by admin | Jul 30, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Secrets
I think the best way to evaluate GROUPON is the old fashioned SWOT analysis developed by Albert Humphrey. By way of reference SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business plan. Below we will look at GROUPON’s...
by admin | Jul 30, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Groupon business model, Groupon copycats, Web Business Models
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, then daily deal site, Groupon, has been highly complimented by the countless copycat companies that have emerged recently. Could these copycats be eroding Groupon’s business model? Perhaps. But, by continuing to...
by admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Innovation, Business Model Secrets
Yipit’s analysis of Groupon’s declining hold on the daily deals space indicates lower customer engagement, fewer deals sold overall and falling average revenues per subscriber for the email deal industry leader. In light of the company’s looming IPO, do these changes...
by admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Business Model Secrets, Business Model Tips, Business Model Trends
A week before Groupon’s now infamous IPO was announced, the New York Times wrote a touching introspective on the company. Titled “Funny or Die,” the article suggested that Groupon’s success hinged on a simple and familiar commodity: words. Anyone who has signed up for...
by jim muehlhausen | Jul 29, 2011 | Business Model Design, Business Model Trends, Groupon, Web Business Models
Groupon claims that they are on target to make over $1 billion in sales faster than any other company. They have purchased similar one-day deal sites around the globe and re-branded them as international Groupon sites. In June of this year they filed with the SEC to...
