.coms or .bombs...Strategies for Profit in e-Business - Hardcover

Layton, Mark C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0965878899 ISBN 13: 9780965878890

Publisher: Cornerstone Leadership Inst, 1999

Synopsis

Making a profit in e-business is the greatest business opportunity of the new millennium: harnessing lessons learned from the early Internet pioneers into a business model that generates a profit for its shareholders. .coms or .bombs...Strategies for Profit in e-Business examines four critical factors of this phenomenon: the e-mass, the e-generation, e-products and the e-experience (collectively called the e-revolution) and leads the reader through the steps of developing an e-business strategy that will generate profit...sustainable profit!

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About the Author

Mr. Mark C. Layton is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PFSweb Inc. (Nasdaq: PFSW), a leading Internet logistics provider. PFSweb, headquartered in Plano, Texas, is a leading provider of call center, distribution and e-business logistics outsourcing services and operates call center and distributions facilities that provide global logistics solutions for clients in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Mark is also Chairman of the Board of Daisytek International Inc. (Nasdaq: DZTK), the world's largest distributor of computer consumables, professional tape film products for the entertainment industry. Daisytek services more than 40,000 customers in over 50 countries around the world.

Mr. Layton is a 1981 graduate of Northern Arizona University, holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Management Information Systems. He joined Andersen Consulting as a management consultant in 1981 and spent eight years as a wholesale and retail distribution industry consultant. He is a recognized leader in the utilization of technology in business. His leadership, broad based financial skills, and years of practical management experience have shown him to be one of the top executives in the computer distribution industry today. He is a highly sought public speaker. His energy and style entertain over 20,000 business professionals and college students annually on wide ranging issues including electronic commerce, leadership, technology trends, supply chain management, web enabled call centers, financial management, and Christian principals in business. Mr. Layton, a leading Internet authority, authored the recently released book .coms or bombs ... Strategie! s for profit in e-Business where his vision of the future of e-commerce is portrayed. This book can be obtained at www.profits-in-ebusiness.com.

Mr. Layton joined Daisytek in 1988 as Vice President of Operations and Director. He was appointed Executive Vice President of in 1990, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993, CEO in 1997 and Chairman in 1999. In 1999 Mr. Layton became Chairman, President and CEO of PFSweb, Inc. a spin-off from the parent Daisytek. In addition to his Board of Directors position at PFSweb and Daisytek, Mr. Layton also sits on the Boards of ISA PLC, a leading European distributor, uBid (Nasdaq: UBID) a leading online auction house and Virtual Village Inc., a software development company specializing in internet-enabled recruiting and online learning. Mr. Layton also serves as an Associate Editor for the Center for Cycle Time Research at the University of Memphis and serves on the Dean's Advisory Council at Northern Arizona University College of Business Administration. The CBA honored Mr. Layton as an outstanding Centennial Alumnus in 1997.

Mr. Layton is married, has four children and is an avid golfer participating in a number of pro-am events each year. Further information can be received by contacting Craig McDaniel at Michael A. Burns & Associates, Inc. Public Relations in Dallas, Texas.

Review

"Dead Center!...Mark has encapsulated the critical elements required for profit to result in any e-business. A riveting piece of work" -- Greg Jones, CEO uBid

"In his book he captures how the electronic revolution has forced change but also offered tremendous opportunities for companies willing to recognize the changes it has created and recreate themselves to take advantage of it." -- William Monahan, CEO Imation

"Mark Layton has incisively analyzed the Internet phenomenon and assembled an enormously useful set of facts as opposed to the many myths which surround this remarkable development." -- Frederick W. Smith, Chairman / CEO FDX

Mark pioneered the Supply Chain revolution in office products and new he's setting the curve again in e-business." -- Howard A. Tullman, Chairman / CEO TUNES.COM INC.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornerstone Leadership Inst
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0965878899
• ISBN 13: 9780965878890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 209