Press releases
16 March 2012
DAILY DEAL EXPERTS SET UPON LONDON FOR DD SUMMIT EUROPE
Industry heavyweights arrive in UK capital for Europe’s first ever daily deal event
Major daily deal players Groupon, LivingSocial and kgbdeals will share the stage at Europe’s first ever daily deal event in London this Monday.
The DD Summit Europe will see Brian Harrison, global CEO of kgbdeals, Tobias Tschoetsch, MD of Groupon UK & Ireland and Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK, lead a lineup of the biggest names in the fast-growing daily deal industry.
Over £1.5 billion of investment will be represented on stage at the event, with speakers from 36 companies backed by 81 different business angels and venture capitalists scheduled to appear.
Delegates from over 25 countries will be attending the summit, which will give daily deal professionals the opportunity to discuss future trends, best practice, and the challenges and successes of the industry for the first time.
The burgeoning daily deal industry has proved to be both influential and profitable since it took off just two years ago. UK consumers saved an incredible £375 on daily deal websites in just six months last year (July-Dec 2011).
“There has never before been a platform in Europe for daily deal professionals to come together to discuss the industry. The DD Summit Europe provides the industry with an opportunity to network, question daily deal experts and hear from industry leaders,” says Stavros Prodromou, director of DD Summit Europe.
“With venture capital investment worth over £1.5 billion between them, our experienced and extensive list of speakers has cemented the DD Summit Europe as the primary source for industry insight,” continues Stavros.
Other speakers and moderators include Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda; Fabian Heilemann, co-founder of Dailydeal.de; Gerard Doyle, CEO of Discountvoucher; Joaquin Engel, co-founder and CEO of Groupalia; Kate Garraway, founder of Goodypass; Parmy Olsen, Forbes magazine; and Mikal E. Belicove, Entrepreneur Magazine.
For a full list of speakers and moderators visit ddsummiteurope.co.uk/speakers
The event takes place this Monday, 19 March 2012 at the Grange Hotel, St Paul’s in London.
For last minute tickets visit www.ddsummiteurope.co.uk
7 March 2012
UK SPENDS £292 MILLION ON DAILY DEALS IN JUST SIX MONTHS
DD Summit Europe 2012 set to highlight significance of daily deal industry
In just six months (July-Dec 2011) UK consumers spent an incredible £292.5 million on daily deal websites, buying everything from mattresses to bikini waxes and saving an average of 56 per cent on their purchases, or £375 million.
The figures, revealed by organisers of Europe’s first ever daily deal event, DD Summit Europe 2012, highlight the huge impact that daily deal websites have had on consumer behaviour over the past year.
With at least 70 active daily deal sites in the UK; more than 200 new sites launched in the last six months across Europe; and 1,500 already established across the continent; the daily deal has been quick to influence the UK’s shopping habits.
“Consumers are already spending a huge amount of money on daily deals and this is set to increase in 2012,” says Stavros Prodromou, director of DD Summit Europe.
“In this time of recession people are always looking for good value and with the advent of the smartphone, daily deals have exploded onto the market. This industry is one of the few success stories of the economic downturn,” continues Stavros.
Websites such as Groupon, Living Social and kgbdeals offer subscribers up to 90 per cent off everything from haircuts to holidays. The DD Summit Europe will bring together all of these key players, and others, for the first time ever.
The event will highlight the economic influence of this burgeoning industry and hear from a host of high-profile speakers including Tobias Tschoetsch, MD of Groupon UK & Ireland; Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK; Brian Harrison, CEO of kgbdeals; Fabian Heilemann from Dailydeal.de (Germany); Gerard Doyle, CEO of DiscountVouchers.co.uk and Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda.
The event takes place on 19 March 2012 at the Grange Hotel, St Paul’s in London.
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1 March 2012
OVER £1.5 BILLION INVESTMENT REPRESENTED AT EUROPE'S FIRST EVER DAILY DEAL EVENT
DD Summit Europe brings together top industry players for the first time
Europe’s first ever daily deal event, the DD Summit Europe 2012, will bring together over a dozen of Europe’s most important daily deal providers on one stage in London.
The event’s key speakers have between them seen venture capital investment worth over £1.5 billion in the burgeoning daily deals industry since the sector took off in Europe just two years ago.
The summit, which will be held at in London on Monday 19 March, will bring together industry leaders from across Europe to discuss the rapid evolution of the daily deal industry.
With around 70 daily deal sites active in the UK, over 1,500 deal providers across Europe and more than 200 new sites launched into the European market over the last six months, the daily deal industry is undeniably on the rise.
