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Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next

Both Sides of the Table

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

Marketing 361
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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place. Look at Viddy & SocialCast.

Marketing 379
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The Case For & Against Cryptocurrencies (for those tired of all the noise)

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My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. When you achieve economies-of-scale advantages it doesn’t benefit you to help newer companies draft off of your infrastructure to rise and compete against you. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

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