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Orignally posted on Mashable.com on April 3, 2012.
Starbucks is planning to offer $5 off a $10 Starbucks gift cards through Google Offers Wednesday in what is sure to be a very popular deal.
In most cases, $5 off a $10 gift card is nothing to email home about, but pair a popular company with a relatively new platform and suddenly it is. We’ve seen it time and again with offers from Amazon, Fandango and Pizza Hut, among others. For brands the formula has proven effective for initiating sales and increasing press mentions. And for the platforms — whether it’s Groupon,...
If you're new to Group Buying and Daily Deals, the following is a list of the Top Group Buy (Daily Deal) sites in Edmonton. For the most part, we recommend staying within these sites as they are reputable and established and have a lower chance of folding like some smaller sites have already done (e.g. Goodnews.com and CaptainSave.com).
Press release
NEW YORK, NY, Mar 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Users of Groupon.com are significantly more affluent than non-users, according to new data from GfK MRI's Survey of the American Consumer.
Groupon.com is used by all generational groups: among adults who visited Groupon.com in the last 30 days, 38% are Millennials (born between 1977 and 1994), 29% are GenXers (1965 to 1976) and 29% are Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964). Women are much more apt to be Groupon.com users: 67% of Groupon.com users are female and 33% are male.
GfK MRI research also indicates that...
Originally posted on CBC on March 20, 2012.
Groupon Inc. launched its online scheduling tool on Monday, allowing customers to buy the deal of the day and book an appointment in one go.
In its beta stage, the Groupon Scheduler allows users to book appointments for haircuts, massages, how-to classes and other coupons offered through the daily-deals website. The new tool does not apply to restaurants and hotels.
Customers can book an appointment when they purchase a Groupon or later. They can also change or cancel appointments.
The online scheduling tool is free to...
Originally posted on March 16, 2012 on MoneyVille.ca by Ellen Roseman
Daily deal sites that offer group buying discounts are coming under attack for not checking the quality of products and services they offer.
Some buyers feel burned by merchants who don’t hold up their end of a coupon deal.
Customers may get a refund only shortly after the purchase. Then, they’re left stranded between the deal website and the merchant, hoping one of them will pick up the tab. (In a well-known Toronto case, buyers of Webpiggy and Buytopia coupons for Marlon’s Meat (formerly known as...
Sick of paying full price for iPhone and iPad accessories? As you may or may not know, accessories are the most marked up products when it comes to your mobile device. Fortunately, Group Buy and Daily Deal sites have shifted this to the advantage of the consumer by offering accessories at deeply discounted prices.
If you are looking for an iPhone or iPad accessory, go no further than group buy and daily deals site for the most affordable prices anywhere!
If you're new to Group Buying and Daily Deals, the following is a list of the Top Group Buy (Daily Deal) sites in Ottawa. For the most part, we recommend staying within these sites as they are reputable and established and have a lower chance of folding like some smaller sites have already done (e.g. Goodnews.com and CaptainSave.com).
The Group Buy (Daily Deal) boom that was started by Groupon and LivingSocial has created various different secondary mini-industries. One of those being aggregators of Group Buy and Daily Deals sites that allows users to see deals from numerous group buy and daily deal sites. These sites can save users time and email sanity as it eliminates the need to visit multiple deal sites and subscribe to multiple email subscriptions.
So how do these aggregators make money? There are numerous ways, but the most common is through each individual deal site's affiliate program (if available)....
Originally posted on TIME on March 2, 2012.
The daily deal concept itself was once considered an “outside the box” business model, so it seems natural that daily deal sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial have a long history of taking chances and trying unusual things. The list of experiments includes daily deals for college tuition, $10,000 coupons for luxury hotel packages, “VIP” membershipsfor special access to deals, and a creepy virtual wheel subscribers spin for extra discounts. Now, we have the first daily deal-branded credit card.
LivingSocial, the second-biggest...
If you're new to Group Buying and Daily Deals, the following is a list of the Top Group Buy (Daily Deal) sites in Calgary. For the most part, we recommend staying within these sites as they are reputable and established and have a lower chance of folding like some smaller sites have already done (e.g. Goodnews.com and CaptainSave.com).
