Strategies for Achieving Competitive Advantage: The Case of Amazon

Abstract

This article discusses the Amazon company's efforts to achieve competitive advantage, especially in the field of technology. The development of technology has been very rapid lately, and continues to emerge, which has made many companies concentrate on businesses related to technology. With technological advances, companies have to immediately learn to implement, develop, analyze and modify and continuously innovate technology so that they can learn from the success of the Amazon business which is experiencing phenomenal success both in the United States and throughout the world. Online business has experienced a scientific cycle of evolution that we all know. Online business itself was born because it was triggered by the birth of the internet. One company that can continue to maintain its competitive advantage in the field of technology and become a giant in its online business is Amazon. It is very difficult to compete with the business created by Jeff Bezos, because Amazon is always updating its marketplace with superior technology, one of which is using drone technology which can speed up package delivery compared to other marketplaces. So that more and more people are interested in using the Amazon marketplace because delivery is precise, fast, accurate and trustworthy so that it can maintain its competitive advantage compared to other marketplaces. This article also discusses various comprehensive marketing strategies, especially discussing the competitive advantages of Amazon's very well-known product, namely Amazon Prime Air. Jeff Bezos' very strategic leadership style makes the company increasingly leading, and achieves optimal competitive advantage.