Welcome to 2023, Dear Reader. This eMarketer study highlights the end of some trends that seemed eternal: Google is losing search share and Amazon’s share of ecommerce growth has stalled. The action is shifting to retail media and connected TV. Adjust your expectations accordingly.
Information is processed locally on a smart device which adds protection, since it minimizes transmission to the Cloud.
B2B data provider Madison Logic is starting the year with a new parent: private equity firm BC Partner last week bought a majority stake from previous owner Clarion Capital Partners for a reported $750 million. Clarion bought Madison Logic in 2016 for an undisclosed amount.
There’s probably no limit to Amazon’s greed – because capitalism – but there are constraints as governments regulate BigTech more aggressively and, just maybe, the free market works its wonders. Amazon cited “seller sentiment related to the fee” in its statement pulling back from its planned 2% fee on sellers who don’t use its Prime fulfillment services. But looming antitrust cases likely had something to do with it.