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| Advertising Supported Print Magazine
The advertising supported magazine (such as The Economist) is an exemplar for the multisided business model.
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The advertising supported magazine (such as The Economist) is an exemplar for the multisided business model. | Other | Other | More |
| Auction House
The auction house (such as Bonham’s), that could be digital or physical, is an exemplar for the matchmaking model because the auction house has two sets of customers – buyer and sellers.
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The auction house (such as Bonham’s), that could be digital or physical, is an exemplar for the matchmaking model because the auction house has two sets of customers – buyer and sellers. | Other | Other | More |
| Digitized capital-goods as service
When a capital goods producer (such as Rolls Royce as producer of airplane engines) adds digital capabilities to its physical products.
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When a capital goods producer (such as Rolls Royce as producer of airplane engines) adds digital capabilities to its physical products. | Other | Other | More |
| Fast-food chain
A fast-food chain (such as KFC) is an exemplar for the product business model because the chain has a transactional relationship with only one customer group – the consumer.
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A fast-food chain (such as KFC) is an exemplar for the product business model because the chain has a transactional relationship with only one customer group – the consumer. | Other | Other | More |
| Hair salon
The hair salon (hairdresser) is an exemplar for the solutions business model because the salon has a two-way relationship with its customers.
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The hair salon (hairdresser) is an exemplar for the solutions business model because the salon has a two-way relationship with its customers. | Other | Other | More |
| Multi-sided digital business
The advertising supported search engine (such as Google) is an exemplar for the multi-sided business model because the search engine provides a platform that creates a relationship with multiple groups of customers – the advertisers, content producers, and the user-searchers.
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The advertising supported search engine (such as Google) is an exemplar for the multi-sided business model because the search engine provides a platform that creates a relationship with multiple groups of customers – the advertisers, content producers, and the user-searchers. | Other | Other | More |
| Personal computer operating system
The software company (such as Microsoft) producing a proprietary operating system (such as Windows) is an exemplar for the product business model because the software supplier has a transactional relationship with its customers.
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The software company (such as Microsoft) producing a proprietary operating system (such as Windows) is an exemplar for the product business model because the software supplier has a transactional relationship with its customers. | Other | Other | More |
| Strategy Consultant
The strategy consultant (such as McKinsey) is an exemplar for the solutions business model because the strategy consultant has to have a two-way relationship with its customer.
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The strategy consultant (such as McKinsey) is an exemplar for the solutions business model because the strategy consultant has to have a two-way relationship with its customer. | Other | Other | More |