Lesson: Subscription Economy
These days you can get a subscription for anything from grocery deliveries to online streaming services and even cars. A global survey concerning online streaming services showed U.S. customers used more online subscription services than respondents in any other country, with an average of 2.2 subscriptions each. By comparison, Japanese users had just 0.8 subscriptions each. For business and personal purposes, I have more than 20 online subscriptions. For this discussion topic, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of subscription services of all kinds and whether it is a fad or the way of the future.
YouTube / iTunes / Spotify / Radio Public / Pocket Casts / Google Podcasts / Breaker / Overcast
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