Thanks to Amazon, LivingSocial’s CEO Tim O’Shaughnessy has the money and resources to make a run at Groupon’s deal-of-the-day throne. Read on to find out precisely how he plans on doing it.
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Business Insider has covered several deal-of-the-day-type Web sites, so it decided to launch one of its own: Pipeline, which is set to launch next week, will focus on more high-end items, as it is targeted toward executives. The email from Business Insider CEO and editor Henry Blodget:
Hello! We’re launching a new service at Business Insider that I wanted to tell you about and invite you to sign up for.
If you’re like me, you’ve been eagerly watching the growth of the many “daily deals” companies, hoping that lots of stuff will come along that you’ll want to buy. And you’ve been disappointed to see that most of these deals seemed designed for 18-year olds.
Where are the deals for business executives, you wonder? Where can you find stuff YOU want to buy?
Well, happily, the answer is now Business Insider.
In a week or so, we’ll be launching a new service called Pipeline that will provide Business Insider members with special deals that we’ve negotiated with you in mind.
What kind of deals will Pipeline offer? Subscriptions to business services, high-end business clothes, event tickets, you name it.
How can you get in on these deals? Just click here and we’ll let you know by email every time we launch one.
I hope you enjoy Pipeline. Thanks again for being a part of the Business Insider community.
Everyone loves a good deal. Thanks to rabid competition on the Internet, the Web is often the place to get the best prices.
A popular feature that has sprouted up all over the place is The Deal of the Day. There are dedicated sites that are devoted to a single product within a 24-hour period. There are also major retailers who have adopted the strategy for their Websites. It’s a win-win proposition. Consumers win because they can save serious money and retailers win because they increase their Web traffic (or RSS feed subscribers) by having people check in on a regular basis.
If you’re looking to save, these are the sites you’ll want to visit.
WOOT. The first and arguable the best, Woot offers a variety of products, flat $5 shipping and holds occasional Woot-Offs that feature products a new product immediately after the sellout of the previous one.
JOMA DEALS. Concentrating on luxury items, mostly in the timepiece category, JomaDeals launches a new deal every day at 9AM. These products are available on a first-come / first-serve basis. We’ve been monitoring this one for several weeks and have seen some serious discounts – as high as 80% off.
BIG LOTS. The discount retailer, which normally offers great prices on home items, slashes prices even deeper on their Deal of the Day. Users can leave comments and partake in several side deals.
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