tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34367341.post1698335411865611492..comments2023-10-26T01:26:46.721-07:00Comments on Professor Sabena's Blog: The Long Tail Is Officially DeadProfessor Sabenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13836115173131048934noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34367341.post-25807291075858555282008-12-23T07:38:00.000-08:002008-12-23T07:38:00.000-08:00Travel has always been an interesting category. Th...Travel has always been an interesting category. The pyramid is flat in most categories - a few very big players and then loads of people in the small to medium category. <BR/><BR/>I agree that there IS a long tail but as Anderson put it - making money ain't easy. How many travel agents in the SME actually made money in the pre-Internet world? How many companies make money today out of agency operations rather than say their GDS incentive fees? <BR/><BR/>But this is one of the reasons we love this business. It drives innovation in some weird and wonderful ways. I think we will still see people showing up with creative ideas next year. Bless 'em. It keeps me gainfully employed!<BR/><BR/>CheersProfessor Sabenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836115173131048934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34367341.post-58041531997478811452008-12-23T06:56:00.000-08:002008-12-23T06:56:00.000-08:00Appreciate the shout out, Professor!I don't necess...Appreciate the shout out, Professor!<BR/><BR/>I don't necessarily agree that the long tail is totally dead but always had a hard time buying into the idea that this is where the big money can be made. <BR/><BR/>The web has enabled a long tail to be formed in the first place by allowing small players a presence - my modest blog is a case in point - where, pre-web could I have possibly had a platform to express opinions? Certainly not in the print trade press.....!<BR/><BR/>In travel, it has allowed small suppliers a presence but you need to be found to make a sale and that happens if you can move up the tail towards the head, usually by being aggregated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com