Some Businesses had no chance

[Riva]

Looking at how quickly things have changed over the past 2 decades, some companies had no chance.

I’m just thinking of KPD - Kenya Postel directories- the company that makes the yellow pages directory.
What could they have done coz right now their competition is google. Perhaps maybe it would have been to build a culture around the use of the physical directories, same way guys still buy the daily paper regardless of the fact that all news is also on the internet.

I was curious and looked at their website and they basically have no information that I can’t get more efficiently via google. In fact their information is skeleton compared to google.

 

[Ole Waru]

They had time to respond to changes in the industry they just didn't, they could have leveraged the contacts and existing relationships with businesses to provide an online presence, google initially struggled in the same space with their getting kenyan businesses online initiative remember the debacle with mocality? my verdict is that they failed to innovate in the face of change, similar to Nokia, blackberry, sega, myspace, toshiba, kodak, IBM... the list is endless

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/jan/30/google-mocality-action

 

[Meria]

what if we had google in our school days?
i remember sleepless nights in libraries perusing through thick encyclopedias

 

[mzeiya]

what if we had google in our school days?
i remember sleepless nights in libraries perusing through thick encyclopedias

Those encyclopedia days made you smarter. The World today is more informed but more foolish. Tafakari

 

[GuyNextDoor]

In my opinion, Kodak is slowly dying. Look at its share price at the NYSE. Look at its valuation. Yet the company held the digital photography patent for eons but delayed in actualizing that dream. What was hard for them to partner with the big boys in the mobile telephone industry? Every penny from a purchase of an iPhone or Samsung would earn them a commission. But what do I know. Btw I lost my job in a company I was helping to innovate. But old thinking....sigh....anyway, mniombee nirudi back stronger and better

 

[Tommy Kwesule]

Those encyclopedia days made you smarter. The World today is more informed but more foolish. Tafakari

The problem is that you can find (questionable) information affirming any opinion. People don't think for themselves anymore.

 

[Masgwembe]

They preferred to sit on their laurels rather than innovate a public addressing system which can be used across Africa. It's critical for their business to have a proper way to find business and house addresses

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Btw I lost my job in a company I was helping to innovate. But old thinking....sigh....

shida ilikuwa gani?

 

[The.Black.Templar]

Na kenya post bank?

 

[Eng'iti]

Remember Eveready?
Come to think of it if they quickly ventured into manufacturing of phone batteries and power banks!

 

[JazzMan]

Yellow Pages had a chance, lakini inakaa kufikiria among these fossil companies imekuwa shida kubwa. Posta had Royal Mail and USPS to look up to lakini kazi ni kufyonza pesa na kutofikisha parcels. Yellow Pages could have gone the Yelp route with all the info they have/had.

There are some websites that have been around and others coming up that are sort of a hybrid of what Yellow Pages used to do and what Yelp/Angie's List/Home Advisor are doing in the US. Some like Kenyaplex decided to focus on schooling. PigiaMe began as a business directory before heading the OLX/Classifieds way. The others here, let's wait for whether they will innovate or go dead.

Take a look at

Kenya Business Directory

Kenya business directory. Find a list of businesses and companies in Kenya. You can list your business for free.

www.kenyaplex.com

Agora Business Directory - Kenya's Comprehensive business listing site .

Finding the best restaurant, or computer stores near you is easy. Here are business ranging from salons to clothing stores and so much more!!

theagora.co.ke

Listing Kenya :: Comprehensive Kenyan Listing Directory

Listing Kenya is a comprehensive Kenyan Directory for Hotels, Businesses, Schools, Restaurants, Places, Travel, property, jobs, cars. Healthcare in Kenya.

listing.co.ke

Kenya Business Directory | Free Directory [Yellow Pages] for Businesses in Kenya

Kenya Business Directory - List of Companies in Kenya

Business Directory Kenya, List of Companies in Kenya with Contact Details, Addresses. Kenya Companies, Kenya Directory Listing.

www.businesslist.co.ke

 

[JazzMan]

As it turns out, there were various websites that attemprted to fill the gap left by Mocality, some even raising over $200,000 but they still ended up folding. Weh!! Could it be the business model they were using was terrible ama it could be other issues within the company?

 

[GuyNextDoor]

shida ilikuwa gani?

just a very insecure boss who could call the shots...nothing else imagine

 

[The.Black.Templar]

just a very insecure boss who could call the shots...nothing else imagine

Izza mahn

 

[C w kingori]

just a very insecure boss who could call the shots...nothing else imagine

Hizi vitu ziyuhuhappen,,bear that in mind