MerchantCircle | Blog

WITH ECONOMIC CONCERNS STILL PARAMOUNT, REPLY! SURVEY REVEALS LARGEST GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ADVERTISING SERVICES ARE IN MOBILE; SMALL BUSINESSES FAVOR MITT ROMNEY OVER BARACK OBAMA BY 2 TO 1 M...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/10/small-business-owners-split-on.html

New product enables large national brands to build a robust local online presence SAN RAMON, CALIF. – SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 – Reply!, Inc. today announced the launch of MerchantCircle Branded ...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/10/small-business-reply-introduces-branded.html

Today we announced that Idaho-based Bonnie Wilks is the winner of the $10,000 Spring Fling Sweepstakes, hosted by MerchantCircle , the largest online network of local business owners in the nat...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/07/winner-of-10000-merchantcircle_24.html

Our goal at MerchantCircle is to connect local shoppers with the best local merchants. We’ve worked tirelessly to make it easy for people to find great businesses that provide quality services...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/06/0-false-18-pt-18-pt-0-0-false-false.html

It's often difficult to keep our perspective with the day-to-day demands of working in a fast-paced environment, but, sometimes we need to take a step back and remember that the work we're doing ...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/03/merchantcircle-making-difference.html

As you know, we recently updated the MerchantCircle.com website experience.  It’s only been a few weeks, but we’re happy to report that consumer engagement with the site (especially merc...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/02/you-spoke-we-listenedand-its-working.html

With the new year upon us, lots of folks start thinking about embarking on remodeling projects. Here at MerchantCircle, we spent much of last year remodeling the site, and you could say we learn...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/01/new-merchantcircle-weve-remodeled.html

Several folks have asked for the full analysis from the Q4 Merchant Confidence Index survey, so here ya go!  This presentation is chock-full of stats pertaining to small business owners' thought...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2012/01/q4-2011-merchant-confidence-survey-full.html

For many small businesses, the biggest challenge is acquiring new customers at an acceptable cost. And in 2011, we saw several new approaches to customer acquisition gain momentum: Facebook Ads a...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/12/customer-acquisition-is-still-king-for.html

New marketing trends data from MerchantCircle's 7th survey of small business owners across the U.S. reveals that group deals are gaining popularity among small businesses and shows Google Offer...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/12/new-data-on-small-business-adoption-of.html

The results from our latest installment of the Merchant Confidence Index survey are just in.  We received over 2,500 responses from our small business members and we'll be "crunching the numbers...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/12/small-business-survey-group-deals-and.html

Our goal has always been to help busy people solve everyday problems.  Whether it’s helping local merchants promote their business online, or helping busy consumers get things done – we focu...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/12/big-changes-are-coming-and-we-think-you.html

Google is continually launching changes to its AdWords online advertising service, and it recently rolled out AdWords Express in an aim to help smaller businesses more easily create and run keywo...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/08/adwords-express-did-google-get-it-right.html

In Silicon Valley, meeting brilliant, innovative, business-minded people is as common as traffic on 101 or overhearing happy hour hot-dogging about upcoming IPO's... But. Meeting brilliant, inn...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/07/we-really-proud-of-our-ceo.html

Small businesses such as restaurants, salons, auto repair shops, and fitness centers are becoming adept at using daily deals from services such as Groupon, LivingSocial, and Facebook Deals to att...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/07/can-group-deals-work-for-sole.html

Local businesses early on recognized the potential to market their products and services on Facebook. With a free Facebook page, businesses could offer special deals to customers, build an online...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/07/facebook-ads-small-businesses-are-fans.html

Brilliant sunshine and blazing temps provided the perfect backdrop for MerchantCircle's 3rd Annual Shotguns and Chardonnay Event, taking place yesterday afternoon at the Los Altos Rod and Gun Ra...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/06/shotguns-and-chardonnay-in-that-order.html

New marketing trends data from MerchantCircle's 6th quarterly survey of small business owners across the U.S. reveals that Facebook Ads are gaining popularity among small businesses and provides ...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/06/new-data-on-small-business-adoption-of.html

The deal is done! The last several weeks have been as exciting as they have busy, but today we're happy to announce that Reply! Inc has officially completed the acquisition of MerchantCircle. ...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/06/replycom-announces-completion-of.html

Daily deals on the rise? Small business owners are definitely interested in trying “daily deals”, but few have actually taken the plunge. Despite a plethora of daily deals services, from the...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/06/local-business-merchants-warming-up-to.html

Below are the results of our quarterly Merchant Confidence Index (MCI) survey for Q2 of 2011. The Index is designed to track trends in small business sentiment over time. This sixth Merchant Co...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/06/q2-2011-merchantcircle-merchant.html

We've been overwhelmed by the response to yesterday's announcement and wanted to once again thank all of our friends, family, former colleagues, investors and advisers . As shared in Ben's bl...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/05/merchantcircle-and-reply-thank-you.html

When MerchantCircle launched in 2006, our mission was simple: to build a network of millions of local business owners to help them market themselves to nearby consumers. We had visions of creati...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/05/merchantcircle-acquired-by-reply-inc.html

What a week it was! Here's a quick recap. (And make sure you're following us on Twitter for great tips, news, and articles throughout the week!) Celebrate small business every week (USA Today) ...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/05/another-quick-review-of-this-week-small.html

It's been quite the week of exciting news! On Wednesday, TechCrunch broke the story of the MerchantCircle mobile app release and we couldn't be more excited.  MerchantCircle VP Darren Waddell...

http://blog.merchantcircle.com/2011/05/merchantcircle-goes-mobile-and-other.html