Case Study 2 Deals Galore at Groupon 1. What features of contemporary e-commerce does Groupon Now! Utilize? Groupon Now utilizes Mobile e-commerce‚ by providing a mobile app and customers can purchase goods‚ promotions on the go. Social e-commerce‚ customers can share their purchases or refer promotions to their friends using social networking sites‚ such as Facebook & Twitter. Local e-commerce‚ Groupon offers subscribers deals from local businesses. 2. What value does this service provide
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Although Groupon and Living Social are sites where consumers can shop for a bargain for products‚ services‚ and bundled traveling deals‚ there are only some businesses that find true success with the social commerce strategy. In regards to Groupon‚ The Journal of Interactive Advertising reported that Groupon’s revenue increased from a mere 30 million dollars in 2009 to a whopping 700 million dollars the following year; yet with the perceived success of the company‚ businesses had experienced high
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In this part I will analyze Groupon’s efforts for sustainable growth in the face of global challenges. Then‚ I will assess the leadership management and its impact on organization’s operations. Actually‚ for any new small company like Groupon to be success and growth quickly for sure it is not an easy work especially in a complex and difficult markets’ challenges. Markets are saturated with such companies. In other hand‚ that doesn’t mean they can’t growth with such situations. In fact‚ there are
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forever‚ so why has Groupon become successful? I believe that Groupon has become successful for many different reasons. First of all‚ Groupon was the first to transport the traditional “Coupon clipping” to the online world. This opened many opportunities. It was something new‚ exciting to consumers that they hadn´t seen in this way. So Groupon had a first mover advantage even though they only connected already existing ideas and technologies in a new way. By being online Groupon could reach many‚
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After Groupon created the online platform‚ it allows consumers spread news about interesting items and persuading friends‚ colleagues or families join in. This decrease the time to get the deal. It’s a win-win model for Groupon and customers. Based on Groupon website‚ annual reports‚ and some articles‚ this report aims to find out the value proposition‚ value configuration‚ market seek，and revenue model of Groupon through analysis the operation of Groupon and relationship between Groupon and their
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Product The Groupon product is certainly categorized best as an innovative product. Groupon was the first to enter the “deals” market in a world of social commerce. Social commerce is a subset of e-commerce that involves the use of social media‚ online media that supports social interaction and user contributions‚ to assist in the online buying and selling of products and services. While Groupon isn’t the first company to use social commerce in their distribution strategy‚ however‚ they are the
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Groupon Marketing Plan Table of Contents I. Executive Summary II. Market Summary III. SWOT Analysis IV. Competition V. Product (Service) Offering VI. Keys to Success VII. Critical issues VIII. Mission IX. Marketing Objectives X. Financial Objectives XI. Target markets XII. Positioning XIII. Strategies XIV. Marketing Mix XV. Marketing Research XVI. Implementation XVII. Marketing Organization XVIII. Contingency Planning XIX. Conclusion Executive Summary Groupon‚ Incorporated (Groupon) is
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Overview of Groupon: Groupon is a marketing services company that promoted local business by selling deeply discounted vouchers for their products and services. It was launched in 2008 in Chicago‚ Groupon is already present in 47 countries‚ 5 continents and more than 750 cities all over the world with more than 10‚000 employees‚ 200 million subscribers‚ and an enviable position as the daily deals leader of the world. The company works as an intermediary between consumers and local merchants by
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5) What would you advice Groupon leaders to consider as their next application? Groupon leaders can be commendeded for the work they have done so far. However‚ to drive growth and compete favorably‚ I would suggest that they take advantage of the social networking phenomenon to drive more customers to the site and encourage others in a participatory information sharing that would support their business ideas. They should also create an application that would limit the number of coupons based on
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Groupon Groupon‚ a new internet coupon sensation‚ was formed in Chicago to gain exposure to new businesses through discounted membership deals and has been on the rise ever since. This particular case study attempts to elaborate on the success of Groupon and how it works. The ecoupon was designed to help business owners appeal to new prospective consumers by advertising group discounts on products and services. There are a range of businesses that are advertised on the website. One can find discounts on spa
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