Marketing Challenges in a New Economy There is a new trend in today’s economy that does not involve large chain suppliers, retailers or wholesalers. This new trend involves companies that allow owners to rent out their physical assets to increase their income. This new business practice puts the producer directly in contact with the consumer to conduct business. This new trend in the consumer marketplace is known as the share economy. This paper will discuss how this new concept of the share economy has had an effect on the traditional economy and whether the shared economy is creating new value for the consumer or if it is just replacing existing business. The share economy concept involves individuals renting out their physical …show more content…
74). In the example of Airbnb and other share economy companies the transparency of the costs of goods is straight-forward due to no hidden costs and the transaction taking place directly between the buyer and seller and no intermediaries. The impact of this visibility also has an effect on companies that are not part of the share economy. The visibility of prices makes for a more competitive market. Non-share economy companies face the possibility of having to lower their prices to match share economy companies.
The share economy concept is creating new value for consumers and also replacing existing businesses. The ability for consumers to rent tools, bicycles, homes or other physical assets versus buying these items at higher prices, then renting creates a better value for the consumer. This ability also creates the fallback for existing businesses because they may not be able to compete with the pricing that the share economy concept can offer. Existing businesses use different pricing strategies due to the nature of their business and overhead costs, whereas companies that do not have to consider these elements in their pricing strategy and can offer lower prices.
The new concept of share economy has both positive and negative impacts for the overall marketplace. There is potential for consumers to get a great deal and for individuals to
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This paper will introduce a product and service which operates in the U.S. with the intent to expand within foreign markets eventually. The service that I chose is a current service in the food service industry that does exist but would benefit from enhancing it; there are market trends for the new service that would definitely satisfy potential customers’ needs and wants once the idea is brought to their attention. The goal is to bring the feel of the city’s fine dining and lounging experience to areas outside the city without having to travel far or spend more. The service is an
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