Is LivingSocial The Victim Of A Gun Control Witch Hunt?
Gun control advocacy groups have launched a full fledged gun control campaign against LivingSocial, urging the daily deal site to stop “promoting” events that mix guns and alcohol. The advocacy groups – including CREDO Action, The Gun Truth Project and MomsRising – say promoting deals that integrate shooting and drinking only encourages that combination at the threat to public safety.
“In the wake of Newtown, I’d like to know how the people who own or work for LivingSocial can justify profiting from the packaging of AK-47…
The VC Firm Behind LivingSocial, Grotech Ventures, Raises $225M For Eighth Fund
The Virginia based venture capital firm behind deal and experience giant LivingSocial, Grotech Ventures, announced it has raised its eighth fund, “Grotech Ventures II” or GV II and currently have $225 million in committed capital.
The firm has said that the fund was oversubscribed by more than 10 percent, and was raised from both existing and new limited partners. GV II brings Grotech’s total capital under management to $1.3 billion across all funds.
Grotech tends to make early investments in high-potential technology companies. They…
Groupon Unveils Groupon POS, An iPad App And Dashboard For On-Site, Mobile Payments
Groupon is expanding their mobile payment reach with the release of Groupon POS, an iPad-specific version of its mobile payments service aimed at local merchants, working as a dashboard to make and track payments. The release of the new service puts the Chicago based daily deal company one step closer to their competition – Square, PayPal and PayAnywhere.
The focus on expanding beyond daily deals, which was originally ex-CEO Andrew Mason’s strategy, shows that even though Mason…
LivingSocial Indonesia Expands To Bali
Washington D.C. based deal site LivingSocial is expanding its Indonesia online deal branch into the Bali marketplace. The expansion launched at the beginning of May with a special webpage on livingsocial.co.id, dedicated to Bali-based merchants and consumers to interact and make their best deals of the day.
“The Bali Daily Deals page is an opportunity to offer unbeatable deals for Bali residents, as well as inbound travelers with local merchants. This includes the traditional hotel, resort and villa offerings, as well as restaurants, spas, waterparks, beauty parlors and any…
The Success and Future of Daily Deal Websites Depends on Their Ability to Go Beyond the Daily Deal Industry
Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Marc Horne. Marc is a co-founder of DailyDealBuilder.com, provider of daily deal software, solutions, and sales training.
Let’s face it, one of most common objections negative investors and naysayers have of the daily deal industry’s future is that the barrier to entry is too low. To launch a daily deal website, or a deal component to your existing company and become a small – medium sized player in the deal industry can be accomplished relatively…
Daily Deal Central Launching New Site In Light Of Mother’s Day
Daily Deal Central is launching a completely redesigned website DailyDealCentral.com in celebration of Mother‘s Day 2013.
The improved website provides a much better user experience and includes several new features not found on other deal sites, according to Jae Liang, Founder and CEO of Daily Deal Central. The site also offers local businesses, buyers, schools or charities, and affiliate partners with many advantages they won’t find on most of the deal sites out there.
Daily Deal Central is designed around a simple concept. Users simply…
LivingSocial Hosts Largest Event To Date, The Backyard Festival
LivingSocial has decided to officially set itself a part from daily deal competitor, Groupon, this week.
While Groupon is staying on the overstock goods path, which seems to be doing well for the company considering they turned a decent first quarter earnings report, LivingSocial has decided to changed things up a bit. The D.C. based company is now focusing on events and experiences. The only thing these two strategies have in common is they aren’t daily deals.
LivingSocial announced this…
Daily Deal Site zulily Launches New Affiliate Marketing Program on ShareASale Network
One of the leading daily deal sites for Moms, babies and kids, Zulily, has moved its affiliate marketing program from the Google Affiliate Network (GAN) to ShareASale, a leading performance marketing network. The new program is now live and open to affiliates.
Zulily was pressured into changing networks due to Google’s recent announcement that it is shutting down the GAN network to focus on other products. The company is working with Acceleration Partners to migrate its program to the ShareASale Network, and manage the new…
The FamilyPet Network Relaunches Popular Daily Deal Site, Coupaw.com
The FamilyPet Network has relaunched their highly popular flash sales and daily deal e-commerce platform, Coupaw.com. Originally launched in 2011, Coupaw.com offers hundreds of thousands of members across the country access to exceptional deals on products and services for their pets, while enabling business owners to connect with pet owners and develop long-term relationships with them.
FamilyPet.com is the leading strategic marketing company within the pet industry, providing significant value to both pet businesses and pet owners across the country. The relaunch of Coupaw.com…
Fab.com Increases Sales 300% Between 2012 and 2013, Has Social Commerce Perfected
Social networking has been on the tip of everyone’s fingers since MySpace and Facebook became household names. With their popularity continuing to skyrocket, businesses have been on a never ending journey to figure out how to turn “friends” and “likes” into profits. While some have been unsuccessful in their venture – there are a few who show that social commerce has a huge potential to make a profit – for companies who use it correctly.
A focus for businesses…
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