1. Knowledge: Do you consider Pinterest a form of disruptive or sustaining technology?
Disruptive technology is a new way of doing something that initially does not meet the needs of existing customers. This type of technology tends to open new markets and destroy old ones. While, a sustaining technology produces an improved product that customers are eager to buy. This technology provides better, faster and cheaper products on established markets. I think that Pinterest is a sustaining technology. Indeed, it’s a social network like Facebook or twitter but the system it’s not the same so this website improved the market of the social media.
2. Comprehension: Intelligent applications: the use of agents, machine learning and semantic web concepts to complete intelligent tasks for users. Open ID: the provision of an online identity that can be easily carried to a variety of devices (cell phones…) allowing for easy authentication across different websites. Open technologies: the design of website and other software so they can be easily integrated and work together. A worldwide database: the ability for databases to be distributed and accessed from everywhere.
An idea that would be close to Pinterest laying on the web 3.0 advantages would be, that connects all the news in the world in one website. Launch a website that gathers every information on a dedicated subject. The user will type a specific request on the research toolbar of the website, and thanks to the “semantic analysis” the website will give access to the user to an amazing databases. In additions to that, the information will be rank by importance and pertinence for the user.
6. Evaluation: Evaluate the challenges facing Pinterest and identify ways the company can prepare to face these issues.
The Pinterest’ s site is about pining lot of photos and images. Users can go against the law if they pin a picture with a copyright or not their. Pinterest can be the victim of a lot trails against the, accusing them that they violate the
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awareness in all the varied forms of social media. EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES: Case Study: “I once sent a Tweet out complaining about my mobile phone service. Within an hour they had rung me up and given me a new phone for free to apologize as well as switching me to a better reception provider. This would never happen before social media because companies weren’t afraid of our networking influence. Now they are.” (Ramsay, 2012) Personal Case Study: I thought this was interesting so I tried it myself…
get new customers and how to find these people through social media sites. Newspaper, TV, and radio were the major forms of advertisement in marketing before social media came into play. Now, social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumbler, and Pinterest are used for marketing. Today, using social media as a strategy is becoming more effective in marketing than any other tactic. Marketing in social media has created a simple and quick way for business to advertise, show information and products…
networking sites now comprise of 82 percent of the world’s online population, representing 1.2 billion users around the world. The image of businesses nowadays have become more prevalent on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Google+, and even LinkedIn. Social media have foster the performance of businesses as it establishes personal relationship with customers, leverage social pressure affecting purchase decisions and builds brand recognition. Qualman (2013) asserts…
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 COMPANY ANALYSIS (external + internal + SWOT) 4 INTERNAL & EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 4 HISTORY OF THE COMPANY 4 HEMA’S STRUCTURE 4 VISION OF THE COMPANY 4 MISSION STATEMENT 5 TARGET GROUP 5 HEMA’S STRATEGY & POSITIONING 6 FINANCIAL POSITION & COMPETITION 7 PRODUCT-MARKET COMBINATION 8 MARKETING MIX 8 TRENDS IN RETAIL 9 SWOT ANALYSIS 10 STRENGHTHS: 10 OPPORTUNITIES: 11 THREATS: 12 MARKET RESEARCH 13 THE 7C’S OF EFFECTIVE…
