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Growing a Business

Don't Risk Losing That Spark. Set Realistic Expectations With Customers Early On.

Your service, offers and selection that you put forth when you first interact with a prospective customer will be what they expect to be the norm.

Marketing

The Danger of Frequent and Predictable Discounts

When your customer base gets accustomed to discounts, they do two things that hurt your bottom line.

Business News

Is Amazon's Prime Day Sale Shaping Up to Be a Dud?

Customers took to Twitter to voice their disappointment with the slow-loading website featuring deals they didn't think measured up to the Black Friday-busting hype.

Business News

Christmas in July: Walmart, Amazon Throw Down in Epic Discount Battle

Given competing sales from two of the world's biggest retailers, other businesses may be bound for slow traffic this week.

Business News

Amazon's New Prime Day Will Be a Massive 'Global Shopping Event'

Mark your calendars: It's on July 15.

Business News

How Retailers Are Adjusting Their Playbooks to Get Your Cash

Whether it's a short-term strategy such as better-targeted emails, or a long-term bet on delivering better customer service to shoppers, here's how retailers aim to be less focused on price slashing.

Business News

Let's Stop Laughing at Groupon

Groupon is not a cautionary tale of unicorns past.

Marketing

Smart Retailers Know There Is Plenty of Action After the Holidays

Here are three promotions to boost sales after Santa Claus leaves town.

Marketing

Lure Teetering Customers With Digital Coupons (Infographic)

Coupons are an excellent way to attract new customers, reward loyal customers and to track and measure your advertising ROI.

Marketing

Projecting a Great Customer Experience a Half Year Ahead

Work backward from months after a product's sale to your first interaction with a prospect to find ways to engage and support the consumer.

Money & Finance

How This Theater Fills Its Empty Seats Every Night

The Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles took a chance on Goldstar, a primary ticket seller, and watched its annual revenue increase by a cool million dollars.

Marketing

Groupon Unveils Self-Serve, DIY Deal-Making Tool for Merchants

The Chicago-based website released Deal Builder, an option that allows business owners to automatically build a custom promotion.

Marketing

Why Discounts Are a Trick

Go ahead, have a sale. Give a discount. Be a sport. But know that you're just playing an age-old game of pricing.

Marketing

Business Owners: Want to Offer a Black Friday Deal? Here's How.

Small-business retailers may not be able to match the Black Friday extravaganzas offered by the big-box stores, but there are certain things they can do to compete.

Marketing

Groupon Moves Deeper in the Discount Space With 'Freebies'

The daily-deal site has added a new category to its repertoire that includes digital coupons, promotion codes, giveaways and samples.