Category: Digitalize your services

Miniseries e-commerce features final part    In our last episodes, we’ve been talking about lots of topics around the marketplaces sector. But one topic still remains: what are the main questions before launching a marketplace? Hugues Odasso, our Channel Manager, will explain to you the five questions to ensure your project’s success.      1.… Continue reading The main questions before launching a marketplace

Miniseries E-commerce features Part 4   Welcome to the chapter 4 of our series dedicated to service e-commerce. This episode is about the various strategies and goals behind a service marketplace. As a small reminder, our first episode was about why services marketplaces are the next revolution of e-commerce. In the second part of our… Continue reading Service marketplace: The various strategies and goals

What is a service marketplace?     Services marketplaces allow to connect buyers and sellers for the sale of online services. This can be the booking of a heating engineer for example, as on the 360Travaux platform, the rental of a property, as for example WeFarmUp, or the connection of a network. Since the creation… Continue reading Services marketplaces, a growing model within the e-commerce environment

What is a local marketplace?   A unique digital space where your fellow citizens can find the products and services of your local traders. It’s an opportunity to boost your local economy while making life easier for your fellow citizens. Local marketplaces are a real advantage for smaller traders, who find themselves forgotten because of… Continue reading Local marketplaces, a second chance for small traders

What is a marketplace?   The purpose of a marketplace is to connect potential suppliers and customers. These platforms can link two professionals (B2B), two individuals (C2C) or an individual and a professional (B2C). The services rendered can be sold or performed voluntarily via the marketplaces. These online platforms facilitate the link and simplify the… Continue reading What are the elements to take into account when creating a marketplace?

What is a C2C marketplace?     C2C marketplaces connect individuals between each other. For example, Misterb&b for housing dedicated to the LGBTQ community, Horsicar for renting horse-drawn vehicles: it is possible to create a marketplace for any industry.   1 supplier = 1 buyer?   The fact that a platform can be switched is… Continue reading C2C marketplaces, a booming model

What is a B2C marketplace?     A B2C marketplace is a platform that connects businesses and consumers. It is the most common type of marketplace: according to Statista, they represent 3.53 billion dollars in 2019.     B2C marketplaces, the driving force behind the marketplace environment   Amazon or Uber: B2C platforms are an… Continue reading B2C marketplaces and their impact on the e-commerce sector

What is a B2B marketplace?   A B2B marketplace is a platform that connects two companies. There are in particular :   Services marketplaces; Rental marketplaces; Network marketplaces; E-procurement marketplaces.     The place of b2b platforms in digital transformation   Having grown exponentially since 2017, Gartner predicts that by 2022 75% of B2B purchases… Continue reading B2B marketplaces in the e-commerce environment

Miniseries E-commerce features Part 3   Welcome to the chapter 3 of our mini series dedicated to services e-commerce. In this article we will see why platformization through marketplace is key, especially for selling services. Indeed services represent 35% of online sales. Read our article on “services marketplaces are the next revolution in e-commerce” to… Continue reading Why platformization through marketplace is key