DDM Tip Suggests Possible Digital Doorstep Clone Company
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since original publication date to include commentary from the team at BrandLava.
Daily Deal Media received an anonymous tip alleging BrandLava.com may in-fact be equivalent of a so-called “Digital Doorstep Clone” company, by using same controversial redemption-based deal model that crashed and burned for Digital Doorstep earlier this year.
Brand Lava LLC, provides “Consulting services for the Daily Deal industry” by providing both ”Merchant Services” to maximize merchant ROI on deal runs, as well as what they call ”Digital Products” also known as a…
Morning Coverage of BI Mobile Advertising Conference 2012 in NYC
Daily Deal Media AM Coverage of the Business Insider Mobile Advertising Conference: Commentary from Coverage of Bravo, Discovery Communications, NHL, Lot 18, Seamless.com, Sugar Inc., Pandora and More!
Third-Screen Experiences: Making Content To Go
Every publisher and advertiser needs to understand how big content brands are using mobile devices to bring sports and entertainment to an increasingly on-the-go population. What are top practices in mobile content? What compromises—if any—must be made to squeeze it all onto the small screen?
Moderator: David Kaplan, Video & Publishing Editor, AdExchanger.com
Beth-Ann Eason, SVP & GM, Gourmet Live and…
Group Commerce Raises $21 Million in Series C Funding
Congratulations go out to Group Commerce, a leading white-label e-commerce platform for publishers, which announced that it’s raised $21 million in Series C funding from Jafco Ventures. The company already has investors in Carmel Ventures and Spark Capital among others.
You may remember back in March when Group Commerce acquired Dealised’s UK operations. This news will help the company continues its expansion in the UK and across Europe, as well as to increase support of its U.S. client base (U.S. clients include CBS Local,…
NimbleCommerce Announces Partnership With ViralNinjas
NimbleCommerce is a leading e-commerce, local marketing and white label company and now has something new to offer. A partnership with ViralNinjas’ viral campaign service is now available to select participants in its network of publishers.
With the addition of ViralNinjas’ social abilities, NimbleCommerce’s local & national online publishers and thousands of radio stations who brand through the company can create and manage their own viral campaigns that result in the end-user sharing and promoting products through social…
Hollis Carter Says Goodbye to Daily Deal Builder
Da
ily Deal Builder is a provider of White Label Software for daily deal websites brought to the industry by HC Consulting Group, which was founded in 2008 by brothers Marc and Tyler Horne and best friend Hollis Carter.
I was honored to meet Marc, Hollis and their partner Tyler English at the Daily Deal Summit last week, where Marc shared this news with the DDM team before the official announcement today on the HC blog. They really are the coolest guys!
Marc is a regular contributor…
Marketo Acquires Crowd Factory to Increase Diversity of Services
Marketo provides on-demand marketing software which helps businesses enhance and optimize their sales and marketing efforts. The acquisition of Crowd Factory, creator of white-label social marketing tools, will allow Marketo to increase and diversify the services they offer.
Crowd Factory was a hot purchase for Marketo, due to its platform and operations. The ability for marketers to add social applications and messages to every online marketing channel was right up Marketo’s alley. Crowd Factory’s platform could integrate with Facebook pagers, Twitter, LinkedIn, landing pages, websites, banner ads and…
Overview of the Daily Deal Summit: e-commerce’s Finest go to the Big Apple
The Daily Deal Media team had a fantastic time at the Daily Deal Summit Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
The conference was host to representatives from every aspect of the daily deal and e-commerce industry: Deal sites, Merchant Services, Investors, White Labels, Consultants, CEOs, Start-ups and many more. You can see the entire list of speakers here.
Some of the highlights from the first day included panels about the state of the industry, email marketing and retention, the rise and public offering…
A Quick Hello from the Daily Deal Summit!
The Daily Deal Media team is having a great time at the Daily Deal Summit in the heart of the Big Apple – Times Square!
Boyan, Kara and I have met some great people and enjoyed re-connecting with those we’ve met before. The panels have been great!
Some of yesterday’s panels featured CEO’s and founders from a variety of social and e-commerce companies; KGB, Entertainment, LaunchTime, EmailVision, RapLeaf, Thrillist, SaveLocal, NimbleCommerce, TSYS, Daily Deal Builder, GroupCommerce and many more!
There’s a ton…
How the Daily Deal Summit Turned a Murder Mystery Events Owner into an Online Marketing Innovator
At the age of 22, Dave Wachtendonk purchased a murder mystery events company that would impress Agatha Christie. With the burgeoning daily deal space, small companies have become bombarded with phone calls from competitive vendors seeking their account. Dave Wachtendonk had become one of those small businesses owners. This is a story about how the Daily Deal Summit turned a murder mystery events company owner into an innovator for one of the largest online marketers in the world.
As a lover of technology and self professed early adopter, Wachtendonk decided to launch a daily deal campaign. Understanding that simply placing a…
Daily Deal Summit East Ticket Reminder: Only Hours Left to Save!
DDSE 2012 Ticket Reminder: Discounted Ticket Sales End at Midnight
Reminder to DDM readers that tonight is your last chance to reserve DDSE 2012 tickets at the early bird, discounted price and save $100. On April 10th, after this discount period ends, and up until day 1 of the 2-day Daily Deal Summit East, on April 17th -18th, ticket prices will increase in to the standard rate. Additionally, at the door purchases, if tickets do remain, will further increase in price.
Limited Tickets Remaining
Currently, this event IS set to sell out. If you…
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