Digital business strategies and competitive superiority

Authors

  • Muhammed Gul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36096/ijbes.v2i1.106

Keywords:

Digitalization, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Online Marketing

Abstract

Today, where competition among sectors is more intense and harder than ever, enterprises have started to implement innovations in their strategies. These new strategy moves are mainly on technology, informatics and software. The companies have focused on their investments in social network advertising in order to keep themselves at the forefront and increase their profit rates. In this article, it has been determined that businesses can develop their competitive advantage by creating new strategies in a digital environment.

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2020-02-24

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Gul, M. (2020). Digital business strategies and competitive superiority. International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293), 2(1), 17–31. https://doi.org/10.36096/ijbes.v2i1.106

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