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MarketSharing, a New York-based company, latest iteration of Groupon wanna-bes

Phyllis Furman New York Daily News 05/17/2011 19:18
Founded by John Amato, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who made a killing putting billboards on top of New York City taxis.

Founded by John Amato, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who made a killing putting billboards on top of New York City taxis.


Massages. Nail salons. Restaurants. Paper shredders? Welcome to the latest iteration of Groupon wanna-bes: daily deal sites where businesses offer discounts to other businesses. MarketSharing, a New York-based company that's launching Wednesday, aims to do just that - with a twist.



Founded by John Amato, a 30-year-old entrepreneur who made a killing putting billboards on top of New York City taxis, MarketSharing hopes to stand out by going beyond standard business fare.

The majority of MarketSharing's deals will be for lifestyle products and services for the office. That could be anything from half off on gift cards from popular local food delivery service SeamlessWeb - today's deal - to a discount on a corporate team-building challenge in Central Park.

"We will be a highly localized premium service to help your business be great," Amato said. "We're giving companies a way to discover cool things they can do."

Upcoming deals will include $2,500 for 30 seconds' worth of ad time on TaxiTV by Verifone Media, a 50% discount on $500 worth of Magic Carpet Day Camp and%A0a $600 corporate dodgeball tournament from New York Corporate Athletic League for $300.

Discounts on MarketSharing will range from 50% to 80%. The deal site company keeps 50% of any voucher sold.

MarketSharing joins a growing list of business to business deal sites, including RapidBuyr, BizyDeal, GroupPrice and OfficeArrow.


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