{"id":14137,"date":"2013-05-13T09:16:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.web-strategist.com\/blog\/?p=14137"},"modified":"2013-08-25T19:12:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T02:12:19","slug":"dear-brands-our-relationship-has-changed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web-strategist.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/13\/dear-brands-our-relationship-has-changed\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Brands, Our Relationship has Changed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dear<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear Brands,I want an open relationship.<\/p>\n

All my life, we’ve had a committed and dedicated relationship. \u00a0You told me what to buy. \u00a0I bought it and I bought it again. \u00a0But now, that’s about to change. \u00a0I don’t want to buy from you directly. \u00a0I want to rent, subscribe to, and borrow your goods. \u00a0If I end up buying your product, I want to use it with others to resell, rent to others, swap or lend.<\/p>\n

It’s not you, it’s me.<\/p>\n

Our world has changed, and along with it, my preferences. \u00a0From a more socially responsible mindset, economic pressures are sufficient, and technology makes it for me to find other consumers who can supply the things I need, virtually on demand. \u00a0Here’s how my behavior chains changing:<\/p>\n

I will use AirBnb to find vacation spots, rather than stay at hotels. \u00a0I will use Uber and Lyft to get around town, rather than hire a traditional taxi. \u00a0I just put my spare car on RelayRide to rent out to others. \u00a0For my wife’s birthday, I bought her a subscription to Rent the Runway, rather than buying her a new dress.<\/p>\n

At work, we’ve tapped into LiquidSpace to rent office space on demand. \u00a0I use Taskrabbit to hire folks at the office rather than using traditional staffing models. \u00a0We’ve bought refurbished laptops for our staff. Most of our software is already on demand.<\/p>\n

Because of this, I’m more interested in renting, subscribing to, or borrowing products, rather than buying outright. \u00a0If I do choose to buy a product, I want to make sure it has great resale value so that I can sell it or rent it to make money.<\/p>\n

It also means that the relationship I have with other people matters. \u00a0Now, I rent my car on RelayRide or sell my used electronics on Gazelle. \u00a0The trusted relationships I have with other customers matters as much, if not more, than my relationship with you.<\/p>\n

I still love you, but in a different way.<\/p>\n

If you want to be in a relationship with me, recognize that it’s not going to be exclusive. \u00a0What happens between us has changed. \u00a0I need you to change, as I want to rent, borrow, subscribe, co-op, and swap, rather than buy.<\/p>\n

Ergo: I just want\u00a0access<\/em>\u00a0to your offerings.\u00a0 I don’t need to\u00a0own<\/em>\u00a0then.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

\"Untitled\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Jeremiah Owyang
\nSpeaker, Writer, Business Owner, Consumer<\/p>\n

PS: To learn more, you can read the rest of my thinking on how brands can leverage this movement, called the Collaborative Economy<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Image credit used with creative commons, by MyEye<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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