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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Accounting Irregularities at Groupon Introduction In September 23 2011‚ Groupon (the Company)‚ a rapidly growing online coupon merchant was forced by the SEC to file a restated S-1 registration statement. The reason for the restatement was that the SEC objected to the accounting methods that Groupon used in the calculation of its revenue‚ causing it to be overstated. According to Villanova University (2012)‚ Groupon’s auditors at Ernst & Young stated that Groupon was not setting aside sufficient
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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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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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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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Groupon is a global e-commerce marketplace connecting millions of subscribers with local merchants by offering activities‚ travel‚ goods and services in more than 28 countries. Groupon was launched in November 2008‚ and the first market for Groupon was Chicago‚ followed soon thereafter by Boston‚ New York City and Toronto. By October 2010 Groupon was available in 150 cities in North America and 100 cities in Europe‚ Asia and South America‚ and had 35 million registered users. By the end of March
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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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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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Groupon Groupon‚ the fastest growing and biggest daily deal social buying site‚ was launched in November 2008 (Hughes and Beukes‚ 2012). It is an internet-based company that sells coupons for events‚ products and services. Competitors have entered the industry‚ essentially created by Groupon‚ which include LivingSocial.com and restaurants.com. Groupon includes customizable deal campaigns‚ credit card payment processing capabilities‚ discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies
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Groupon Case Study 1. Groupon has grow from 400 subscribers to 60 million subscribers world wide within five years‚ it’s fastest growing company in history. Groupon stands for group coupon that requires certain amount of subscribers to sign up for the deal. Moreover‚ there is a daily deal for local or national business‚ people can easy to use and redeem‚ so it raises the possibility for people to sign up. Furthermore‚ the most significant thing that Groupon is running based on the Internet‚ so it’s
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