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I thought Bingo Card Creator was B2B? Edit: The product is sold mostly to teachers to save them time and help them do their job better, so that would make it B

by rythie 16y ago

I thought Bingo Card Creator was B2B? Edit: The product is sold mostly to teachers to save them time and help them do their job better, so that would make it B2B I would have thought.

patio11 16y ago
Substantially all of my customers a) choose to buy BCC for themselves and b) pay for it with their own money, which are two characteristics more typical of B2C. That said, lawyers get paid for arguing about definitions and I am not a lawyer, so you can call it either if it floats your boat.
- rythie 16y ago
  That seems a little odd to me, but I can sort of understand it. Are they using in their jobs? If so, is there a reason their employer won't pay for it? Or do teachers routinely buy stuff with their own money to save lesson prep. time?
  - patio11 16y ago
    The average teacher spends between $200 and $400 of her own money a year on instructional supplies, depending on what survey you believe.
    - rythie 16y ago
      That's an interesting fact in it's self. From people I know who teach or have taught, it seemed that they had too much to do outside the core hours, so maybe they are trying to get some of that time back?
      - alnayyir 16y ago
        You're chasing a dragon he's already tired of finicking over.
        rythie 16y ago
        That was to be my last point in the discussion, which ended 11 hours before your post. I get it now, people will pay their own money to help their career, it's technically B2C but if they didn't have that job, they wouldn't buy the product. Most B2C products are independent of the customer's career, but this type of product is not. Similar products would be suits, some networking events, travel costs, smart shoes, working lunches, coffee, smartphones etc.
  - rmc 16y ago
    I would have thought that large public school systems have so much beuocracry and standards when it comes to buying things that the teacher decide it's not worth the hassle of getting their employer to pay, and just pay for it themselves.

by rythie 16y ago

I thought Bingo Card Creator was B2B? Edit: The product is sold mostly to teachers to save them time and help them do their job better, so that would make it B2B I would have thought.

patio11 16y ago

Substantially all of my customers a) choose to buy BCC for themselves and b) pay for it with their own money, which are two characteristics more typical of B2C. That said, lawyers get paid for arguing about definitions and I am not a lawyer, so you can call it either if it floats your boat.

rythie 16y ago
That seems a little odd to me, but I can sort of understand it. Are they using in their jobs? If so, is there a reason their employer won't pay for it? Or do teachers routinely buy stuff with their own money to save lesson prep. time?
- patio11 16y ago
  The average teacher spends between $200 and $400 of her own money a year on instructional supplies, depending on what survey you believe.
  - rythie 16y ago
    That's an interesting fact in it's self. From people I know who teach or have taught, it seemed that they had too much to do outside the core hours, so maybe they are trying to get some of that time back?
    - alnayyir 16y ago
      You're chasing a dragon he's already tired of finicking over.
      - rythie 16y ago
        That was to be my last point in the discussion, which ended 11 hours before your post. I get it now, people will pay their own money to help their career, it's technically B2C but if they didn't have that job, they wouldn't buy the product. Most B2C products are independent of the customer's career, but this type of product is not. Similar products would be suits, some networking events, travel costs, smart shoes, working lunches, coffee, smartphones etc.
- rmc 16y ago
  I would have thought that large public school systems have so much beuocracry and standards when it comes to buying things that the teacher decide it's not worth the hassle of getting their employer to pay, and just pay for it themselves.