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Book SynopsisUnMarket to build trust and make lifelong customers! In 2009, Scott Stratten and Alison Stratten wrote the bestsellingUnMarketing: Stop Marketing, Start Engaging and began a journey that would take them around the world sharing their message of engagement with corporations, entrepreneurs, and students.They are now back with this second edition, because Everything has Changed and Nothing is Different, with all the brilliance of the first edition, plus new content and commentary to reflect the rapidly changing landscape we all live, buy, and work in today. For generations, marketing has been hypocritical. We''ve been taught to market to others in ways we hate being marketed to (cold-calling, flyers, ads, etc.). So why do we still keep trying the same stale marketing moves? UnMarketingshows you how to unlearn the old ways and consistently attract and engage the right customers. You''ll stop just pushing out your message and prayinTable of ContentsIntroduction xi 1 Everything Has Changed and Nothing is Different 1 2 The Hierarchy of Buying 3 3 A Word on Experts 7 4 Trust Gap 11 5 ROD: Return on Donuts 15 6 Restaurant That Didn’t Get It 19 7 Cold-Calling 23 8 Aiming Your Company at the Bottom of the Barrel 27 9 Pull and Stay 33 10 Reasons Why Companies Don’t Use Social Media 37 11 Social Media (Social Currency as Well) 39 12 Twitter versus Facebook versus LinkedIn 43 13 Social Media Platforming 47 14 UnPodcasting 53 15 HARO 57 16 The Game Has Changed: Immediacy and Relevancy 59 17 Publicized Customer Service 63 18 Don’t Bank on the Bold 69 19 Seven Deadly Social Media Sins 73 20 The Millennials Are Coming 81 21 How Twitter Changed Scott’s Business 85 22 Tassimo 91 23 Domino’s—Word of Mouth: Mouths Are Moving . . . 95 24 Naked Pizza 99 25 Don’t Feed the Trolls 101 26 Social Media for Social Good 105 27 Your Website—Old School versus New School 113 28 Your Captcha is Craptcha 123 29 Experience Gap 127 30 Raising and Keeping the Bar High—Cirque 131 31 Stirring Coffee 135 32 Using “Stop Start Continue” 143 33 Zappos 147 34 Rockport 153 35 FreshBooks 155 36 Why You Can’t Learn from Millionaires 159 37 Authenticity and Transparency 163 38 For Whom the Bell Mobility Tolls 167 39 Scott’s Transparency on Twitter 175 40 Your Transparency 177 41 Affiliates 179 42 Testimonials 183 43 Best Sellers 187 44 Why Being a Work-at-Home Mom is Bad for Business 189 45 Hello? Walmart? 193 46 Idea Creation 197 47 Idea Delivery 201 48 Doing In-Person Seminars 207 49 Tele-Seminars (now Webinars) 213 50 Viral Marketing 217 51 Video 227 52 Be Prepared for Success 235 53 Undercover UnMarketing 241 54 Putting It into Practice 247 55 Lush 251 56 Trade Shows 253 57 Social Media at Trade Shows 261 58 UnNetworking: Why Networking Events Are Evil 265 59 The Awesomeness of Being a 2.0 Author 269 60 The UnTour 273 61 The UnEnd 277 Index 279

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Book SynopsisYour digital presence tells the story of who you are so what should you be saying? In a world overflowing with the noise of Facebook updates, tweets, blog posts, Pinterest pins and YouTube video responses, it's difficult to connect with the people who matter most to your business and your career. Mastering Story, Community and Influence explains the art of social media storytelling, showing you how to turn your offline expertise into the sort of online thought-leadership that cuts through the noise and attracts larger, more important communities. Whether you're new to social media or racing to keep up with every new platform, social media storyteller extraordinaire, Jay Oatway, reveals the underlying mechanics and best practices behind becoming a serious online influencer. Mastering Story, Community and Influence will help you become an authoritative presence online and build both the reputation and community you need for your Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Part One – Story: Tell It Well 1 1. Why We Must Share 3 2. A Better Story Of You 17 3. Social Media Is Like A Cocktail Party 39 4. On With The Show 47 5. Whose Story Is It? 63 6. How To Never Run Out Of Interesting Things To Talk About 73 7. Don’t Just Tell. Perform! 85 Part Two – Community: Wowing Your Audience 95 8. Finding Your Community 97 9. Make Your ‘Story’ Feel More Like Service 111 10. Friend Relationship Management 121 11. Friends In Need 133 12. Don’t Be A Social Media Snob 145 13. Take It Outside 157 Part Three – Influence: Pulling Back The Curtain 165 14. What Is Influence? 167 15. It’s True: Size Does Matter 189 16. Solving The Underpants Problem 207 17. All Aboard the Social Train 217 References 221 About Jay Oatway 229 Index 231

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Book SynopsisMike Stevens has played key roles in two of the most iconic start up-challenger brands in recent years: Innocent smoothies and Peppersmith plant-based chewing gum and mints. At Innocent, he built and ran their supply chain for six years before becoming a country manager and heading up the brand's launch in Scandinavia. In 2009 he co-founded Peppersmith. He now advises D2C food and drink businesses and is a mentor for Virgin Startup. He is based in Dorset, UK.Trade Review"Very few books are both as inspiring and useful as this. Mike has looked beyond the glossy case histories to the real learning curves of success and failure in DTC and feeds the flame of our entrepreneurial spirit as he does so." * Adam Morgan, author of "Eating the Big Fish" and Founder and Partner, Eatbigfish *"I loved reading the gritty backstory of so many of my favourite founders and brands. Mike really brings it all together concisely and compellingly. Chock full of helpful learnings - a must-read for anyone adventuring and playing in the DTC world." * Jonathan Petrides, Founder and CEO, allplants *"Finally, a book taking on the DTC world. Recommended." * Alessandro Savelli, Founder and MD, Pasta Evangelists *"Packed full of inspirational stories from pioneering brands, this book will prove a treasure trove of insight and learning for everyone who is interested in the DTC space." * Simon Duffy MBE, Founder of Bulldog Skincare and Waken Mouthcare *"An essential read for those who work in DTC or are thinking about setting up on their own. The case studies and interviews with some of the UK's fastest growing DTC scaleups brilliantly capture the common challenges and different approaches to meeting them." * Aron Gelbard, Founder and CEO, Bloom & Wild *"A must-read for anybody working in marketing. DTC is so much more than a sales channel, and this book provides a healthy dose of case study inspiration and best practice tips around where brand meets e-commerce." * Mark Palmer, Former Green & Black's and Pret A Manger Marketing Director, Founder of Cawston Press. *"The book I wish I had when starting Heights (and knew very little about the space). No matter where you are on your journey, there's always more to learn, but Mike has done a great job of distilling everything we need to know in one superb book. A must read if you're serious about DTC." * Dan Murray-Setter, Co-Founder, Heights and Host of UKs Top Business Podcast, Secret Leaders *"Mike has drawn together the hard-earned lessons of the UK's most successful DTC companies, unearthing what it really took to make them fly. This book gives you the insights you just can't get elsewhere." * Jon Wright, Partner, JamJar Investments and Co-founder, innocent drinks *"A fantastic insight into some of the most successful DTC brands out there." * Oliver Bridge, Founder, Cornerstone *"Running a fast-growth business is all about learning. You often learn from your own mistakes, but it's far, far better to learn from others, from those that have gone before you and paved the way. Mike has done an incredible job assembling an all-star cast for us all to learn from and presented their lessons in a truly engaging way. A must-read for all entrepreneurs." * Guy Blaskey, Founder and CEO, Pooch & Mutt *"Companies can and should make the world a better place and win the hearts of people. This book, like its author, is guiding you to dare to be outspoken, different, better and more fact based. Learn how to open to pathways for loyal brand advocates to join you on your mission." * Henk Jan Beltman, Chief Chocolate Officer, Tony's Chocolonely *"DTC is the most important emerging tool for anyone who makes a physical product. However, it is also the most misunderstood. Mike has captured the spirit of the DTC landscape while also highlighting just what this channel can do." * Anthony Fletcher, Former CEO, graze and Founder, I Believe in Science *"Essential reading for anyone who works in or for the direct to consumer world." * Mark Runacus MBE, Co-Founder Wax/On *"I'm so glad this book exists! What a fantastic insight into how businesses are really built. It's never pretty, and it's not simple, but could anything be more fun? Mike has captured the stark reality of what it's really like being at the vanguard of DTC. I wish I'd had this book when I started Snag." * Brie Read, CEO and Founder of the Snag Group *"Mike's book is a goldmine of hard-earnt lessons and priceless insight from some of the most inspiring, disruptive and successful DTC brands of the last few years. It's a must-read for any entrepreneur looking to start or scale their DTC channel." * Jason Gibb, Founder of the Bread and Jam Festival for Food Entrepreneurs *"Mike packs every useful lesson about building and scaling DTC companies into a single, digestible book. Bringing each to life through engaging case studies and interviews with the people who are building Graze, Heights, Bloom & Wild, Ugly Drinks and many others. If you're thinking about launching a consumer product start-up or are involved in them in any way, this is required reading." * Damian Routley, Chief Commercial Officer at Founders Factory and DTC founder *"OMG, get The DTC Playbook ASAP." * Mike Coulter. Creative Director, The Do Lectures. *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: In the beginning was graze.com - graze; Chapter - 02: From a side hustle to international stardom - Huel; Chapter - 03: Unearthing a huge problem hidden in plain sight - Snag; Chapter - 04: Measuring satisfaction and why it matters - Bloom & Wild; Chapter - 05: Moving with the times and the art of resilience - Cornerstone; Chapter - 06: Why bigger is not always better - Sugru; Chapter - 07: Using DTC toilet paper to build toilets and ensure access to sanitation for every person on the planet by 2050 - Who Gives A Crap; Chapter - 08: Building a community for a higher purpose - TRIBE; Chapter - 09: Launching a DTC brand in the 2020s. The new rules of the game - Lick | Clearing; Chapter - 10: The importance of an emotional connection with your customers - tails.com; Chapter - 11: Using stress and burnout as the inspiration to build a better business - Heights; Chapter - 12: How to use your low margin DTC channel as your omnichannel marketing machine - Ugly Drinks; Chapter - 13: Overcoming the challenges of a frozen supply chain to accelerate an inevitable shift to plant-based diets - allplants; Chapter - 14: How DTC is helping a whole town get its mojo back - Hiut Denim; Chapter - 15: Summing up

