Digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson explains how network effects can be a powerful driver of growth and success in the digital age. By understanding the underlying dynamics of expertise, language, tribe, belief, and group psychology, businesses can create and leverage network effects to achieve their goals. In this article, Towson breaks down the different types of networks and how they can be applied to inform a winning digital transformation strategy.
Verisign, a significant Berkshire holding, operates the.com and.net domains, providing essential online identities for websites. As a digital strategy consultant, I see Verisign’s role in verifying identity during online transactions. Its moat lies in being an early mover in certifying online identity for webpages.
Verisign Inc., a leader in internet infrastructure services, faces a pivotal moment. Our podcast dives deep into their tech strategy, dissecting innovation and digital transformation. Learn from seasoned consultants as they reveal the key drivers that will shape Verisign’s future.
Baidu is the dominant search engine in China, holding over 75% of the market share. This article explains how Baidu operates as a learning platform, which improves its accuracy and quality as it accrues more users and interactions. Digital strategy consultant Jeffrey Towson also covers the basic features and functions of Baidu search engine and how it serves both human and digital agents.
In Part 1, I argued there are four strategy questions for ARM: Will they continue to benefit from a secular trend? Is their tailwind continuing? What is the state of their core product and growth engine? What are the competitive strengths of their business model? Are they changing? Are there external CGT factors that will […]
In this podcast, we explore the four digital concepts that are powering ARM Holdings’ tech strategy. We explain how these concepts are helping ARM to stay ahead of the competition and what other companies can learn from them. If you’re interested in learning more about digital strategy and how it can help your business, then this article is for you.
Baidu, China’s leading search engine, is a “learning platform” that becomes smarter with increased user activity. Founded by Robin Li in 2000, it was designed to cater to search users, webpages, and advertisers. Baidu, like other learning platforms, can serve both human and digital agents, enhancing their service based on the overall and individual user activity.
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses the three types of network effects: direct, indirect, and standardization and interoperability. He explores how these different types of network effects can create value for businesses and consumers, and he discusses the challenges that businesses face in building and maintaining network effects. For example, he discusses how businesses need to invest in marketing and advertising to attract users, and how they need to keep users engaged with their products and services.
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses the competitive landscape in smart IoT logistics, comparing the strategies of JD Logistics and DHL. He argues that JD Logistics has a number of advantages, including its large network of warehouses and delivery drivers, its data-driven approach to logistics, and its focus on customer experience. He concludes that JD Logistics is well-positioned to win the race to become the leading provider of smart IoT logistics services in Asia.
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses how Adobe has been able to maintain its dominance in the software industry despite the rise of cloud-based alternatives. He argues that Adobe’s success is due to its focus on old-school software economics, such as network effects and recurring revenue. He explains that network effects make it more valuable for each user to join a platform as more users join, and that recurring revenue provides a steady stream of income that can be used to invest in new products and services.