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As the year 2007 rolls on, the first quarter has come to an end. Many companies have their business planned out for the rest of the year. In developing your business plan, it's important to include industry trends, analysis and competitive intelligence - basically knowing the trends and what the competition is doing. The year 2007 brings into focus the following trends:

1. BROADBAND INTERNET REPLACES DIAL-UP AS CONSUMER'S CHOICE

Web site performance, such as download times and design, is crucial for any E-business operation. Even though broadband is now in the majority of households and businesses, content still must be delivered in a timely manner. New approaches to Web development allow the content to be as streamlined as possible.

2. CONSUMERS DISCOVER NEW PRODUCTS

Consumers highly consider the Internet as an opportunity to find products that they would not find elsewhere. While niche sites continue to prosper in providing specific goods or product, some general companies are also starting to offer tools to facilitate product "discovery" search by providing more guided and personalized search results.

3. NONTRADITIONAL PAYMENT METHODS TAKE HOLD

Though credit cards are still popular for online transactions, alternative methods such as Bill Me Later, Google Checkout, and PayPal will gain in popularity. Businesses save money by paying lower interchange rates versus the high rates of most major credit cards in using alternate payment methods.

4. ONLINE SALES INCREASE

Trends for manufacturers this year reflect selling online to consumers directly. Most manufactures will take orders online, but fulfill them through one of their retailers to solve the shipping problem. They prefer it this way because it creates an all-win situation for the manufacturer, retailer and customer.

5. THE CONSUMER BECOMES A VIRTUAL EMPLOYEE

Consumer reviews are still big, but are no longer the only feedback available. The proliferation of the social network, ie. blogs, podcasts, consumer tags and user generated products, have surfaced as new ways of communicating directly with company decision makers.

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