While Yelp's daily deal segment got off to a strong start, things have been getting worse ever since. But, in August, things got dramatically worse as revenue declined 52% based on Yipit Data. So, what … [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...]
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...]
DailyD Raises $5 Million to Focus on Family Vertical
Family focused Daily Deals service, DailyD raised $5 million according to a southern California news site and their SEC filing yesterday. DailyD's chairman is LowerMyBills.com founder Matt Coffin - he sold the company … [Read more...]
Slides: The Explosion of Group Buying
It was an honor to be a part of today's webinar: Local Social Commerce - The Explosion of Group Buying. Perry Evans, Greg Sterling and I shared some thoughts on the Daily Deal space and did some Q&A. The webcast is … [Read more...]
Find Your Focus: A Guide to Niche Daily Deal Sites
UPDATE 7/21: This post was re-published on Business Insider. If you've been following our Daily Deal tracker recently, you'd know that the list has grown to over 110 Daily Deal companies across the US (running hundreds … [Read more...]
Rapidly Growing Daily Deal Challengers
UPDATE: Kim-Mai Cutler from VentureBeat reported on this analysis on June 28, 2010. UPDATE: This post appeared in Silicon Alley Insider on July 6, 2010. The Daily Deal competitive landscape is an extremely intense land … [Read more...]
How to Run an Online Daily Deal
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Petrovich9This article was originally posted on Mashable Business. Everyone loves a great deal, so it should come as no surprise that online daily deals are more popular than ever. … [Read more...]
Daily Deal M&A: Are We Destined for a Roll-up?
We've had a lot of conversations recently regarding M&A in the Daily Deal space and whether we should expect "roll-up" of the regional players into larger, more formidable competitors. Initially, this made a lot of … [Read more...]
Groupon's Biggest Threat? Local Publishers.
UPDATE 6/9/10: This was reposted on Business Insider. Groupon has spent a vast fortune building two important barriers to entry in the group-buying space: brand authority and distribution. While that investment may … [Read more...]