Graduation theses Business Model Innovation in e-commerce. A critical analysis of chances and challenges 1/2

Business Model Innovation in e-commerce. A critical analysis of chances and challenges 1/2

Master’s thesis on business model innovation in e-commerce. Welcome to our series of articles on current theses by our students! Alumna Grisilda Miftari wrote an outstanding Master’s thesis in the field of social commerce as part of her Master’s degree at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Cologne. The topic: “Business Model Innovation in …

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Digital Management Quantum Computers Do Not Pose an Existential Threat to Bitcoin (Part 2)

Quantum Computers Do Not Pose an Existential Threat to Bitcoin (Part 2)

Quantum computing – an existential threat to Bitcoin? You can find the first part of this article here. This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this document constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement to buy Bitcoin. …

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Digital Management Quantum Computers Do Not Pose an Existential Threat to Bitcoin (Part 1)

Quantum Computers Do Not Pose an Existential Threat to Bitcoin (Part 1)

This content is for informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as investment, financial, or other advice. Nothing contained in this document constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement to buy Bitcoin. Because I am personally invested in Bitcoin, any current or future vulnerability in the Bitcoin network intrigues me. …

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General Queen Pop-up-Store

Queen Pop-up-Store

The EHI Retail Institute is a research and consulting institute for the retail industry and a partner of the E-Commerce Institute Cologne. EHI’s new article gives exciting insights on the pop-up store of the rock band Queen. Click here for more info! We will, we will, store you! With a pop-up store in the famous …

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Social Commerce Scientifically supported definition of social commerce

Scientifically supported definition of social commerce

Since the 2000s, social commerce has been gaining in importance as the most important tool in the field of e-commerce. Together with Digitas Pixelpark, the E-Commerce Institute has developed a scientifically supported definition in an intensive project. Below you can see these three stages that define the term “social commerce”. Three-stage definition of social commerce: …

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Event Join a Startup-Job fair!

Join a Startup-Job fair!

Students of the Master’s program “Digital Management” go together with Prof. Geibel to this important job fair with startups from the STARTPLATZ and you are very welcome come! Please register here as interested working students or young professionals and participate in this event! Exciting startups meet qualified young professionals! For Sales, Marketing, HR, Finance and …

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Digital Management The online store as a brand 

The online store as a brand 

The online store as a brand  When shopping on the Internet, consumers are often confronted with a veritable flood of offers and information. This not infrequently results in individual overload. Consumers therefore like to orient themselves to branded products, as these make a promise of quality through their familiarity and thus reduce the perceived risk …

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Digital Management How do customer reviews convince when buying online?

How do customer reviews convince when buying online?

Trust and orientation – How do customer reviews convince when buying online? Whether at Amazon, Tripadvisor or Lieferando – those who consume on the Internet can fall back on countless customer reviews. These have now been examined in detail by Prof. Dr. Sascha Hoffmann, Professor of Business Administration and Online Management, and psychologist and lecturer …

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E-Commerce E-Commerce Market Analysis 2021

E-Commerce Market Analysis 2021

7 E-commerce industries in the online marketing check How can your company survive in the competition of online stores? The Searchmetrics E-Commerce Market Analysis 2021 shows you how you can position yourself sustainably with market-specific insights and practical tips for seven selected sectors of German e-commerce. The study contains relevant key figures, analyses and market-specific …

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Digital Management International E-Commerce, Shipping and the environment, in the context of Covid-19

International E-Commerce, Shipping and the environment, in the context of Covid-19

International E-Commerce in the context of Covid-19 An interview on international e-commerce, shipping and the environment as part of Covid-19. The online world accelerated digital purchases and opened the doors to international markets, creating both positive and negative outcomes for the environment. What are the main reasons for a skyrocketed international e-commerce?  Globally, the pandemic …

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Event Next Economy Open 2021

Next Economy Open 2021

The virtual and decentralized conference on business and digital transformation.   About Next Economy Open Next Economy Open was initiated in 2015 by blogger, journalist, economist and lecturer Gunnar Sohn, initially as a stationary conference in Bonn. Since 2016, the event has been streamed live and in color on the internet. Gunnar Sohn is one …

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General Reaching customers with shopping apps

Reaching customers with shopping apps

The EHI Retail Institute is a research and consulting institute for the retail industry and a partner of the E-Commerce Institute Cologne. EHI’s new article gives an interesting overview of online delivery services. Click here for more info! Reaching customers with shopping apps For efficient advertising measures, the collection of customer data is an important …

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Digital Management Reasons and consequences of the impending cookie calypse

Reasons and consequences of the impending cookie calypse

Up to now, advertisers on the Internet have been able to rely on very specific targeting for their digital advertising campaigns, which is based on detailed tracking, i.e., user tracking on the Internet. To date, third-party cookies have been used for tracking purposes, mostly to record the browsing behavior of users across websites. Nevertheless, the …

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Digital Management Christmas business: The right preparation for your online store

Christmas business: The right preparation for your online store

How does an online store prepare for the Christmas season? The fourth quarter of a financial year always promises a lot of sales. In 2020, this quarter saw a particularly strong increase in B2B online retailing due to the corona. To take advantage of the momentum in the 2021 Christmas season, companies should take measures …

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General The digitization of corporate learning

The digitization of corporate learning

The way of learning has changed drastically due to COVID-19. With the onset of the pandemic and the correspondingly prescribed measures such as social distancing, many companies were put to the test and forced to adjust their current teaching approaches. Trainings and seminars could not be held on-site as usual and were adapted to an …

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Research Social Commerce – Origin and meaning

Social Commerce – Origin and meaning

Social commerce has recently become increasingly important. As a comparatively new area within e-commerce, however, the term social commerce has not yet been clearly defined and demarcated, both in terms of the scope of services and the associated opportunities and risks in practical implementation. The E-Commerce Institute Cologne at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, …

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Event International Scientific-Practical Conference 2021 (ISCP 2021)

International Scientific-Practical Conference 2021 (ISCP 2021)

Digital Management in times of the Covid 19 pandemic and beyond. On November 12, 2021, East European University (Georgia) and its partner Hochschule Fresenius (Germany) as well as the renowned FGF Association will organize the International Scientific-Practical Conference 2021 (ISCP 2021). It is aimed at both scientists and science-based practitioners who wish to present and …

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Entrepreneurship KOHPA: When even the biggest storm doesn’t endanger the calm

KOHPA: When even the biggest storm doesn’t endanger the calm

In the 2nd episode of the anniversary season of “Die Höhle der Löwen” (The Lion’s Den) one can observe extremely opposing opinions of the investors: While one strongly doubts the harmfulness of electro-magnetic radiation and thus the sense of one of two presented products, for the other it is almost too good to be true. …

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Entrepreneurship Independesk: Right reasoning despite strange advice

Independesk: Right reasoning despite strange advice

In the case of the workplace-sharing platform “independesk“, one could witness one of the strangest phone calls ever made in “Die Höhle der Löwen“. Nevertheless, it ended well for the founder, because he finally brought the argument that made the most sense in his situation. Photo: RTL / Bernd-Michael Maurer Practically all the lions present …

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General Key facts on selected delivery services (2021)

Key facts on selected delivery services (2021)

The EHI Retail Institute is a research and consulting institute for the retail industry and a partner of the E-Commerce Institute Cologne. EHI’s new article gives an interesting overview of online delivery services. Click here for more info! Key Facts Online Delivery Services (as of 2021) Contactless delivery of personal grocery shopping to the doorstep: …

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