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Dec 13
2011

ILM West: Next Directions in Deals Space

It’s obvious that the deals business is going to quickly move to a broader set of offerings. But how? That was the question posed today at ILM West in San Francisco. Belo Interactive GM Joe Weir noted that deals remains a great space to be in. Demographics of Belo’s deals are dominated by college educated …continue reading »

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Nov 16
2011

Strong Holiday Outlook for Deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday for holiday shopping are bed rocks of the nation’s economy. Where do deals fit in? As Bloomberg reports, Yipit Data forecasts that U.S. consumers will spend $80 million to $100 Million on daily deals gifts between Thanksgiving and Christmas, up from $15-$20 Million in 2010. A separate poll of 10,000 …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Shopping/Transactions

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Nov 4
2011

Groupon’s Successful IPO

Image Source: Reuters via New York Times Groupon’s final IPO price went from dank estimates of $10-12 to $20 by the time it was priced, raising $700 million on a relatively small offering of its shares. That puts the company’s value at around $20 Billion, by some estimates. As it turned out, the price could …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Money

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Nov 2
2011

Reassessing Groupon Prior to Its IPO

Image Source: Mashable Groupon’s greatly reduced IPO is apparently set to take place on Friday, November 4 in an environment much less friendly than originally envisioned last spring. The bloom has come off for a number of reasons. Groupon has almost no barriers to entry and has had to contend with dozens and dozens of …continue reading »

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Oct 23
2011

ScoutMob: Mobile Deals, Flat Lead Fees

Atlanta-based ScoutMob has cut out the high commissions and has launched as an all mobile site as it prepares for the next wave of deals beyond the world defined by Groupon and Living Social. The two year old, venture-funded site has 40 employees. It raised $1.5 Million in a Series A round, and is looking …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Mobile

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Jul 21
2011

Deals 3D: Coupons.com CEO Steven Boal on Power of E-Coupons

While deals are getting most of the attention right now, coupons remain a substantially larger player in the promotions business, says Steven Boal, CEO of Coupons.com, who was keynoting at BIA/Kelsey’s Deals 3D conference this week in San Francisco. Boal notes that deals and coupons have very similar demographics. They’re both heavily used by women, …continue reading »

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Jun 28
2011

The ‘Common Elements of Successful Promotions’

We’ve been focused so much on Deal a Day, that we sometimes forget that Deal a Day is just part of the mix when it comes to successful SMB promotions. Seth Gardenswartz of SpaBoom, a provider of promotion services for spas and restaurants, held a helpful Webinar last week that stressed the six “common elements …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Misc, Verticals

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