The
Business
Model
Canvas
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Customer Segments
Customers who
enjoy the free-of-
charge service
Customers who use
multiple devices
(remote control)
Music Cooperation/
Record Company/
Talent
Value
Propositions
Freemium Compatibility
User-friendly
interface
Music discovery
(big data)
Channels
• Web
• Phone application
• Social Network Sites (SNS)
• TV
• Cars
• Events
• Advertisements
Customer
Relationships
Increase "stickiness"
Spotify recommend customerized
song playlist
Provide multiple subscription plan
Family plan/ the more months you
subscribe, the lower you pay
Revenue Streams
• Ads
• Subscription
Key Partnerships
Key
Activities
Software Development & Maintenance:
--> Algorithm
--> Big data
--> IT talents/expertise
Key Resources
• Patents and Copyrights
• Partnerships
• Stock Option Pool
• Human: knowledge
• Customer databases
Cost
Structure
Value-driven business model:
Value creation eg. Brand, Reputation
Characteristics:
--> Economic of Scope: Same marketing strategies being applied in
various geographical areas to promote the platform/music (rather than a
specified music product)
--> Fixed Costs
SWOT Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
Internal • User-friendly Interface
• Loyal users
• Freemium
• Customerised Playlist
• Market dominant and first market enterer
• Low revenue for artists
• Artists' Resistance to launch music on the
platform
• Advertisement disturbance eg. Pop up banner
External • Development opportunity for Independent
Artists to sell their music
• World-wide markets
• Strong competition from other music platform
• Low cost for switching to other platforms
Opportunities Threats
Michael E.
Porter’s Five
Forces
Michael E.
Porter’s Five
Forces
•Bargaining Power of Suppliers - Low
--> Numerous music suppliers
--> Big attractive platforms for music
producers
•Bargaining Power of Buyers – Low
--> Fixed music plan
--> Market domination
--> User inertia/habit
Michael E.
Porter’s Five
Forces
• Threat of New Entrants - Low
--> Market leader
--> High cost & risk for new comers to enter the
music streaming market
--> Strong database
• Threat of substitution -Low
--> Freemium
--> Remote Control: Support multiple device
controlling
Michael E.
Porter’s Five
Forces
• Intensity of Rivalry among Established
Firms – Intense
--> Competitions from large streaming platform
eg. Apple Music, Amazon, KKBox
BLUE OCEAN
STRATEGY CANVAS
Low

Analysis on-sotify