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! Media
business
model
disruption
!
Technology
step-change
Multi-
Sided
Markets
Pay
for
Access
Multi-
Sided
Markets
Freemium
Digital
access
costs
->
0
Prots $$$
Digital
production
costs
reduced,
but
0
Prots ?
Sellers
(Free
|
Paying
)
Strongly
Negative
Very Strong
Fees
Sales
Force
Advertisers
Display
(Display)
Ads
Negative
Very
Strong
Legend:
Revenues
Circ
&
Mark
Buyers
(Readers)
Neutral
Copy
Sales
Costs
Network
Eects
Prod
&
CS
Sellers
(Free
|
Paying
)
Strongly
Negative
Very Strong
Fees
Sales
Advertisers
(Display)
Negative
Online
Ads
Very
Strong
Legend:
Revenues
Mark
Buyers
(Visitors)
Neutral
Costs
Network
Eects
What
is
Freemium?
!
Usually
free
and
paying
customers
have
same
needs,
but
of
dierent
importance
and/or
scale
Freemium
examples
!
Hmmm,
you
make
an
interesting
point
Little
Experiment
Original
situation
Negative Correlation
CR
RPU
CFU
User
Acquisition
Costs
User
Servicing
Costs
Total
Cost
/
Free
User
Do
I
recommend
it
to
my
friends?
TV
SEM
Partnerships
SEO
Repeat
Visitors
(Core)
x
WoM
Do
they
still
recommend
us
to
their
friends?
Out-
source
Eliminate
Automate
Digitize
all
processes
Balance
performance,
complexity,
reliability
Ouch!
Demonstrate
Value
Hmmm?
Easy
!
Make It Easy
Be
Reasonable
10 mins of time vs 5?
Conversion
Typically
2
to
8%
Manage
limited
capacity
charge
per
time
period
Vary
prices
by
category
based
on
avg
item
price
or
category
demand
Increased reach
Play on urgency
! Servicing
Costs
!
!
!
!
Delight:
Win
trust
Support
Beat
expectations
Min
Impress:
Fast
Simple
It
works!
Convenience-
&
Time-Savvy
Sellers
5%
of
customers
2%
of
ads
Cost-Sensitive
Occasional
Sellers
Likelihood of paying
Trade
&
Professional
Sellers
10%
of
customers
40%
of
ads
Spammers
10%
of
users
40%
of
ads
75%
of
customers
18%
of
ads
Min
80% of Costs
80%
of
Revenue
Max
Volume
or
Frequency
Minimize
impact:
Delete
at
source
No
refunds
Block
access
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