Slow Motion Starvation Amazon has for the past twenty years implemented a strategy to starve every other business in America to death in slow motion. Sounds overly dramatic. I think not. Amazon Starves Businesses to Death – One Product At… Read More ›
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2019 Top 12 OnlineTrends
2019 Online Trends 50% of the world’s population has access to the internet E-commerce sales are up 12.4% over the prior year E-commerce is 15% of US retail sales Mobile advertising now accounts for 33% – Google and Facebook still… Read More ›
The Fraud of Digital Advertising
Advertisers spend the most money on digital advertising ($111 billion per year). Digital advertising spend is the fastest growing advertising segment. Google and Facebook control 90% of digital advertising. 60% of digital advertising is fraud. George Simpson in his article,… Read More ›
The Rigged Retail Playing Field
Take a look at the chart of America’s monopolies and it is not difficult to understand the the issues facing local businesses – the playing field is rigged. Emily Stewart writes, “From cellphone providers to beer to cat food, consumers… Read More ›
How Amazon is destroying media companies
Executive Summary: Advertising has moved from print, TV, and radio to digital Google and Facebook control 90% of all digital advertising growth Amazon has moved from fifth to third in digital advertising by earning $2 billion per quarter Traditional media lives or dies based on advertising revenues Google, Facebook and Amazon are choking off traditional … Continue reading Amazon Monopoly growing threat to local media companies
Internet Trends & Analysis
Each year Mary Meeker reports on Internet Trends and often predicts what can be expected in the coming years. This year is no exception. 1. U.S. adults spent 5.9 hours per day on digital media in 2017, up from 5.6… Read More ›
Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Amazon’s Addiction Business Model
Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Amazon’s Addiction Business Model Apple, Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Amazon’s Addiction Business Model The world, albeit slowly, is waking to the Tech Giants’ Addiction Business Model. See Chamath Palihapitiya a former Facebook employee who has begun… Read More ›
Google, Facebook & Amazon’s threats to local business
Google, Facebook & Amazon’s threats to local business
Local Business Versus Amazon and the Tech Giants 