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To discount or not to discount?

Mark Demicoli  20 March 2011 02:39:25 AM
Many of us have seen it.  A whole crop of new websites have emerged that let you create special deals with the promise of increased sales.  Essentially, what we have here is a new breed of high-speed marketers who are using the power of the internet and social networking very effectively to sell products and services on your behalf at discounted rates, and take a commission from the proceeds.

Anecdotally, we've seen many ClickBook service providers achieving 'booked out' status thanks to these services.  Here are a few of the more popular sites:

www.groupon.com

www.livingsocial.com

www.spreets.com (Australia)

www.unbooked.com (Australia)

Are you using these services? What has your experience been?