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By Kelly Faircloth 4/19/12 8:29am

Four Companies Demo New Marketing Technology at Daily Deal Summit

All the tech world loves a demo, so we couldn’t leave yesterday’s Daily Deal Summit without catching the Tech Showcase. Four CEOs–slowly losing their audience to lunch–were each assigned eight minutes to sell us on new solutions. Billed as having the potential to ”dramatically improve” attendees’ businesses, how did they stack up? Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 4/18/12 2:10pm

Daily Daze

Vin Vacanti Recommends A Rebrand: ‘Flash Offers’ Not ‘Daily Deals’

Concern over the industry’s fate has pervaded this week’s Daily Deal Summit. But if yesterday’s proceedings seemed a little glum, this morning’s keynote speaker offered a slightly sunnier outlook. Read More

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