Priceline's Big Kill & The Future of Online Travel

The guest on this week's nationally syndicated Motley Fool Money radio show is Alex Goldfayn, author of Evangelist Marking: What Apple, Amazon, and Netflix Understand About Their Customers (That Your Company Probably Doesn't). In this audio segment he analyzes Priceline's decision to kill off company spokesman William Shatner's character "The Negotiator" and what the competitive landscape of the online travel industry means for consumers.

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