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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Griffus on November 19, 2011, 09:38:01 pm

Title: Group-on has competition
Post by: Griffus on November 19, 2011, 09:38:01 pm

Thought you may find this interesting. Received via email earlier: -

http://livingsocial.com/cities/63/deals/148939-carpet-deep-clean

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: Jamie Pearson on November 19, 2011, 09:42:38 pm

Wowcher is another I have seen in the last day or two on TV.

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: Adam P on November 19, 2011, 09:50:13 pm

this is why groupon are heavily advertising stealing loads of work. they know they will have feirce competition so are trying to become market leaders as quick as possible.

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: wayne zabel on November 19, 2011, 09:51:43 pm

We have Scoopon and Frugaloo round here doing the same things

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: cannon on November 19, 2011, 09:54:28 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-15791507

A story on bbc news, groupon is a sign of the appocalypes im sure  ;D ;D

City deals is another one they popping up all over.

Groupon are targeting adwords as well

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: robert meldrum on November 19, 2011, 11:48:58 pm

There have been several around for some time, but you're about to be hammered by some REALLY BIG PLAYERS when Amazon, Yahoo,  EbAY and others start to flex their muscles.

Be prepared because it's not going away.

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: Dennis on November 20, 2011, 08:19:01 pm

Four rules to avoid being burned by Groupon.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/trishgorman/2011/11/17/four-rules-to-avoid-being-burned-by-groupon/

Title: Re: Group-on has competition
Post by: Jim_77 on November 21, 2011, 01:29:37 am

One rule to avoid being burned by groupon:

http://www.Dont-Do-Groupon-You-Idiots/GetRealAndDoSomeProperMarketing.html