Posts filed under “Local”
Valentine's Day Roses Revisited
Earlier in January, we called florists across the country to get the price of a dozen roses and saw an incredible variance in prices. We did the same exercise a few days ago to see how prices have changed and most florists raised their prices by about $20! You now have the privilege of spending [...]
Credit where credit is due
Andy has a great post on his blog titled “What Yelp did better than Judy’s Book.” The recurring themes of focus – demographic, category and geography come shining through. The post is a great read for anyone interested in startups and online communities. Focus on younger audience Focus on restaurants Great marketing execution dvd the [...]
Google Launches Local Voice Search
Was bound to happen. Damn this company knows how to innovate and execute. From their page on Google Labs: Welcome to Google Voice Local Search Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone. To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. Using this service, [...]
Great Deals in Seattle
Sorry for the recent rash of local deals posts, I’m just excited about the direction we’re going in. I was just checking out the Seattle Deals page today and came across information on a sale at Ian, a clothing boutique in my neighborhood. I had no idea this was taking place. It’s really cool to [...]