RevenueWire.com: Growing in a Competitive Affiliate Industry
商品編號：9B11M029
出版日期：2011/04/29
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商品來源：Ivey
商品主題：Entrepreneurship; General Management/Strategy; Marketing
商品類型：Case (Field)
涵蓋議題：E-Commerce;Growth Strategy;E-Business;Entrepreneurial Business Growth
難易度：4 - Undergraduate/MBA
內容長度：16 頁
地域：Canada
產業：Business Services
事件年度：2010
After three years of rapid growth in a relatively young industry, the affiliate and payment processing company, RevenueWire.com, found itself operating in a very different environment. Sales growth in the company's affiliate network service had leveled off, and orders for Q1 2010 looked just like Q1 2009. New competitors, low entry barriers and a plateau in the affiliate market meant few opportunities for growth across the industry. Despite those conditions, the company's owners had set aggressive revenue targets for 2010 to 2012. The general manager must evaluate options for growth, including new markets and new products, to determine how to meet her targets. Because RevenueWire.com's competitors are privately held, there is little public data on the state of their finances or the size of various markets. The general manager has learned how to use surrogate data to gauge the market and make strategic decisions, and the students must do the same to develop an effective three-year plan that will hit or exceed the owners' expectations.
The case exposes students to decision-making in a global industry, dominated by privately held companies. It also exposes students to the affiliate marketing industry from the viewpoint of an entrepreneurial company that serves as an intermediary between merchants and affiliates. It describes many of the challenges facing an intermediary in an industry that includes not only legitimate merchants but a vast array of scam artists and phony products.
教學手冊：8B11M029
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