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Built to Fail : The Inside Story of Blockbuster's Inevitable Bust / Alan Payne.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Place of publication not identified] : Lioncrest Publishing, 2021.Description: 269 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781544517773
  • 1544517777
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. America Goes to the Video Store -- 2. Blockbuster Takes Charge -- 3. That Little Old Grocery Store Company from Texas -- 4. Welcome to Blockbuster -- 5. The Decline Begins -- 6. Order Restored? -- 7. Death by DVD -- 8. The Netflix You Do Not Remember -- 9. It's Over -- 10. McDVD? -- 11. Fixing What's Broken -- 12. Full Death Spiral -- 13. One Last Chance -- 14. The Final Years -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments
Summary: 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.
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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.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- 1. America Goes to the Video Store -- 2. Blockbuster Takes Charge -- 3. That Little Old Grocery Store Company from Texas -- 4. Welcome to Blockbuster -- 5. The Decline Begins -- 6. Order Restored? -- 7. Death by DVD -- 8. The Netflix You Do Not Remember -- 9. It's Over -- 10. McDVD? -- 11. Fixing What's Broken -- 12. Full Death Spiral -- 13. One Last Chance -- 14. The Final Years -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments

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.

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