I guess the mad man is not making enough money hoarding gold. I guess this is why he despise Mrs Obama lecturing about weight gaining, its because it would affect his chocolate business.

Idiot teabaggers don’t mind throwing their money at Beck. If only he’d give them all a kiss goodnight. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA * all the way to HELL***

That’s it? Media Matters only sent you guys that load of crap, but you went with it anyway?

Even Kraft Mac & Cheese, although edible right out of the box, can always use a few add ons like extra cheese, cut up hot dogs, etc.

MEDIAite really ought to check out Glenn’s weekly deals, then get Dan to cut loose with a little K to purchase some ‘ add ons ‘ for next time. Plus those chocolates look delicious, don’t they?

King Of Hell said:
Idiot teabaggers don’t mind throwing their money at Beck. If only he’d give them all a kiss goodnight. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA * all the way to HELL***

You slay you.

@skyfet & King Of Hell

ENVY is a vice

LOGICandREASON said:
@skyfet & King Of Hell

ENVY is a vice

Madness is worse.

Seems like a good move. Gotta love corporatism. :)

Reportedly, one of the problems that GroupOn and LivingSocial has been experiencing is the lack of repeat advertisers and it’s compounded by the fact that individual deals go to specific cities.

Without having access to Beck’s business plan, I’d say that he probably avoids the need for a large, localized sales force because Markdown seems better suited for national campaigns. Another of the problems with the other two competitors is that their coupon-buying market is also geographically limited, while I don’t have any stats, but I’m going to guess that Beck’s base is more diverse.

Again, I don’t know how it’s structured, but if it’s going to remain limited to just being advertised on the Mercury Arts sites, my gut says that it’s more akin to Google’s Adwords and it’s mostly a way to monetize adspace based upon the consumer’s reaction. IOW: It may not cost an advertiser to participate in the program because the space will be purchased by Markdown and Markdown will make their money when someone buys a coupon, so it’s sort of an accounting and ad-incentive trick.

Sounds like a good plan to me. They won’t need a huge, localized salesforce and it’s a way for advertisers to reach Beck’s audience without an upfront outlay.

There’s an interesting sales hook here, in the form of a reward for referrals. Apparently, your purchase is not finalized until a particular deal closes. In the meantime, you can refer friends to the deal and for each friend who buys it, you get 10% off the price of your purchase. So, if you refer 10 friends, you pay nothing at the end of the deal.

I don’t see the details of exactly how that will work, but if it does and does so profitably, it’s clever.

Barack Must Go said:
That’s it? Media Matters only sent you guys that load of crap, but you went with it anyway?

Even Kraft Mac & Cheese, although edible right out of the box, can always use a few add ons like extra cheese, cut up hot dogs, etc.

MEDIAite really ought to check out Glenn’s weekly deals, then get Dan to cut loose with a little K to purchase some ‘ add ons ‘ for next time. Plus those chocolates look delicious, don’t they?

Out of curiosity, what part of what they wrote is false? I’ve never heard of markdown so I’m kind of out of the loop.

@Pablo: As I understand the model, the other companies take a percentage cut of the coupon purchase. I assume Beck’s deal is structured the same way.

So, say, if you buy a $10 coupon, Markdown would get $3 and again, I’m not privy to the details, but if you were to make one referral, Markdown’s cut would go down to $2.70 and on down the line. So, if you were to maximize out with 10 referrals (using the above numbers), Markdown would bank $30 and the advertiser would get $70, therefore eating your $3 and $7 respectively doesn’t seem like a big deal.

The story is written from a left wing point of view. The last paragraph which basically makes no sense at all, leaves more questions than answers, and suggests possibly ( what ) sinister underpinnings to a simple, straight forward, but Glenn Beck business ventue.

I wish him Godspeed and all the luck in the world, even though he doesn’t need me to do well.

Disclaimer: Again, I’m just guessing and haven’t seen the business plan or contract.

Get your survival seeds today (and pay triple what you would at the store).

There’s a sucker born every day, and Beck is a master at taking their money.

GlennBeckReview said:
Get your survival seeds today (and pay triple what you would at the store). There’s a sucker born every day, and Beck is a master at taking their money.

Hi Loser!

Barack Must Go said:
The story is written from a left wing point of view. The last paragraph which basically makes no sense at all, leaves more questions than answers, and suggests possibly ( what ) sinister underpinnings to a simple, straight forward, but Glenn Beck business ventue.

I can see how the last paragraph would lead to that idea…though, I personally don’t read it as attempting to make this thing sound like a sinister plot. I read it as a suggestion of a collaborative effort to viral-market a product or a future venture.

Magister, I get the math of it. I was referring to the mechanics, specifically how referrals can be made and how they’re tracked. A mildly popular blogger could probably grab every deal for free while driving 10 buyers to the seller…who in turn will drive their own referrals.

GlennBeckReview said:
Get your survival seeds today (and pay triple what you would at the store).

There’s a sucker born every day, and Beck is a master at taking their money.

Did you send Glenn Beck money for seeds, bunky? That was probably a bad idea. He doesn’t sell seeds.

He’s mistaken Glenn for the other conspiracy guy, Alex Jones.

ah,,,the one who will simle the most is the one who has a lot of coffee, sugar and a lot of food to eat. I don’t think you could give a few I see in here any seed and them know what to do with it., Let alone care for it at the time to reap. Thank God I’m a country boy. Got my food got, my guns, and always got some fun,
Sleep Lefty…..sleep….it’s all just a bad drem there is no Beck..there is no problem in OUR gov….ah..sleep

@cyber: you do know that huffing paint is bad for you right? I’m only tell you this because I care.

It’s called CAPITALISM. Pretty good stuff, eh?

Meanwhile, this is just in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePZGWvwvH_0&feature=share

Beck is a marketing tool. Get it?

Suckers…

The reactionary Beckerhead, Pablo, says:

“Did you send Glenn Beck money for seeds, bunky?”

I’m sorry; I was not addressing uneducated suckers who defend the liar, hypocrite and charlatan Glenn Beck. You may go back into Plato’s cave now. I hear Beck is giving another tour of un-Enlightenment.

Beck is a false-prophet:

http://www.sharethisurlaboutglennbeck.com/2011/05/beck-mocked-competing-religious-crank.html

“I say on the air all time, if you take what I say as gospel, you’re an idiot.”
~ Glenn Beck, New York Times, March 29, 2009

get a life