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eCommerce Director at Strangewood Group
13 February 2008 12:20pm
Good day everyone,
Did anyone purchase this report posted back in September 2007. I would welcome any feedback.
Thanks.
Head of Sales and Marketing at BT plc
14 February 2008 09:08am
Hi Bob, I received a copy of this report and in my view it provides a good overview of the e-commerce suppliers (BT Fresca, previously Fresca being one included in the report). The information on each supplier is provided by the vendors themselves. So, it is dependent on the vendors providing honest answers to the questions. If you are interested in talking about your particular e-commerce interest, or would like to find out about our proposition, please feel free to drop me an email directly to: gerry.partridge@fresca.co.uk. Regards Gerry
Managing Director at indiumonline
15 February 2008 09:09am
Bob, as Gerry says it provides a good overview of some of the suppliers out there. It is a good starting point for drawing up a shortlist of suppliers to consider, and may suggest some questions for them you wouldn't otherwise have asked.
But after reading it you're not going to know which single supplier you want to employ, because it's a general guide to the market, not a guide to the best supplier of e-commerce OR the best supplier of e-commerce for your business. So if you're after the answer to that question it's a useful starting point, but not the source of the definitive answer.
Chloe
Indium Web Management
eCommerce Director at Strangewood Group
15 February 2008 11:18am
Thanks Gerry I'll be in touch, Bob
Director at Bluetab Solutions
25 February 2008 13:25pm
Hi Bob,
A bit late to post I know, but I have read the last couple of e-commerce buyer's guides and found them pretty useful (I should disclose I work for an e-commerce solution vendor myself! www.bluetab.net). I think the guides are a great starting point to help you understand some of the vendors out there and equally importantly to help you think about what type of solution you are after - the reality is that there are lots of different ways of delivering e-commerce technology (e.g. standard hosted solutions, bespoke software or somewhere inbetween). The right solution will depend on your particular business and your requirements in areas such as IP, upfront vs ongoing cost, functionality, UI flexibility, etc. I'd be very happy to chat and try and give some unbiased advice if at all of interest (matthew.goodsall@bluetab.net).
Best, Matt
On 12:20:32 13 February 2008 BobBrinklow wrote: