What is B2C, B2B, C2C or whatever, I m a little confused

B2B B2B refers to business to business, that is, merchant (generally refers to business) to merchant e-commerce. Sometimes it is written as b to b, but for the sake of simplicity it is simply used with its homonym b2b (2 is also to). In the development process of e-commerce, there are also C2C (Custom to Custom), B2C, C2B and other models.

B2B refers to the process in which both the supply and demand sides of e-commerce transactions are merchants (or enterprises or companies), and they use Internet technology or various business network platforms to complete business transactions. These processes include: publishing supply and demand information, placing and confirming orders, issuing payment processes and issuing and receiving tickets, determining delivery options and monitoring the delivery process, etc.

B2C is one of the categories of e-commerce according to transaction objects, that is, it refers to the e-commerce of business organizations to consumers. This form of e-commerce is generally based on the online retail industry, mainly with the help of the Internet to carry out sales activities. For example, we handle a variety of goods such as books, flowers, computers, and communication supplies.

The famous Amazon (

That's the kind of site that belongs to.

C2C is consumer to, like B2B and B2C, is one of the components of e-commerce.

The difference is that C2C is a user-to-user model, and the C2C business platform is to provide a first-class trading platform for buyers and sellers, so that sellers can take the initiative to provide online auctions of goods, and buyers can choose goods for bidding.

B2C business-to-person, such as Excellence.com, C2C, person-to-person, such as **.com, B2B business-to-business, such as Alibaba.

1. Buyer difference.

The buyer of B2B is an individual, and the buyer of B2C and C2C is the merchant.

2. Seller differences.

The seller of B2B and B2C is an individual, and the seller of C2C is a merchant.

3. Platform differences.

Both B2B and C2C are on third-party platforms, while B2C operates on its own platform.

4. Different definitions.

C2C is consumer-toconsumer, person-to-person. For example, the small shop of **.

B2C is BusinesstoConsumer is business-to-person. For example, excellence, dangdang, and JD.com.

B2B is for BusinesstoBusiness is between businesses. For example, Alibaba.

B2B is a business-to-business model. B2C is a business-to-individual business model, which connects and communicates with consumers through products, and needs to be promoted by marketing and other means. C2C is a business model between individuals that promotes the circulation of goods, mainly through communication and cooperation between people.

We often hear about B2B, B2C, C2C, etc., so what does B2B, B2C, and C2C market mean? Maybe many friends don't know very well, so let's introduce them separately.

1. B2B (also written as BTB, which is the abbreviation of business-to-business) refers to the business model of exchanging and transmitting data and information and carrying out trading activities between enterprises through private networks or the Internet. It will integrate the intranet and the company's products and services with customers through B2B** or mobile clients, and provide customers with better services through the rapid response of the network, so as to promote the business development of the enterprise.

2. B2C is the abbreviation of business-to-customer, and its Chinese abbreviation is "business-to-customer". "Business-to-customer" is a model of e-commerce, which is commonly referred to as a commercial retail model that sells products and services directly to consumers.

3. C2C is actually a professional term for e-commerce, and it is an e-commerce between individuals. where c refers to consumer, because the English word for consumer is customer(consumer), so the abbreviation is c, and because the pronunciation of 2 in English is the same as to, so c to c is abbreviated as customer(consume) to customer(consumer). C2C stands for e-commerce between individual consumers.

For example, a consumer has a computer, transacts through the network, and gives it to another consumer, this type of transaction is called C2C e-commerce.

B2B has three treasures: enterprise, intermediary, and good communication.

B2C has three treasures: brand, channel, and good sales.

C2C has three treasures: you open, I buy, Alipay.

The above is a brief introduction to what B2B, B2C, and C2C markets mean, through the introduction of this article, you should have a certain understanding of these models, and I hope it can help you.

The supply and demand sides of business-to-business e-commerce transactions are both merchants. They use internet technology or various business networking platforms. The process of completing a business transaction.

Representative company: Alibaba.

2. B2C (business-to-customer) business-to-customer representative companies: **, JD.com, Suning.com.

3. C2C (customer-to-customer) person-to-person-to-person e-commerce.

Representative companies: **, eBay.

4. O2O (online-to-offline) combines offline business opportunities with the Internet, so that the Internet becomes the front desk of offline transactions. To put it bluntly, it is an online and offline service.

Representative companies: **, eBay.