How the Internet Is Redesigning Business (USGBC Redwood Empire Chapter)
Speaker · Lecture · U.S. Green Building Council Redwood Empire Chapter · Rohnert Park, CA · 20 April 2011
Internet trends and what they mean for operations, marketing and finance, drawn from an MBA in digital media curriculum, followed by what comes next and discussion.
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- HOW THE INTERNET IS REDESIGNING BUSINESS AN MBA IN DIGITAL MEDIA
- PRESENTED AT MARCH 10TH, 2011
- PRESENTER JOEYSHEPP.COM GREENMBA PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOUNDER AND PRINCIPAL AT EARTHSITE.NET, NEW MEDIA FOR SUSTAINABLE BRANDS
- ROAD MAP I. INTERNET TRENDS II. CURRICULUM I. OPERATIONS II. MARKETING III. FINANCE III. WHAT’S NEXT? IV. DISCUSSION
- INTERNET EVERYWHERE UBIQUITOUS, PERVASIVE
- INFORMATION AGE THE INDUSTRIAL AGE FILLED THE WORLD WITH STUFF THE INFORMATION AGE IS FILLING OUR WORLD WITH INFORMATION. CHEAP, ACCESSIBLE, ABUNDANT POTENTIAL LIMITLESS GROWTH
- DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FREE MOBILE DECENTRALIZED REAL-TIME HYPER-LOCAL
- CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE INTERNET TO REACH 2 BILLION USERS THIS YEAR, REPRESENTING 30% OF GLOBAL POPULATION 70% OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES 21% OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SOURCE: http://mashable.com/2010/10/19/internet-2-billion/
- MOORE’S LAW SPEED OF COMPUTERS DOUBLES EVERY TWO YEARS “SINGULARITY” COMING… COMPUTERS TRANSCEND BIOLOGY ~RAY KURZWEIL
- FACEBOOK: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP 500,000,000 ACTIVE USERS 700,000 NEW USERS DAILY! 70% OUTSIDE THE US 380,000 LIKES / MINUTES ACCOUNTS FOR 25% OF ALL USA PAGE VIEWS
- YOUTUBE: YOU ARE THE MEDIA 35 HOURS UPLOADED EVERY MINUTE! HUNDREDS OF THE MOST POPULAR USERS MAKE 6 FIGURES A YEAR LADY GAGA AND EMINEM SURPASS 1 BILLION HITS
- TWITTER: THE PULSE OF THE PLANET NEW RECORD SET AT NEW YEAR 2011: 6,939 TWEETS/ SECOND 40% USA 60% INTERNATIONAL IN THE USA, 87% AWARENESS, YET ONLY 7% USE IT SENTIMENT ANALYSIS PROVEN AS ACCURATE AS EXIT POLLS
- 3,339 TEXTS PER MONTH AVERAGE US TEENAGER
- BORN INTO THIS WORLD 92% OF U.S. TODDLERS HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF CHILDREN TODAY WILL HAVE ONLINE PRESENCE BY THE TIME THEY ARE TWO YEARS OLD — A PRESENCE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THROUGHOUT THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
- MBA IN DIGITAL MEDIA CURRICULUM
- OPERATIONS WORKING IN THE CLOUD
- CLOUD STORAGE ABUNDANT ONLINE STORAGE MEANS CHEAP END-USER DEVICES BENEFITS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE, COLLABORATIVE, RELIABLE
- VIDEO CONFERENCING KEY TECHNOLOGIES: CISCO LIVECONFERENCE, SKYPE AND IPAD/ FACETIME DRIVEN BY COST OF TRANSPORTATION NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR PHONE, BUT IN ADDITION
