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Savings.com, Inc. is an online destination that offers coupons and deals redeemable at nationally recognized merchant web sites and stores. Deals are voted on by the community. The Savings.com domain was purchased in 2003 by a founder of the affiliate marketing company Commission Junction, Inc.〔(CJ Press Release ) Commission Junction Solidifies Management Team〕〔(Estalea Press Release ) Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Launches High-Tech Holding Company Estalea〕 The company originally functioned as a lead generation resource in 2004. Savings.com relaunched in its present day form in 2007, founded by Loren Bendele, Marcus Flemming, Tom Kuljis and Joe Zulli, and made the move to exclusively offer online and offline coupons. Savings.com has an office in Santa Barbara, California, with its headquarters located in Santa Monica, California. Bought in 2003, the savings.com domain sold for $1.9 million and ranked among the top 25 most expensive domains at the time of its purchase.〔(Sold Names ) TOP 100 premium domain sales〕 Savings.com sources much of its content from the stores they are affiliated with, members, their own internal deal hunting team, and "DealPros" who specialize in specific verticals (e.g. travel, grocery, apparel, etc.). Savings.com announced in November 2008 that it closed $4 million in series B funding led by U.S. Venture Partners.〔(Savings.com Press Release ) Coupon Site Savings.com Closes $4 Million Series B Round of Funding With U.S. Venture Partners〕 In 2009, Savings.com launched a sister site branded as Savoo.co.uk to serve the voucher code market in the United Kingdom and Savoo.de in Germany. Since 2009, Savings.com has sponsored an annual educational conference focused on sharing ways to lead a frugal lifestyle.〔(Save Up ) Annual conference sponsored by Savings.com〕 In June 2012, Cox Target Media announced the acquisition of Savings.com, Savoo.co.uk and Savoo.de for more than $100 million with additional payments over the coming years.〔(Cox Press Release ) Cox Target Media Acquires Savings.com〕〔(Tampa Article ) Cox Target Media announces purchase of major coupon site Savings.com〕 Savings.com expanded into grocery in October 2013, launching Favado, a mobile grocery savings app.〔(Favado Release Announcement ) Savings.com Announces Grocery Saving App〕 == See also == *Coupon *Coupon Sherpa *Commission Junction 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Savings.com」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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