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Feb 28
2013

Next Steps For Groupon As Andrew Mason Departs

It was just a matter of “when,” but Groupon has finally relieved Andrew Mason of his CEO duties after a quarter in which Groupon widely missed its mark because of its very high expenses and serious international issues, despite growing 30 percent year over year. Vice Chair Ted Leonsis and Executive Chair Eric Lefkofsky will …continue reading »

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Feb 16
2013

First Person: Buying From Amex’s Twitter Store

I had the fun of buying Amex’s $25 gift card for $15 the other day on Amex Sync, the new Amex Twitter Store. All I had to do was sync my Amex account to Amex’s Twitter Store page, joining the ranks of 621,000 + other people, and I was all set. The card was delivered …continue reading »

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Oct 23
2012

Amex’s Joanna Lambert: Build Around Consumers ‘In the Wild’

American Express is seeking to move beyond its narrow image as a blue chip premium credit card company, and open the doors to new business opportunities, customers and revenues. Its ticket? The group of emerging payment products and services –deals, loyalty, prepaid cards, ewallets and mobile. At OMMA Mobile MCommerce in Los Angeles Oct. 22, …continue reading »

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Mar 29
2012

ILM East: Ted Leonsis – Local’s All About Scale, ‘New Currencies’

Ted Leonsis, Groupon Vice Chair, American Express Board Member and Internet Pioneer , emphasized the importance of scaling for local in a global economy during a keynote at ILM East yesterday. “Indiana really matters. India matters more,” said Leonsis, pointing out that for larger companies, most growth will come from outside the U.S. The way …continue reading »

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Jun 14
2011

Amex’s Serve and AOL’s Patch.com Partner for Prepaid, Paperless Deals

Ease of transaction, rewards and “exclusives” will be key to the next generation of deals, and the credit card companies are determined to play a major role. MasterCard is working with NextJump for special rewards programs, and has a number of other initiatives in the space (which key execs will discuss at our Deals 3D …continue reading »

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Nov 23
2010

Local Sites Prep for Black Friday, SMB Saturday, Cyber Monday

The hordes of shoppers who still enjoy standing in lines and fighting for parking spaces, on the “Black Friday” after Thanksgiving is an offline event. Or is it? Local sites are prepping shoppers who want to see what’s available at the stores, including The Deal Map, Milo.com, Local.com and SuperPages. Other local media companies, including …continue reading »

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Nov 10
2010

Amex Teams with Facebook for Small Business Saturday

American Express has recently been leveraging its powerful relationship with SMBs on the Web, including a tie to search engine marketing and lead generation via a deal between American Express Open and Clickable. Now Amex is going deep with social media, specifically Facebook. It is giving up to 10,000 SMBs up to $100 of customizeable …continue reading »

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