She's a big fan
of deal sites, attempts to be eco-friendly, and struggles daily with the great balancing act of being a super mom.
«I loved the idea
of a deal site that I could customize quickly,» Knapp says.
«Sales for quality jewelry peak in late January, after the holidays and a week or two ahead of Valentine's Day,» says Brent Shelton
of deals site DealCrunch.com.
Several times a week, my inbox is hit with a press release announcing the founding or the expansion
of another deals site, another Groupon competitor.
«If you buy these items when they break, a lot of times you buy them when they are not on sale,» says Howard Schaffer, vice president
of deal site Offers.com.
Not exact matches
-- Although neither side
of the
deal provided any revenue figures, Axel Springer said the
site's revenue is growing at about 50 % per year, and if it hadn't invested in its new vertical Tech Insider it would have already broke even.
To
deal with a backlog
of flawed parts and vehicles, said these current and former employees, Tesla has brought in teams
of technicians and engineers from its service centers and remanufacturing lines to help with rework and repairs on
site in Fremont.
Consumers flood stores and online
sites in search
of deals on tech, clothes, shoes, home goods, and more.
Investors in Bugcrowd's latest round
of funding have privately valued the company at $ 115 million, including the new funds raised, according to data provided by Pitchbook, a
site that tracks venture capital
deals.
Under the terms
of the
deal with Hearst, the media company will publish content from the Lenny Letter on its
sites a day after email subscribers get access to it, and Hearst will sell advertising around the content and share the revenue with Dunham and her co-founder Jenni Konner.
In addition to the financial terms
of the
deal and the impact it is likely to have on Business Insider as a company, I was interested in co-founder Henry Blodget's thoughts about the sale — why he decided to sell, what it says about the editorial model that the
site was built on, etc..
The rise
of online booking
sites may have
dealt a near - fatal blow to brick - and - mortar travel agencies — but don't count them out just yet.
That's what you'll get at Giveaway
of the Day, a daily
deal site that presents you with a free software download every day.
Seeing those numbers is great and the kind
of success you remember, but it's the consistency on the days that aren't such a big
deal that builds your audience to the level that they crash your
site after an awards show.
Keep an eye out for these
deals and take advantage
of them while you can (hint: social media and travel
sites are good places to check).
The popularity
of Pokémon Go threatens companies like Foursquare, which has a service called Swarm offering coupons and prizes to customers who «check in» at participating venues, and social e-commerce
sites like Groupon and LivingSocial, which many businesses use as a vehicle to offer discount
deals.
Cellnex Telecom closed near the top
of the European benchmark on Wednesday after news it had reached a
deal with the French Bouygues Telecom for the construction
of 3,000
sites in France.
The
deals you are offering are undoubtedly what will be driving people to your
site, so it's important to have an understanding
of promotions, when they are scheduled (as that can effect your server performance), how they work, how they are implemented, etc..
Lastly — at a panel in the afternoon Tristan Walker, Director
of Business Development for FourSquare, Marci Weisler
of Tipping Point Partners, Daniel Kim founder
of Red Mango and Inc. blogger Howard Greenstein tackled the hotly controversial topic
of leveraging daily
deal sites and tapping into local marketing.
From I Can Haz Cheezburger's Ben Huh's first failed dot com to Frank Jadhavji
of electronic
deal site Just Deals.com
dealing with $ 300,000 in stolen merchandise, these five entrepreneurs had the guts to get up and try again.
The co-founder and CEO
of Toronto - based
deal site Buytopia relies heavily on inbox marketing to tell his subscribers about limited - time
deals on food, facials and fun outings.
That's a win - win - win
deal, since the ease -
of - use attracts more people to the new
site, it enhances the Facebook brand, and it simplifies the customer interaction.
Social - networking
sites do make the job
of finding referrals easier, letting a businessperson's social graph play an important role in suggestions and
deals.
Find out more about the four varieties
of sites that offer
deals to consumers looking to save some money.
