MerchantCircle

The Community Leader Opperated Blogging Contest

I'm not sure if everyone is aware, but the MerchantCircle members ROCK! Seriously. We LOVE our merchants. And leading the pack of awesome business owners are our fabulous Community Leaders. You may have noticed them around the site- helping merchants in the forums, welcoming people in Talk-To-Me's, answering questions in MerchantCircle Answers... and of course, raving about the goodies from Cookie Central! :) But they took it one step further... Michele G is more than just an incredible cooki... READ MORE Posted April 07, 2011 at 11:01 AM

Less than 30 more days to go before BizTechDay New York & Seattle!

MerchantCircle is one of the 2010 BizTechDay sponsors... And it's happening soon! September 18, 2010, in Seattle, WA and September 24, 2010, in New York, NY Imagine 200 of the most passionate and influential entrepreneurs and business leaders, gathered together in one place, to help YOU strengthen your business and ventures. BizTechDay, is an intensive one-day experience where you'll get to network, learn and become inspired! Get fired up by stories and strategies from some of the country's m... READ MORE Posted August 31, 2010 at 01:13 PM

Great news! VeriSign & MerchantCircle Partner up!

More good news to share! If you're already ourfan on Facebook, or if follow us ontwitter, you were one of the first to hear it! Check out thepress releasefor the all-star VeriSign team! Largest National Community of Local Business Owners Will Offer VeriSign Authentication and Verification Process to Increase Trust Within MerchantCircle Network MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwire) -- May 24, 2010 --VeriSign, Inc.(: ), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure for the networked world, today ... READ MORE Posted May 24, 2010 at 11:35 AM

MerchantCircle Appoints Jeremy Kreitler as VP of Product Management!

We just keep growing! Check out the press release about our latest and greatest find! We're excited to have Jeremy on the team... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2010) -  MerchantCircle, the largest social network of local business owners, today announced that Jeremy Kreitler has recently joined the company as Vice President of Product Management where he will lead development of new tools to help small merchants grow their online presence to reach local consumers on the web.&nb... READ MORE Posted May 20, 2010 at 10:51 AM

From Mashable: HOW TO: Market Your Small Business With No Budget

Great post from the Mashable team! We wanted to pass it along this excerpt as a reminder that you don't need a huge marketing budget to find success! Ensure People Can Find You on the Web This point may seem obvious, but it's a common misstep, especially for new businesses. If and when people hear about your brand, they will go straight to their favorite services —Google,Yelp, and other listing sites — to find out more about you. Take the time to ensure that your entry there is accurate, and ... READ MORE Posted May 19, 2010 at 02:50 PM

Bringing MerchantCircle Across Borders and Overseas

For many years we've been asked the question of just when we would see MerchantCircle's platform expand beyond the borders of the United States? We're pleased to finally be able to answer that with a resounding TODAY!  Well, in reality it was late last week, but today we are happy to formally announce our new beta versions of the site that are operating in Canada, the UK and Australia.  We are very excited for the opportunity that is present in each of these countries and ... READ MORE Posted May 14, 2010 at 03:21 PM

A Sense of Urgency in our Business

If you are like me, you've seen quite a few of those posters that talk about corporate principles...lofty ideals printed across a background of blue skies....clouds...birds... you get the idea.. For most of us these things really make us cynical about the 'touchy feely' side of things... especially when in most cases they are the farthest thing from what is really going on in a business... people don't really work that way, right?...Right. So I joined this company a few months ago and spent t... READ MORE Posted March 01, 2010 at 04:37 PM

President Obama, Congress, and Small Business Help

President Obama has recently been pushing for banks to lend more to small businesses - especially the banks that were bailed out by taxpayer dollars. While President Obama has been publicly pushing the banks to lend more, there has been no word on whether the banks have acknowledged his statements or will do anything about them. So far, $5 billion in tax breaks has been made available to small businesses from this year's $787 billion economic stimulus package. Congress has also been pushing f... READ MORE Posted October 28, 2009 at 05:35 PM

MerchantCircle Member Janet Rothstein Featured in LA Times!

Janet Rothstein, owner of Rothstein Jewelers in Beverly Hills and recently appointed MerchantCircle moderator, was featured in the Los Angeles Times this week! As part of becoming a moderator, in return, we give our moderators any press interviews and opportunities that may arise - meaning free exposure for your business and ours. Janet was quoted as saying: Great job, Janet! We are still looking to increase the number of moderators in our forums - so please, first become a Top Merchant (clic... READ MORE Posted October 28, 2009 at 05:33 PM

Merchants Create Content + Consumers Create Profiles = Everybody Wins!

The amount of deals and coupons that MerchantCircle members create every single day far exceeds any other network, with more than 930,000 members dispersed in every state and almost every county in the U.S., consumers stand to benefit the most. Currently, more than 20 million consumers a month visit MerchantCircle listings. Those that create Neighbors Profiles get the benefit of following their favorite merchants and seeing all the latest LOCAL deals in real time, you'll also see any good LOC... READ MORE Posted October 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM