Daily deals do what flea markets can’t
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Dec-21-2011
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The Rain City is blessed with the shower of discount promotions from the world’s topnotch couponing websites including Groupon, LivingSocial, KGB Deals, Tippr, Dealfind, Mamapedia, Plumdistrict, Buywithme, Eversave, DealSwarm etc.
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While flea markets cut down the prices of cloths, household products, and a wide range of other goods to make them affordable for Seattleites, such vintage bazaars do not bring low-priced services, off-price tickets to Zoological exhibits or whale-watching safaris, in access of bargain hunters.
Daily deals can do this rather is doing successfully. The Rain City is blessed with the shower of discount promotions from the world’s topnotch couponing websites including Groupon, LivingSocial, KGB Deals, Tippr, Dealfind, Mamapedia, Plumdistrict, Buywithme, Eversave, DealSwarm etc.
Moreover, some of them like Mamapedia and Plumdistrict are supplying exclusive deals to womenfolk for their lads and lassies.
The daily deal websites tender handsome price concessions of up to 90 per cent on local culinary favorites, household goods, outdoor activities, beauty, spa, health, events, hotel rooms, travel packages, and multitude of other products.
Sometimes, the hot deals are for the pleasure of adventure enthusiasts who can enjoy biking, kayaking, or one-hour phenomenal introduction to the city at Argosy Harbor Cruise for unbeatable prices.
Nature lovers rummage through the best deals of breathtaking tour of the Olympic Mountains. In the same way, foodies can relish at savory dining experience on top of Space Needle to make gourmet treats memorable.
Seattle, a port city of Washington, is located on seven hills that doll up the absorbing natural beauty of the Emerald City and form congenial backdrop of the architectural landmarks.
A paradise for tourists and shoppers, the city features various sightseeing places like Woodland Park Zoo holding 1100 species of animals and Tillicum Village that is an underground museum harking back to the human history of 4,000 years.
Merchants in the town partner with the daily deal websites to put together city specials. Although they spend good amounts on discount promotions, bulk sale guarantees them more than good returns.
Generally, expenditures on online marketing are increasing day by day. Media reports said spends on internet advertising were on the upward line and expected to continue in future as well.
“Restaurants, retailers and other small merchants are expected to spend $16.1 billion this year on internet advertising,” Seattle Times reported Borrell Associates.
As far as the daily deal industry is concerned, online marketing plus sale is carried out by combined efforts of retailers (advertisers) and couponing portals (publishers).
As such discounts are driven by group buying or team buying. Retailers agree to sell their products at below than original prices because of expectation of ringing up surplus sale at one fell swoop.
Generally, two models are in vogue or prove motivations to discounters. First and most popular model sets in a tipping point wherein certain numbers of products have to be sold. Secondly, one is offered freebie for bringing in solid leads. The latter is a latter-day model put into use by Washington D.C.’s LivingSocial. Beside, a deal of the day is proffered at the prospect of good sales figure.
Hot pursuits of specials in the cyberspace are gaining strength as ecommerce is adapting to convenience shopping.
Projected spends on online marketing vividly manifest the revenue expectations merchants attach to the internet channel in Seattle.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Daily deals do what flea markets can’t_122239.aspx
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Author Resource :
Tariq Saeedi is a couponing industry’s analyst holding journalism and marketing degrees and contributing articles to digital and print media. Visit Dealaboo.com for daily deals , hot deals and best deals .
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Keywords :
Daily Deals, Hot Deals, Best Deals, Deal of the Day,
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Business
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