And on Tuesday, BAM announced its biggest
deal yet: It will power all
of the National Hockey League's digital properties, from its web
sites to its mobile apps to its video.
There are a handful
of Canadian firms as well, including Calgary's Aqua Pure (TSX: AQV), which recently signed a $ 5 - million
deal to provide water treatment services on a Select Energy
site in the Permian basin in West Texas.
The streaming
site previously signed similar licensing
deals with a range
of movie studios, such as 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Viacom's Paramount, and Comcast's NBCUniversal, among others.
The state government has been forced to make a special budget allocation
of $ 9.74 million to demolish the old Port Hedland hospital, 18 months after announcing a
deal to sell the
site to apartment developer Finbar Group.
On -
site nurseries cut out commute time for parents and make it so parents don't have to take as much time out
of the work day to
deal with family matters.
«We make a big
deal about the controversial nature
of our business and market around it,» explains Biderman, pointing out that the thousands
of user profiles on Avid's various international
sites represent, in the aggregate, a vast sociological study
of human infidelity, an area that has traditionally attracted little in the way
of sociological scrutiny.
The fact that there are now aggregator
sites and apps such as Yipit.com designed to rope together all the
deals offered by all the
sites in any one city or neighbourhood illustrates the commodification
of the business.
The
site points out that since the chain spent no money in actually producing a commercial, they pretty much received «the best ad
deal in the history
of television.»
The
deals site stressed that these changes are not part
of a cost - cutting effort but «a decision geared towards achieving profitability.»
Indeed, Sparkman says, the firm had to take drastic measures to
deal with the theft
of thousands
of dollars
of its equipment and tools from its job
sites.
With a focus on improving conversions and average order values on ecommerce
sites, the service assesses in real - time a visitor's clickstream and page engagement duration and identifies key demographic data, visit frequency, visit time
of day and other valuable characteristics to determine the perfect offers,
deals and pricing to present to visitors.
But that is not the experience
of many PR people who
deal with the
site.
But Yahoo was ready for them, releasing a new version
of the photo - sharing
site hours after the Tumblr
deal was announced.
The Crushpath platform allows just about anybody, including part - time salespeople and jack -
of - all - trades solopreneurs, to create in a matter
of minutes one - page websites (called «pitch
sites») that target specific prospects with special
deals.
Credit Sesame, CreditCards.com and Credit.com are three
sites that will help you compare credit card rates, terms, and rewards, as well as provide a lot
of useful information on how to
deal wisely with credit card debt.
More than just a marketing
deal, it gives DraftKings access to extensive MLB video content, letting fantasy players do their research on
site instead
of having to click away to sports news
sites or broadcast television.
The best travel
sites give you great
deals, accurate glimpses
of your destination and warnings about the inevitable glitches you'll encounter along the way.
Those
deals are driving customers to Zing's
site, where product E-tailing accounts for some two - thirds
of revenues, Platshon says.
Today, daily
deal sites such as Groupon and Living Social have translated liquidated products into online sales while
sites like Gilt.com feed off
of the hype from offering a stylish brand at a deep discount.
«We believe the new era
of e-commerce is one that is grounded on sustainability,» says Ghassan Halazon, Transformational's CEO, and the co-founder
of daily
deals site TeamBuy.
The co-founder
of daily
deals site Groupon — who was pushed out
of the company in February — has taken a slightly different route.
While the
site is home to quality brands and great
deals all the time, members get to take full advantage
of the offerings.
Of course, the bevvy of daily deal sites, like Groupon, help draw new customers to retailers with discount
Of course, the bevvy
of daily deal sites, like Groupon, help draw new customers to retailers with discount
of daily
deal sites, like Groupon, help draw new customers to retailers with discounts.
The
site where they were published, Gawker.com, was not acquired as part
of the Univision
deal.
These
sites and apps often post leaked Black Friday ads ahead
of time, giving shoppers an opportunity to compare
deals.
One negative aspect
of daily
deal sites is that price promotions usually hurt the brand
of the company offering it, says Dholakia.