In the E-Commerce event, students learn marketing and management functions and tasks that can be applied to the selling of products and services by businesses and consumers over the Internet. These can be business-to-business, business-to-consumer or consumer-to-consumer.

Sample Exam

Sample Role Play

Career and Salary Ranges

-E-Commerce Marketing Analyst, $64,000-$84,000

-E-Commerce Marketing Director, $123,000-$184,000

-E-Commerce Sales Manager, $56,000-$105,000

- Computer Specialist

- Computer Systems Analyst

-E-Commerce Customer Support Manager, $75,000-$103,000

Colleges and Universities with E-Commerce Departments

- Ferris State University , http://catalog.ferris.edu/programs/345/

Work Place Examples

-International and Domestic Corporations

-Online Businesses

-E-Commerce Division of Existing Businesses

-Advertising Agencies

Skills Needed To Succeed in the E-Commerce Industry

-Know how to Use Technology as a Selling Function to a Target Market

-Know how to Maintain/Update a Website

-Excellent Computer Skills

-Excellent Written Communication Skills

Trade Groups and Industry Associations

-Global Business Dialogue on Electronic Commerce

-CommerceNet

-Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce

-eMarketing Association