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Book SynopsisTimothy Hughes, based in London, UK, is co-founder and CEO of the global social selling company, DLA Ignite. He was listed as one of the top eight sales experts to follow globally by LinkedIn in 2021 and has been ranked as one of the most influential people in social selling by Onalytica. As a universally recognized pioneer and exponent of social selling, Hughes has advised and helped many organizations achieve their social selling and influencer marketing objectives. He is the co-author of Smarketing, also published by Kogan Page.Trade Review"Social selling is no longer optional for salespeople today. Getting attention on platforms that buyers now use and being able to initiate conversations is the difference between winning and losing. Tim Hughes has written a great book that provides the skills you need to win in today's hyper connected and highly competitive world." * Graham Hawkins, CEO & Founder SalesTribe *"Social selling is still misunderstood. It isn't about how to sell through messaging all your LinkedIn connections, it is about earning influence. Tim Hughes is an authority on the topic and this book is the ultimate guide to building or refining your social selling strategies to increase your influence and sales. Get your stationery ready to highlight key points and make notes." * Jo Saunders, LinkedIn Demystifier | Strategist | Trainer | Author of Connectfluence *"Social Selling is the definitive blueprint required to implement a world-class strategy that will drive increased revenue based upon practical application. There are a lot of books that talk about social selling, but they fall short. Tim Hughes shares a mix of proven processes, tools, and personal anecdotes that show how his success can become yours, that you can immediately add to your sales arsenal to supercharge your business!" * Roderick Jefferson, Senior Vice President, Enablement | Bestselling Author | Global Keynote Speaker *"This is not a business book, it is a definitive and vital guide to social selling, a must read and must have for every business owner, entrepreneur, marketer and sales professional! Tim has compiled a comprehensive step by step resource and playbook which will positively transform your relationship building, increase your bottom line and see phenomenal return on your investment." * Jaz Greer, CEO Make A Difference *"Digital dominance, or owning your vertical's narrative on digital, is critical in social media strategy. Tim Hughes gives you the digital dominance secrets you need to implement a winning game plan. Every marketer needs to read this book!" * Terri Nakamura, Designer | Writer and Social Media Consultant | Author of Blogging on Instagram *"A network gives you reach... but a community gives you power. It's time to stop making excuses and start bringing in personal social skills to the digital world. Tim Hughes understands this critical issue, and this book give you the tools to make it happen." * Ted Rubin, Speaker | Author | Strategic Advisor... Provocateur *"Digital has thrown a spanner into the works of traditional B2B Marketing. With this book, Tim Hughes provides light in the darkness for today's digital marketing, highly recommended." * Joel Harrison, editor-in-chief, B2B Marketing *"This book is a must-read for sellers wanting to hone their craft in buyer engagement. If you want to get ahead of the competition knowledge is powerful and the skill of social selling will give you the step up necessary." * Janice B Gordon, Customer Growth Expert, Scale Your Sales *"Tim Hughes has taken his already powerful, revolutionary book on social selling to the next level. Social selling is no longer a fad, but a core tenant of modern selling. Tim has seen this evolution and his book is for those who want to stay ahead of the game." * Keenan, CEO of A Sales Growth Company | Author of Gap Selling *"Tim Hughes' first book is one of my go-to books when thinking about the concept of social selling and on developing 'social organisations'. The world changed and the way that people buy continues to evolve. It provides actionable advice to sales and marketing teams on how to embrace social and Tim's thinking is always ahead of the game." * Samantha Andrews, Global Marketing Director, GPA Global *"People are the key to digital transformation. As digital technologies proliferate and humans begin to share work with AI and robots, it is the people who excel at being human who will thrive. In this book, Tim Hughes explains that executives that invest to enable people to network and build relationships virtually will have the necessary foundation for winning today and in the future." * Lenwood M. Ross, Founder and CEO, Accelery, Inc. *"This book walks you through the reality of the post-pandemic world, defines what a digital organization must be and outlines the detailed steps of making that a reality within your organization. It is a must read for anyone leading or executing within a business of any size today." * Robert M Caruso, EngageDigitalInc.com @fondalo *"The world of sales has changed, you can no longer rely on cold calls and spam emails to make your number. Tim Hughes has created a practical methodology that teaches sellers how to engage like a real human on digital and win." * Andy Paul, Author and Creator of Sell Without Selling Out *"This update is a practical guide for every sales professional who wants digital success in a world that becomes more digital every day. If you want to boost your sales success online this book is a must!" * Leigh Ashton, Founder and CEO - The Sales Consultancy *"A real gem of a book that gets you started on your social selling journey, providing all your key enablers to build a culture of social selling, and making this daunting subject easy to understand. A simple read that demystifies social selling so you can get involved." * Chris Learmonth, Managing Director - BMW & MINI Park Lane *"I bought the first edition of Social Selling in 2018, and immediately applied some of the very actionable advice in the book, refining my entire digital networking and marketing strategy. I can't recommend the new edition strongly enough." * Michael O’Connor, Founder of the Service Professionals Network *"The problem with sales books today is pre-covid thinking. In this second edition Hughes has really taken the time to update the book with modern case studies and chapters that make it relevant and a must for sales people in the post-covid world." * Ian Moyse, Cloud Industry Leader and Influencer *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction to Social Selling; Chapter - 01: Community and Tribalism; Chapter - 02: Your Identity Within Social Networks; Chapter - 03: Talking to Strangers; Chapter - 04: Controlling Influence; Chapter - 05: The Mechanics of Traditional Sales; Chapter - 06: Moving from an Analogue to a Social Mindset; Chapter - 07: Selling the Idea of Social Selling and Measuring Success; Chapter - 08: How to Use Technology to Your Advantage; Chapter - 09: Digital Maturity; Chapter - 10: The Digital Organization Practitioner; Chapter - 11: Five Steps to Getting You Started

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Book SynopsisMichelle Carvill is Founder of Carvill Creative - a social media marketing agency whose clients include the BBC, Nuffield Health and Norbord. Passionate about the digital future she advises clients on online marketing communication and social media strategies, and leads a team delivering practical social media planning and daily management. She is the author of Get Social, published by Kogan Page.Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace. He developed the High Potential Traits Inventory (HPTI), a personality assessment which has been translated into dozens of languages and used by over 50,000 people around the world. Myths of Social Media is his fifth book, he is co-author of Motivation and Performance and Myths of Work, also part of the Business MytTable of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Social media is a waste of time; Chapter - 02: All social networks do the same thing; Chapter - 03: Social media isn’t that influential; Chapter - 04: Social media replaces real-life networking; Chapter - 05: Social media marketing is a dark art; Chapter - 06: It’s not worth responding to criticism on social media; Chapter - 07: Sharing more content is always better; Chapter - 08: Social media is free; Chapter - 09: Social media can replace your business website; Chapter - 10: Social media activity is purely a marketing function; Chapter - 11: Social media cannot be done well in-house; Chapter - 12: Social media means my business has to be available 24/7; Chapter - 13: Social media is no use for internal communications; Chapter - 14: Employees know what is expected of them on social media; Chapter - 15: Social media is not effective for business development; Chapter - 16: It’s not possible to measure social media ROI; Chapter - 17: Digital natives are all social media experts; Chapter - 18: Social media influencers are a new phenomenon; Chapter - 19: People have different personalities on social media; Chapter - 20: Saying the wrong thing on social media will get me cancelled; Chapter - 21: Public social media profiles are fair game for employers and recruiters; Chapter - 22: Business leaders don’t need a presence on social media; Chapter - 23: Social media is full of #fakenews; Chapter - 24: Social media is the best source of information; Chapter - 25: Social media intensifies information bubbles; Chapter - 26: Social media is not strategic; Chapter - 27: Social media is purely for broadcasting; Chapter - 28: Oversharing on social media can reveal trade secrets; Chapter - 29: Being active on social media lets me control my digital footprint; Chapter - 30: Social networks will protect my data

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Book SynopsisMichelle Carvill is Founder of Carvill Creative - a social media marketing agency whose clients include the BBC, Nuffield Health and Norbord. Passionate about the digital future she advises clients on online marketing communication and social media strategies, and leads a team delivering practical social media planning and daily management. She is the author of Get Social, published by Kogan Page.Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace. He developed the High Potential Traits Inventory (HPTI), a personality assessment which has been translated into dozens of languages and used by over 50,000 people around the world. Myths of Social Media is his fifth book, he is co-author of Motivation and Performance and Myths of Work, also part of the Business MytTable of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: Social media is a waste of time; Chapter - 02: All social networks do the same thing; Chapter - 03: Social media isn’t that influential; Chapter - 04: Social media replaces real-life networking; Chapter - 05: Social media marketing is a dark art; Chapter - 06: It’s not worth responding to criticism on social media; Chapter - 07: Sharing more content is always better; Chapter - 08: Social media is free; Chapter - 09: Social media can replace your business website; Chapter - 10: Social media activity is purely a marketing function; Chapter - 11: Social media cannot be done well in-house; Chapter - 12: Social media means my business has to be available 24/7; Chapter - 13: Social media is no use for internal communications; Chapter - 14: Employees know what is expected of them on social media; Chapter - 15: Social media is not effective for business development; Chapter - 16: It’s not possible to measure social media ROI; Chapter - 17: Digital natives are all social media experts; Chapter - 18: Social media influencers are a new phenomenon; Chapter - 19: People have different personalities on social media; Chapter - 20: Saying the wrong thing on social media will get me cancelled; Chapter - 21: Public social media profiles are fair game for employers and recruiters; Chapter - 22: Business leaders don’t need a presence on social media; Chapter - 23: Social media is full of #fakenews; Chapter - 24: Social media is the best source of information; Chapter - 25: Social media intensifies information bubbles; Chapter - 26: Social media is not strategic; Chapter - 27: Social media is purely for broadcasting; Chapter - 28: Oversharing on social media can reveal trade secrets; Chapter - 29: Being active on social media lets me control my digital footprint; Chapter - 30: Social networks will protect my data

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Book SynopsisJon-Stephen Stansel is Founder of Saturn 9 Media, a Social Media Management and Strategy Consultancy. Based in Bentonville, Arkansas, he has over 10 years' experience running social accounts for Texas State University, the Texas Department of Transportation as well as Amazon Prime animated series such as The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power and Avatar: The Way of Water. He has presented at conferences such as HighEdWeb, CASE and CUPRAP. He has delivered webinars for Hootsuite, Semrush and Slate Teams and has appeared on podcasts such as Agents of Change, Talking Tactics and PR360.

