Book Description
Consumers already recognize the need to protect their
privacy when using the Internet to communicate, browse for
information, and purchase goods and services. With Net Worth,
authors Hagel and Singer build an intriguing scenario in
which customers take control of their personal data and
refuse to surrender it without some compensation. As
customers search for the best deal and the safest place for
their information assets, an opportunity emerges for firms to
leverage new, web-based strategies and act as
"infomediaries"--brokers or intermediaries who help
customers maximize the value of their data. Net Worth
constructs a new business model around the infomediary, and
reveals the coming battle among infomediaries for customers'
trust and private information. The authors examine the
opportunities the infomediary will present for businesses and
consumers alike, as customer-centric brands rise up as the
primary source of new value creation, forcing companies to
reassess the nature of their core businesses and their
long-held beliefs about brands and marketing.