THE ABC OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION

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E-Commerce

E-commerce is an Internet based business and also known as virtual or electronic market place in connection with online sales. A trade and service relationship develops between the merchant and the customer which can vary in form and complexity.

E-Marketing

E-marketing is Internet based including tools such as pay-per-click lead generation and paid advertising. Electronic distribution systems can also be used for e-marketing, since they facilitate the communication between service suppliers, 3rd party providers and customers.

Extranet

A distribution channel which is administered externally, e.g. HRS (OTA for hotels) prefers rates and availability to be updated by logging into HRS's extranet system.