Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple are modern monopolies. They threaten every local business.
Local businesses are being killed off. Storefronts are empty. More and more main street looks like desolation row. Malls have become decaying relics. Each local business that closes its doors decreases local shoppers desire to shop on main street. People… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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
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 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 and Facebook are in the process of destroying local media. Local media has accelerated its own demise with fifteen years of failed leadership, and failure to recognize the need for radical change. Leadership would stop competing and aligning with… Read More ›
Local Business Versus Amazon and the Tech Giants 