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An Introduction to Vertical Social Networks

Buffer

Vertical networks — social platforms solely dedicated to niche interests — are there to support those interests. Reddit may come to mind as it is essentially several vertical networks (subreddits) in one horizontal network. What are vertical networks?

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Amazon and Google now lead two key martech categories as vertical competition heats up

chiefmartech

But as they walked me through their deck, there was another finding of theirs that made me almost fall out of my chair: Amazon and Google have now each jumped into the lead of major martech categories. So the conclusion is that Amazon and Google are now also in the same environments as the traditional vendors.

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How to increase profitability by monetizing off-Amazon advertising

SmartBrief - Marketing

It used to be simple: Selling on Amazon meant you advertised on Amazon. However, the growth in the number of Amazon sellers and resulting increased competition are pushing up CPCs for Amazon ads, putting pressure on sellers’ margins — and forcing them to explore off-Amazon advertising.

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5 Disruptions to Marketing, Part 3: Vertical Competition

chiefmartech

Vertical competition presents a greater strategic threat than horizontal competition. VERTICAL COMPETITION. However, there is another kind of competition known as vertical competition. Vertical competitors compete on how much they get to wrest from the total relative to each other. give us digital everything.

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Why Martech Companies Should Be Terrified of Facebook, Google, and Amazon

Contently

While established players like Adobe, Salesforce, and Marketo are rarely mentioned in the same breath as tech’s “ Frightful Five “—Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft—there is increasing evidence that tech’s giants are eyeing martech. ” Look at it this way: E-commerce companies need to be on Amazon.

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Google Releases Two New Ad Formats: Their Role in Vertical Search

Brightedge

Although standard search engines report billions of searches globally every day, we have also been watching the rise of vertical search. Users employ vertical searches when they use platforms such as TripAdvisor, Zillo, Consumer Reports, Amazon, Reddit, […].

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5 Disruptions to Marketing, Part 3: Vertical Competition (2018 Update)

chiefmartech

VERTICAL COMPETITION (2018 Update). I have been writing about vertical competition in digital marketing for several years: how companies at different points along the pathway between the marketer and the customer exert power and extract value. However, here in the US, we’re seeing vertical competition on the Internet grow too.