Someone Is Trying To Reinvent Classified Advertising
June 3, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Leadership
And I’m all for it!
I guess I could say I wish I had seen this from its inception but that isn’t true. Since posts about Walmart’s Classifieds have part of my current interest, I saw Erick’s at TC and read through the comments, coming across one by Bob Wyman. He mentioned the “no-coincidence” thought that Walmart’s new classifieds are being publicized at about the same time the newspaper industry is attempting to “recapture” the classified ad business.
Hence ReinventingClassifieds.com.
From their very first post;
“We’re especially looking for ideas that will help the newspaper industry figure out how to recover some of its …read more
Blind-Sided By Wal-Mart
May 29, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Leadership
Whoops… “somebody” might not have been as aware as they were supposed to have been.
Watch Out Craigslist and Kijiji, Wal*Mart’s Coming!
Walmart Launches Online Classifieds Powered by Oodle
“We recently launched Walmart.com Classifieds beta to provide additional opportunities for our customers to save money and live better. This free, community-based resource allows customers to buy and sell items locally, find local jobs and learn about events in their area.
Our new Classifieds beta at Walmart.com provides an expanded offering of products and services, the majority of which are not traditionally available from Wal-Mart, such as job listings, automobiles, rentals and real estate. It …read more