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Book SynopsisBased on fifteen years' experience teaching e-Business modules, Feng Li takes the reader through the vast range of topics and issues surrounding e-business. This much-needed new text gives business and technology students the integrated framework they need to interpret conflicting and rapidly changing business phenomena. A coherent introduction to e-business. Features case studies of the transformation of various industries, including banking, the music industry, e-tailing, the telecoms industry, and e-public services. Discusses emerging issues such as privacy, security, identity and presence in the cyber world, Internet marketing, legal, regulatory, social and political issues. Supported by online lecturer and student resources, available soon. Trade Review"This book provides a comprehensive roadmap that helps to understand the complicated and multi-faceted phenomenon of E-Business. It bridges real examples of the many ways E-Business is used to augment, substitute, disrupt, and dis-intermediate the normal practices of business with the relevant academic views of the same. The result is a powerful tool for practitioners and academics that allows the reader to drill down on these issues in whatever depth is desired." Thomas H. Brush, Purdue University "This book is refreshingly well-written and thought provoking. Grounded in appropriate theory and literature, it provides a most welcome addition to the e-business literature." Professor Michael D Williams, Swansea UniversityTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xvii 1 Introduction 1 2 What Is E-Business and Does It Still Matter? 8 Part I The New E-Business Environment 25 3 The ‘ICT Revolution’ and the Information Economy 29 4 The Network Economy: New Rules of the Game 52 5 How the Internet Redefines Organizational Boundaries: A Transaction Cost Analysis 66 Part II Emerging Strategies and Business Models in the Network Economy 79 6 New Strategies for the Network Economy: Web Strategy, Business Unbundling and Virtual Organizations 83 7 Managing Disruptive Strategic Innovations in the New Economy 102 8 Strategic Reorientations in the Network Economy: From Products and Services to Solutions and Experiences 119 9 Emerging E-Business Models in the Network Economy 133 Part III Organizational Innovations through Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) 147 10 Structural Innovations and Emerging Forms of Organization 151 11 Process Innovations: Beyond Business Process Reengineering 171 12 New Work Organization and New Ways of Working: From Teleworking to Virtual Teams 183 13 Inter-Organizational Innovations through Inter-Organizational Information Systems 197 14 Conclusions and Emerging Issues 212 Appendix I Developing a Launch-Ready E-Business Plan: Putting Theory into Practice (Assignment I) 225 Appendix II Developing an Online E-Business Resource Portal: Who is Who in E-Business (Assignment 2) 228 Appendix III Developing an E-Business Resource Portal and Online Forum: E-Business Wikipedia (Assignment 3) 231 Bibliography 233 Index 241

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Book SynopsisIt is 5 years since the publication of the seminal paper on “Design Science in Information Systems Research” by Hevner, March, Park, and Ram in MIS Quarterly and the initiation of the Information Technology and Systems department of the Communications of AIS.Table of Contentsto Design Science Research.- Design Science Research in Information Systems.- Design Science Research Frameworks.- On Design Theory.- Twelve Theses on Design Science Research in Information Systems.- A Science of Design for Software-Intensive Systems.- People and Design.- Software Design: Past and Present.- Evaluation.- The Use of Focus Groups in Design Science Research.- Design and Creativity.- A Design Language for Knowledge Management Systems (KMS).- On Integrating Action Research and Design Research.- Design Science in the Management Disciplines.- Design Science Research in Information Systems: A Critical Realist Approach.- Design of Emerging Digital Services: A Taxonomy.- Disseminating Design Science Research.- Design Science Research: Looking to the Future.

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Book SynopsisTurn website visitors into customers with Conversion Optimization. This book offers practical advice on how to give your visitors the material they need to make a quick buying decision -- without driving them away through navigation or information overload.

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Book SynopsisTake advantage of Facebook to promote brands, products, and services. With The Facebook Marketing Book, you'll learn proven tactics that you can use right away to build your brand and engage prospective customers.

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Book SynopsisFrom dial-up to wi-fi, an engaging cultural history of the commercial web industryIn the 1990s, the World Wide Web helped transform the Internet from the domain of computer scientists to a playground for mass audiences. As URLs leapt off computer screens and onto cereal boxes, billboards, and film trailers, the web changed the way many Americans experienced media, socialized, and interacted with brands. Businesses rushed online to set up corporate home pages and as a result, a new cultural industry was born: web design. For today's internet users who are more familiar sharing social media posts than collecting hotlists of cool sites, the early web may seem primitive, clunky, and graphically inferior. After the dot-com bubble burst in 2000, this pre-crash era was dubbed Web 1.0, a retronym meant to distinguish the early web from the social, user-centered, and participatory values that were embodied in the internet industry's resurgence as Web 2.0 in the 21st centurTrade ReviewThe book is chronologically organized and almost reads like a well-referenced storybook with many characters. -- ChoiceWhat Walter Benjamin was to Paris, Megan Ankerson is to the web: she has resurrected an era attitudes and aesthetics, economics and practices, fantasies and futures to explain how the present came to be. Indispensable reading for everyone who wants to understand what the web meant, and what it means. -- Finn Brunton, author of Spam: A Shadow History of the InternetAnkerson opens a wormhole into the history of the World Wide Web. Hers is an original and importantly critical account of how surfing and browsing have depended upon emergent design norms. She takes her readers from the early days of hotlists, cool sites, and cyber-whatnot to the design ethos of shopping carts and "user experience" as a premium, all of which helped broker the emergence of Web 2.0 as a thinkable, shared experience -- Lisa Gitelman, New York UniversityDot-Com Design provides deep contextualization of the many instances of dispute and sites of struggle that shaped the aesthetic, software, and hardware design of what we now term the Internet. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *

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Book SynopsisDive straight into hot Fire phone features you won't find in any other device - like Firefly, Mayday, and Dynamic Perspective - with this concise hands-on guide.

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Book SynopsisWith this practical guide, you'll learn how to put search engine optimization (SEO) methodology into practice, including the research, data analysis, and constant experimentation required to build an SEO program specific to your organization that can help you improve search results.

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Book SynopsisPowering Content is a playbook for both independent and corporate content hackers that walks you through the entire content production process-from discovery to distribution to reporting. You'll learn the hacks that enable content powerhouses to thrive.

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Book SynopsisUsing this book, anyone from a complete blockchain beginner to an experienced blockchain or enterprise architect can rapidly understand and write applications like a pro while exploring the technical nuances and intricacies of the Corda platform.

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Book SynopsisDigital platforms are changing the rules of competition in the global economy. Until recently, it took Fortune 500 companies an average of 20 years to reach billion-dollar market valuations. Successful platforms now reach that milestone in an average of four years. In The Platform Paradox: How Digital Businesses Succeed in an Ever-Changing Global Marketplace, Wharton professor Mauro F. Guillén highlights a key incongruity in this new world. Most platforms considered to be successful have triumphed in only some, rather than all, parts of the world. There are very few truly global digital platforms. In more than three decades of studying multinational firms, Guillén has found they often misunderstand key aspects of what it takes to succeed globally, from culture and institutions to local competitive dynamics and pursuing markets in a logical sequence. Seeing multibillion-dollar companies like Amazon flounder in certain markets has led Guillén to research what it takes to create a successful global strategy. In The Platform Paradox, Guillén details: How the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitization and forced companies like Airbnb to pivot and adapt; How platforms like Tinder and Uber have used local advantages to grow rapidly in different countries; How traditional companies have transformed themselves into digital platforms, like Lego undertaking a digital revolution to emerge from bankruptcy and become the "Apple of toys"; and The possibilities and limits to global expansion, as illustrated by companies like Zoom and Skype. In The Platform Paradox, Guillén offers an integrated framework for these platforms to identify and implement a digital platform strategy on a truly global scale.Trade Review"Mauro Guillén's latest release, The Platform Paradox, offers a clear course of action for the digital age. As Guillén so effectively argues, digital platforms must understand network effects to be successful on a global basis—and the entire business community must transform to meet the demands of our increasingly digital economy." * William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies *

