#Daily Deals
Choosing the right daily deals site for your business offer
With over 100 daily deals sites now operating in Australia, it can be hard to decide which site is right for your business’ offer. These five tips will help you ensure you get the most from your group buying experience.
How to make daily deals pay off for your business
If you’re interested in testing the social coupon waters, consider these four tips to help increase your likelihood of success.
Spreets CEO reflects on two years in group buying
Two years on from launch and a year since its acquisition by Yahoo!7, Spreets CEO Dean McEvoy reflects about what he’s learnt and achieved, where he sees the business heading and how he plans to get it there amidst intense competition in the group buying industry.
Why the right daily deals introduction matters
The daily deals phenomenon can mean big business for SMBs, but only if it’s done right. Annette Slunjski has some tips for tailoring your deals so your business gets the most out of the experience.
8 ways to make daily deals work for your business
Daily deal offers and group buying can be used successfully to promote the products and services of a business. Over the last year, many Australian businesses have started using these offers as a modern approach to advertising.
Can small businesses cope with group buying?
Dynamic Business spoke to Dean McEvoy, founder of group buying site Spreets, about how they make sure SMEs are well equipped for, and get the best out of, running a group buying deal.
Jump On It named ‘Rising Star’ by Deloitte
Jump On It has been named a “Rising Star” in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list, the only group buying site to be recognised in the category.
Business tips from a serial internet entrepreneur
Your Friday Entrepreneur Fix features Colin Fabig, the online entrepreneur behind group buying sites LivingSocial and Jump On It.
Industry hopes code of conduct will improve group buying experience
Players in the group buying industry have voiced their optimism that a new code of conduct released to improve daily deals experience for all parties involved.
Group buying code of conduct comes into being
Australia now has an official group buying code of conduct, designed to boost consumer confidence in the platform and ensure they make informed choices about purchases, and to promote compliance and best practices within the industry.
New B2B group buying site launches
Bargains 4 Business went live yesterday, and its Founder claims his group buying site delivers something different to its many competitors in the space.
OurDeal rolls out iPhone app
OurDeal has launched its first smartphone app, which is available for free download by iPhone and iPod touch users.
Facebook kills daily deals business
Just four months after it began testing its daily deals offering, Facebook has killed the product, saying it’s learned a great deal from the exercise and will “continue to evaluate how to best serve local businesses.”
Retailers enjoy sales jump in virtual shopfronts
OfferMe, known for its integrated group buying and online store platform, has reported its retailers’ online stores are now generating more sales than do their daily group buying deals.
Why location is the future of group buying
In a guest post for Dynamic Business, DealFetch Co-Founder Stas Belkov tells why location targeting is the only way forward for the group buying phenomenon.
Groupon to operate under new domain
Groupon Australia has announced it will no longer operate under the Stardeals brand it’s been utilising since February, with all traffic to be redirected through to Groupon.com.au.
Charitable group buying site launches
A group buying site designed to ease the ongoing financial costs associated with raising and entertaining children has launched, with Kid U Not’s Founders promising also to give back to the community through its various charity partners.
Leibovich brothers scoop their own $80 million deal
In a more than crowded market of group buying and other eCommerce sites, CatchOfTheDay and Scoopon have gone from start-up to $200 million business is just five years. Jen Bishop spoke to founder Gabby Leibovich, who runs the businesses with younger brother Hezi.
Looking at the daily deals addiction
Morris Bryant offers up an alternate view about the benefits to business of the group buying market. “The deals addiction isn’t going to keep the industry afloat, it’s only going to ruin it – but the problem doesn’t just lie with consumers.”
Tips to make group buying work for your business
As consumers continue to show their love for group buying deals, more and more SMEs are listing deals on coupon sites – but how can you ensure this works for your business?
Scoopon completes largest growth capital investment in Australian e-commerce sector
Australia’s number one online retailing group, CatchOfTheDay, which operates leading e-commerce sites CatchOfTheDay.com.au and Scoopon.com.au, has closed an investment for a minority stake in the company from New York-based Tiger Global Management and a group of leading Australian businessmen including James Packer’s Consolidated Press Holdings…