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The Rise of Ecommerce Nomads

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   Their goal is find products that for some reason - a chain going out of business, discontinued items, etc. Some live out of RVs and vans, moving from town to town, only stopping long enough to pick the stores clean and ship their wares to Amazon’s fulfillment centers."

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This Old Marketing Farewell Episode: Sometimes the End Is a Beginning

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But I’d like to see more organizations advertise their content so that they could build their audiences that way, instead of just advertising for some kind of a product pitch or whatever. (As It was this decision that helped me get focused on my business goals. You need to have a good, solid marketing mix. Is Seth right?

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Fiverr Buys And Co; ADP Buys Work Market; Expect More Gig Economy Acquisitions

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  Fiverr also announced AND Co's product suite, which was a paid subscription service, would be free for all.    Fiverr is doing in this as part of a broader strategy to create an ecosystem of products and services to support freelancers.   

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Amazon's High Tech, Checkout Free Grocery Store Opens Today

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The goal, of course, is to eliminate the time and hassle associated with check-out lines. Amazon Our Just Walk Out Technology automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in a virtual cart. .  After shopping you simply walk back out through the turnstile.

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Is Craft Brewing a Harbinger of a New Artisan Economy?

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Growing numbers of  customers are looking for unique, unusual, personalized or locally produced products.   The Internet and online marketing has made it much easier to find or be found by people interested in buying niche products.      2.    3. 

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Expect More Internet Connected, Quantified Dogs

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.  So this group will no doubt want to be updated on the acquisition of Whistle, a maker of "Fitbit for dogs" devices, by consumer products giant Mars.  Whistle’s activity trackers help you set your pet’s fitness goals, track progress and compare stats to other similar dogs. . 

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The Rise of Social Offices and "Wholeness"

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To offer you the privacy you need to be productive, as well as the community you need to stay invigorated. Our recent work clearly shows the importance of social interactions in coworking spaces and the role this plays in improving both productivity and member wellbeing. Other management theorists have also been looking at this topic.