tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6821553908086176170..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: DealChicken | Groupon's 'rapidly' slowing growthJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-46099248371261955382011-08-26T17:32:09.645-04:002011-08-26T17:32:09.645-04:00Deal Chicken? ... really? Deal Chicken? Pathetic. ...Deal Chicken? ... really? Deal Chicken? Pathetic. All from the folks who haven't had an original idea since Al Neuharth's plaid suits.<br />Shareholders are you listening? Fire these bums and thieves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65051624041358609612011-08-24T21:14:38.180-04:002011-08-24T21:14:38.180-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39148088652777644032011-08-24T20:48:17.741-04:002011-08-24T20:48:17.741-04:00They're both dumb.They're both dumb.Gathhttp://tierramadrehorsesanctuary.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56939554202248148672011-08-24T20:26:34.090-04:002011-08-24T20:26:34.090-04:0010:07 am, thanks for the answer. That means about ...10:07 am, thanks for the answer. That means about $60K to $100K of salaries and benefits per site. It seems to me that would take a boatload of deals to just cover the overhead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-57286041631169087692011-08-24T14:31:28.209-04:002011-08-24T14:31:28.209-04:00Groupon is on the decline:
http://adage.com/articl...Groupon is on the decline:<br />http://adage.com/article/the-media-guy/fatal-groupon-s-fatal-flaws/229378/<br /><br />So deal chicken is a bit of a dead duck already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-84823386862256437392011-08-24T14:06:22.061-04:002011-08-24T14:06:22.061-04:00Groupon turned down Google's $6 billion offer....Groupon turned down Google's $6 billion offer. Gannett can't play in that ballpark. If the Groupon business model works, so will Deal Chicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-41865033338570449202011-08-24T10:07:33.126-04:002011-08-24T10:07:33.126-04:00Answer to first question is yesAnswer to first question is yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-50549393090754414442011-08-24T08:27:27.684-04:002011-08-24T08:27:27.684-04:00This last comment would have been more impressive ...This last comment would have been more impressive had it been posted in 2009. Also, Gannett should have bought Microsoft, Apple and Google. Aren't they so totally clueless?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20666369759148112372011-08-24T08:18:27.267-04:002011-08-24T08:18:27.267-04:00If I was running Gannett, I would have bought Grou...If I was running Gannett, I would have bought Groupon when it was a small startup, and spun it off in an IPO a year ago as the markets were responding to QE2 when I saw hundreds of competitors. Profits to the bottom line.<br /><br />But Gannett execs are too clueless to see the wisdom in that. There's no new buzzwords to throw out in that strategy.<br /><br />Ever notice how Warren Buffett Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69032032693115220572011-08-24T07:48:30.599-04:002011-08-24T07:48:30.599-04:00Why is Gannett pushing DealChicken, but also has a...Why is Gannett pushing DealChicken, but also has advertising for Groupon on the USA Today website? Counter productive, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-81804168441841410872011-08-24T07:44:37.280-04:002011-08-24T07:44:37.280-04:00Does each site going live with DealChicken get 2 s...Does each site going live with DealChicken get 2 staffers from corporate to run it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com