What is the difference between B2C and B2B?

First B2C and B2B mean as knowing this will give the most responses.

1. B2C means Business to Consumer or customer as the end user, or car dealerships that sell complete Ford motors.

2. B2B means Business to Business as a supplier of auto parts to Ford for making cars complete.

The customer requirement is different for each. One deals with B2C transactions leading to the final consumer, the customer.

The other, b2b, deals with other companies, such as the end customer and the marketing and sale is different because the target market is different.

Another difference may be the type of order, a customer in a B2C relationship may order or buy a single item or small quantities.

The customer can order on B2B thousands or millions, depending on the size and scale of the business. A small family or a one man operation may order small quantities, but mainly the large companies you want to place big orders and negotiate with other companies that can provide these types of numbers.

Regularity or guarantee of delivery is also important as JIT or just in time may be required.

As the products are paid can vary as well, small businesses or end-user type customers can use cash, check or credit card. B2B can have lines of credit open orders paid by monthly invoice.

As you browse a product line may be different, B2C can have a brick and mortar store, catalog, website etc. B2B may have a factory business marketing like brochures and sales information, contracts, etc.

When it comes to the type of transactions via the Internet site will be different.

B2B will be responsible for supply chain management. A B2C web site can be a portal site like Amazon that allows the consumer to search all available products, information, prices, etc. tax by category and reviews and allow many items to add to your shopping cart and, eventually, bought and paid with delivery all arranged.

Many companies now exist only as B2C e-commerce websites with just the bricks and mortar being the storage and distribution and management. The end user does not enter into any building itself.

A B2B business will deal primarily with other businesses. To use Amazon as an analogy again, the side is the B2C website, the B2B side of their relationship with suppliers of goods that they sell through B2C website, suppliers of books, music, electronic goods etc which in warehouse inventory ready to sell on the site.

The technology today allows these lines to be blurred to a greater extent, a B2B business can take individual orders from someone who found them on the website and asked for there goods. Surplus stock may be listed in the directories business sold to other companies or individuals who want them all over the world. The goods can be made in China, sold in the United States through direct public affairs auction or private or commercial offers made on the web.

A new classification is the C2C or customer to customer, you can find a wholesaler and sell through their website or auction for other small businesses and individual customers.

C2C Some companies are more efficient and able to sell more goods at a profit of many B2C or B2B companies in the same market. Internet is leveling the playing field, especially for digital products that can be provided online. Apple's iTunes have shown how great a digital market can grow.

B2B and B2C and C2C are all interchangeable now somewhat on the Internet, depending on what you want and how you want and how much.

B2B and B2C and C2C are all interchangeable now somewhat on the Internet, depending on what you want and how you want and how much .......