2. MISSION
Broaden website development & hosting
base beyond ABC members
Small business owners with their own or no
product
Small business owners comfortable with
technology
Act as another sales channel for ABC
product and new memberships
Small business owners with no product or
who wish to augment their product line
Enable upgrade to ABC membership
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3. ABC ADVANTAGES
Over 7 years’ eCommerce
experience
State-of-the art, professional eComm
Experience
templates
Strong mix of eCommerce Strong Templates
Features
features
Efficient
Highly efficient website Process
building process
Business
Websites endorsed by ABC Advisor
Drop Ship
Professional business ABC
advisor Endorsement
Drop Ship
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4. COMPANY BENEFITS
to ABC to ABC Parent
Increased website ABC membership
base new product sales
new recurring revenue
broader business
experience from
working with different
small businesses
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5. TARGET MARKET
Small business owner (SBO) who wants a
Web presence
Independent SBO with existing products
No interest in ABC products or Business
Opportunity
“ABC Member”
ABC Business Opportunity for SBO with
existing or no products
Entitled to eCommerce Consulting
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6. MARKETING STRATEGY
Brand as an “Company ABC”
product/service
Offer 3-4 website levels w/ or w/o ABC
product
Price structure competitive with market
Advertising
Online, via keywords, affiliates, email
Offline, via trade magazines, direct mail
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7. Draft MARKETING PLAN
Keyword ads in major search engines
Link search engine results to new landing page
Themes: Turnkey, web store, hosting, free merchant
account, online, drop ship, web designs, business
opportunity
New ABC landing page - ebiz.companyabc.com
Product Offer Information
Trial Offer: 10 – 14 days
Option to Signup
Offer Live Chat and Telephone Support
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8. Draft MARKETING PLAN
Sample Keywords
“Turnkey” theme
turnkey ecommerce, turn key webstore, professional webstore, etc.
“Hosting” theme
ecommerce hosting, webstore hosting, shopping cart hosting, etc.
“Free Merchant Account” theme
free internet merchant account, free payment gateway, etc.
“Start and Online Business” theme
start an online business, sell products online, buy online business,
etc.
“Drop Ship” theme
drop shipper, drop shipper for ecommerce, etc.
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9. Draft PRODUCT LINE
Product Name TBD TBD TBD
$24.95/mo + $79.95/mo + $179.95/mo +
Price
$49.95 setup $249.95 setup $495.95 setup
Monthly Hosting INCL INCL INCL
MA/Gateway PayPal MA MA + G
Templates 15 70 70
S.E. Pkg Avail. Basic Basic or Deluxe Includes Basic
Feature Set 1 Y Y Y
Feature Set 2 N Y Y
Feature Set 3 N N Y
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11. COMPETITIVE OVERVIEW
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
14-Day Trial Offer;
No Business Advisor;
VOLUSION Integrated w/ USPS, UPS, FedEx;
No Drop Ship
Real-time ship rate calculations
Limited Store Design tools;
UPS integration; No Business Advisor;
YAHOO STORES Multiple S.E. mktng tools; No USPS, FedEx integration;
Int’l shipping No real time ship rate calculations
No Drop Ship
30-Day Test Drive for $3.95;
No Business Advisor;
Built-In Contact Manager;
1SHOPPINGCART Limited Administrative Capability
USPS, UPS & FedEx integration;
No Drop Ship(?)
AutoResponder
30-Day Money Back Guarantee; Limited Store Design Tools;
MONSTER
Google AdWords Signon Bonus; Drop Ship done by DOBA
COMMERCE UPS, USPS, FedEx integration No Real Time ship rate calculation
No MA/G Offer
USPS, UPS, FedEx integration; No Business Advisor;
PRO STORES Ship to Canada; Drop ship done by DOBA
No Real Time ship rate calculations
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12. ALTERNATE COMPETITOR
DOBA – Drop Shipper
Offer 250,000+ products
Doba is all about offering the most products at the
best wholesale prices
Partnered with multiple vendors for web stores
ProStores, MonsterCommerce among them
Inventory Mgmt key feature for each partnership
Partnered with multiple vendors for Marketing tools,
Customer Support tools
An “a la carte” vendor
Weaknesses
Poor Customer Service, Tech Support
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13. Draft FREE TRIAL PERIOD
Process Flow
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14. Draft SCHEDULE
MAJOR TASK EST. DUE DATE
MARKET RESEARCH: subscribe to competitors
6/15/2007
for trial period for more competitive details
PROD MGT: Finalize branding info, new feature
6/30/2007
sets, product line offers, pricing, etc.
DEVELOPMENT: & PRODUCTION
Develop new “template” sites
8/15/2007
Develop new Landing Page, ETC.
Beta test new sites, landing page
CROSS-DEPT’L REQUIREMENTS
6/30/2007
Sales, Tech Support, Builder, Merch Ops, etc..
FINANCE: Prep Caging, Income items, etc. 8/22/2007
LAUNCH: Train Sales, Place ads, etc. 10/1/2007
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15. QUESTIONS?
Contact Jim Shoe
(805) 555-3317
jshoe@companyabc.com
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