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Book SynopsisDigital platforms are changing the rules of competition in the global economy. Until recently, it took Fortune 500 companies an average of 20 years to reach billion-dollar market valuations. Successful platforms now reach that milestone in an average of four years. In The Platform Paradox: How Digital Businesses Succeed in an Ever-Changing Global Marketplace, Wharton professor Mauro F. Guillén highlights a key incongruity in this new world. Most platforms considered to be successful have triumphed in only some, rather than all, parts of the world. There are very few truly global digital platforms. In more than three decades of studying multinational firms, Guillén has found they often misunderstand key aspects of what it takes to succeed globally, from culture and institutions to local competitive dynamics and pursuing markets in a logical sequence. Seeing multibillion-dollar companies like Amazon flounder in certain markets has led Guillén to research what it takes to create a successful global strategy. In The Platform Paradox, Guillén details: How the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitization and forced companies like Airbnb to pivot and adapt; How platforms like Tinder and Uber have used local advantages to grow rapidly in different countries; How traditional companies have transformed themselves into digital platforms, like Lego undertaking a digital revolution to emerge from bankruptcy and become the "Apple of toys"; and The possibilities and limits to global expansion, as illustrated by companies like Zoom and Skype. In The Platform Paradox, Guillén offers an integrated framework for these platforms to identify and implement a digital platform strategy on a truly global scale.Trade Review"Mauro Guillén's latest release, The Platform Paradox, offers a clear course of action for the digital age. As Guillén so effectively argues, digital platforms must understand network effects to be successful on a global basis—and the entire business community must transform to meet the demands of our increasingly digital economy." * William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies *

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Book SynopsisOver the past decades China gained the reputation of being the world's factory, focusing solely on manufacturing exports. This is about to change. The role of e-commerce is tremendously important in the context of the Chinese government's stated goal of relying less on exports to the recession-stricken West and focusing more on domestic consumption as a driver for further economic growth. China's online population is currently the largest online population worldwide. This book is aimed at assisting Western entrepreneurs, SMEs, investors and business students to understand and ideally enter the Chinese e-merging market. E-Commerce is an easy, fast, and cost-effective way of entering the Chinese market compared to more traditional ways of entry. It offers great opportunities for high profit gains to Western companies seeking to do business in China without the hurdle of heavy upfront investment. This book is designed to work as a step-by-step guide to the online marketplace environment in China. It provides a detailed overview of the Chinese online market and proposes different strategies available to foreign companies. It contains practical advice, the latest data and relevant links for further reference that Western SMEs, investors, and entrepreneurs can use to establish their online presence in China.

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Book SynopsisThe fulfillment machine is the delivery side infrastructure of an online business, it is the physical and digital innovations which make it possible to immediately deliver customer orders. Customers want to order everything, while sitting on their couch and they want immediate fulfillment. Fast fulfillment is happening, and everyone knows that, but most are scared of it. Many experts describe the wonders of online retail, but none explains what fast fulfillment is or propose a solution to building a fast fulfillment machine. Managers are frustrated just reading about how great Amazon is, and how startups are innovating fantastic technology driven processes. Here is the book, written in a simple easy to read style which unravels the technical mystery of the fulfillment machine. It levels the knowledge field, reveals the secrets of fast fulfillment, and helps the reader construct a plan to innovate and be ready to face the disruptors. What is happening in retail is contagious across industries, there are no wide moats. Managers and engineers are rushing to redesign their supply chains into fast fulfillment machines. This book provides insights and process details of how to design and build disruptive innovations, so that you are not flying blind or just throwing darts in an effort to pivot/expand to the online order fulfillment world. The book does not story-tell the fast fulfillment machine, it is informative and instructive.

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the best of the best of sonic logos from the people who gave them notes. Whether you consider them to be music to your ears or earworms, these are the ten most noteworthy sonic logos of all time and one future hall of famer. So open your computer and meet Water Werzowa the creator of the Intel logo and Brian Eno who gave Windows 95 sound.Remember your favorite television show or movie and say hello to Mike Post from Law and Order fame, Dr. James "Andy" Moore from THX and John Williams who scared us in Jaws…and don't forget to honor those NBC chimes. Keep your phone on in case you get a ring from Lance Massey on your T-Mobile or Joel Beckerman on your AT&T commercial. And if you get hungry, there's always something from McDonald's courtesy of Bill Lamar or a Coke from Joe Belliotti and Umut Ozaydini. Finally, pay for it all with your Raja Rajamannar's Mastercard.

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Book SynopsisStand Out!! uncovers the secrets of brand success and explores less travelled paths in the world of branding.This book: uncovers the secrets of brand success introduces 'Generation B' - today's generation of brand natives challenges current paradigms reveals the roots and rationale of financial brand valuation presents a range of popular valuation methods and approaches explains the conditions for brand value growth The forces that challenge brand strategy planning today are discussed in the context of our new world order of diversifying media platforms and integrated, synchronized, personalized communication. In light of this, Stand Out!! makes the case for ongoing brand stewardship in the life of an organization and concludes with a focus on brand leadership and the key principles, truths and challenges that influence brand success.This book is a key reference text for anyone interested in brand development, leadership, innovation, and sustainable business growth. Reader understanding is enhanced by: supporting tables illustrative charts case examples expert tips real-life experiences pull-out quotes "word wizard" brand glossaries Stand Out!! is an invaluable resource for the business masses – for any business owner, executive, student or branding practitioner seeking to be apprised of the latest learnings, insights and innovations in professional brand thinking and practice.

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Book SynopsisCryptocurrency & Social Media Have Married and This is What It Looks LikeSocial media is a multi-billion-dollar industry where the platforms profit from user-generated content. Cryptocurrencies have arrived to end the exploitation.Cryptosocial: How Cryptocurrencies Are Changing Social Media surveys the history of social media and cryptocurrencies to show how these two unrelated technologies had a chance meeting that is changing the world. If you're one of the millions of people growing tired of legacy social media and how they take advantage of their own users, this book will open your eyes to the alternatives offering greater happiness, more freedom, and better personal and financial security. Read this book and you'll learn: What cryptosocial is all about. Which platforms and protocols you should pay attention to. Why cryptosocial media is the best alternative for Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat. How to start using cryptosocial media. What you need to participate in decentralized social media platforms. And how you can profit from your own content, gain more control over your identity, and maintain security over your online data and personal assets.

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Book SynopsisStarting up a business is one of the most interesting journeys you can take up in your life; it's your 'only shot' and a 'big risk'. It can be stressful, chaotic and filled with many sleepless nights, but the payout is always worth it if you do your job right.In this book, we lead you through every single step in building a start-up. The book discusses how to keep your startup running and stop it from falling into the pitfalls. We cover everything you need - from choosing your name and logo to operational methods to decision making to timing your launch. Rеаdу tо ride the rосkеt ѕhір that іѕ being аn entrepreneur? Strар yourself in!

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Book SynopsisDigital Brand Romance is highly practical and offers tactical, helpful advice to apply in your business immediately.Tomorrow arrived, and all great relationships now begin online – including the ones between your future customer and your brand.Whether you are selling shoes, software or spaceship parts, the romance begins and evolves in a digital world. While over 80% of businesses think they provide excellent customer experiences – only 8% of customers agree. The reality is that the state of modern, digital brand relationships is quite dysfunctional: an average conversion rate of 3% means that 97% of engagements with your brand fail. Not only does this inefficiency chew up marketing budget, but it also taints future engagements with your brand. In Digital Brand Romance, you will learn the proprietary six-step ADORE Process that has helped brands worldwide consistently achieve conversion rates above 20%. The ADORE Process is used by some of the most innovative scale-ups, fast growth exporters and leading brands to consistently sell more, more often. Each step of the ADORE Process aligns with one of the key moments of influence in the digital relationship with your brand. Understanding the forces that drive each moment will allow you to identify signs of relationship breakdown; common causes of issues and how to resolve them; and which metrics to track to measure progress. You will also learn how to apply the process to conduct regular digital relationship audits, removing your reliance on luck in the future success of your brand.Digital Brand Romance is highly practical and offers tactical, helpful advice to apply in your business immediately.

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Book SynopsisGetting, keeping, and using attention is one of the hardest and most important challenges for marketers today. People's attention is being pulled in a million different directions by social media, podcasts, TV, Facebook/Instagram, family, friends, politics, the list goes on.Marketing veterans Cassandra Bailey and Dana Schmidt have developed a simple model that any business or nonprofit can use to identify which types of attention they need and create plans to go get them. In a step-by-step process, the authors outline the five types of attention, six potential audiences, three parts of messaging, five kinds of content, four bridges to move people, and a surround sound approach to pull it all together.The result is the one thing all brands need today: Sustained attention from the people who matter most.

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Book SynopsisIn this first part of the INFINITECH book series, which is a series of three books, the principles of the modern economy that lead to make the modern financial sector and the FinTech’s the most disruptive areas in today’s global economy are discussed. INFINITECH envision many opportunities emerging for activating new channels of innovation in the local and global scale while at the same time catapult opportunities for more disruptive user-centric services. At the same time, INFINITECH is the result of a sharing vision from a representative global group of experts, providing a common vision and identifying impacts in the financial and insurance sectors.Table of Contents Chapter 1: INFINITECH and the Global Financial Sector Chapter 2: INFINITECH Way Foundations Chapter 3: Reference Architecture Analysis Chapter 4: INFINITECH Data Pack Chapter 5: INFINITECH Technologies, Data, and Processes Chapter 6: INFINITECH Way Foundations Impact on Fintech and Insurance Conclusions References

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Book SynopsisEmerging out of the collaborative work conducted within the Working Group “Mechanisms to activate and support the collaborative economy” of the COST Action “From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy”, the book questions the varied set of organizational forms collected under the label of “collaborative” or “sharing” economy —ranging from grassroots peer-to-peer solidarity initiatives to corporate owned platforms— from the perspective of what is known as the European social values: respect for human dignity and human rights (including those of minorities), freedom, democracy, equality, and the rule of law. Therefore, the edited collection focuses on the governance of such economic activities, and how they organize labour, cooperation and social life. From individual motivations to participating, to platform use by local groups, until platform design in its political as well as technological dimensions, the book provides a comparative overview and critical discussion on the processes, narratives and organizational models at play in the collaborative economy. On such a basis, the volume offers tools, suggestions and visions for the future that may inform the designing of policies, technologies, and business models in Europe.Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Socio-environmental determinants of willingness to participate in the collaborative economy 3. The Influence of Demographics, Attitudinal and Behavioural Characteristics on Motives to Participate in the Sharing Economy and Expected Benefits of Participation 4. In the scenario of sustainable mobility and pandemic emergency 5. Why are we still using Facebook? The platform paradox in collaborative community initiatives 6. Designing for Motivations 7. Towards a political definition of the sharing economy 8. Assessing Perspectives and Opportunities of Airbnb Hosts 9. The Open Source Platform Federation business model 10. Legal and organizational aspects of labour relations in the collaborative economy 11. Mapping the impact: assessment methodologies and policy implications of the Collaborative and Sharing Economy 12. Rethinking the Stack: New Narratives for an Era of Collective Intelligences 13. Mapping the landscape of sharing and cooperativism for design research and practice

