Alan Payne Book

Language: en
Pages: 34

Summary of Alan Payne's Built to Fail

Author(s): Everest Media,

Categories: Business & Economics

Type: Book
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Published: 2022-08-19T22:59:00Z
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Publisher: Everest Media LLC

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The VCR led to the creation of the video store and eventually Blockbuster. But, had the studios had their way, it would never have happened. The studios believed copyright laws granted them complete control over their content, which included preventing citizens from recording programs on VCRs for private use. But in 1984, the Supreme Court overruled the lower court in a 5-4 decision. #2 The VCR was made to record television shows and play them at more convenient times, but when studios began releasing movies on videocassette at prices customers were unwilling to pay, an unintended consequence resulted....

Language: en
Pages: 270

Built to Fail

Author(s): Alan Payne

Type: Book
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Published: 2021-02-17
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Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing

How does an iconic brand die? For more than two decades, Blockbuster was America's favorite way to watch movies. Millions of customers visited more than eight thousand stores around the globe every week, providing more data about movie audiences than anyone in history had ever owned. If any company should have predicted the disruptive forces coming down the pike, it was Blockbuster. But as new threats emerged, none of its five CEOs had answers, and the company collapsed long before its time. Built to Fail tells the complete inside story of Blockbuster's meteoric rise and catastrophic fall. Beneath the surface of explosive growth lay a shaky foundation of financial difficulty, tunnel vision, and missed opportunities. Written by Alan Payne, the man who built the longest-lasting Blockbuster franchise chain in the country, Built to Fail is a cautionary tale for today's disruptive marketplace, explaining why Blockbuster was a broken company long before Netflix ever streamed a single movie.