatic event. In the same way, Someone’s Mother tells of the struggle the author had in leaving an elderly woman lost and alone. Also, both stories show a person’s genuine concern to help someone in need. Sister Flowers deals with a woman helping a child to find her voice in life. Likewise, Someone’s Mother shares the story of a woman who helps a hitchhiker who has seemed to have lost her way. Though both stories showed similarities they also were different in many ways. One of the ways in which the two stories contrast is that both took place in different parts of the country and in different eras. Sister Flowers is set in Arkansas in around the 30’s; however, Someone’s Mother was further north in New York and took place in 2007. Another difference between the stories was they both had different agendas. Someone’s Mother was more of a story dealing with the characters compassion. In Sister Flowers you felt the story leaning more towards the inner struggle of the character. In conclusion, you can see that there are many similarities as well as differences in these stories. Both were thoroughly enjoyable and should be recommended for all to...
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...Over a certain period of time I will be studying a child under the age of 5. I will be visiting the child every 2 weeks for a couple of weeks to see how they physically develop. I will be looking at their gross and fine motor skills of the child. Every visit I will be doing something new like painting, playing catch or going to the park etc. I will look at her normal routines of her everyday life. I will take pictures and collect information from every visit so I can use it as evidence. Every visit I will be looking at their height, weight and teeth to see how they develop over the period of time. After I have done all the visits I will go over what I have done and evaluate what I have found out and compare them to an average child the same age as them and see if they are developing quicker or slower to an average child. The method I will be using to collect my information will include the internet to look at the norms, books and during the visits while I will be observing the child. In the visits I will make it fun by putting fun activites for the child to so I can work on their fine and gross motor skills to see how they are improving every visit. With the information I collect I will be evaluating after all my visits and seeing how the child has improved over a couple of months. I will aslo be comparing the child to the norms that I have found from the internet and...
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...things: two texts, two theories, two historical figures, two scientific processes, and so on. "Classic" compare-and-contrast papers, in which you weight A and B equally, may be about two similar things that have crucial differences (two pesticides with different effects on the environment) or two similar things that have crucial differences, yet turn out to have surprising commonalities (two politicians with vastly different world views who voice unexpectedly similar perspectives on sexual harassment). In the "lens" (or "keyhole") comparison, in which you weight A less heavily than B, you use A as a lens through which to view B. Just as looking through a pair of glasses changes the way you see an object, using A as a framework for understanding B changes the way you see B. Lens comparisons are useful for illuminating, critiquing, or challenging the stability of a thing that, before the analysis, seemed perfectly understood. Often, lens comparisons take time into account: earlier texts, events, or historical figures may illuminate later ones, and vice versa. Faced with a daunting list of seemingly unrelated similarities and differences, you may feel confused about how to construct a paper that isn't just a mechanical exercise in which you first state all the features that A and B have in common, and then state all the ways in which A and B are different. Predictably, the thesis of such a paper is usually an assertion that A and B are very similar yet not so similar after all...
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...are affected most by comparison shopping on mobile platforms? Explain. 1. All stages can be considered affected less or more. In my opinion, most affected stages are: Internal information gathering – eBay application provides consumer with basic information like brand name, color, price, size, location, shipping cost, etc. After comparing this information consumer supposedly will make a rough choice to get more info or refine search by certain criteria. Evaluation of alternatives – is the most affected and difficult stage for consumer. At this point all options needs to be compared: one seller can be more competitive pricewise but shipping will take longer time due to location of the product, another has a better feedback and accepts every known method of payment but has lower amount of days after product will be accepted back or do not accept returns, etc. Purchase of product also can be considered as affected stage. Before actual payment, some sellers can only ask for desired quantity and get consumer directly to the payment page but some can ask for available coupons or gift cards. However, I think this stage has very limited possibilities compared to full site version. 2. Based on the goal expressed by Steve Yancovich, which stage of the consumer decision-making process is eBay trying to influence? How are they doing so? 2. I think eBay trying to influence need recognition stage. Company created a mobile application with a lot of comparison options allowing users...
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