Digital economy

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  • 2.1.4
    • Market info in the digital economy
      • Price comparison sites
        • Increases consumer knowledge about prices of goods
          • Reduces asymmetric information
      • Social media
      • Viral marketing
        • Causes viewers to promote the firms promotions by sharing it with friends
          • Social media
    • Supply-side
      • Micro-marketing
        • Where firms advertise to a small group of consumers. Associated with 'e-commerce'
      • Online retailing & distribution
        • Examples include: Amazon, Ebay & ASOS.
      • Recruiting & training staff with digital skills
    • Demand-side
      • Satisfying consumers with a long tail
        • (Consumers gets a wider choice with online retailing)
      • Wider geographical markets
        • Costs of production & distribution are low for online retailing.
        • Not restricted by physical space, e.g. shops
    • Impact on markets & firms
      • Costs, prices, profits & loss.
        • Improvements in efficiency & productivity can lower COP.
        • Quality & quantity of goods may also develop
      • Firm destruction - development of new products / markets which destroys exiting markets.
      • Firm creation - opening up new opportunities for firms & new markets to create more profits

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