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Book SynopsisThis book aims to equip readers with the knowledge and strategies needed to navigate the ever-changing world of online business and effectively leverage e-services and e-commerce. From exploring emerging trends and technologies to examining successful business models and case studies, this book covers the strategies that can help organizations thrive in the digital era. It serves as a valuable resource for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and researchers seeking actionable insights and innovative approaches in the realm of e-business.Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction to E-Services Chapter 2 E-Business and E-Commerce: An Overview Chapter 3 Supply Chain Management in E-Commerce Chapter 4 E-Business: State of the Art of ICT Based Challenges and Solutions Chapter 5 Higher Education and Intelligence Applications in E-Businesses Chapter 6 Artificial Intelligence in E-Business/E-Commerce Chapter 7 Future Opportunities in E-Business and E-Commerce Chapter 8 Issues and Challenges in E-Commerce

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Book SynopsisCybersecurity is a vital issue for all countries, but those in the developing world face unique concerns. This innovative book evaluates the experience of cyberspace policies and strategies and their relation to cyber laws and regulations in developing and emerging economies, using economic, political and social bases as well as resource-based theory perspectives.This work is inspired by a number of factors including the burgeoning importance of cybersecurity in an interconnected world and the fact that cyber risk is now at the top of the global agenda, as high-profile breaches increase worries that cybersecurity attacks might compromise the world economy. Its unique and innovative look at radical changes in the use of governmental resources to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of cybersecurity policies and strategies, and its insight into the effects of these changes on the economic structure of a country, make this book useful to many disciplines.Scholars, students and policy makers will all find this vivid book of great value in understanding the vital issues in cybersecurity.Trade Review'This is an important book on the quality and comprehensiveness of cybersecurity policies and strategies in developing and emerging economies. The book provides a guiding framework for understanding the determinants of the quality and comprehensiveness of National Cyber Security (NCS) strategies in countries from a resource-based theory perspective. The work performed by the authors and the conclusions reached are unique, such as proving that soft, intangible resources and infrastructure measures are important in explaining variations in quality and comprehensiveness of NCS strategies. The book concludes with a number of useful recommendations geared toward refining the development of, and guiding/improving the enforcement of, cybersecurity strategies in emerging economies.' --Soumitra Dutta, Cornell University, USTable of ContentsContents: Chapter I, Chapter II, Chapter II, Chapter III, Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VI, Index

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Book SynopsisThis research review, written by two pioneers of e-commerce, discusses thirty of the most important papers written in the fields of economics, marketing and strategy. Topics covered include evaluation of the benefit to consumers of competition and product variety online, examination of auctions and reputational feedback mechanisms designed to mitigate informational asymmetries in online markets, and the debate on digital property rights including privacy, piracy and the open source movement. The review provides a thoughtful and accessible consideration of the subject of e-commerce, invaluable to scholars and practitioners alike.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Michael R. Baye and John Morgan PART I PLATFORMS AS STRATEGIC ACTORS 1. Michael R. Baye and John Morgan (2001), ‘Information Gatekeepers on the Internet and the Competitiveness of Homogeneous Product Markets’, American Economic Review, 91 (3), June, 454–74 2. Jean-Charles Rochet and Jean Tirole (2003), ‘Platform Competition in Two-Sided Markets’, Journal of the European Economic Association, 1 (4), June, 990–1029 3. Bernard Caillaud and Bruno Jullien (2003), ‘Chicken and Egg: Competition among Intermediation Service Providers’, RAND Journal of Economics, 34 (2), Summer, 309–28 4. Mark Armstrong (2006), ‘Competition in Two-Sided Markets’, RAND Journal of Economics, 37 (3), Autumn, 668–91 5. Andrei Hagiu (2009), ‘Two-Sided Platforms: Product Variety and Pricing Structures’, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 18 (4), Winter, 1011–43 6. Gerard J. Tellis, Eden Yin and Rakesh Niraj (2009), ‘Does Quality Win? Network Effects Versus Quality in High-Tech Markets’, Journal of Marketing Research, XLVI (2), April, 135–49 PART II IS E-COMMERCE FRICTIONLESS? PRICE DISPERSION AND OBFUSCATION ONLINE 7. Erik Brynjolfsson and Michael D. Smith (2000), ‘Frictionless Commerce? A Comparison of Internet and Conventional Retailers’, Management Science, 46 (4), April, 563–85 8. Michael R. Baye, John Morgan and Patrick Scholten (2004), ‘Price Dispersion in the Small and in the Large: Evidence from an Internet Price Comparison Site’, Journal of Industrial Economics, LII (4), December, 463–96 9. Michael R. Baye, J. Rupert J. Gatti, Paul Kattuman and John Morgan (2009), ‘Clicks, Discontinuities, and Firm Demand Online’, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 18 (4), Winter, 935–75 10. Glenn Ellison and Sara Fisher Ellison (2009), ‘Search, Obfuscation, and Price Elasticities on the Internet’, Econometrica, 77 (2), March, 427–52 11. Xavier Gabaix and David Laibson (2006), ‘Shrouded Attributes, Consumer Myopia, and Information Suppression in Competitive Markets’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121 (2), May, 505–40 12. Jennifer Brown, Tanjim Hossain and John Morgan (2010), ‘Shrouded Attributes and Information Suppression: Evidence from the Field’, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 125 (2), May, 859–76 PART III DOES E-COMMERCE BENEFIT CONSUMERS? INFORMATION, PRODUCT VARIETY, AND COMPETITION 13. Fiona Scott Morton, Florian Zettelmeyer and Jorge Silva-Risso (2001), ‘Internet Car Retailing’, Journal of Industrial Economics, XLIX (4), December, 501–19 14. Jeffrey R. Brown and Austan Goolsbee (2002), ‘Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive? Evidence from the Life Insurance Industry’, Journal of Political Economy, 110 (3), June, 481–507 15. Erik Brynjolfsson, Yu (Jeffrey) Hu and Michael D. Smith (2003), ‘Consumer Surplus in the Digital Economy: Estimating the Value of Increased Product Variety at Online Booksellers’, Management Science, 49 (11), November, 1580–96 16. Chris Forman, Anindya Ghose and Avi Goldfarb (2009), ‘Competition Between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live’, Management Science, 55 (1), January, 47–57 PART IV ONLINE AUCTIONS FOR PRODUCTS AND ADVERTISING 17. Hal R. Varian (2007), ‘Position Auctions’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 25 (6), December, 1163–78 18. Benjamin Edelman and Michael Schwarz (2010), ‘Optimal Auction Design and Equilibrium Selection in Sponsored Search Auctions’, American Economic Review, 100 (2), May, 597–602 19. Patrick Bajari and Ali Hortaçsu (2003), ‘The Winner’s Curse, Reserve Prices, and Endogenous Entry: Empirical Insights from eBay Auctions’, RAND Journal of Economics, 34 (2), Summer, 329–55 PART V MITIGATING INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES: REPUTATION, RECOMMENDATION, AND FEEDBACK MECHANISMS 20. Paul Resnick, Richard Zeckhauser, John Swanson and Kate Lockwood (2006), ‘The Value of Reputation on eBay: A Controlled Experiment’, Experimental Economics, 9 (2), June, 79–101 21. Daniel Houser and John Wooders (2006), ‘Reputation in Auctions: Theory, and Evidence from eBay’, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 15 (2), Summer, 353–69 22. Gary E. Bolton, Elena Katok and Axel Ockenfels (2004), ‘How Effective Are Electronic Reputation Mechanisms? An Experimental Investigation’, Management Science, 50 (11), November, 1587–1602 23. Chrysanthos Dellarocas (2003), ‘The Digitization of Word of Mouth: Promise and Challenges of Online Feedback Mechanisms’, Management Science, 49 (10), October, 1407–24 24. Yan Chen, F. Maxwell Harper, Joseph Konstan and Sherry Xin Li (2010), ‘Social Comparisons and Contributions to Online Communities: A Field Experiment on MovieLens’, American Economic Review, 100 (4), September, 1358–98 25. Judith A. Chevalier and Dina Mayzlin (2006), ‘The Effect of Word of Mouth on Sales: Online Book Reviews’ Journal of Marketing Research, XLIII (3), August, 345–54 PART VI BATTLES FOR DIGITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: PRIVACY, PIRACY, AND THE OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT 26. Rafael Rob and Joel Waldfogel (2006), ‘Piracy on the High C’s: Music Downloading, Sales Displacement, and Social Welfare in a Sample of College Students’, Journal of Law and Economics, XLIX (1), April, 29–62 27. Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Koleman Strumpf (2007), ‘The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales: An Empirical Analysis’, Journal of Political Economy, 115 (1), February, 1–42 28. Benjamin E. Hermalin and Michael L. Katz (2006), ‘Privacy, Property Rights and Efficiency: The Economics of Privacy as Secrecy’, Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 4 (3), September, 209–39 29. Avi Goldfarb and Catherine E. Tucker (2011), ‘Privacy Regulation and Online Advertising’, Management Science, 57 (1), January, 57–71 30. Josh Lerner and Jean Tirole (2002), ‘Some Simple Economics of Open Source’, Journal of Industrial Economics, L (2), June, 197–234 Index

