The Online Flower Shopping By Ying Zhou, Yue Wu, Shan Wei, Zhao Gang Wo, Omotola Talabi.
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Transcript of The Online Flower Shopping By Ying Zhou, Yue Wu, Shan Wei, Zhao Gang Wo, Omotola Talabi.
Major Players in Online Flower Shopping
Company1-800-Flowers.comFTD.comGerald StevensProflowers.comStems and VinesFresh Flower SourceGreatflowers.com1st in FlowersLaura’s Flowers and GiftsCalyx and Corolla
Website www.1800flowers.comwww.ftd.comwww.geraldstevens.comwww.proflowers.comwww.stemsandvines.comwww.freshflowersource.comwww.greatflowers.comwww.1stinflowers.comwww.flowershop.comwww.calyxandcorolla.com
Basics
• Customers sign up online with flower company and create own accounts
• Can order flowers anytime anywhere that they have access to the company web page.
• Select the price range of flowers and the category of flowers, arrange the delivery, and pay the order through own account by using a credit card
Online Flower Shopping
Customers: Categories• Individuals (Traditional and personal gifting
occasions)• Corporations and Organizations ( Discount
programs based on volume)
Online Flower Shopping
Customers: Individuals• Individuals account for the bulk of purchases in
the online flower industry with male customers significantly outnumbering females.
“ Survey results show that three-quarters (76 percent) of men have ordered flowers for loved ones on Valentine’s Day while nearly a third (30 percent) of women admitted giving flowers to the men in their lives.” www.ftd.com
Online Flower Shopping
Customers: Corporations• Corporate customers patronize online flower shops
for marketing gifts. Corporations can take advantage of volume to receive discounts.
“ Our corporate clients have told us they want gifts that are exclusive and that both men and women will appreciate. They must express the high standards of their company and they expect their gifts to set the stage for continued successful business partnerships.”
www.callyxandcorolla.com
Online Flower Shopping• How do they attract customers
– Evolves from direct marketing (1-800-flowers)– Evolves from local physical offices (ftd)– Resorts to local press and goes to public in renowned
national stock exchange (GeraldStevens)– Pure online flower shop by attracting subscribers
(FlowerGuide, StemsAndVines)– Links its site to a national magazine and cites customer
satisfactory remarks (FreshFlowerSource)– Shows competitive advantage such as store history and
broader geographical service range (1stInFlowers)– Online Search Engines (All)
Online Flower Shopping• How do they attract customers through their daily
services– Attractive pricing discount promotions (1-800-flowers)– Guarantee of higher quality of order and delivery services
(GeraldStevens)– Providing broad consultancy service about gift flowers
(FlowerGuide)– Linking flower gifts to corresponding services such as
balloon and gourmet gifts (StemsAndVines)– Providing convenient services such as more choices of
flower assortments for holiday occasions (FreshFlowerSource)
– Differentiating from better deliver and shipping services (1stInFlowers)
Online Flower Shopping
• Value added– The basic value added is having your flowers
delivered• Shoppers specify the delivering methods and time
• Offering the status checking (1-800-flowers)
Online Flower Shopping
• Additional value added
- Classification of flowers for different situations
• Celebrations such as birthday etc
• Personal occasions such as love etc
• Business occasions such as new jobs etc
• Holiday such as Valentines day etc
• ……
Online Flower Shopping
• Additional value added - Knowledge education • Monthly idea (www.ftd.com) etc
• Meanings of roses with different colors etc
- Flower calendar management • Reminding shoppers of important days for sending
flower automatically (www.1stinflowers.com)
Online Flower Shopping
• Turning one-shot customers into repeat customers– Customer Service:
• Three ways to get Assistance (1800FLOWER)
• 100% Satisfaction Customer Testimonials
– Earn Bonus: • Earn Miles at 1800 Flowers & FTD
– Personalized Shopping Services (FTD.com)
– Special Discount for bulk order• Fresh Flower Source