Newspapers, IYPs doing own daily deals
We’re so happy to hear this – traditional media publishers are starting to create their own homegrown or vendor-enabled daily deals / coupon products. While there’s nothing wrong with collaborating with the likes of Groupon, Snag and Save, Team Save and the other daily deal providers, if you’re big enough or well-staffed enough or IT-capable enough, why not keep all the traffic and revenue for yourself?
PaidContent.org reported on homegrown daily deal products by Star Tribune of Minneapolis / St. Paul, San Diego Union-Tribune (theirs isn’t new) and Yellowbook. Continue reading
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Offline Supermedia mobile app first in US
SuperMedia, owner of Verizon SuperYellow Pages and Frontier SuperPages, is turning out a powerhouse of award-winning ideas and apps. Its latest, Quick Response (QR) code technology will allow any consumer with a smart phone to download its free SuperPages Mobile application.
scannable QR code
With the new mobile app, a consumer will be able to view and search from her local Superpages home page, register for SuperMedia’s free SuperGuarantee(R) program and view online local coupons.
“While QR codes are relatively new in the U.S., consumers internationally have embraced QR codes as a way of accessing information quickly and easily,” explained Sandra Crawford Williamson, SuperMedia CMO , in the announcement. “In fact, Continue reading
Android app for daily deals via Groupon
Social online coupon site Groupon has just announced that its IPhone app will now be joined by an app for Android mobile phones. If your Android phone is version 1.6 or later you can buy deals, access and redeem deals you’ve already purchased, view side deals and search for nearby coupons. Discussion forums and a daily deal widget are next on the Groupon mobile agenda.
For more information about Groupon, including its collaboration with The McClatchy Company, see our prior reports on features and media affiliation. Continue reading
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