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Waking Up to The Digital Reality: Why the Auto Auction Industry Should Self-Disrupt

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Waking Up to The Digital Reality: Why the Auto Auction Industry Should Self-Disrupt

For many, the hardest part about adapting, is breaking from routine. When you have gotten to the point where you feel like you’ve trained your staff well enough to do the job in their sleep, you are more apt to reject any new procedures, no matter how much opportunity they present, or how much efficiency they may create. After all, with nothing to indicate that your business is in jeopardy, why do anything? Especially if your business seems to be thriving. So rather than disrupt your operation, you continue to do things the way they’ve always been done. If and when the time comes, you will deploy the methods you need to save your business, because of course you will see the attack coming from a mile away…Right?

Well, let’s ask Blockbuster Video. Once the undisputed leader of video rentals, BlockBuster began to attribute a large portion of revenue to late fees. Prompted by a $40 fee for a late return, Reed Hastings – a disgruntled customer – founded Netflix… (you’ve heard of them right?) Not only did Netflix abolish the late fee, but they also proceeded to reinvent the way customers obtained video rentals. They established a strong position in the digital space, allowing customers to purchase movies on demand. Customers demonstrated their opposition to BlockBuster’s disproportionate penalties by subscribing to Netflix, who provided convenient access at a reasonable price. By 2010, the brick-and-mortar video giant once valued at $8.5 Billion, had been brought to its demise.

This is just one example. In most cases, unlike the BlockBuster scenario, the disruption is too sudden to formulate a counter attack. All eyes are on the web, and even simple applications now have the ability to disable traditional markets. Consider what email and digital payment systems have done to the United States Post Office; what digital photography has done to Kodak; and what Amazon has done to bookstores. The iPhone alone has consolidated what used to be several devices. Social Media has replaced personal encounters. Uber has waged a war on the Taxi Cab industry, and WhatsApp is challenging the telecommunications industry as we speak.

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