Updates extend Deal Builder to restaurants and provide all businesses
with greater control over their Groupon promotion
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, Groupon announced several additions to its popular Deal Builder
tool for merchants that expand the platform to include restaurants and
provide all businesses with greater control over the appearance and
structure of their promotion. Deal Builder, which launched earlier this
year and lives on GrouponWorks.com,
is a convenient, 24/7 self-service option for merchants to construct
their own Groupon deal and has been used to create more than 25,000
deals by local businesses in all 50 U.S. states and Canada.
Deal Builder is a convenient, 24/7 self-service option for merchants to construct their own Groupon deal and has been used to create more than 25,000 deals by local businesses in all 50 U.S. states and Canada. (Graphic: Business Wire)
"Deal Builder has enabled us to vastly expand the number of merchants
with whom we work and enhance the ways we help them promote and build
their business through Groupon," said Julie Szudarek, senior vice
president, Local Deals. "More than 95 percent of the businesses that
have built deals through the platform have been new to Groupon, which
has helped us expand the selection and geographic reach of our
marketplace."
Deal Builder now empowers all local businesses--with the new addition of
restaurants--to do the following:
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Select an Image - Choose a deal image from more than 5,000
category-specific stock photos.
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Write a Summary - Tell potential customers the key things they
need to know about the business to make an offer standout.
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More Flexible Deal Structures - Choose from a greater number of
deal examples to create the perfect Groupon promotion.
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Conduct an Interview - Fill out a brief question and answer
interview that gets added to the live Groupon deal page, highlighting
the unique aspects of the business and adding a personal touch to the
promotion.
With the addition of restaurants, Deal Builder is now available to all
local businesses. The most popular categories since the platform's debut
are services (photography, automotive, cleaning), beauty and wellness
(salons and spas), leisure and activities (fitness) and retail and
shopping.
Groupon's local ecommerce marketplace had more than 240,000 active deals
globally and more than 105,000 in North America at the end of Q2. To get
started with building a Groupon deal, merchants can visit https://www.grouponworks.com/get-featured.
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is a global leader of local commerce and the
place you start when you want to buy just about anything, anytime,
anywhere. By leveraging the company's global relationships and scale,
Groupon offers consumers a vast marketplace of unbeatable deals all over
the world. Shoppers discover the best a city has to offer on the web or
on mobile with Groupon Local, enjoy vacations with Groupon Getaways, and
find a curated selection of electronics, fashion, home furnishings and
more with Groupon Goods.
Groupon is redefining how traditional small businesses attract, retain
and interact with customers by providing merchants with a suite of
products and services, including customizable deal campaigns, credit
card payment processing capabilities, and point-of-sale solutions that
help businesses grow and operate more effectively. To search for great
deals or subscribe to Groupon emails, visit
www.Groupon.com. To download Groupon's five-star mobile apps, visit
www.groupon.com/mobile. To learn more about the company's merchant
solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit www.GrouponWorks.com.
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Groupon
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312.999.3806
Source: Groupon
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