Flash Sales News & Topics

Want Customers to Open Your Emails? Read This.

Retention Science, a big-data retention marketing company, analyzed over 267 million emails to uncover the characteristics of email subject lines that generate the highest open rates.

Laura Entis

2014-02-28 16:25:00

Growth Strategies

Biggest Mistakes: How JackThreads Overcame Its Growing Pains

When the menswear flash-sale site first started up, planning ahead for growth would have helped. Here, founder Jason Ross dishes on his company's biggest mistake and overcoming it.

Diana Ransom

2013-02-11 12:00:00

Entrepreneurs

Thrillist's Ben Lerer on Success as a Young Trep

Despite his famous father, the Thrillist co-founder has managed to find massive success in business on his own. Here, we ask him about his victories -- and challenges.

Shira Lazar

2012-08-24 04:00:00

Entrepreneurs

Thrillist's Ben Lerer on his Success as a Young Trep

Despite his famous father, the Thrillist co-founder has managed to find massive success in business on his own. Here, we ask him about his victories -- and challenges.

Shira Lazar

2012-08-21 03:00:18

Marketing

New Sheriff to Police Daily-Deal Industry: Good News for Businesses?

The newly established Global Daily Deal Association wants daily-deal providers to do more than just improve consumer and merchant perceptions.

Mikal E. Belicove

2012-07-26 10:00:00

Entrepreneurs

How JackThreads Plans to Own the Male Demographic

Other than dispel the idea that men don't like shopping, flash-sale site founder Jason Ross is hoping to train his company's energy on making a one-stop-lifestyle-shop for men.

Diana Ransom

2012-05-16 05:46:00

Starting a Business

How to Reinvent Your Business

The owners of social-buying site Fab.com discuss how they came to the decision to shut down their old venture -- and focus on their new one. Here are their three tips for how to pivot.

Diana Ransom

2012-02-01 10:00:00