Introduction In 2009, the adoption rate in which a company can evolve and adapt to their new business environment is paramount to their survival. The early versions of the dotcom companies have experienced noticeable needs for improvements, whether they are technological, infrastructural, or research and development that supersedes the initial strategy of these organizations. These changes require a new way of thinking and creative innovations that will lead to sustained grow and perpetuate their status in the marketplace. Yahoo played a pivotal role in the how internet users shifted from novice users for entertainment purposes to creating a new virtual marketplace for consumers, however; this did not happen without considerable growing pains …show more content…
Yahoo’s business vision is about creating a digital platform where users can go to one place to connect all of their interest. This method would allow the company to have a captive audience; this was designed to bring advertiser and consumers under one umbrella for products and services. While their business model is a great vision, the company will have to contend with new trends and technology as well the emergence of social media. Many of Yahoo’s users also use other means to get the information they are searching for, therefore it is for the users as much about the results rather than how they get them (Valery, 2008). In comparison, more users spend more time on Facebook rather that a search engine platform. Therefore, the vision should be about changing the company’s image and provide services this will capture the new age internet users. Yahoo did acquire companies to help attract other users, and maintain their loyal followers. Companies such as Flickr, Overture, and a few others were acquired into the portal to enhance the user’s …show more content…
Strengths Globally, Yahoo has been synonymous with innovation from the early start, when users first begin using the internet for entertainment purposes. As the internet’s popularity increased globally, the potential for unfounded connections between a captive audience and advertiser became a reality. The company has show growth among users and remains relevant in the industry. Many of their users remain loyal for earlier days. Their email platform is still popular globally and this could be where Yahoo can make strides in the marketplace for advertisers. Yahoo has innovatively transformed its company from being a pioneer to being an innovator. Using their name recognition, they can continue to improve their image and positively stay in the marketplace. Globally Yahoo has remain one of the main search engine companies and this is evident by the number of global users and is still growing as oppose to the declining number of American
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA), number 46 on the Fortune 500 list (Cacace, 2013), has a broad innovation program that would and likely does benefit from many of the metrics listed in Table 6.2 of Making innovation work (Davila, Epstein, & Shelton, Making innovation work: How to manage it, measure it and profit from it, 2013, p. 173). As a public company, stock price measures and sales and income are important measures of overall success. However, more important for measuring innovation success are the metrics that gauge the increase in customers, revenue, or profits from specific innovation products, or customer retention and loyalty engendered by such innovations. Comcast’s innovation portfolio, particularly its Comcast Ventures affiliate (CrunchBase, 2013), also would benefit from many of the portfolio metrics listed by Davila, Epstein, and Shelton (2013).
The marketing industry is rapidly changing, advancing, and adapting to the technology. The industry will continue to be refined as we move from traditional to nontraditional strategies. RPZ Social Media Analytics and Genaflek have experienced these changes first hand, which in turn opened a window of opportunity for RPZ Social Media Analytics to purchase Genaflek Marketing. Since the purchase, RPZ Marketing has had to face many new exciting challenges and obstacles. RPZ struggles with a lack of qualified resources, as the employees from Genaflek used traditional marketing strategies. How will RPZ Marketing continue to be a leading marketing firm offering cutting-edge, innovative solutions specializing in diverse media applications?
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...e graph to contrast Gmail and Yahoo!’s email user was found to be surprisingly difficult and provided unrelated results: a link to “A List of Mergers and Acquisitions” on Wikipedia popped up as the second choice when typing in the key words “google vs yahoo email graph” into the search bar. When one searches for maps, Google presents Google Maps in 1 in 13 search results, while MapQuest and Yahoo! Maps seem nonexistent. Additionally, Youtube (which was acquired by Google in 2006) and Google Video enjoy higher ranks while Bing Video is 6th in line. Google’s market share over the search industry has increased rapidly over the last decade, but that doesn’t mean the results it provides are reliable. Google therefore is characterized by monopolistic traits because its increasing influence and control allows it to manipulate markets to further promote company popularity.
...ds than for dot-coms to adopt and integrate traditional ones. It mirrors that the established companies will be successful when they effectively combined of internet and traditional approaches together.
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With their strong team, Loyyal seeks to differentiate itself from other solutions by connecting businesses together. What is this company doing that is better than existing solutions? Why is it contrarian? Loyyal is bringing shared customer loyalty data to what it calls a “fragmented industry.”
...as not only been reliable when it arises to offering a product of the highest and excellence, nonetheless is also continually developing, adjusting, but more meaningfully revolutionizing the industry. Also, what creates Google’s invention so matchless in assessment to its challengers is the attention that it offers to consumer requirements in order to offer a consistent and difficultly substituted the product rather than concentrating on exploiting its profit with each given chance which may cooperation the quality of its search consequence its product. Having examined the company’s internal and external environment it is obvious that Google earnings care and attentions even to the smallest detail to guarantee that it will be the leading company between many other online search engines and has been able to create loyal customers that are continually growing.