The three giants of the European daily deal industry will share a stage for the first time at the summit; Tobias Tschoetsch, UK & Ireland MD for market leaders Groupon, Brian Harrison, global CEO of kgbdeals and Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK will all address the delegates.
“The DD Summit provides a forum for daily deal professionals to share their thoughts on recent acquisitions, to advise start-ups, and to discuss the economic influence of the daily deal industry,” says Stavros Prodromou, Director at DD Summit Europe.
“We have a fantastic line up of speakers from across Europe who will be covering a huge variety of topics including the future of ecommerce, customer acquisition, flash sales and hyperlocal best practices,” continues Stavros.
The summit will also hear from daily deal experts Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda; Fabian Heilemann, co-founder of Dailydeal.de (Germany); Gerard Doyle, CEO of Discountvoucher (UK); Joaquin Engel, co-founder and CEO of Groupalia (Spain) and Esra Sertoglu, CEO of Groupanya (Turkey).
Venture capital funding in DD Summit Europe speakers:
|
Company |
Speaker |
Position |
Investment |
|
Groupon |
Tobias Tschoetsch |
MD UK & Ireland |
£881 million |
|
Living Social |
Peter Briffett |
MD UK |
£508.5 million |
|
Foursquare |
Omid Ashtari |
Director of Business Development |
£45 million |
|
Dailydeal.de |
Fabian Heilemann |
Co-founder |
£5.9 million* |
|
Huddlebuy |
Saurav Chopra |
CEO & founder |
£350,000 |
|
Goodypass |
Kate Garraway |
Founder |
£100,000 |
|
Wahanda |
Lopo Champalimaud |
Co-founder |
£7 million |
|
Qypedeals |
Richard Dennys |
CMO |
£14.5 million |
|
Groupalia |
Joaquin Engel |
CEO |
£30.4 million |
|
Citypockets |
Cheryl Yeoh |
CEO & co-founder |
£484,600 |
|
Kgbdeals |
Brian Harrison |
Global CEO |
Undisclosed |
|
Local Response |
Nihal Mehta |
CEO & co-founder |
£4.1 million |
|
Grupanya |
Esra Sertoglu |
CEO |
Undisclosed |
|
|
|
|
£1.5 billion |
*Dailydeal.de – plus additional undisclosed sum
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29 February 2012
THREE GIANTS OF DAILY DEAL INDUSTRY CONFIRMED FOR DD SUMMIT EUROPE 2012
Kgbdeals to join Groupon and Living Social at Europe's first ever daily deal event
The DD Summit Europe is set to bring together the three biggest players in the European daily deals market, for the first time ever.
Brian Harrison, global CEO of kgbdeals, is the latest high-profile guest speaker to join the conference, which will be held in London on 19 March.
He joins Tobias Tschoetsch, MD of Groupon UK & Ireland and Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK, to create a lineup of the three biggest names in the fast-growing daily deals industry.
The first ever DD Summit Europe will bring together key players from across Europe to discuss the multi-billion pound European daily deals market for the first time.
Event director Stavros Prodomou says, “I am delighted to have Brian on board. This is the first time these three lions of the daily deal industry have been brought together to discuss the challenges and success of this huge industry. It confirms the DD Summit Europe as the event for anyone involved in the daily deal market.”
Kgbdeals launched in 2010 and now operates globally across over 100 cities. It has become the third largest daily deal business in the world. Global CEO Brian Harrison was previously digital director for the Telegraph Media Group and is currently responsible for the strategic direction of kgbdeals in the US, UK, France and Italy.
The high-profile trio join a list of daily deal leaders including Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda; Fabian Heilemann, co-founder of Dailydeal.de (Germany); Gerard Doyle, CEO of Discountvoucher (UK); Joaquin Engel, co-founder and CEO of Groupalia (Spain) and Esra Sertoglu, CEO of Groupanya (Turkey).
The DD Summit Europe will be held at the Grange Hotel, St Paul’s on 19 March 2012. To register for tickets visit ddsummiteurope.co.uk.
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20 February 2012
GROUPON JOINS LIVING SOCIAL AT DD SUMMIT EUROPE 2012
Industry leaders share the stage at Europe's first ever daily deals summit
The DD Summit Europe is delighted to announce the latest high-profile guest speaker to join the conference, Tobias Tschoetsch, MD of Groupon UK & Ireland.
He joins Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK, to create a lineup of the biggest names in the fast-growing daily deals industry.
The daily deal competitors will share the floor at the first ever DD Summit Europe on 19 March in London. The event brings together key players from across Europe to discuss the multi-billion pound European daily deals market for the first time.
