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Jan 10
2011

Triton, Deal Current Launch Deal a Day for Radio Stations

The interrelationship of daily deals with TV and radio stations and newspapers intrigues us with potential. While not a big factor, traditional media companies can parlay their brand name, promotional power, sales forces –and Web sites — to reach new merchants that never would have otherwise advertised with them. Second Street Media, Tippr, TownHog and …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels, TV/Radio

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Jan 7
2011

Local.Com Buys Group Buying Start-Up

Local.com, which recently introduced an integrated coupon and sales platform as part of its relaunch, has announced that it will enter the group buying/deal a day space via the acquisition of iTwango, a Los Angeles-based started that launched in October. The company, founded by former Citysearch CTO Hal Oreif, will be rebranded under Local.com. The …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions

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Jan 7
2011

TownHog: Media Partners Offer ‘Higher Quality’ Users for Deals

A slew of companies provide white label deal a day services for media partners (i.e. Nimble Commerce, Deal Current, ShoutBack, Matchbin, Wantsa, Vendasta, Analog Analytics, it goes on). Another breed maintain their own local deal sites, and flesh them out with local media partners in the same market, building up an inventory. These include the …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels

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Nov 19
2010

Is Groupon Better Off with Yahoo, Google (Or on its own?)

Groupon has been a phenomenal success in the deal a day space, and we envision continued success for the segment’s pioneer. But what shape will that success take? At our Marketplaces conference last March in San Diego, CEO Andrew Mason told us that he felt that Groupon wasn’t so much a deals company as a …continue reading »

Categories: Conferences, Deals, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media

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Nov 17
2010

Scoop St.’s New Take on Neighborhood ‘Food Crawls’

Local food festivals (“Taste of Seattle,” “Taste of Hillcrest,” et al) are a great way taste samples from many restaurants at one time. Usually, they require a single ticket, with proceeds often going to charity. A more recent phenomenon is the Food Crawl, a progressive dinner where diners go from one restaurant location to another. …continue reading »

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Nov 2
2010

Washington Post Goes With Deadline Deals for ‘Capitol Dish’

The competition among white label “deal a day” providers is increasingly intense. At the same time, local media companies are beginning to verticalize their deal a days to differentiate themselves. Case in point is The Washington Post, which has rolled out “The Capitol Dish,” a website and newsletter offering dining deals to DC-area restaurants. The …continue reading »

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Sep 28
2010

Tippr Claims #3 Rank in Deal a Day Space

The deal-a day marketplace is shaping up as a couple of leading brands in each market; some local media using white label solutions; and a healthy dose of aggregators repeating most or all the deals. Seeing to cut across much of the deal a day ecosystem is Seattle-based Tippr, a well-funded 40-person company that focuses …continue reading »

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    Jason Calacanis, CEO, Mahalo
    Michael Zimbalist, VP, Research Operations, New York Times
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    Leslie Berland, SVP, Social Strategy, American Express
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    Thanks for coming to my personal site. Most of the content on this site is also found on BIA/Kelsey’s Local Media Watch, which includes material from other BIA/Kelsey analysts. I am a Vice President with BIA/Kelsey, and am focused on the Marketplaces research program.

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