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Business Models5 Comments

The coming media crisis and parallels with the financial crisis

Colin Henderson

A general thread that has been building for me for some years now is highlighted in a few things I have seen recently. The thread is my hatred of advertising and in particular online advertising. For me it lies in the same category as junk (paper) mail except worse. I can simply throw paper junk mail out as one package, so it is not intrusive. Online advertising is horribly intrusive because it is pervasive. I use lots of things to ensure my online experience is minimally interrupted by ads In 2004 people were asking about blog business models. Now it … Continue reading The coming media crisis and parallels with the financial crisis

Profitability4 Comments

The Dangers of Thin Value

Colin Henderson

Umaiar defines thin value as a mirage that will eventually evaporate. it is value that has no point nor reason, other than generate revenue for the corporation. The landmark example he offers is ARPU, or Average Rrevenue per Customer in the telco business. The 15 second instructional wait time in front of every voice mail is worth $620 million to one telco is one example he offers. The sole purpose of the 15 seconds is to generate revenue, notwithstanding claims that it is for the benefit of the user. The Value Every Business Needs to Create Now| Harvard: Umair Haque … Continue reading The Dangers of Thin Value

Innovation

The Best Business Model in the World

Colin Henderson

Umair zeros in on a real point that is precisely correct.  The point here is not what you may or may not think about prezi … the point is what prezi’s users think. Then relate that to what customers think of your bank’s products. The best business model in the world is also the simplest: make stuff that’s insanely great Everybody’s searching desperately for business model innovation: Detroit, newspapers, record labels, banks. No market is left untouched, no value proposition sacrosanct. Yet, the best business model in the world is also the simplest: make stuff that’s insanely great. Stuff that’s … Continue reading The Best Business Model in the World