With only three years in the market, Groupon has quickly become the leading daily deals platform in the world, but a host of competitors are snapping at its heels. Living Social launched late in 2010 and just four months later received $175 million of investment from Amazon.
Event director Stavros Prodomou says, “The addition of Tobias to an already high-profile programme of speakers has cemented the first ever DD Summit Europe as the definitive source of expertise and iformation for the daily deal industry.”
The high-profile duo join a list of daily deal giants including Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda, Fabian Heilemann founder and CEO of Dailydeal.de (Germany), Joaquin Engel, CEO of Groupalia (Spain) and Esra Sertoglu, CEO of Groupanya (Turkey).
“Until now there hasn’t been a daily deals forum in Europe. The DD Summit Europe is the first chance for industry professionals to discuss the challenges and successes of this fast-growing industry,” continues Stavros.
The DD Summit Europe will be held at the Grange Hotel, St Paul’s on 19 March 2012. To register for tickets visit ddsummiteurope.co.uk
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9 February 2012
DD SUMMIT EUROPE CALLS IN ROOSTER PR
Leading travel and lifestyle agency to raise profile of first ever daily deals event for Europe
DD Summit Europe has appointed Rooster PR as the official PR agency for the first ever daily deal event for Europe, scheduled to take place in London on 19 March.
Established by daily deals expert Stavros Prodromou, the event brings together all of the key players from across Europe, including well-known UK brands Living Social and Wahanda.
The daily deals market has grown into a multi-billion pound industry over the last two years and the DD Summit Europe is the only European forum to share best practice and discuss future trends in this burgeoning industry.
Speakers already confirmed for the event include ITV Daybreak presenter Kate Garraway, founder of Goodypass, Lopo Champalimaud, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda, Peter Briffett, MD of Living Social UK and Omid Ashtari, director of business development at Foursquare.
Also speaking at the event are Fabian Heilemann from Dailydeal.de, which recently sold to Google for $114 million, Jonathan Besnainou, co-founder & CEO of Ohmydeal (France), Tomas Cupr, founder & CEO of Slevomat (Czech Republic) and Esra Sertoglu, CEO of Groupanya (Turkey).
“This is a brand new event for a fast-moving industry; daily deals have exploded over the last two years, but up until now there hasn’t been a forum in Europe to debate the challenges and successes or share best practice,” says Stavros Prodromou, Director of DD Summit Europe.
“We selected Rooster as the perfect partner for the summit and to highlight the significance of this fast-growing industry,” continues Prodromou.
Rooster’s Managing Director, James Brooke, says: “Daily deals have changed the way we buy a huge variety of products and services, from haircuts to holidays, and Rooster is delighted to be able to expand our client portfolio by working on such a topical and dynamic event.”
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January 2012
Europe steps up with first daily deal conference in London, UK
Daily deal experts are gathering for Europe’s first ever daily deal event hosted in London on March 19.
The conference will see experts from across Europe come together to discuss market trends and share industry practices.
Over the last two years the daily deal space has thrived internationally, with over 1500 daily deal providers now operating across Europe. Groupon’s partnership with Deutsche Telecom, Google’s acquisition of Bing and Dailydeal.de, and the European Commission’s removal of e-commerce barriers, has drawn significant attention to the European market.
“It is time that Europe had its first daily deal event, bringing together industry leaders so that expertise and guidance can finally be shared” says Stavros Prodromou, organizer of the DD Summit Europe 2012. “Providers have seen that through collaboration and partnership you can achieve not only a stronger brand, but also a better service to merchants” Stavros adds.
Speakers confirmed for the event include the MD of LivingSocial UK, Peter Briffett, co-founder and CEO of Wahanda, Lopo Champalimaud, the CEO of DiscountVouchers, Gerard Doyle, and director of business development at Foursquare Omid Ashtari.
Media and alternative platforms have recognised the potential of existing daily deal databases, like discountvouchers.co.uk which provides a customer base of six million. With Time Out’s recent acquisition of Kelkoo Select and Keynoir, the trend has spread to newspapers who collaborate with so called White Label platforms to get into the daily deal space. Others build on a combined online and offline approach, such as the Le Parisien Group who recently bought Clubdeals, or the Rossel Group from Belgium.
For daily deal businesses, advertising has become much more targeted, with hyperlocal approaches having developed far beyond placing an ad in the paper. This method combines deal incentives with geographical reach via the customer’s postcode.
The event will be held in London on 19 March 2012 at the Grange Hotel, St Paul’s.
To register your interest please visit http://ddsummiteurope.co.uk
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