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Enterprise Social Networking Platforms: Think Amazon, Not Facebook

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I kid you not: even though Amazon predated the whole Web 2.0 Think now about Amazon in its early days. It was to grow fast – so that it could be as big as the Amazon river for the online retail world. Amazon earned its first full-year profit in 2003 and, by 2008, the company’s revenue had reached $4 billion.

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Google and Amazon race to the bottom for tablet sales

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Cover via Amazon. The pricing war initiated by Google and Amazon, regarding the low price at which tablets are sold, does not reflect their full costs. It is generally accepted that competitive markets fail due to four basic reasons: market power, incomplete information, externalities and public goods.

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How B2B Marketers Should Think About Uncertainty

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We B2B marketers had our plans all worked out. It reminds me of something Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once said: I very frequently get the question: “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” ” “I love Amazon; I just wish you’d deliver a little more slowly.” ” Impossible.

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Groupon's competition isn't LivingSocial. It's Amazon.

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This week LivingSocial, the leading Groupon daily deal competitor, ran a deal for $20 gift card on Amazon for $10. The Great Amazon Gift Card Giveaway will likely be heralded as the second most important day in the history of LivingSocial. It's the day that Amazon invested $175 million into LivingSocial not so long ago.

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What is holding you back in digital marketing?

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My days are divided between teaching professionals how to change their careers and teaching companies how to change their cultures–both of whom want to embrace digital marketing. It requires some bravery to step out and do something new, but there is no other way to shift to digital marketing. Like this post?

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Why Distribution Strategy is the New Frontier of B2B Marketing

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Distribution strategy, despite being one of the fabled 4 P’s (“Place”), has traditionally been outside the direct purview of B2B marketers. Marketing must get involved. Distribution strategy must be built on business strategy and a deep understanding of the needs of fast-changing markets. It’s time for a change.

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Are you considering behavior-based personalization?

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If you are like most marketers, you’ve probably been salivating over personalizing your website for years. At first, you thought, “If Amazon can do it, we can do it!” ” But then your IT folks told you the way Amazon does it. But your site isn’t like Amazon.