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Book SynopsisDigital Marketing: Communicating, Selling and Connecting is an invaluable and vital tool for students seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject of digital marketing. Written by a leading expert in the field, it is an unparalleled resource for students in marketing, as well as an accessible supplementary text for business and management students.Covering digital marketing's background and development, its practical challenges and unique benefits, and its operational foundations, this textbook introduces both technological and marketing concepts. It culminates with discussion of the future of digital marketing in an increasingly networked world.Key Features: In-depth introductions to the foundations and basic operating principles of digital marketing Multiple chapters covering consumer decision making online, and how digital marketing affects the consumer Chapters on service technology and visual design, for a deeper understanding of digital marketing Coverage of digital marketing in both B2B and B2C contexts Discussion of legal and ethical aspects of digital marketing Discussion questions in each chapter to promote engagement with the material and deepen student understanding. Charles Hofacker has drawn on extensive expertise to create an invaluable resource. Written for undergraduate students of marketing and digital marketing this textbook will be useful for anyone looking for an introduction to the subject.Table of ContentsContents: Part I Marketing and Digital Networks 1. What Is Digital Marketing? 2. Electronic Service 3. Internet Design and Philosophy 4. Observational and Experimental Data 5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digital Marketing 6. Internal Company Operations Part II Digital Networks as a Communications Medium 7. Consumer-Business Relationships 8. Business-Business Relationships 9. The Online Audience 10. Human Information Processing 11. Visual Design Practice 12. Writing for the Screen 13. Site Structure 14. Interactive Advertising Part III Digital Networks as a Distribution Channel 15. Consumer Problem Solving Online 16. Consumer Search 17. Channels and Direct Channels 18. Mobile Devices 19. Selling Strategy 20. Hubs and Auctions 21. Information versus Inventory Part IV Digital Networks as a Connection Service 22. Information Products 23. User-Generated Content 24. Virtual Communities 25. Social Media 26. Strategy in a Networked World 27. The Future of E-Marketing Index

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Book SynopsisDigital Marketing: Communicating, Selling and Connecting is an invaluable and vital tool for students seeking a comprehensive introduction to the subject of digital marketing. Written by a leading expert in the field, it is an unparalleled resource for students in marketing, as well as an accessible supplementary text for business and management students.Covering digital marketing's background and development, its practical challenges and unique benefits, and its operational foundations, this textbook introduces both technological and marketing concepts. It culminates with discussion of the future of digital marketing in an increasingly networked world.Key Features: In-depth introductions to the foundations and basic operating principles of digital marketing Multiple chapters covering consumer decision making online, and how digital marketing affects the consumer Chapters on service technology and visual design, for a deeper understanding of digital marketing Coverage of digital marketing in both B2B and B2C contexts Discussion of legal and ethical aspects of digital marketing Discussion questions in each chapter to promote engagement with the material and deepen student understanding. Charles Hofacker has drawn on extensive expertise to create an invaluable resource. Written for undergraduate students of marketing and digital marketing this textbook will be useful for anyone looking for an introduction to the subject.Table of ContentsContents: Part I Marketing and Digital Networks 1. What Is Digital Marketing? 2. Electronic Service 3. Internet Design and Philosophy 4. Observational and Experimental Data 5. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digital Marketing 6. Internal Company Operations Part II Digital Networks as a Communications Medium 7. Consumer-Business Relationships 8. Business-Business Relationships 9. The Online Audience 10. Human Information Processing 11. Visual Design Practice 12. Writing for the Screen 13. Site Structure 14. Interactive Advertising Part III Digital Networks as a Distribution Channel 15. Consumer Problem Solving Online 16. Consumer Search 17. Channels and Direct Channels 18. Mobile Devices 19. Selling Strategy 20. Hubs and Auctions 21. Information versus Inventory Part IV Digital Networks as a Connection Service 22. Information Products 23. User-Generated Content 24. Virtual Communities 25. Social Media 26. Strategy in a Networked World 27. The Future of E-Marketing Index

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Book Synopsis'Internet development dynamics are tackled in this Handbook by leading scholars representing mainstream, institutional, evolutionary economics and political economy perspectives. They show how complex markets for digital technologies and services are evolving. Crucially, they demonstrate why conventional analytical tool kits need to be extended by bridging disciplinary boundaries. This volume offers significant advances in the analysis of technological and institutional change and demonstrates how important it is to acknowledge conflict resolution and tradeoffs as essential aspects of the internet's history and its future.'-Robin Mansell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKThe Internet is connecting an increasing number of individuals, organizations, and devices into global networks of information flows. It is accelerating the dynamics of innovation in the digital economy, affecting the nature and intensity of competition, and enabling private companies, government, and the non-profit sector to develop new business models. In this new ecosystem many of the theoretical assumptions and historical observations upon which economics rests are altered and need critical reassessment.This Handbook brings together twenty-six original chapters that discuss theoretical and applied frameworks for the study of the economics of the Internet, encompassing: its unique economics as a global information and communications infrastructure the effects of the Internet on economic transactions, including social production, advertising, innovation, and intellectual property rights the economics and management of Internet-based industries, such as search, news, entertainment, culture, and virtual worlds the effects of the Internet on the economy at large Interdisciplinary in its approach, the Handbook synthesizes the state of knowledge and offers new perspectives for researchers, practitioners, and students.Contributors: S. Aggarwal, C. Antonelli, H. Asghari, J.M. Bauer, S. Bauer, Y. Benkler, S.M. Besen, I. Brown, E. Castronova, D.D. Clark, C. Corrado, C. Feijóo, D.L. Garcia, J.-L. Gómez-Barroso, C. Handke, J. Haucap, K. Hollnbuchner, N. Just, G. Knieps, I. Knowles, J.J. Kranz, L. Küng, M. Latzer, W.H. Lehr, Y.-L. Liu, W. Ma, P. Mazepa, V. Mosco, N. Newman, E.M. Noam, P.P. Patrucco, R.G. Picard, A. Picot, G. Sadowsky, F. Saurwein, V. Schneider, S.J. Schultze, R. Sherman, P. Stepan, T. Stühmeier, R. Towse, B. Van Ark, M. Van Eeten, B. Van Schewick, H.R. Varian, D. Waterman, R.S. Whitt, S.S. Wildman, S. Wunsch-VincentTrade Review'The Internet has transformed many fundamental economic facts of life and business, but it is challenging to catalogue them all. This topic deserves a comprehensive handbook, and the editors delivered. The chapters are engaging and lucid, and cover a wide range of topics. The editors were not shy about spanning boundaries between technical detail, economic analysis, and policy relevance. This is a great resource for any modern scholar of the Internet.' --Shane Greenstein, Harvard Business School'The Handbook provides an outstanding insight on understanding all kinds of businesses carrying over the information super-highway called the Internet.' --Science and Public Policy'This handbook has the laudable aim of providing an original map of research in the Internet Economics field. It succeeds in this thanks to the editors' inclusion of theoretical perspectives ranging from the mainstream to institutional and evolutionary economic theory, complex adaptive systems theory, and critical political economy. . . Readers will gain insight into the limitations of the questions that are asked within different economic traditions, but importantly, also into what can be revealed by these theories and empirical methods. Media and communication scholars, not just those with an interest in media economics, will come away from engagement with this handbook with a good understanding of the assumptions underpinning the contributions economists are making to contemporary debate about the consequences of the continuous evolution of digitally mediated markets.' --European Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Economics of the Internet: An Overview Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer PART II THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS 2. The Industrial Organization of the Internet Günter Knieps and Johannes M. Bauer 3. The Internet as a Complex Layered System Stephen J. Schultze and Richard S. Whitt 4. A Network Science Approach to the Internet Volker Schneider and Johannes M. Bauer 5. Peer Production and Cooperation Yochai Benkler 6. The Internet and Productivity Carol Corrado and Bart Van Ark 7. Cultural Economics and the Internet Christian Handke, Paul Stepan and Ruth Towse 8. A Political Economy Approach to the Internet Patricia Mazepa and Vincent Mosco PART II INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND INTERNET ARCHITECTURE 9. Competition and Antitrust in Internet Markets Justus Haucap and Torben Stühmeier 10. The Economics of Internet Standards Stanley M. Besen and George Sadowsky 11. The Economics of Copyright and the Internet Sacha Wunsch-Vincent 12. The Economics of Privacy, Data Protection and Surveillance Ian Brown 13. Economics of Cybersecurity Hadi Asghari, Michel Van Eeten and Johannes M. Bauer 14. Internet Architecture and Innovation in Applications Barbara Van Schewick 15. Organizational Innovations, ICTs and Knowledge Governance: The Case of Platforms Cristiano Antonelli and Pier Paolo Patrucco 16. Interconnection in the Internet: Peering, Interoperability and Content Delivery David D. Clark, William H. Lehr and Steven Bauer PART III ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 17. Internet Business Strategies Johann J. Kranz and Arnold Picot 18. The Economics of Internet Search Hal R. Varian 19. The Economics of Algorithmic Selection on the Internet Michael Latzer, Katharina Hollnbuchner, Natascha Just and Florian Saurwein 20. Online Advertising Economics Wenjuan Ma and Steven S. Wildman 21. Online News Lucy Küng, Nic Newman and Robert G. Picard 22. The Economics of Online Video Entertainment Ryland Sherman and David Waterman 23. Business Strategies and Revenue Models for Converged Video Services Yu-Li Liu 24. The Economics of Virtual Worlds Isaac Knowles and Edward Castronova 25. Economics of Big Data Claudio Feijóo, José-Luis Gómez-Barroso and Shivom Aggarwal PART IV PAST AND FUTURE TRAJECTORIES 26. The Evolution of the Internet: A Socioeconomic Account D. Linda Garcia 27. From the Internet of Science to the Internet of Entertainment Eli M. Noam Index

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Book SynopsisSmart technologies are revolutionizing tourism, as they are having a profound impact on the way tourists behave and on how firms interact with them and create value. The increasing availability of real-time Big Data and the advances made in data analytics techniques, artificial intelligence, and IoT, has begun to transform tourism organizations in ways not previously considered, and in a lasting manner. The degree of sophistication achieved and the speed with which this so-called Smart Revolution is taking place means that tourism practitioners lacking a relevant digital and data-focused background are at risk of being left behind and unable to take advantage of the opportunities offered to create sustainable competitive advantages. This book delivers the latest and most relevant advances in the field of smart transformation and the management practices that can be put into practice to continue creating value in the years to come. Divided into four main parts and 23 chapters, it highlights the challenges that the Smart Revolution brings to tourism firms by providing updated knowledge on the literature, research, and experiences of the author. The book will also provide a guide for action to business leaders and those approaching the fundamentals of the Smart Revolution for the first time. It will also serve as a valuable text for undergraduate and graduate students on specialized courses in tourism, technology, and business transformation.