The Internet boom of the 1990’s gave rise to the popularity of America Online AOL and Time Warner saw themselves at a crossroads where old and new media would become one. The histories of both AOL and Time Warner are extensive and have not always been successful. Time Warner itself was created by two mega-mergers. The first merger was in 1989 between Time Inc., publisher of many magazines such as Time Magazine, and Warner Communications. Both companies have histories stretching as far back as 75 years or so. In 1996, this company merged with Turner Broadcasting, which brought CNN with its founder Ted Turner. These two mergers created a company ready to lead in any form of media. The company launched the HBO television network. Time Warner, headquartered in New York, had $27.3 billion in revenues in 1999 and a market value of $112.6 billion. On the other side of the merger there is new media giant AOL, today the biggest, richest, and most successful internet company in the world. It was founded in 1985 as Quantum Computer Services and by 1994, after changing its name, had a million subscribers. In its early years, it almost fell because of the problems associated with introducing unlimited access for a fixed monthly fee. As its number of users increased, so did its capacity problems, which made many customers angry because they could not get a connection. The problem was solved when AOL made a deal with MCI WorldCom, which led merge with its rival CompuServe.
As the Internet becomes more popular, Dot-coms also become more prosperous. And the pace of the world becomes faster as well. Nowadays, with these huge changes in information transmission, some nonmarket issues gradually appear in this new industry because of its characteristics of free-resource, high-speed and anonymity. In this case about HiMoney.com, this firm got two pressing nonmarket issues since it launched last year. One was concerning the conflicts between two groups in this year¡¦s presidential election in Taiwan. Another issue is targeting the free-resource in the Internet. A similar case that happened recently is Napster.com (a dot-com that provides software to let people download MP3 music for free). I¡¦ll talk about it later in detail.
In 1994, Marc Anderseen invented a new way to search and retrieve information from the Internet: the Netscape Navigator. Netscape’s rising sales and the phenomenal growth of the Internet make its shares go through the roof and even before the Company had any profit; it was valued at $2.7 billion. However, the scenario didn’t go that well for so long and a very powerful and ambitious man came into the picture. Bill Gates put 2,000 of his best programmers to create a browser of his own: The Explorer. The battle of the browsers officially started; Microsoft’s share of the browser market increased from 2.9 percent at the end of 1995 to more than 40 percent by the end of 1997, while Netscape’s market share fell to 54 percent.
As stated, it is a combination of their culture of high performance drivers and fosters the “freedom and responsibility” mindset (Elliott, 2010). Because of their innovation and gradual entry into the market, Netflix has the competitive advantage of adding layers of products for growth for years to come. Currently, Netflix has the competitive advantage of increasing prices and retaining its current customer base. Even more beneficial, is the opportunity to attract additional subscribers with their new features. To end this, combining their products, price, culture, and strategic plan makes Netflix innovative.
Product differentiation – by offering different products, services, or product features, the company can charge higher prices, or appeal to different audiences. Use of IS have enabled new products and services, that increase the levels of convenience in using existing products and services. By acquiring PayPal, eBay greatly enhanced the ease with which customers can pay for their products. Google keeps an innovative approach towards search engines, by introducing Google Maps, Google Translate and others, which improves the ease of usage. Using online live chatting systems and social networks contributes to understanding of customers. It also adds value and improves customers’ stickiness to website (Booth, Roberts, and Sikes 2011)
Google continues to grow and innovate. Google focuses on the user and all else will follow. Since the beginning, they have focused on providing the best user experience possible, and take great care to ensure that they will ultimately serve their customers(Google.com n.d.). In relation to market development and product development the core values “Its best to do one thing really, really well (Google.com n.d.),” fits in with these strategies. “You don’t need to be at your desk to need an answer (Google.com n.d.),” describes Goggle’s innovation to mobile platforms. “The need for information crosses all borders (Google.com n.d.).” Google company has grown and has offices in more then 60 countries, maintaining more then 180 internet domains, and serve more then half of their results to people outside of the United States, and this relates to concentrated growth strategy. “Great just isn’t good enough(Google.com n.d.).” Google continues to strive to reach for better ways of doing things, through innovation and integration, continue to improve things in unexpected ways (Google.com n.d.).
The Internet has become a key ingredient of strenuous and busy lifestyle. ‘Internet’ has become the central-hub for communication, explorations, connecting with people or for official purposes. Resultantly, Internet growth has led to a plethora of new developments, such as decreased margins for companies as consumers turn more and more to the internet to buy goods and demand the best prices.