131:). There is evidence that these businesses gain significant increases in overall sales due to the amount of exposure gained from running a one-day deal. Many customers who purchase daily deals are "price-sensitive deal-seekers" who are unlikely to return to the business in the future without similar discounts. However, studies have shown that for small businesses and start-ups, daily deals can result in a substantial 30% increase in profits. A survey of businesses who ran daily deals in the past year revealed that more than half (55.5%) profited on their daily deal promotion, whereas just over a quarter (26.6%) lost money. The remainder (17.9%) broke even. Beyond mere exposure, these businesses hope to capitalize on the long-term value of new repeat customers. Thus deal-of-the-day sites also function as marketing platforms.
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percentage of businesses indicate their disinterest in further deals in the future. Thus the industry may need to settle for lower shares of revenues from businesses compared to their current levels (20-50%), which are not sustainable. It is unclear whether industry diversification, increasing competition, and larger revenue shares for merchants will disrupt the industry leaders or cannibalize the industry as a whole.
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home ware and high-end food gaining in popularity. Analysts predicted that industry revenues would reach several billion dollars, at an increasing at annual rates in excess of 100% by the end of 2011. According to a study released by BIA/Kelsey, gross revenues are projected to grow from a current $ 873 million to $ 3.9 billion by 2015.
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Descriptions of the deals are often emailed to customers when the deal goes live, sometimes with creative or humorous descriptions. The practice of sending these emails has been criticized by e-mail marketing professionals and users. However, evidence suggests this aggressive strategy is effective at
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formula, a minimum and maximum number of deals are made available. Typically, deal of the day sites segment merchandise by specific designer sales. Deals are typically only offered for 24 hours, although daily deal websites are increasingly offering alternative, longer deal buying periods to increase
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program, allowing third-party websites to be paid for referring visitors, increasing the presence of the deal-of-the-day sites. These websites display syndicated offers from a number of deals sites, based on location and which categories of deal a user is interested in receiving. These aggregators
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Once the minimum number of deals have been sold, customers' credit cards are charged, and the deal is delivered as an electronic voucher redeemable at the retailer or service provider's location. The promotional value of the vouchers purchased from deal-of-the-day websites typically expire after a
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Whereas 2010 was a year of rapid growth for the industry, daily deal sites began to slide in 2011 and 2012. Regardless, revenue forecasts for the industry continue to foresee strong growth. There has been a surge in the private shopping club sector with niche products and offerings such as luxury
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generating sales. Some sites allow members to receive an e-mail either daily or weekly or to be notified of all current offers. Customers purchase the deal on the deal-of-the-day website, rather than directly from the retailer. The websites then retain the customer data, rather than the retailer.
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The deal-of-the-day business model works by allowing retailers to market discounted services or products directly to the customers of the deal company, who receives a portion of the retailer's profit. This allows retailers to build brand loyalty and quickly sell surplus inventory.
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business model in which a website offers a single product for sale for a period of 24 to 36 hours. Potential customers register as members of the deal-a-day websites and receive online offers and invitations by email or
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