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Compete.com Doesn’t Compete

Dave Fleet

I’m not going to lie — I’ve neglected this poor thing recently, so traffic numbers have dropped… but Compete makes it look as though someone dropped a bomb on my server. Let’s compare a few stats between Compete and Google Analytics, and see how things look. Compete: 1,579 - an 89% variance.

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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

I was pleased to see that Compete responded, multiple times — in a comment on my post; via a tweet and then subsequently in email. Given the interest I saw from other people, I obtained Compete’s permission to publish our exchange. Compete is based on a sample of 2 million, US based panelists.

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Competing with Free

Direct Marketing Observations

How do other companies compete when Nike, Gatorade and AE give stuff away for free? So how do you compete? Don’t give something away to sell something-you can’t compete with those that use that as a business model. Do they just give away free stuff too? Predictable right? The value of free.

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Is YouTube Trying To Compete With TikTok?

Forbes Social Media

YouTube is launching 'Shorts,' a feature within its app to directly compete with video sharing app TikTok. Set to launch at the end of 2020, this is the most serious attempt by a Silicon Valley tech company to rival the Chinese-owned app, which has become hugely popular over the past year.

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Instagram Builds Shopping App to Compete with Amazon

Socialmedia.biz

In a bid to compete with online shopping services such as Amazon, the social media site Instagram is currently developing a shopping app of its own. The post Instagram Builds Shopping App to Compete with Amazon appeared first on SocialMedia.biz. It remains to be seen whether this particular venture will bear that fruit.

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Elon Musk Resorts To Asking Users To ‘Like’ Competing Electric Car Ad On Twitter

Forbes Social Media

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter who’s reportedly struggled with engagement on his social media platform, personally asked Twitter users to like a car ad for Hyundai on Friday.

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Social Media Platforms Compete For Creators’ Attention. Creators Choose Them All

Forbes Social Media

The platforms are vying for short-form creators’ fickle attention by creating in-app opportunities for them to monetize their content.