October 01, 2012
Confused by all the advice on how best to reach consumers through email marketing? While opinions may differ, here's a basic list (worth checking twice).
August 27, 2012
The announcement that Lee Brown, SVP of national sales for Groupon, will step down from the company, points to deeper challenges for the company, and the daily coupon industry more broadly, according to industry watchers.
Daily deal company LivingSocial will launch its first credit card in the coming months, said Brendan Lewis, director of corporate communications at LivingSocial. The card will offer loyalty benefits to users and no annual fee.
March 01, 2012
In the face of growing choices in digital channels, marketers are doubling down on email, increasing investments as they work to more precisely tailor messages.
February 27, 2012
Couponing company Valpak redesigned its iPhone and Android apps and launched its first-ever iPad tablet app, said Nancy Cook, the company's VP of digital business development.
February 01, 2012
What's in our mailbox this month: Targeted consumer emails from Panera's, Rewards "R" Us, Shari's Berries and Go Daddy. Who had a bright idea and what belongs in the trashbin?
December 30, 2011
Dunkin' Donuts launched a daily deal through Groupon on Dec. 30 that is aimed toward first-time Groupon customers, said Jessica Gioglio, public relations and social media manager at Dunkin' Brands Inc.
PayPal will begin to roll out a mobile deals service in the "next few weeks," said PayPal spokesman Anuj Nayar on Dec. 14. The eBay-owned company is partnering with approximately 200 U.S. merchants for the service, which be will opt-in only, he said.
Online home improvement marketplace BidMyCrib.com filed a lawsuit on Dec. 6 against Groupon that alleges the daily deals company altered its merchant agreement without notifying the merchant or soliciting consent to the changes.
December 01, 2011
Groupon sold more than 650,000 holiday deals between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an increase of 500% compared with the same weekend last year.
December 01, 2011
Groupon's initial public offering (IPO) last month raised $700 million, the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google's in 2004 generated $1.7 billion. Many are now questioning, in spite of the IPO's success, whether the daily deals site will continue its upward trajectory or if this is simply a honeymoon period before reality sets in.
Groupon's Nov. 4 initial public offering (IPO) raised $700 million, the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google's 2004 IPO generated $1.7 billion. The IPO, which took more than five months to complete due to accounting metric discrepancies, brings the daily deals company's valuation to roughly $12.7 billion.
November 01, 2011
As Americans gear up for the holiday travel rush, there's a chance the guy in the next seat didn't just book a cheap flight online — he may have booked a whole luxury getaway at a discount.
Gilt Groupe has acquired daily deals site BuyWithMe, according to reports. The acquisition will take effect on Nov. 1, according to BetaBeat, which first reported news of the acquisition on Oct. 28.
Google expanded its daily deals product Google Offers on Oct. 26 to include offers from 14 deal providers, such as Gilt City, Tippr and Mamapedia. The company also added a form that enables consumers to personalize Offers according to their interests.
LivingSocial enters into advertising agreement with Clear Channel Radio. Does it make sense to advertise on such an antiquated platform?
Groupon's and LivingSocial's email open rates continue to trend upward, according email and social analytics firm eDataSource.
Groupon expects to "significantly" reduce its online marketing spending for subscriber acquisitions, according to a regulatory filing made by the daily deals company on Oct. 7.
October 01, 2011
The future of the daily deals industry grew cloudier in August, as tech-sector players Facebook and Yelp cut back on their own platforms and experts openly doubted the business model of sector heavyweight Groupon. Yet marketers say they are not yet ready to dismiss daily deals as a fad.
Daily deals have become one of the hottest marketing stories around — but lately, they've been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. August proved the cruelest month for this darling of real-time marketing, with both Facebook and Yelp pulling the plug on their daily deals programs.
Daily deals company Groupon debuted a loyalty program on Sept. 28 that enables merchants to deliver follow-up offers to consumers who previously purchased a Groupon from the merchant.
For Groupon, things could be worse, despite the company experiencing a September that could uplift a Boston Red Sox fan by comparison.
Groupon COO Margo Georgiadis has left to join Google as president of Americas, the daily deals site said on Sept. 23.
Microsoft Corp. launched a desktop site for its daily deals aggregation service Bing Deals on Sept. 23.
Sovereign Bank and loyalty program provider Affinity Solutions will roll out a deals program on Oct. 18 that will allow marketers to target offers based on consumers' purchases.
Retailers should only use flash-sales sites periodically because overuse can be detrimental when they unnecessarily discount products that aren't excess inventory, said Ben Fischman, chairman and CEO of Rue La La.
The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon that Groupon would look into delaying its initial public offering (IPO) due to market volatility, according to a source familiar with the matter. The daily deals company will not be cancelling the IPO but will reassess the timing for an IPO on a week by week basis, according to the report.
September 01, 2011
Daily deal companies Groupon and LivingSocial both initiated the process to become publicly traded companies in June, moves that could dramatically shift the direct marketing landscape as digital coupon companies gain momentum and marketing agencies evaluate how to leverage their services.
September 01, 2011
As a farmer who raises his own crops on a 40-acre farm — plowing the fields on a John Deere tractor, harvesting soybeans, corn and clover — Valassis chairman, president and CEO Alan Schultz knows a thing or two about making things grow, even when conditions aren't always most favorable.
September 01, 2011
BMF executive creative director Dylan Taylor discusses technology adoption, judging creative and marketing items internationally.
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What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
