Monday, October 31, 2016

The Full Monty — October 31, 2016

Even David S. Pumpkins is sick of the election. Any questions? 

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Platforms

TWITTER / PERISCOPE / VINE

FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / WHATSAPP

MICROSOFT / LINKEDIN

SNAP

Other


Collaborative/ Autonomous Economy

LODGING

  • Last week the CEO of Lasalle Hotel Properties said that the new law in New York restricting Airbnb could be “a big boost in the arm for the business, certainly in terms of the pricing,” but its CFO was quick to say "it's not about price or competition." Airbnb picked up on that and hit back, asking “What are your current policies as they relate to compression pricing, commonly referred to as price-gouging?” and cornering the CEO with “If you agree with your Chief Financial Officer and now believe that the New York law is ‘not about price or competition,’ will you unequivocally pledge to ban any and all price-gouging at your hotels?” 
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TRANSPORTATION

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

  • Tech giants Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, once intent on disrupting, if not destroying, Detroit, have concluded for now that they don’t want to build cars. Given the complexity and the unattractive margins, it's probably a good idea. But Detroit welcomes the collaboration.
  • Elon Musk has figured out how Tesla can deal with Uber. He and his team have had to come up with the Tesla Network, a way to diversify Tesla into a partial-ownership business model to avoid being steamrolled. Most people can only afford about 1/10th of a Tesla anyway.
  • Uber has quietly launched Uber Freight for long-haul trucking. The plan builds on Uber's acquisition of Otto, a self-driving trucking company that Uber bought in July for $65 million. The company's first delivery? About 1800 cases of Budweiser.


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / BOTS / BLOCKCHAIN


Virtual Reality / Audio

VR/AR

AUDIO

  • Think you need a podcast? Think again. Unless it's something that truly stands out, you might be better off saving your resources. Of course, that means there'll be more time to listen to mine.
  • Program of the Week. This week, in the spirit of Halloween, our recommendation is Welcome to Night Vale. It's a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff's Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events. Do you have a program to recommend? Add yours to our Google Sheet: smonty.co/yourpodcasts
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Content / Customer Experience / Influencer Marketing

  • It’s no longer enough to target your chosen customers. To stay ahead, you need to create distinctive value and experiences for them. Here are 10 principles of customer strategy.
  • Marketers spin; storytellers twist. Spin is a technique that traditional marketers use to transform negative situations into positive ones. It’s one of the weaker communications devices because it’s motivated by selfishness–seeking to benefit the teller more than the listener. Twists, on the other hand, are motivated by generosity. They’re little gifts that storytellers give to their audiences to make stories more enjoyable and memorable.
  • Simplify your approach to content marketing, and above all, document your strategy.
  • Using data to craft stories is easier than you might think. Here are five ways to get started.
  • Going inside the meeting that killed Vine, we discover that Twitter failed to negotiate with some of its biggest power users while it still had the chance. A lesson in the importance of nurturing your audience.

Privacy / Security / Legal


Measurement / Metrics / Data


Essential Watching / Listening / Reading



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