2023 Here are attached some resumes or summaries from E-Book Chapter 5 as follows;
o Strategic analysis. Continuous scanning of the micro- and macro-environment of an organisation
is required, with particular emphasis on the changing needs of cus- tomers, actions and business models of competitors, and opportunities afforded by new technologies o Strategic objectives. Organisations must have a clear vision on whether digital media will complement or replace other media, and their capacity for change. Clear objectives must be defined and, in particular, goals for the online revenue contribu- tion should be set o Strategy definition. Six key elements of digital business strategy that were reviewed are: ● Digital business priorities – significance to organisation (replace or complement) and emphasis on buy--side or sell--side. ● Form of restructuring required. ● Business and revenue models. ● Marketplace restructuring. ● Market and product development strategies. ● Positioning and differentiation strategies. o In addition to traditional strategy approaches, commentators have exhorted companies to apply innovative techniques to achieve competitive advantage o For many existing companies rapid transformation was neither desirable nor necessary and they have made a more gradual approach to digital business practice o Companies also have succeeded through applying established principles of business strategy, planning and risk management o In this chapter we seek to show how a digital business strategy can be created through following these established principles, but also through careful consideration of how to best identify and exploit the differences introduced by new electronic channels o In a nutshell, digital business isn't just about defining 'how to do business online'; it defines 'how to do business differently by applying digital technology to improve profitability and processes for both customer-facing, partner-facing and internal communications o For each of these components of strategy, we cover management actions to review and refine digital business strategy o A recurring theme through this chapter is the need to align digital business strategy with business strategy while also identifying opportunities for digital business strategy to impact business strategy o Customer- centricity demands that organisations become a lot better at collecting and reacting to customer insight and adapt their offering to best suit an ever- growing number of narrowing customer segments - ever approaching the ideal of the completely personalised product o One must always challenge the validity of every tool in the digital marketing armoury; adding, changing and discarding as business and customers evolve o Online discounts aren't valued by customers (in the age of price comparison, they focus on the total price, rather than its components) and often do not reflect a real lower cost to the business (lower costs to sell and serve are offset by lower transaction value and lower retention rates) o It's important to test all aspects of the proposition: a very successful proposition at attracting interest may convert badly if it can't be priced at a level that matches customer expectations o Information systems strategy should use a combination of impact and alignment techniques to govern digital business strategy. IS strategy can take a number of perspectives, of which those that focus on information or knowledge management and technological and applications infrastructure are most important.