Unlike the goliath Groupon which takes 50% of the profit from small business marketing promotions, Asheville startup MobRocket is creating an automated system to help businesses grow their customer base by building their email marketing lists through promotional giveaways – at no cost. The business idea, which emerged from an Atlanta Startup Weekend event in 2013, is scheduled to launch on May 20.
“We want to become the company that shuts down Groupon and all the other daily deal sites,” said co-founder David Bentley. Come hear MobRocket present their startup at One Million Cups Asheville on May 20th. Photo credit: Angeli Wright, Citizen-Times.
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