Dr. Ian Hallett

Dr. Ian Hallett

Blockbusted

How Blockbuster fell at the first hurdle

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Dr. Ian Hallett
Dec 03, 2025
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I was hesitant to write about Blockbuster. Practically everyone knows the story (the firm got left behind and ultimately failed because it got replaced by streaming). What else is there to be said?

Well, it is a great case study of Thematic Strategy.

I argued in my PhD research and forthcoming book that adopting Thematic Strategy will help firms to achie…

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