Spotify Audiobooks: Spotify has announced they will be adding audiobooks to its streaming offerings via a new partnership with the Swedish audiobook provider Storytel. Alex discusses why he likes Spotify's continued expansion of offerings and outlines the benefits of this deal on both Spotify and Storytel's sides.
This is an excerpt from episode 161 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here:
Originally Aired: 06/11/21 #Spotify #Storytel #Audiobook —
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The show kicks off with a look at Black Friday and Cyber Monday statistics that, come to find out, aren't very easy to distinguish this year. Alex goes on to compare U.S. black Friday weekend numbers with Singles Day data from this year. Next, coverage of a new U.S. government executive order that has barred investment in 31 companies identified by the Department of Defense as “Communist Chinese military companies”. The show closes with Alex commenting on some of his favorite moments from Elon Musk's recent interview with The Wall Street Journal.
Originally Aired: 12/12/20
#eCommerce #BlackFriday #CyberMonday
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00:17 - Black Friday + Cyber Monday
13:59 - Indices Remove CH Military Stocks
16:46 - Elon Musk Interview Commentary
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Visa Plaid Acquisition:
Visa has announced it will no longer be making a $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid after the U.S. DOJ filed a civil antitrust lawsuit on Nov. 5, 2020, to stop the merger. The DOJ alleges that Visa is a monopolist in online debit, charging consumers and merchants billions of dollars in fees each year to process online payments. Plaid is developing a payments system that would challenge Visa’s monopoly. According to the complaint, the transaction would have enabled Visa to eliminate this competitive threat to its online debit business before Plaid has a chance to succeed. Alex discusses this move from Visa, Plaid's increased valuation since the inception of this deal, and explains why he's surprised Visa didn't push back against the DOJ's lawsuit more.
Originally Aired: 01/26/21
#Fintech #Visa #Plaid
Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/visa-and-plaid-abandon-merger-after-antitrust-division-s-suit-block
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Visa Plaid Acquisition
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Despite levying record fines against big tech, reports indicate that European regulators are still struggling to counter the power of tech monopolies. Alex and Nick discuss the EU's continued failure to consider platform producers as customers when it comes to regulation and try to guess Margrethe Vestager's salary.
EU competition chief struggles to tame 'dark side' of big tech despite record fines: https://news.sky.com/story/eu-competition-chief-struggles-to-tame-dark-side-of-big-tech-despite-record-fines-11893440
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Marketplace as a Service:
Applico CEO Alex Moazed breaks down the two pathways in which eCommerce businesses can embrace marketplace platform dynamics as outlined in Applico's newly published white paper Marketplace Tools for Distributor eCommerce.
Business customers are starting to demand full marketplace e-commerce offerings from distributors. Distributors’ best customers want to get everything from one place – and who can blame them? But this means that distributors are left scrambling to figure out how they can quickly deliver on at least part of the marketplace value proposition.
Many distributors have already invested millions in their e-commerce infrastructure and don’t want to start all over again. Instead, they are looking for an endless aisle offering that allows them to add additional products from third-party sellers. This endless aisle capability is what many call a “marketplace” business model. There are two pieces to the marketplace puzzle: the technology and attracting third-party sellers.
READ 2 Ways to ‘Marketplace’ Your E-Commerce Site: https://www.mdm.com/blog/technology/2-ways-to-marketplace-your-e-commerce-site/
DOWNLOAD the MaaS vs SaaS White Paper: https://resources.applicoinc.com/maassaas/?utm_source=mdm&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=mvs
Originally Aired: 03/11/21
#B2B #Marketplace #PlatformBusiness
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Marketplace as a Service
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The FTC has reshaped its arguments against big tech monopolies and will now look at potential regulation with monopsony power in mind. Alex and Nick discuss how this new angle being used by U.S. competition regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, lead by Biden-appointed FTC chairwoman Lina Khan, has the potential to actually prove big tech platforms like Amazon and Google are monopsonies.
