Tag Archives: Business_Model
Gilt Groupe versus Groupon – a battle of new era retail models
If you had a brand and a budget and an inventory on offer, which way would you go? In theory, the two companies do very similar things – limited time, select product or service offering, special pricing. A few intense days of getting your brand name out there. However they could not be more different […]
Tech Crunch – Chris Dixon interviews Gilt Founder Kevin Ryan
I have watched Gilt.com closely – almost daily, in fact. I have spent money with them. In multiple categories. As recently as yesterday an icewine syrup and some candles. I missed a pair of shoes I wanted. Hence, I don’t find Gilt’s success odd. I think they are smart retailers. They: are effectively merchandised/curated have […]
10 business models that rocked 2010 – from the Board of Innovation
I came across this content from a fellow IBMer who came across it from someone else, who… ah, the beauty of social media. And it is highly unsurprising that the Board of Innovation – the Slideshare’s owners – used Social Media centric models. Instead of me blabbing, I’ll let you get to the good stuff. […]
Getting over it: the economy is no longer an excuse
So, based on the 2009 IBM Institute for Business Value CRM Research, 80% of us are thinking we will survive and nearly that amount expect recovery by mid 2010. What that means is that you cannot go into your 2010 plan still saying the market will be bad. For one, it will mean you won’t […]
