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Is Recession Using More Coupons ?

A new study (conducted in February) by ICOM (via MarketingVox) suggests that the recession or pseudo-recession that we’re in now will boost consumer use of coupons. From the study:

Of the 1,529 U.S. consumers who responded to a recent ICOM survey, 67% said they are much more likely, or somewhat more likely, to use coupons during a recession. The breakdown was 45% percent much more likely and 22% percent somewhat more likely.

ICOM’s nationwide survey of U.S. households was conducted in mid-February. The online research was sent to 40,000 households in the ICOM Shopper’s Voice database. Over the past ten years, the average coupon redemption rate has declined to less than 1.0 percent from a level of 1.6 percent across all U.S. coupons distributed.

Broken down by age, 71% of consumers in the 18-34 year-old age bracket said they are much more likely or somewhat more likely to use coupons in a recession. That compares to 68% in the 35-54 year-old bracket and 63% among those 55 years and above.

Geographically, 70% of Midwesterners said they are much more likely or somewhat more likely to use coupons in a recession, versus 69% of Westerners, 64% of Northeasterners and 62% of Southerners.

Income didn’t make a significant difference to respondents, with 68% of those earning less than $50,000 a year saying they are much more likely or somewhat more likely to use coupons in a recession, compared to 67% for those earning more than $50,000.

Posted by Salesdealguy at 4/11/2008 9:28 AM | Add Comment

Coupons go high-tech

Another great mention of Text2store unique system by the Star Tribune. Many thanks to you.

StarTribune

StarTribune Wrote-  Coupons go high-tech

"If you don't have Internet service on your phone, but are adept at text messaging, try a service such as Text2store.com. You can specify what kinds of coupons are sent to you based on what you like to buy and where you buy it. Sign up, enter "denim" on the website, and you'll get a text telling you where jeans are on sale, complete with store addresses."

Posted by Salesdealguy at 1/22/2008 2:21 PM | Add Comment

We are on Newsweek and MSNBC !

Lastweek mention: In the October 8 edition of Newsweek and also on MSNBC, a nice article was written about Text2store along with two other companies title : Money: Dial-A-Discount. Check it out MSNBC
                                                            









Posted by Salesdealguy at 10/15/2007 4:57 AM | Add Comment

Can Mobile Marketing Work For Your Restaurant ?

SUMMARY

Can mobile marketing work for brick-and-mortar retailers? Popeyes just completed a text messaging test campaign in Houston ... and MarketingSherpa has the exclusive results for you. Yes, includes creative samples, notes on how the ...<< MORE >>
Posted by Salesdealguy at 10/12/2007 3:06 PM | Add Comment

Five Secret Strategies to Add Revenue to your Business in 2008

When I wrote “The Top 10 Business Mistakes Search Marketing Firms Make”, I included a few of the items I commonly discover, when working with marketing firms, especially search marketers. The advice, if followed, would certainly help any marketing firm (not just search marketers), hoping to grow their business by avoiding the mistakes and pitfalls so common in the industry. However, while avoiding the common mistakes will help your business to avoid making expensive missteps, if you want to truly grow your marketing firm, you need to be more aggressive and proactive in your efforts. One of the most common questions I am asked by marketing agencies seeking my advice – especially those that are newly-started or still relatively small – is “how do I attract new clients and grow my business?” While there are many ways to accomplish this task, depending on your resources and your target market, there are some proven strategies that any marketing firm can implement. << MORE >>
Posted by Salesdealguy at 10/8/2007 6:32 AM | Add Comment

How to Execute a Mobile Marketing Campaign - 10 Rollout

After years of talk, marketers are finally jumping into mobile advertising in full force. According to MarketingSherpa data, 49.2% of consumer marketers are tracking it as a potential tactic, and 13.8% will definitely conduct a full mobile campaign or test this year. Interested but not sure where to begin? We talked to an expert who has conducted mobile efforts for Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola and General Motors. Includes benefits of advertising vs marketing, mobile application differences and coupon tips. Mobile advertising is an emerging channel for most marketers, but it’s old hat for John Hadl. He has been in the mobile ad business since 2001, developing branding campaigns and promotions for Procter & Gamble and, most recently, founding Brand in Hand, a mobile marketing advisory that handles efforts for huge brands, including Coca-Cola and General Motors. << MORE >>
Posted by Salesdealguy at 10/4/2007 6:19 AM | Add Comment

Survey: University Students Say “Yes” to Mobile Ads

A recent study by Ball State University has shown that students are getting more and more used to the idea of receiving ads on their mobile phone. This is the first time that a study has been conducted by a university on its own students.