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this updated text explores the contemporary trends in retail and channel marketing. Disentangling the complexity of channel marketing issues, it offers a systematic overview of the key concepts and intricacies of the subject and provides a holistic approach to retail and channel marketing. Key features of the second edition include: Coverage of both the core tenets and the latest research frontiers in the field A new chapter detailing the history of retailing and its importance to modern economies Updated case examples based on real-world scenarios to reinforce understanding of complex topics Exploration of key concerns of commercial sector analysis and retail marketing through the lenses of the manufacturer, the retailer and the customer. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both foundational topics and advanced concepts, this textbook is ideal for courses relating to channel marketing and retail management, as well as MBA courses on marketing and go-to-market strategy.Table of ContentsContents: PART I RETAILING 1. The retail sector 2. Marketing 3. Retail innovation 4. Retail branding 5. A brief history of retailing PART II CHANNEL MANAGEMENT 6. Channel design 7. Channel marketing 8. E-tailing 9. Multi- and Omni-channel management Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this updated text explores the contemporary trends in retail and channel marketing. Disentangling the complexity of channel marketing issues, it offers a systematic overview of the key concepts and intricacies of the subject and provides a holistic approach to retail and channel marketing. Key features of the second edition include: Coverage of both the core tenets and the latest research frontiers in the field A new chapter detailing the history of retailing and its importance to modern economies Updated case examples based on real-world scenarios to reinforce understanding of complex topics Exploration of key concerns of commercial sector analysis and retail marketing through the lenses of the manufacturer, the retailer and the customer. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both foundational topics and advanced concepts, this textbook is ideal for courses relating to channel marketing and retail management, as well as MBA courses on marketing and go-to-market strategy.Table of ContentsContents: PART I RETAILING 1. The retail sector 2. Marketing 3. Retail innovation 4. Retail branding 5. A brief history of retailing PART II CHANNEL MANAGEMENT 6. Channel design 7. Channel marketing 8. E-tailing 9. Multi- and Omni-channel management Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWith the paradigm shift in consumption habits during the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the digital transformation of supply chain operations, Configured by Consumption offers a timely reflection on the technological evolution of production-consumption cycles since the genesis of industrialization.Digging deeper into the theoretical underpinnings of Industry 4.0, chapters explore consumerism, consumption on demand, consumer connectivity, omnichannel retailing and social commerce to develop a general theory of supply chain operations. The book examines how logistics and supply chain operations have evolved as a discipline and practice through the combined lens of accommodating technological advancement and supporting consumption. Looking to the future of global industry, it concludes by anticipating further technological advancement and contemplates the vision, possibilities, realities and challenges of where logistics and supply chain operations will go beyond automation, robotics and artificial intelligence to meet evolving consumer demand.Giving meaning to the coalescence of the physical supply chain and digital commerce, it will prove invaluable to students and scholars of both economics and organizational and technology studies. It also offers significant insights for decision-makers working at all levels of supply chain and operations management, revealing digital transformations at both the firm (micro) and industry and country (macro) levels.Trade Review‘Kam and Rimmer provide a unique and practical perspective into how emerging revolutionary technologies are transforming consumption and supply chains. Their transdisciplinary perspective helps in understanding this complex topic affecting society in many ways.’ -- Joseph Sarkis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to Configured by Consumption 2. Industrialization: genesis 3. Consumerism: the force that matters 4. Supply Chain 4.0: technology to the rescue 5. Consumption on demand: race to meet changing consumption on demand 6. Consumer connectivity: forging supply chain success in the digital ecosystem 7. Configured by social consumption: towards a theory of supply chain operations under Industry 4.0 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOffering a critical approach to digital marketing strategies, this innovative book introduces the ‘phygital’, a new ecosystem that creates a continuum between physical and digital settings to aid the design of successful customer experiences. Combining theory with practical case studies, it provides a timely prediction of the evolution of customer experience and effective means of brand communication in an increasingly phygital era.Delineating how digital and physical experiences differ, this book characterizes the role of digital, AI, and extended reality technologies in creating successful and engaging phygital experiences and the customer values they engender. Chapters identify the underlying mechanisms for designing a compelling phygital customer experience and how it is enhanced by digital tools, devices, immersive technologies, chatbots, AI, and robotics. The book concludes by addressing how these technologies can help businesses create the ultimate brand experience in a phygital-driven context by rethinking their strategies and tools.Providing new market research tools and frameworks to better understand digital transformation, this book will prove vital to practitioners, students, and marketing scholars. Advising how to design compelling customer experiences that connect physical and digital settings, it will also prove a valuable resource to a vast range of businesses and consultants.Trade Review'A must read for anyone interested in understanding the present and the future of the digital customer experience. With an eye on new technologies and experiential marketing, Dr. Batat provides compelling arguments and frameworks to understand the “phygital” experience, a third reality of the customer experience.' -- Paula Peter, San Diego State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to Strategies for the Digital Customer Experience PART I CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN PHYSICAL, DIGITAL, AND PHYGITAL SETTINGS 1. Customer experience: the new holy grail for businesses 2. When customer experience encounters digital technologies 3. How does phygital humanize customer experience and create a continuum linking physical and digital settings? PART II DIGITAL DEVICES AND TOOLS TO GET PHYGITAL WITH CUSTOMERS 4. Phygital customer experience strategy enabled by extended reality technology (ERT) 5. Phygital customer experience strategy enabled by robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) 6. Phygital customer experience strategy enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected objects 7. Phygital customer experience strategy enabled by gamification 8. Phygital customer experience strategy enabled by online 3-D printing platforms PART III STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PHYGITAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 9. The death of the traditional marketing mix (7Ps) and the rise of the experiential marketing mix (7Es) 10. Immersive research methods to study customer experience in the phygital era: from big data to “smart data” 11. Experiential Design Thinking (EXDT): a new tool to create innovative phygital experiences for consumer well-being 12. A holistic disruption strategy to create unique customer experiences in the phygital era Concluding remarks References Index