- REAL TIME LOGISTICS ONLINE SHOPPING INCREASING AS SHIPPING LOGISTICS ARE REFINED UPS BANNED LEFT TURNS FOR GAS SAVINGS AFTER IN-DEPTH STUDY LOCAL FOOD SOURCING
- PAPERLESS AMAZON.COM NOW SELLS MORE DIGITAL BOOKS THAN PHYSICAL BOOKS. KEY TECHNOLOGY: FUJUTSU SCANSCAP SCANNERS
- MOBILITY INCREASED WIRELESS ACCESS, CHEAPER MOBILE DEVICES GPS ALLOWS LOCALIZED DATA KEY TECHNOLOGIES: GPS, 4G, MOBILE HOT SPOTS, ANDROID, IOS
- CROWD SOURCING PRODUCT DESIGN CUSTOMER SUPPORT MARKET RESEARCH (SENTIMENT ANALYSIS) KEY COMPANIES: LOCALMOTORS, BEHANCE, PEPSI REFRESH, GAP, STARBUCKS
- MARKETING THE RISE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
- RADICAL TRANSPARENCY MANY TO MANY COMMUNICATIONS ACCELERATES SHARING PEOPLE TRUST THEIR PEERS BRANDS NO LONGER CONTROL THE MESSAGE
- CUSTOMER COMMUNITY NO LONGER “CONSUMERS” COMMUNITY MANAGER ABOUT ENGAGEMENT ACKNOWLEDGED POWER DYNAMIC CUSTOMER STAKEHOLDER
- CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EXPECTATION TO COMMUNICATE SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL WORK THROUGH MARKETING YEARLY REPORTS MOVING TO DAILY COMMUNICATION HIGHER LEVELS OF ACCOUNTABILITY BECAUSE OF RADICAL TRANSPARENCY
- DATA VISUALIZATION CUSTOMERS WILLING TO SHARE MORE PERSONAL INFO COMPANIES WILLING TO SHARE DATA THROUGH API’S. WEALTH OF ACCESS TO DATA KEY COMPANIES: COOL INFO GRAPHICS, INFORMATION IS BEAUTIFUL,
- SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY DEVELOP A “LIVING DOCUMENT” OF BESTPRACTICES AND STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEM ISSUES DATABASE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES: HTTP:// SOCIALMEDIAGOVERNANCE.COM
- FINANCE ACCOUNTING FOR EVERYTHING
- MICROFINANCE MICROLOANS FOR STARTUP CAPITAL HIGH REPAYMENT RATE FOR LOANS ALTERNATIVES TO VC FINANCING KEY COMPANIES: KIVA, KICKSTARTER, CROWDRISE
- GROUP BUYING CONSUMERS BAND TOGETHER FOR DEEP DISCOUNTS BUSINESSES GET COMMITTED VOLUME + MARKETING BUZZ KEY COMPANIES: GROUPON, SOCIAL LIVING
- POINT OF SALE DEVICES SMARTPHONE AS UNIVERSAL CREDIT CARD KEY COMPANIES: SQUARE, VERIPHONE, PAYPAL, INTUIT
- THE LONG TAIL THE LONG TAIL OF AN EXPONENTIAL GRAPH LOTS OF SMALL MARKETS COMBINED ARE BIGGER THAN POPULAR MARKETS EXAMPLE: LOTS OF SMALL BLOGS MAKE AS STRONG AS A VOICE AS MAJOR MEDIA
- FREEMIUM OFFER A ROBUST FREE PRODUCT WITH AN UPSELL OPPORTUNITY FOR POWER USERS BUILDS A LARGE, STABLE CUSTOMER BASE KEY COMPANIES: 37SIGNALS, GOOGLE, FACEBOOK
- WIKILEAKS TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS LEAKS FEAR OF EXPOSURE DRIVES MORE ETHICAL BEHAVIOR FINANCIAL MODELS MUST ADJUST TO FULL COST ACCOUNTING EFFECTS BUSINESS, BUT ALSO GOVERNMENT
- A FLAT WORLD INFORMATION AND CREATIVITY REMAIN
- CREATIVE CAPITAL EDUCATION CREATIVITY STRATEGY IDEAS FUTURES
- STAY HUMAN IT’S ABOUT PEOPLE TO PEOPLE TIES
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