American Express has launched an iPhone application feature that offers daily deals to consumers targeting their purchase history and location. The ‘My Offers’ feature, is an add on to American Express’s existing iPhone app. Most of the bugs have been worked out, so It should be up and running. The beta test areas include New [...]

DiscountOn.com.au is an Australian website founded by Ben Stefanescu, a tech entrepreneur who viewed the daily deal and massive-discount industry with some skepticism. The Herald Sun interviewed Stefanescu and he spoke about what experiences influenced him to start his site, and why he feels that normal daily deal sites aren’t beneficial on a long-term basis, [...]

Editor’s note: The following is a guest post by Marc Horne.  Marc is a co-founder of DailyDealBuilder.com, provider of customizable deal software solutions and training. The barrier to entry to get involved in the deal industry is rather low and as more niche specific sites are opening their doors, it begs the question, “what makes [...]

Spreebird is an award winning deal site founded by online media company Local Corporation. In addition to their popular deals program, Local Corporation is launching Spreebird Rewards to work side-by-side with the deals offered. Like Spreebird Deals, Spreebird Rewards will also donate to local schools through Spreebird’s Community Rewards program. Spreebird rewards is free for [...]

Two months ago, we received news that LivingSocial was teaming up with the National Restaurant Association to work together to educate restaurant owners and managers to use online and daily deals, along with traditional methods to effectively market themselves. LivingSocial gave the NRA an unrestricted grant to examine the effectiveness of a number of marketing [...]

These days there are a plethora of accelerators helping startups grow by providing mentors, funding and office space. Y Combinator, Techstars and Women Innovate Mobile are just a few out there offering services to startups. After three months in an accelerator, startups come out stronger and on a faster growth trajectory. So why shouldn’t large [...]

Australia has a new group buying site but this time instead of frivolous spa and salon deals, the offers will actually help Aussies to keep a roof over their heads and maintain their homes. Trade Saver has announced their launch to provide savings to the construction trades as well as do-it-yourselfers. Trade Saver will be [...]

Although couponing has gained mainstream acceptance, those pesky pieces of paper have proven an inefficient way to redeem the offer. They get lost or expire, or slow checkout lines to a crawl. And what if the marketer wants to see if they were even used, and by whom? Take a look at the next step [...]

AT&T is looking to hasten the adoption rate of mobile barcode technology by America’s small businesses. This week, the nation’s second largest wireless carrier confirmed its latest effort to boost the mobile sophistication of its numerous small business customers. “In order to meet the growing customer demand for integrated marketing solutions,” the carrier announced Wednesday, [...]

UK based Gloople, a B2B social sharing e-commerce platform, has created an infographic titled, The Future of the Social Customer. The new visual aid says that right now only 9 percent of commerce is being handled online but that the number of companies generating sales through online social sites and mobile is projected to reach [...]