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FTD Groupon Deal Goes South

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A nationwide offer from FTD , the flower delivery service owned by Woodland Hills-based United online , with daily deals phenomenon Groupon has gone south, after consumers complained that the price presented to Groupon users was more than the price a user would get by going directly to FTD's web site.

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ReachLocal Launches Trio Of Products, Targets Home Services

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said today that it has launched three, brand new services today, including a new website focused on the booking of home services. That new service also has pre-negotiated prices, and the vendors are pre-screened and background checked. READ MORE>>.

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FatTail Launches Search Traffic Service

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Woodland Hills-based FatTail , a developer of software tools for publishers to manage their advertising sales efforts, said over the weekend that the firm has launched a new product, PageGage RAFT, which will allow publishers automatically buy search traffic. Pricing on the new tool was not released. READ MORE>>.

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Circuit City Liquidator Promises Deeper Cuts

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One of the four liquidators of Circuit City, Great American Group, which is based in Woodland Hills, said today in a statement that the firm will be providing "deeper discounts" on items at the store, claiming that more than $450 million of Circuit City's $1.7 billion of inventory has been sold.

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sales vs marketing

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Having been both a marketing & sales executive, I have seen first-hand how silos between these two departments can exist while products (or the sale of services) still "succeed" despite the rivalry. But there's a high price to pay when you consider that it affects the well-being of your company culture. Sales Directors.

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How ReachLocal Wants To Own The Consumer Transaction

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However, the Woodland Hills-based firm isn't satisfied with stopping there--it now wants to own the entire transaction--from finding a local service provider, to booking an appointment with that provider, to presenting estimates, invoices, and collecting payments, and has launched a whole set of products in that area yesterday.

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Interview with Steve Pelletier, FatTail

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Late last year, we had the chance to talk with Velocity Interactive's Ross Levinsohn about their investment in Woodland Hills-based FatTail (www.fattail.com). Most tools in the market are focused on the operations side, and post sales--what happens downstream, so publishers can provide proper revenue recognition and billing numbers.