The study found that, during 2005-07, 56.3 % of students at Ball State would accept ads if they got something free in exchange. Of theses, 37.5 % said they would be willing to accept an ad if they got a free ring tone in return, 21.4 % preferred the idea of a discount or coupon to a restaurant, cinema or supermarket, while 20 % wanted free minutes, upgrades or access to internet and music.

The university study also found that 36.7 % of its students had received a text message ad in 2007, up 13 % on 2005 and that their students are less worried about how a business obtained their phone number than previously. The percentage of students who were said to be “very concerned” dropped by 25 percent while “concerned a little” fell by 33 percent.

The study also reported on student’s use of mobile phones, finding that:

  • The number of college students with cell phones with video cameras increased by 33 percent

  • Forty percent of respondents sent photos via cell phone or e-mail in 2007, up by 10 percent

  • Ten percent sent videos to another cell phone or e-mail addresses in 2007, up 7 percent

  • Fifty percent said they had downloaded a ring tone in 2007, up from 8.5 percent

  • Twenty percent have downloaded wallpapers or screensavers, an increase of 18.1 percent


Posted by Salesdealguy at 9/30/2007 12:21 PM | Add Comment

Deal Badge Outage

Our Dealbadge was intermittantly slow or down for periods of time yesterday (Thursday Aug 30, 2007), from morning to late evening.

We cannot apologize enough for the service disruption -- it is simply unacceptable.  We know that our new deal badge is now an integral parts of your sites.

The Cause

The problem stemmed from our recent rapid growth in the number of people getting the deal badge after we were featured on Mashable.com.  This caused our flash widget from displaying partially or fully on many websites.  

Thanks

Our widget is experiencing amazing growth and folks are getting cool savings with deals and coupons they can use on various websites. You guys are the ones that keep us energized.  Thanks so much for choosing our service. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Posted by Salesdealguy at 8/31/2007 4:48 PM | Add Comment

We are on Mashable !



With over 200 thousand registered users and 5 million page views a month, Mashable is the place to be.

Read what the team at Mashable said about our  new deal badge widget.  Thanks Kristen!!

Text2store Launches Affiliate Widget For Local Deals

Posted by Salesdealguy at 8/28/2007 8:17 AM | Add Comment

Viral Coupon and Deal Widget- Get 25% of Revenue

Hello Everyone: Our Deal Badge Widget is now ready for your sneak preview and  to add to your website, blog or social website.  An opportunity for you to make extra money by helping others save money.

Be the first to add it to your site and get 25% of the money we get from retailers.

Since you like to save money, this simple widget allows you to create a deal badge with your interest and can customize. Simply sign up and copy the code to your page.

  • Choose product categories ( as many as you like. Not all presently have products)
  • Customize deals by state and color
  • Get personalized reporting and account info ( see how much $ you make)
  • Edit deal badge at anytime.
  • We pay 25% of revenue of subscribed users.
  • Request deals you want or search for deals in your neighborhood
We are launching the widget with exclusive deals from 50 Retailers like:  I  Yoox.com I Gaiam.com I Mondera I Shoebuy.com I SpaFinder.com I Circuit City I Fragrancenet.com I Purfoods I Davescookies I Truejeans Apparel I Joffreys I Diamond.com I Sierra Trading Post I The Occasion Group I Hotel Saving Directory I And many others.
 
You can create as many categories as you like( with different e-mails ) to add to your myspace or blogger websites and any social website, blog software or website. Go to our website to get your own   http://www.text2store.com




 
 

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Posted by Salesdealguy at 8/28/2007 8:09 AM | Add Comment
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