At the beginning of December, Groupon announced two radical new features: Groupon Stores and the Deal Feed, the former a self-serve deal platform for merchants, the latter a Facebook-like experience for Groupon users. … [Read more...]
Roundup: Google Offer$, Lawyers Banned from Groupon, LivingSocial's Big Day
Google may be entering the Daily Deal space later this year. The company plans to launch "Google Offers" to compete with Groupon and LivingSocial, emailing users a local deal-of-the-day every day. The service will be … [Read more...]
Lawyers, Largest YP Advertisers, Prohibited From Using Groupon in NC
A North Carolina State ethics subcommittee has proposed an opinion stating that is not ethical for lawyers to offer their services via Groupon according to the ABA Journal. The opinion states that a lawyer is not allowed … [Read more...]
Travelzoo's Groupon Competitor Already Valued at $400 Million
Five months ago, Travelzoo, an old internet 1.0 company, decided to expand their business by launching a Groupon competitor. In September, Travelzoo Launched a Groupon Competitor They have always been known for sending … [Read more...]
Daily Deal Success is All About New Customers
A major concern for Daily Deal space is whether deal promotions are profitable for individual merchants. The argument being: if the average discount is 50+%, and the Daily Deal service takes 30-50% in commissions, then … [Read more...]
2011 Daily Deal Predictions: Thousands of Sites, A Super Bowl Ad, Credit Cards and More
Update on Prediction #2: Groupon is confirmed to run pregame spots on Super Bowl XLV. The company attempted to purchase game spots, but the inventory was already sold out (AdAge). Ahh predictions posts, truly a … [Read more...]
Is Thrillist Building a Groupon for Guys?
Thrillist has started quitely testing a new daily deals product called Thrillist Rewards in New York City. They will now join DailyCandy, Fresh Guide, Vital Juice Daily and UrbanDaddy as daily email newsletters which … [Read more...]
Did Regulatory Risk Derail Google-Groupon?
UPDATE: Business Insider confirmed this the next day: "a source close to Groupon board members tells us that anti-trust concerns ultimately forced Groupon to turn down Google's $6 billion offer" The Google-Groupon … [Read more...]
Real Reason Groupon is Selling: They're Another AOL?
I'll start by saying that, yes, $6 billion is a lot of money. It would be Google's largest acquisition ever and a complete grand slam for Groupon, its employees and its investors. Why Sell Now? On the other hand, why … [Read more...]
Merchant Services Is The Next Opportunity in Daily Deals
The display advertising market is composed of specialty layers between advertisers and publishers. The industry began with advertisers running ads directly on websites, then ad networks formed that acted as a middleman. … [Read more...]