22. BetterUs : eBay for Group Buying Matching group of retailers with groups of customers through a moderator No More groupon clone. Not a coupon Businesstransaction for physical goods Buying is like a Blind Date
23. ProblemsBuyersGroup buying is good. But, can I trust these products? I need trustworthy recommendation.TRUSTThis is weakness of Groupon too! Retailers Marketing is a issue Companies often need help creating viral marketing MARKETING Flexible selling make it difficult to lower distribution costs.FIXED AMOUNT SELLINGWILL ANYONE TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS FOR ME?
24. The solution Weve Found LearnedOne buyer (called the Moderator) takes a charge of each part of the group buying process. After buying, buyers rate the moderator. Helps buyers to choose the right product via recommendations.Helps retailers to find groups of customers quickly.Helps retailers with marketing using based on reputation.The Moderators RoleSelect from retailers offers (acts as a merchandiser)Facilitates exposure through their social media presence. (acts as a marketer) Recruits a group of customers (acts as a salesman) Learned from Korean Moms group buying patterns, a.k.a Group Buying Moderating by the Power Mom Blogger
25. 1. Transaction List list of Deals Recommended by Moderator the Moderators Reputation limited time (flash sales)limited sales (fixed amount sales)the transaction is activated only if sales meet certain numbers
26. 2. Moderator chooses the DealModerators Blog Twitter & FacebookRecruit Early-Bird Group
27. 3. User rate the Moderator4. Group Dynamics Rewards vary according to buyers participation levelModerator
29. Late Comer grouplike a pyramid.1) Moderator Free Product +Revenue Sharing 2) Early Bird GroupHeavy Discount (e.g 30%) 3) Late Comer GroupBasic Discount (e.g 20%) Additional Discount /w Referral Invitation
30. Market SizeHousehold/living products for moms/parents(25 to 45 age range)total addressable market opportunity is 2B$ in Korea , 18B$ in U.Swith 20% annual growth rate emerging & untapped Marketslow e-commerce penetration percentages so far (1~4%)market where trusted group buying works well.
31. Business Modeltransaction fee from retailers future potential #1 : advertisingtarget ads about retailers other goodsfuture potential #2 : subscriptions more discounts for a private group of paid membersAdjustmentCheckoutretailer group of buyersBetterUsShipping
32. Technology / AdvantageCore technology rating the Moderator according to feedback from retailers & buyers rewarding buyers according to participation level We Developed a rating/rewarding algorithm based onvarious Korean online games & multi-level marketing campaigns.TEAM The team members have extensive backgrounds in blogosphere commerceWe have strong connection with Power Mom BloggersThe Team knows what makes Trusted Group Buying tick
34. Value to Retailerssmall retailerguaranteed fixed amount of sales mid to large retailer viral marketing channelfeedback from early adopter Groupcompany in product development
35. Road Map end of July 2010 4Q 2011 launch launch expand in Korea one of US city to global ( e.g L.A ) ( Asian retailers ( global retailers and U.S Moderators) and Moderators )
36. Vision : Third Wave of Online MarketplaceKOREA U.SBetterUs
38. Web 2.0 觜讀れ 覲BM of Web 2.0 Business = Advertsing Only 譟伎 Simple Business Model Social Web 轟煙 企Π 觜る 螻螳 觜 旧蟆曙レ朱 (Low Customer Acquisition Cost)觜讀り 炎概螻 !Commerce 2.0 觜讀り るゴ 伎