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Liubov Ivchenko, Nataliia Pohuda, Olena Sushchenko
THE ROLE OF INTERNET RESOURCES AND SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM
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The article is devoted to the study of the influence of Internet resources, social networks in particular, on the dynamics of inbound world tourist flows. A 30-year dynamic series of the number of Internet users with 5-year periods has been studied. Modeling this indicator with a linear trend has made it possible to obtain estimates of the average annual increase in the number of Internet users for certain periods. An analysis of factors is provided, which has influenced the dynamics of tourist flows and growth quantity and users of the global network for the period 2005-2023. It is determined that social networks play a significant role in the growth of the number of Internet users, which has a more quantitative impact for them, and a qualitative impact on tourism. The influence of the emergence and development of social networks and the most popular tourist websites on changes in the number of travelers is analyzed. Quantitative assessment of this relationship using regression analysis methods is proposed. Methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization and comparison, modeling, correlation and regression analysis are used in the research process.
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Bogomil Traykov
ENGINES FOR SEARCHING THE INTERNET
Abstract:
After a fifteen-year period of increasing interest on the part of the author in engines used for searching for information on the Internet, this article discusses the changes which have taken place throughout this period of their development. The aim of this article is to note the major features of the most popular search engines around at the moment. Using the data presented in the article, the author draws con¬clusions about the current state of affairs and at the same time delineates perspectives for the development of search engines in the next few years. A special section has been included for comment on the principal recommendations of specialists regarding the optimi¬sation of Internet sites which directly influences their indexing by search engines. On the basis of this, the author delineates the trends which have characterised search engines dur¬ing this relatively long period of their life cycle.
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Vanya Grigorova
CONTEMPORARY DIMENSIONS OF SALES MANAGEMENT
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The paper analyses changes in the factors of the macro- and micro- marketing environment that have given a new image to contemporary sales over the last two decades. It also reviews key concepts and approaches to modern sales management and contributes to the theory of sales management by designing a conceptual goal-oriented model. The model presents three levels of relations that exist between three modules of metrics – those of sales, marketing and business organisations, and function as a system. The flexibility of the model renders it universally applicable to business organisations in different sectors of the economy.
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Tatiana Victorivna Orekhova, Yaroslav Sergiyovich Tertychnyi
CURRENT TRENDS OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE WORLD MARKETS
Abstract:
The article deals with the features of the e-commerce development in the modern world economy. The article analyzes the interpretation of the term "e-commerce" by various domestic and foreign scientists. The study specified three levels of e-commerce. The article also identifies five major e-commerce features - advertising, product demonstration, transactions, after-sales service, long-term customer relationships. The article demonstrates the main effects of e-commerce on the economy, such as: growing competition, globalization of business spheres, personalization of interaction, reduction of distribution channels, cost savings. The analysis of B2C e-commerce sales volume in the regions of the world during 2012–2017 identified a significant level of the direction development in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Plamen Hristov Milev
TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURE SOLUTIONS FOR WEB PUBLISHING SYSTEMS
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This article deals with issues related to uploading contents on the Internet. Within this context, the specific attributes of information systems for web publishing and solutions for their architecture are reviewed. The paper analyses some conceptual problems related to those systems in terms of the opportunities provided to users to create, publish, share or comment on the content on the world wide web. It also presents the typical architecture of web publishing systems. Based on the conducted research, the paper presents findings and hypotheses about trends in the development of architecture solutions for web publishing systems. The focus of the paper is on the growing significance of social networks nowadays, and especially of social networks with interactive content. The conclusion summarizes the advantages of applying existing trends in the development of architecture solutions for web publishing systems to the design of software solutions in the sphere.
