Abstract:Many business models in the sharing economy still have adoption problems among customers. This is especially due to providers not having sufficient regard for the specific nature of the sharing economy in their marketing activities. This contribution shows that most offers in the sharing economy are characterized by the benefits to customers that result from the number or the behavior of other customers. Therefore, the sharing economy has to be considered as a branch of customer-to-customer marketing. In order… Show more
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