Foursquare & Groupon Strike New Partnership, Bringing Real Time Deals To Canada

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Dave Forde
July 29, 2011

According to Mashable, Foursquare and Groupon are partnering to deliver real time deals (RTD) to consumers in both Canada and the United states. This could be a huge opportunity for the two to make significant leaps ahead of their competition, and fend off all competition from from Facebook and Google who each have been playing in the same sand box with their own social commerce offerings.  Groupon launched their Groupon Now offering in May of this year which is the service that delivers real time deals, and now the combination of “check-in” data from Foursquare could be bring the end to a few competitors.

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Dave Forde


Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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