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  • Folio: Hearst Titles Enter Group Commerce Space
    As businesses like Groupon gain speed and e-commerce through editorial shines as the mag’s industry next great hope, Hearst is combining both sectors. Partnering with Group Commerce (a group buying platform working with companies like Meredith Co.), Hearst is launching a group buying initiative through Car and Driver and Road & Track magazines. July 19, 2011
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  • All Things D: Hearst-Owned Magazines Launching Daily Deals With Group Commerce
    Hearst-owned magazines are treading on Groupon’s territory with the launch of group-buying discounts, starting off with Road & Track and Car and Driver. Hearst will be using a platform built for big media publishers by Group Commerce, a New York-based company founded by former Google and DoubleClick executives David Rosenblatt, Jonty Kelt and Andrew Glenn. July 18, 2011
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  • Street Fight Mag: Hearst's Groupon Clone Could Be A Huge Business
    Hearst plans to launch a daily deals service later this summer, starting with offerings targeting the subscribers of Road & Track and Car and Driver. By the end of the year, the company plans to be selling group deals for all its magazine brands. Hearst is partnering with Group Commerce, the company that provides platforms for brands such as Thrillist and DailyCandy. July 6, 2011 
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  • Street Fight Mag: Boston.com Experiments in the Deals Space
    In late May, Boston.com launched Boston Deals, becoming the latest in a long line of online publishers venturing into the white-hot daily deals space. The site is powered by Group Commerce, which builds group-buying platforms for a range of publishers, from the New York Times to Thrillist. July 6, 2011
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  • The Independent: Priceline follows Expedia with local deals site
    The Independent - Priceline is to follow Expedia into the daily deals business, according to reports. The popular price comparison website, which offers hotel and flight search functionality, is working on local deals with deal provider Group Commerce, reported travel tech publication Tnooz June 27. June 30, 2011
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  • Fox News (Television): Online Bargain Market Shows Growth
    Group Commerce CEO Jonty Kelt discussing the online bargain market. June 16, 2011 
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  • CMO: The Future Of Group Buying And Social Commerce
    ADOTAS – “We’ve seen this story before,” says Jonty Kelt, Group Commerce CEO and cofounder, as well as a former DoubleClick and Google executive. “Group buying is a big market that’s going to fragment.” June 16, 2011
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  • Adotas: Inside Group Commerce’s Group-Buying Platform for Media Companies
    The success of companies like Groupon and LivingSocial in creating the $5-billion-a-year group-buying market has created considerable debate about the future of the space. June 15, 2011
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  • Crain's NY Business: Hiring based on experience? Not so fast
    Let's say your business is growing like mad (congratulations!) and you need to add lots of people quickly. The best way to make sure you bring top new hires on board is to write up very specific job descriptions, and then look for candidates whose experience is a precise match--right?
    May 20, 2011
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  • New York Times: At Thrillist, Mingling Commerce and Content 
    The Web site Thrillist publishes daily e-mails aimed at a young, male audience, with tips about activities in various cities. But along with that content, it offers separate e-mails selling clothes and deals at local businesses, melding commerce and content in ways that have long made traditional publications bristle.
    March 20, 2011
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  • Media Post: Group Commerce Powers Buying Efforts For Web Publishers
    At the risk of reshaping online advertising, Jonty Kelt is on a mission to turn every Web publisher into a Groupon-like deal service. As CEO of Group
    Commerce -- which he recently co-founded with some fellow DoubleClick and Google alums -- Kelt is out to prove that publishers hold a key advantage over Groupon and its many clones. Simply put, publishers have "connections with unique audiences," Kelt tells Online Media Daily. 
    March 11, 2011
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  • All Things D: Former DoubleClick Execs Create Groupon Competitor, But It's Not Exactly A Clone 
    Think there's already too many Groupon clones? Think again. New York-based Group Commerce, which is coming out of stealth today, has the funding and the pedigree to be a viable contender. Founded by former Google and DoubleClick executives David Rosenblatt, Jonty Kelt, and Andrew Glenn, has raised $8 million in capital. March 9, 2011
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  • New York Observer: Former DoubleClick Execs Launch Group Buying Platform For Publishers 
    The e-commerce giant Groupon has spawned nearly 200 imitators in its short life. Group Commerce, a new venture from a trio of former DoubleClick vets, is looking to capitalize on that market without trying to compete head on. March 9, 2011
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  • Folio: Meredith Corporation Launches Social Commerce Network 
    Meredith Corporation launched a new social commerce network on Parents.com today. Found at http://deals.parents.com/national, the network will offer Meredith subscribers social networking, as well as group buying, opportunities. Meredith Corporation also launched a "Premium Partner Program," supplying select vendors with exclusive opportunities to reach subscribers through the social commerce network. Members that are considered "Premium Partners" will be placed for maximum exposure within the new network. March 9, 2011
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