Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

Aug 28
2009

Bargain Babe LA: Social Maps for Shopping

Tip sheets on local bargains seem like an obvious local media play. I even sketched one out at dinner with friends last winter. Bargain Babe LA is better than anything I was thinking of. Launched in July by former LA Daily News Reporter Julia Scott, BBLA’s tag line is “daily tips for savvy shoppers.” The …continue reading »

Categories: HyperLocal, Local Search, Mapping, Social Media

Tags: , ,

  • 1
  • 0
Jun 30
2009

MerchantCircle Adds Local Coupons on Twitter

Coinciding with its high showing in the Quantcast analysis, MerchantCircle today announced that it has added a local city coupon feed for Twitter. Merchant coupons will now be fed to city-specific Twitter feeds (i.e. @MCircleNY) so that local consumers can find local coupons and events in real-time. MerchantCircle reports that more than 50,000 coupons and …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Shopping/Transactions

Tags: , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Mar 18
2009

Marketplaces 2009: Matchpoint’s Peter Adams, BogoPod’s Adam Leff

Promotional services that boost SMBs run the gamut from coupons to prizes. The most popular are free offers, discounts off total amounts, and prizes/free gifts, said Matchpoint CEO Peter Adams, who was speaking at Marketplaces 2009. Adams noted that when companies are contacted by Matchpoint users, 25 percent respond with some kind of a promotional …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Shopping/Transactions

Tags: , , , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Feb 17
2009

Valpak’s Newspaper Ads: ‘The Original Consumer Stimulus Package’

One area that is might be thought to be doing comparatively well in the poor economy are coupons, both in print and online. Valpak, the blue envelope coupon company put on the market by Cox Enterprises last August, reinforced that mindset today via opportunistic full page ads in ten major newspapers. In coming weeks, banner …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, HyperLocal, Local Search, Newspapers

Tags: , , , , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Dec 19
2008

Move.com Alumni Launch Web 2.0 Coupon Site

Online coupons are getting more attention, and even adding mobile channels. But no single company has really broken through at the local level. They’re largely for national franchises. Longtime Move.com execs Adam Leff and David Bay clearly recognize the challenge, and the major opportunity in the local merchant space. Since February, they formed a company …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Local Search, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Video

Tags: , ,

  • 0
  • 0