How the Collaborative Economy Will Affect Marketing And Advertising

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For the better part of the past year, Altimeter Group analyst Jeremiah Owyang has been trumpeting what’s called the collaborative economy. Loosely defined, it’s all about people getting what they need and want from each other without buying. Think Uber, BlackJet, Rent the Runway, Airbnb, LendingClub, etc.

I reached out to Jeremiah to ask him what this shift means for brands and how they need to rethink their marketing efforts to mirror the changes brought about by the oncoming collaborative economy.

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