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This is a really powerful partnership. This falls into the bucket of ways to fix restaurant websites. If GroupOn ever decided to go the route of local busines
by jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
This is a really powerful partnership. This falls into the bucket of ways to fix restaurant websites. If GroupOn ever decided to go the route of local business tech powerhouse (way beyond what they do now), I'd buy this combo of startups together in a heartbeat.
Update of my GroupOn shopping spree ie- who I would buy if I were GroupOn aside from other GroupOn like sites. This takes into account a big vision of: "SMB web marketing leader for local businesses." May make no sense, but just thoughts:
Yodle- http://www.yodle.com/ http://www.yodle.com/
Weebly
Seeing Interactive
Square (may be too pricey)
SailThru
- callmeed 16y agoJust playing devil's advocate here: seeing interactive helps newspapers make money (via ads and biz directories). But I see Groupon preferring that newspapers get out of those lines of business altogether so they can direct more consumers and marketing dollars towards their sites.
- jasonlbaptiste 16y agoIt's still digital dollars being spent. It's also a great way to get in bed with those guys. My strategies in business is always about "Bread and Circus". Give your customers something they need, even if need be for free, to get the real value you will eventually want. It lets you get in bed much more easily. It's like buying a girl a drink at the bar. She will still need to like you, but it's a lot easier to start talking to her + get her in bed by breaking the ice buying a drink.