tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post6959622785797149727..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: DealChicken | Groupon now below 50% of IPO priceJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-89597029283017085112012-05-21T17:13:55.687-04:002012-05-21T17:13:55.687-04:00Revenue goals are NOT being met for DC. They are h...Revenue goals are NOT being met for DC. They are hiring part time commission only reps for every market. Gannett local dial into markets where they have no idea where these merchants are located or what paper they are affiliated with. Its a mess and does not look good for DC and unfortunately it will be the sales teams fault for not bringing in "quality deals" when in most markets Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73311042702683201132012-05-13T17:33:21.085-04:002012-05-13T17:33:21.085-04:00Audra's underlying business idea & busines...Audra's underlying business idea & business model for Gannett's "Deal Chicken" has been an enormous success. Groupon differs from Gannett, because Groupon required a large amount of upfront investment dollars to build a company from the ground up, and purchase external advertising. Audra's idea used existing sales-staffers within our established local properties and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82630759198644753062012-05-13T03:40:47.255-04:002012-05-13T03:40:47.255-04:00All the deals of the day are going down. Businesse...All the deals of the day are going down. Businesses have learned that they don't generate real new business, just bargain shoppers. Groupon is by far the best with excellent follow up and good customer service, but still the model is breaking. They also vet deal quality and talk customers through their desires to put silly limitations on the deals.<br /><br />I love Groupon, at least here in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48132185766237227222012-05-12T19:34:41.271-04:002012-05-12T19:34:41.271-04:00Okay, so it's easy to see what The Chicken is ...Okay, so it's easy to see what The Chicken is getting inself into. For <br />instance, Phoenix has more than $50,000 in deals sold on its site today.<br /><br />Assuming that is a week's worth of deals (I don't know, but I presume they are there a week. My math would be much higher if less than a week) and if every week was like this week that's $2.6 million <br />in a year.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19594890565976389752012-05-12T09:05:16.966-04:002012-05-12T09:05:16.966-04:00Yeah, sure, 9:25PM, that's why the CEO did not...Yeah, sure, 9:25PM, that's why the CEO did not even mention it in the last financial conference call and at the shareholders meeting. She wouldn't want employees and investors in on the story of such an outstanding revenue stream. Umm humm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67534728865188555842012-05-12T06:23:26.129-04:002012-05-12T06:23:26.129-04:00Just count the money. Newspaper revenue is down. P...Just count the money. Newspaper revenue is down. Pork roll is down. Tv is up. News quest down. USAT down. Lemon aid stand at CP up. Weekend down. Deal chicken is up well up. How is that. Choke the chicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32428243486135724142012-05-11T22:47:59.265-04:002012-05-11T22:47:59.265-04:00Substantiate your claim.Substantiate your claim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-29468862076256228172012-05-11T21:25:55.474-04:002012-05-11T21:25:55.474-04:00So very funny. Let's dis the largest growing l...So very funny. Let's dis the largest growing line of business in the company. It is bringing in more revenue than many other properties with much less cost. Whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-59742201601848181392012-05-11T18:31:16.448-04:002012-05-11T18:31:16.448-04:00Buy one Groupon share, get 100 pre-IPO Friggin Chi...Buy one Groupon share, get 100 pre-IPO Friggin Chicken shares free!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49006031234249600842012-05-11T18:12:44.896-04:002012-05-11T18:12:44.896-04:00The chicken's deals are truly pathetic and wor...The chicken's deals are truly pathetic and worthless. Keep it up and this chicken will finally get fried.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76653706224068221722012-05-11T18:07:56.848-04:002012-05-11T18:07:56.848-04:00I just deleted my Groupon Email right before I wen...I just deleted my Groupon Email right before I went to the blog. The top deal was for another Massage/Spa treatment...they have spa advertisers all the time. In over 6 months of getting Groupon emails, I can remember 3 or 4 deals that sounded intresting and I have purchased none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-44768670962900692762012-05-11T14:45:59.205-04:002012-05-11T14:45:59.205-04:00Just got an e-mail offering GroupOn stock at a dis...Just got an e-mail offering GroupOn stock at a discount. The same e-mail included a 2-for-1 offer at a massage parlor in Jessup, MD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56713537420940091422012-05-11T14:27:58.529-04:002012-05-11T14:27:58.529-04:00All a bad fad.All a bad fad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-14939724919596754822012-05-11T14:26:23.215-04:002012-05-11T14:26:23.215-04:00Pretty ironic that Groupon, well-known for providi...Pretty ironic that Groupon, well-known for providing discounts, is selling at a significant discount of its own. <br /><br />Gannett will be to as the likes of Deal Chicken moves won't restore what years of poor management has brought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67821952420280179902012-05-11T13:16:30.707-04:002012-05-11T13:16:30.707-04:00because if the recognized industry leader's va...because if the recognized industry leader's value is shot.....<br /><br />we can TOTALLY expect the chicken to make GCI money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-33670039819937611482012-05-11T13:08:48.252-04:002012-05-11T13:08:48.252-04:00Does that go through Newsgate now, too? Then we...Does that go through Newsgate now, too? Then we're really clucked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-67009604999992301962012-05-11T12:36:17.527-04:002012-05-11T12:36:17.527-04:00Right now the deal chicke site is down. From a po...Right now the deal chicke site is down. From a post on facebook: At this time, the DealChicken sites are experiencing issues. A fix is on its way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com