Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

But instead of spending hours in Best Buy or on Amazon comparing configurations and assembling the parts you needed, you could signal what you wanted and a company would create it for you. While social media doesn't shift Porter's model , the social era surely does. But the social era can — and will — be more than that.

Porter 17

Porter Mass Marketing Supply Chain Retail 17

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

The days when you could make a living responding to companies' discovery of strategy, as in "Gosh, we gotta get ourselves one of those," are gone with the 1970s (or maybe the 1990s in the "developing world"). Strategy has triumphed, the installed base is huge, no self-respecting company would be without one. Monitor & Co.,

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Our most-read slideshow in 2011 was " Difficult Conversations: Nine Common Mistakes." Our most-watched video was " Rethinking Capitalism " with Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter. The Good Company: Then and Now. How Retailers Are Reinventing Shopping. Audio podcast. Business Wasn't Always the Villain.

Video 15

Video Porter Charisma Customer Loyalty 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

"This business model is right for a company selling Purina Dog Chow, circa 1970.". Facebook, KickStarter, Kiva, Twitter, and other companies thriving in the social era are operating by the rules of the Social Era. But too many major companies — Bank of America, Sony, Gap, Yahoo, Nokia — that need to get it, don't.

Banking 16

Banking Business Model Supply Chain Mass Marketing 16

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

Michael Levie, a seasoned hotel executive, and Rattan Chadha, a successful retail entrepreneur, were having dinner. In both 2010 and 2011, TripAdvisor voted citizenM “The Trendiest Hotel in the World.” The topic of conversation was the hotel industry. As they put it, “a mix of explorer, professional, and shopper.”

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

These gold coasts are home to nine of the top 10, and 18 of the top 20, internet companies, as measured by market capitalization. The leading companies in online search, social media, and e-commerce are all based in one or the other of these two regions. Winner-take-all economics favored the companies in the U.S. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2012

Last week, I moderated a "Super Session" at this year's annual National Retail Federation " Big Show." Powered by local, mobile, and social media, online retail is becoming something that no long-time, card-carrying NRF member might reasonably have anticipated. Ultra-Specialization: Ultra-specialist sites unlock latent demand.

Retail 15

Retail Fashion Merchandising Apparel 15