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Book SynopsisThis state-of-the-art Research Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the key strategic challenges that firms face when dealing with digital markets, platforms, and products and services, from old strategy questions in need of different solutions to entirely novel issues posed by the new competitive digital context.Bringing together contributions from international experts in digital strategy, the Research Handbook depicts the contours of the major threads of investigation that shape the digital transformation process at firm, platform, market, and industry levels. Chapters explore the fundamentals of digital strategy and digitization, the design of digital organizational architectures, how value is created and captured through data strategies, and the manifold challenges that firms face in the digital era. From the impact of Big Data analytics and AI on management thinking and practice to the nature of digital competition and user engagement on social media platforms, the Research Handbook takes stock of emerging issues and advancements in digital strategy research and ultimately considers how future digital strategy frameworks might be cultivated.This timely Research Handbook will be an invaluable tool for students and scholars of strategic management, international management, entrepreneurship, and technology and innovation management. Its discussion of how digital strategy relates to traditional strategy frameworks will also benefit executives, entrepreneurs, and consultants with an interest in better understanding the state of the art of digital strategy.Trade Review‘A tour-de-force! The Research Handbook on Digital Strategy offers a tantalizing buffet of rich perspectives. By unpacking how digital strategy is reshaping the fundamental rules of competition and cooperation, the authors provide compelling insights into the next generation of strategies. Highly relevant for firms ranging from established multi-nationals to the newest tech ventures.’ -- Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, co-author of Simple Rules and Competing on the Edge, Stanford University, US‘The era of digital transformation requires an updated examination of strategy fundamentals. The Research Handbook on Digital Strategy presents a timely, thoughtful, and thought-provoking set of studies and perspectives that helps move the conversation forward in meaningful ways. The editors have assembled a robust collection of experts and essays that will deliver valuable insight to every interested reader.’ -- Ron Adner, Dartmouth College, US‘An excellent atlas of digital transformation which enables the reader to appreciate the differences between industrial age and digital age competition. The multilayered and multifaceted nature of big data and digital strategy is explained without clutter by well grounded managerial scholars.’ -- David J. Teece, University of California, Berkeley, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: digital strategy – linear evolution or paradigm shift? 1 Carmelo Cennamo, Giovanni Battista Dagnino and Feng Zhu PART I DIGITAL STRATEGY AS DIGITAL BUSINESS MODEL CHOICE 1 Digital diversification 18 Paolo Aversa and Francesca Hueller 2 The next frontier of digital business model innovation 43 Ludovica Moi, Yanina Rashkova and Francesca Cabiddu 3 Crafting digital business models: an ongoing process of innovation and imitation 60 Stephan von Delft and Yang Zhao 4 The digitalization of physical reality: theoretical lenses to incorporate digitalization into management research 83 Gianvito Lanzolla, Danilo Pesce and Christopher Tucci 5 Framing and reframing digital business models: the global messenger industry 102 Sungu Ahn and Charles Baden-Fuller 6 Free(mium) strategies for digital goods 126 Kevin J. Boudreau, Lars Bo Jeppesen and Milan Miric PART II DIGITAL STRATEGY AS OPEN SYSTEMS DESIGN 7 Platform scope and value creation in digital platforms 143 Ramya K. Murthy and Anoop Madhok 8 A user guide to centralized, adaptive and decentralized ecosystems 159 Andrew Shipilov, Nathan Furr and Francesco Burelli 9 Inquiry into digital peer-to-peer platforms 177 Oksana Gerwe and Rosario Silva 10 Value creation in digital platform business models: value conceptualizations, value dimensions and value logics 194 Richard Reinsberg, Birgit A.A. Solem and Per Egil Pedersen 11 Digital competition and user engagement: how do the user engagement strategies of social media platforms contribute to value creation? 211 Ioanna Constantiou 12 Platform governance as a social movement 224 Thomas Huber, Thomas Kude, Jan Lepoutre and Julien Malaurent PART III DIGITAL STRATEGY AS DATA USE 13 Strategizing with data: data-based innovations and complementarities 239 Cristina Alaimo and Aleksi Aaltonen 14 Profiting from data products 255 Llewellyn D.W. Thomas, Aija Leiponen and Pantelis Koutroumpis 15 Capturing value from data complementarities: a multi-level framework 273 Paavo Ritala and Kimmo Karhu 16 Data control coordination in cloud-based ecosystems: the EU GAIA-X ecosystem 289 Niloofar Kazemargi, Paolo Spagnoletti, Panos Constantinides and Andrea Prencipe PART IV DIGITAL STRATEGY AND THE NEW MANAGERIAL IMPERATIVES 17 “Open source corporate governance” in the era of digital transformation 309 Igor Filatotchev and Gianvito Lanzolla 18 The impact of artificial intelligence on management practice 324 Sophia Shtepa, Yongjian Bao and Oleksiy Osiyevskyy 19 The strategic use of big data analytics: applications in business practice and effects on firm performance 342 Giovanni Battista Dagnino and Guglielmo La Bruna 20 Digital coopetition: creating and capturing value with rivals in the age of algorithms, big data, and platforms 360 Georg Reischauer and Werner H. Hoffmann 21 Key open innovation issues in the digital age: a field-driven research agenda 376 Giulio Ferrigno and Alberto Di Minin 22 What is digital strategy and does it really matter? 393 Feng Li Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. The Advanced Introduction to Digital Marketing identifies the core concepts of research on digital marketing and provides theoretical frameworks and empirical findings. Topics such as digital product evolution, marketing strategy, and research on place, price, and promotion are thoroughly reviewed alongside controversial areas such as the harmful effects of technology on consumers. It also suggests research opportunities for those wishing to explore a particular area in greater depth.Key Features: Builds upon influential articles to advance knowledge Provides a state-of-the-art review for each area of digital marketing Showcases an original Customer-Centric Digital Marketing Framework to effectively organise digital marketing research This Advanced Introduction will be a crucial read for scholars and researchers of marketing and those working with brand marketing, customer experience and social media.Trade Review‘Professor Dholakia’s book shows clearly how “digital marketing” is not just “using digital technology to do the usual marketing things”. The book is wide-ranging, eye-opening, insightful, creative, and provocative, drawing on Professor Dholakia’s own extensive research in these areas and from the most recent (and older) literature. It will not be the last word on these very important changes, but it should be read by anyone who wants to understand the significance of the changes that marketing is currently experiencing. Strongly Recommended!’ -- Rajeev Batra, University of Michigan, US‘Although there are many books and online resources on digital marketing, we still lack a good summary of the hard-won insights and perspectives that are based on academic research. Professor Dholakia draws upon his rich experiences as a teacher and researcher to offer us a fresh, authentic, and pragmatic overview of this topic.’ -- Arvind Rangaswamy, Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The theoretical framework 2. The customer 3. The product 4. The place 5. The price 6. The promotion 7. The marketing strategy 8. Controversies and challenges References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. The Advanced Introduction to Digital Marketing identifies the core concepts of research on digital marketing and provides theoretical frameworks and empirical findings. Topics such as digital product evolution, marketing strategy, and research on place, price, and promotion are thoroughly reviewed alongside controversial areas such as the harmful effects of technology on consumers. It also suggests research opportunities for those wishing to explore a particular area in greater depth.Key Features: Builds upon influential articles to advance knowledge Provides a state-of-the-art review for each area of digital marketing Showcases an original Customer-Centric Digital Marketing Framework to effectively organise digital marketing research This Advanced Introduction will be a crucial read for scholars and researchers of marketing and those working with brand marketing, customer experience and social media.Trade Review‘Professor Dholakia’s book shows clearly how “digital marketing” is not just “using digital technology to do the usual marketing things”. The book is wide-ranging, eye-opening, insightful, creative, and provocative, drawing on Professor Dholakia’s own extensive research in these areas and from the most recent (and older) literature. It will not be the last word on these very important changes, but it should be read by anyone who wants to understand the significance of the changes that marketing is currently experiencing. Strongly Recommended!’ -- Rajeev Batra, University of Michigan, US‘Although there are many books and online resources on digital marketing, we still lack a good summary of the hard-won insights and perspectives that are based on academic research. Professor Dholakia draws upon his rich experiences as a teacher and researcher to offer us a fresh, authentic, and pragmatic overview of this topic.’ -- Arvind Rangaswamy, Pennsylvania State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The theoretical framework 2. The customer 3. The product 4. The place 5. The price 6. The promotion 7. The marketing strategy 8. Controversies and challenges References Index

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Book SynopsisCarefully examining the challenges of meeting fast-developing consumer demands and preferences, this enlightening Handbook captures the difficulties involved in providing optimal service experiences. It provides invaluable theoretical guidance while emphasising the evolutionary nature of experience science. With contributions from a diverse range of top international researchers, the Handbook of Experience Science explores fully up-to-date theories within experience studies as applied to tourism, hospitality and leisure. Chapters analyse the progress of recent research ventures, exploring fascinating case studies to further illustrate important concepts such as virtual tourism and slow tourism. Both the important frameworks behind experience science and real-world applications are discussed, providing the reader with a full picture of this rapidly changing subject. This Handbook provides crucial new examinations of experience creation which will be perfect for students researching tourism, hospitality and leisure, international business and innovation. It will additionally be incredibly useful for consumer researchers looking to better understand the complex paradigm behind experience creation.Trade Review‘The ability to provide an enjoyable visitor experience is a fundamental requirement for successful tourism businesses and destinations. This must read handbook encapsulates the latest research in this area and provides readers with valuable insights to the many aspects of the visitor experience that tourism firms and destinations need to provide. The book covers experience theory construction, factors shaping experience creation, and global case studies.’ -- Bruce Prideaux, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand‘Finally, a book about experience science for academics and practitioners. This is a book for students and researchers wishing to understand experience theory, its roots, current status and future research directions. The evidence-based case studies at the end illustrate how experiences in the THL industries are formed, guiding practitioners in how to design experiencescapes for value and well-being. This book made me happy.’Table of ContentsContents: Preface xiii PART I EXPERIENCE THEORY CONSTRUCTION 1 Introduction: Convergence of experience science in tourism, hospitality, and leisure 2 Joseph S. Chen, Nina K. Prebensen and Muzaffer S. Uysal 2 The four mechanisms of the immersion process 12 Olga Gjerald and Veronica Blumenthal 3 Extending the experiencescape: insights from Macao for the Greater Bay Area 24 Zhaoyu Chen 4 Neo-tribe theory and community experience in tourism and leisure 39 Kubra Asan 5 Virtual tourism experiences: exploring the concept and key elements 55 Wenqi Wei and Melissa A. Baker 6 Designing customer experiences: the importance of different types of service encounters 71 Alice Y. Kang and Melissa A. Baker PART II FACTORS SHAPING EXPERIENCE CREATION 7 Using digital technology to expand and intensify tourism experiences 88 Michael Burmester and Nina K. Prebensen 8 Interest regimes as a basis for meaningful tourism and leisure experiences 104 Jon Sundbo 9 Quality of life and tourism experience 116 Jiahui Wang and Muzaffer S. Uysal 10 The influential cultural factor shaping experience design and creation in restricted areas: what archaeology tells visitors 131 Hasan A. Erdogan 11 Cultural encountering as a facilitator for slow tourism experiences: a case in an Amish attraction 146 Ting-Yen Huang, Ruiping Ren and Joseph S. Chen 12 Video game-induced tourism as a pathway for improving the tourist experience 160 Michał Żemła and Mateusz Bielak 13 Development and validation of a consumers’ co-creation participation measure in the event context 173 Mehrnaz Moghaddam, Elsa Kristiansen and Birger Opstad 14 Understanding the appropriation process to co-construct tourism experiences more efficiently 188 Joosje Voordes and Isabelle Frochot PART III CASE STUDIES ON EXPERIENCE FORMATION 15 Promoting LOHAS experiences on a coffee farm 203 You-De Dai, Giun-Ting Yeh, Pi-Lien Yang and Yuan-Chiu Chen 16 Digital marketing practices in tourism: advances in the cultural heritage of China 222 Yang Yang and Han Shen 17 Space tourism: a new frontier of tourism experience 237 Yaozhi Zhang 18 Value creation, innovation, and quality of life in a cultural setting 249 Nina K. Prebensen 19 Customer experience and tourist experience: what do we already know about them? 262 Thouraya G. Labben and Johan Burger 20 Experience science: challenges and research directions 282 Muzaffer S. Uysal, Nina K. Prebensen and Joseph S. Chen Index

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Book SynopsisReaders will learn service quality, peer pressure, online reviewers' effect in the digital environment to aid in understanding the various risks and challenges involved in the digital environment, with examples of changing business and consumer scenario case studies as a result of Digital Transformation.

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