How the FTC Is Reshaping the Antitrust Argument Against Tech Giants: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-ftc-is-reshaping-the-antitrust-argument-against-tech-giants-11643432448
Originally Aired: 01/31/22
#Monopsony #BigTech #Antitrust
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I connect with Kristin Savilia to talk about JOOR, a platform that connects brands and retailers globally to deliver seamless digital wholesale management from connection to payment. Applico ranked JOOR #2 in our 2022 Top 50 B2B Marketplaces ranking.
00:00 - Follow Applico for the latest on platforms
00:20 - Joor in Applico's Top 50 B2B Marketplaces ranking
00:44 - Kristin Savilia background
01:31 - What does Joor do?
02:58 - Joor growth and GMV
04:19 - Joor's hybrid apporach to the fashion industry
06:33 - Brands and catagories on Joor
08:59 - Fashion is a relationship business
10:09 - Will Joor look to monetize building new connections/relationships for brands?
11:01 - Marketplace is only one segment of Joor's business
14:18 - The SaaS to marketplace trend
16:47 - Rollout of Joor Pay
20:36 - Joor's international geograpies
22:01 - Partnerships vs building tech yourself
25:01 -- Do retailers get product data from Joor?
26:26 - A one stop procurement solution for retailers, buyers and merchandisers
29:33 - Will Joor expand into other verticals like cosmetics and home?
31:50 - How Joor is approaching sustainability and supply chain vetting
35:39 - Kristin Savilia bullish on this kind of fashion marketplace
37:50 - Joor's focus and priorities for 2023
39:35 - Why DTC brands need to consider wholesale
41:01 - Closing remarks
JOOR | The World's Premier Wholesale Management Platform - https://www.joor.com/
#Joor #fashion #wholesale
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A new lawsuit, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, has exposed an alleged agreement between Google and Facebook in which Facebook would limit competitive actions in the online ad space in exchange for special treatment in Google ad auctions. Alex discusses this antitrust violation ridden pact, code named “Jedi Blue", between the two tech monopolies and breaks down some of reasons he thinks that Google and Facebook have spun out of control with brazen anticompetitive behavior.
This is an excerpt from episode 135 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/bMIsavkCZcg
Originally Aired: 01/04/20
#JediBlue #Anticompetitive #Antitrust
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eBay has announced they will be changing how the company defines Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to align better with customer money flows on its platforms. Alex explains why GMV is an important metric in marketplace business models and while eBay claims these changes make an immaterial impact on previously reported numbers, he disagrees that the $40 billion differential is insignificant. Previously, eBay had been recording GMV regardless of whether the buyer and seller actually consummated the transaction. To close, Alex looks at coverage of this story from eCommerceBytes, a blog that was infamously harassed by eBay executives and resulted in an eBay employee being sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
00:00 - Subscribe and Fight Big Tech
00:30 - eBay's Press Release
00:41 - What is GMV (Gross Merchandise Volume)?
02:32 - Press Release cont.
03:16 - Reporting Sales That Never Happened?!
05:13 - Updated GMV Numbers
06:07 - An Immaterial Impact?
08:34 - $40 Billion Difference
09:45 - The eBay Stalking Scandal
eBay Announces Change to Gross Merchandise Volume Definition and Releases Updated Historical Metrics: https://investors.ebayinc.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2021/eBay-Announces-Change-to-Gross-Merchandise-Volume-Definition-and-Releases-Updated-Historical-Metrics/default.aspx
Originally Aired: 12/21/21
#eBay #GMV #Marketplace
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Alex opens the show with a look at the continued difficulties some traditional retailers are facing during the pandemic and discusses what companies may not survive the downturn. Next, he discusses a recent post from Marc Andreessen on it being time for the U.S. to invest in building. The show closes with a look at tech earnings and the shift to digital.
Originally Aired: 04/21/20
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