Selling to the customer vs selling the customer

in #life7 years ago

There are two main kinds of businesses and business models. The classic business model is where the business sells to the customer and must care that the customer is satisfied. This business model seeks clients and customer or client retention is valued so customer satisfaction is key. On the other hand there is the more recent trend where the customer becomes a product and the customer is sold to large clients. This example of a business model is what we see with RobinHood or Facebook.

Do you think it is respectful and fair if you the customer are bought and sold? After all you get a "free experience" out of the deal?

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On the other hand there is the more recent trend where the customer becomes a product and the customer is sold to large clients.

It is horrible and it will only get worse :-(

Governments figured it out, that they don't have nearly resources all these tech companies have and they decided to live in symbiosis. You share with me what i want and I will let you and help you spy on everyone.

It is our freedom, democracy in question. There are already laws in making such as one in Canada, that removing microphone and camera from TV you buy and own is against the law. Soon we will be labeled as a criminals if we are going to resist being controlled and spied upon. :-(

This is very disturbing trend.

This is precisely why I will never own a smart TV, and why the camera on my laptop currently has an opaque sticker over it. I only rarely allow my microphone to be used by any site; I have it disabled by default.

My information; MY business.

We the People must protect ourselves, since our government has shown us clearly that they no longer have our best interests at heart, if in fact they ever really did.

upvote done

I think many of your posts have been accepted and I will continue to think

YouTube, Maps, Google, Etc like you said anything free that tracks choices, interests and location...all "micro-violations" of privacy within their model

You are right dear. Your remarkable point is very help for every businessman it they obey this way. Actually every business depend on customer. So as a businessman or seller have to be caring to their customer in which customer satisfy with their behavior . Thank you very much for remarking this workable point for us.

if in my opinion it's polite

a very helpful post about the business model of a friend, success is always for you @dana-edwards

nice post, upvoted and followed;)