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C
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Executive
 
Summary
 
......................................................................................................
 
4
 
Introduction
 
..................................................................................................................
 
5
 
Methodology
 
................................................................................................................
 
5
 
Exhibit 
 
1:
 
Screenshot 
 
of 
 
Online
 
Survey 
 
..................................................................................................
 
6
 
Respondent
 
Pool
 
..........................................................................................................
 
7
 
Figure
 
1:
 
Respondent 
 
Count 
 
by 
 
Business
 
Category 
 
and 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
..................................................
 
 
Figure
 
2:
 
Respondent 
 
Count 
 
by 
 
Merchant 
 
Location
 
and 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
................................................
 
8
 
Figure
 
3:
 
Respondent 
 
Sales
 
Metrics
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
...........................................................................
 
9
 
Satisfaction,
 
Repeat
 
Customers
 
and
 
Use
 
Again
 
.............................................................
 
9
 
Satisfaction
 
Ratings
 
......................................................................................................................
 
9
 
Figure
 
4:
 
Satisfaction
 
Rating
 
Distribution
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
..................................................................
 
9
 
Repeat
 
Customer
 
Rate
 
.................................................................................................................
 
9
 
Figure
 
5:
 
 Amount 
 
of 
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
...................................................................
 
10
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
Deal
 
Provider
 
Again
 
.....................................................................................10
 
Figure
 
6:
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
 Again
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
..........................................................................
 
10
 
Relationship
 
between
 
Satisfaction
 
and
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
Again
 
.............................................11
 
Figure
 
7:
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
 Again
 
by 
 
Satisfaction
 
Rating
 
..................................................................
 
11
 
Figure
 
8:
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
 Again
 
by 
 
Satisfaction
 
Rating
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
.......................................
 
11
 
Relationship
 
between
 
Use
 
Again
 
and
 
Repeat
 
Customer
 
Rate
 
...................................................12
 
Figure
 
9:
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings
 
by 
 
Repeat 
 
Customer 
 
Rate
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
.......................
 
12
 
Relationship
 
between
 
Use
 
Again/Satisfaction
 
and
 
Sales
 
Volume
 
.............................................12
 
Figure
 
10:
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings
 
by 
 
 
Deals
 
Sold 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
......................................
 
13
 
Ratings
 
by
 
Business
 
Category
 
......................................................................................
 
15
 
Figure
 
12:
 
Merchant 
 
Distribution
 
by 
 
Business
 
Categories
 
and 
 
Sub
Categories
 
..................................
 
15
 
Figure
 
13:
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings,
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
and 
 
Gross
 
$
 
Sales
 
by 
 
Category 
 
..........
 
16
 
Business
 
Category
 
Dynamics
 
by
 
Deal
 
Provider
 
..........................................................................17
 
Figure
 
14:
 
Groupon
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings,
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
and 
 
Gross
 
$
 
Sales
 
by 
 
Business
 
Category 
 
..............................................................................................................................................
 
17 
 
Figure
 
15:
 
Living
 
Social 
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings,
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
and 
 
Gross
 
$
 
Sales
 
by 
 
Business
 
Category 
 
...............................................................................................................................
 
17 
 
Figure
 
16:
 
 Angie’s
 
List 
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings,
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
and 
 
Gross
 
$
 
Sales
 
by 
 
Business
 
Category 
 
...............................................................................................................................
 
18
 
 
Daily
 
Deals:
 
The
 
Merchant
 
Perspective
 
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In
Depth
 
Business
 
Category
 
Assessments
 
.................................................................................18
 
Figure
 
17:
 
 Arts
 
and 
 
Entertainment 
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
.......................
 
19
 
Figure
 
18:
 
 Automotive
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
..........................................
 
20
 
Figure
 
19:
 
Beauty 
 
and 
 
Personal 
 
Care
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
....................
 
21
 
Figure
 
20:
 
Education
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
.............................................
 
22
 
Figure
 
21:
 
Food 
 
and 
 
Drinks
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
...................................
 
23
 
Figure
 
22:
 
Health
 
and 
 
Fitness
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
...............................
 
24
 
Figure
 
23:
 
Home
 
Services
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
......................................
 
25
 
Figure
 
24:
 
Hotel 
 
and 
 
Travel 
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
...................................
 
26
 
Figure
 
25:
 
Nightlife
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
...............................................
 
26
 
Figure
 
26:
 
Pets
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
......................................................
 
27 
 
Figure
 
27:
 
Professional 
 
Services
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
............................
 
27 
 
Figure
 
28:
 
Restaurants
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
..........................................
 
28
 
Figure
 
29:
 
Shopping
 
Scorecard 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
and 
 
by 
 
Sub
Category 
 
..............................................
 
29
 
Ratings
 
by
 
Geography
 
.................................................................................................
 
30
 
Figure
 
30:
 
Use
 
 Again/Satisfaction
 
Ratings,
 
Repeat 
 
Customers
 
and 
 
Gross
 
$
 
Sales
 
by 
 
Merchant 
 
Location
 
...............................................................................................................................................
 
30
 
Analysis
 
of 
 
Open
Ended
 
Responses
 
.............................................................................
 
31
 
Top
 
9
 
Benefits
 
of 
 
Running
 
a
 
Daily
 
Deal
 
......................................................................................31
 
Figure
 
31:
 
Top
 
Benefits
 
of 
 
Running
 
a
 
Daily 
 
Deal 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
......................................................
 
31
 
Top
 
Benefits
 
Associated
 
with
 
High
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
Again
 
.......................................................36
 
Figure
 
32:
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
 Again
 
Ratings
 
 for 
 
Top
 
Benefits
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
....................................
 
36
 
Top
 
10
 
Drawbacks
 
of 
 
Running
 
a
 
Daily
 
Deal................................................................................37
 
Figure
 
33:
 
Top
 
Drawbacks
 
of 
 
Running
 
a
 
Daily 
 
Deal 
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
.................................................
 
37 
 
Top
 
Drawbacks
 
Associated
 
with
 
Low
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
Again
 
...................................................43
 
Figure
 
34:
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
 Again
 
Ratings
 
 for 
 
Top
 
Drawbacks
 
by 
 
Deal 
 
Provider 
 
...............................
 
44
 
Top
 
Drivers
 
of 
 
Variance
 
in
 
Satisfaction
 
and
 
Use
 
Again
 
..............................................................44
 
Figure
 
35:
 
Top
 
Drivers
 
of 
 
Variance
 
in
 
Satisfaction
 
..............................................................................
 
45
 
Figure
 
36:
 
Top
 
Drivers
 
of 
 
Variance
 
in
 
Willingness
 
to
 
Use
 
 Again..........................................................
 
46
 
Recurring
 
Themes
 
......................................................................................................................47
 
Figure
 
37:
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
 Again
 
Ratings
 
 for 
 
Key 
 
Marketing
 
Dimensions
 
.........................................
 
47 
 
Figure
 
38:
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
 Again
 
Ratings
 
 for 
 
Key 
 
Sales
 
Dimensions
 
.................................................
 
47 
 
Figure
 
39:
 
Satisfaction/Use
 
 Again
 
Ratings
 
 for 
 
Key 
 
Customer 
 
Dimensions
 
..........................................
 
48
 
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