CASE STUDY
Professor: Xenia Viladas Team: Kun Liu, Xinyu Wu, Alan Liu, Yuxuan Wang, Xuchen Zhang
School of Design, Department of Service Design, Savannah SERV 711 - Service Design: Principles and Practice Fall 2018
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OUR TEAM
COMPANY ANALYSIS
Research, service package, current stakeholder current customer journey, business model
NEW MARKET SEGMENTATION
NEW CHANNELS
NEW MARKETING APPROACH
STAKEHOLDER& ECOSYSTEM
NEW BUSINESS MODEL
Market research, new value propositions, persona, new customer journey
Channel maps
Competitor research, storyboard, new key activity, blueprint
New Stakeholder map& ecosystem map
New business model for Groupon
OUR TEAM
KUN LIU INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MA
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XINYU WU SERVICE DESIGN MFA
ALAN LIU DESIGN MANAGEMENT MFA
YUXUAN WANG INTERIOR DESIGN MFA
XUCHEN ZHANG INTERIOR DESIGN MFA
COMPANY ANALYSIS Groupon is an American worldwide e-commerce marketplace that offers discounted gift certificates usable at local or international companies. Groupon’s mission is to become the daily habit in local commerce. They have a strong relationship with local commerce because they believe that local commerce are the economic backbones of the neighborhood we live in. The local commerce are job creators, meeting places, cultural hubs and, occasionally, local legends. Therefore, Groupon offers the desirable discount to customers and brings more customers to the local commerce so it is a circle relationship between customers, local businesses, and Groupon platform to reach win-win situation. In the future, we expect Groupon takes their original advantage to expand their business into various service and explore more potential opportunities through service design.
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Basic Information about
★An American worldwide e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribes with local merchants by offering activities, travel, goods and service in 15 countries ★Launched in November, 2008 in Chicago by Andrew Mason ★The first market for Groupon was Chicago ★By the end of March 2015, Groupon served more than 500 cities worldwide
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Coupon Categories of
Art Babies & Kids Clothing Crafts Supplies Electronics Flowers & Gifts Green Living Hobby & Collectibles Luggage Movies & Music Office Supplies Party Supplies Pregnancy Tools & Hardware TV
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Auctions Bingo College & Education Department Stores Event Tickets Food & Gourmet Grocery House & Home Malls Moving Online Pens Restaurants & Bars Toys & Games Weddings
Audio Books & Magazines Computers, Laptops & Tablets Detergent Financial Free Samples Haircare Jewelry Medical Musical Instruments Outdoors Pet Supplies Shipping Transportation Wholesale
Automotive Cleaning Products Costumes Discount Fitness & Diet Gift Certificates Health & Beauty Lotto Mobile Phone Novelty Parking Pharmacy Sporting Goods Travel
Leaders of
Rich Williams
Alison Allgor
Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Colin Bodell
Sarah Butterfass
Aaron Cooper
Dane Drobny
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Product Officer
President of North America
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Steve Krenzer
Mike Randolfi
Anita Samojednik
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Global Operations
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Brian Stevens Chief Accounting Officer & Treasurer
Julie Szudarek
Roushan Zenooz
President of International
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Mission of To be the daily habit in local commerce.
BOOSTING LOCAL COMMERCE
AT A HIGH LEVEL
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Active in 15 countries & 500 + markets around the world
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Headquartered in Chicago, lllinois with more than 6000 employees worldwide
CUSTOMERS SATISFACTION
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49.5 million global active customers Over 90% customer satisfaction Ranked a top 5 eCommerce brand in U.S. by monthly unique users
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Has worked with more than one million merchants to date
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Pumped more than $18 billion into local business
LEADER IN MOBILE
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Boasts the #1 retail app on iOS & Android One of the top 25 most used apps of 2016 New tools are rolling out all of the time
Stakeholders of
As an e-commerce marketplace, Groupon not only build a bridge between consumers and companies, but also organize different business channel in a community that provide other roles in it, such as advertisers, local merchant, agencies, shareholders, communities and so on.
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Current Customer Journey map of
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Current Customer Journey map of
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Customer Archetype of
Sepatated/ Divorced/ Widowed 5% Married 30%
Male 23%
Marital Status
Single 45%
Female 77%
Ling w/partner 20% Single Married
Gender
Ling w/partner Sepatated/ Divorced/ Widowed
Single users are more than users who already get married.
Male
Female users are in the majority, which is more interested in the deals or coupes that Groupon provided online.
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Female
Customer Archetype of
Household keeper 3%
less than $19k 7%
Retired/Unemployed 10%
$20k-$26k 12%
Student 12%
$27k-$34k 12%
Employment Full time 75% Full time Retired/Unemployed
Student Household keeper
75% users of all users are having a full time job, which may cover their daily spend.
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over$70k 29%
Income $45k-$65k 19%
$35k-$44k 21% over$70k $27k-$34k
$45k-$65k $20k-$26k
$35k-$44k less than $19k
29% users’ annual income are higher than $70k.
Customer Archetype of 55+ 3%
Graduate degree 30%
44-54 11% 35-44 18%
Age
Education 10-34 68%
Under graduate degree 50%
6th form college 12% Apprentices 3% Vocational course 5%
10-34
35-44
44-54
55+
68% users are younger than 34 years old.
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Under graduate degree 6th form college Vocational course
Graduate degree Apprentices
80% users are having an undergraduate level degree or even higher.
Target Market of
TWO SIDED MARKETPLACE FEATURED MERCHANTS
CONSUMERS
-The Point's platform: if a certain number of people signed up for the offer, then the deal became available to all. -Based on demographics, it is easily shows that Groupon target their users as young single users who is well educated and have good income, which can handle their daily spend. -Small local business. -Goods From factories that has lower cost. -Groupon serves 500 markets and 15 countries.
MARRYING SUPPLY AND DEMAND THROUGH PRICE AND DISCOVERY
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Type of site: Electronic commerce Available in: English and others (for 27 countries) Headquarters: Chicago, U.S. Owner: Groupon Created by: Tim O'Shaughnessy, Aaron Batalion, Eddie Frederick, Val Aleksenko Key people: Gautam Thakar (CEO & President) (before company was acquired by Groupon) Revenue: $57,000,000 (2015) Employees: 200+ (2018)
Type of site: Online deal marketplace Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A Founder(s): Andrew Mason, Eric Lefkofsky, Brad Keywell Chairman: Eric Lefkofsky CEO: Rich Williams Industry : Electronic commerce Revenue: Decrease US$2.84 billion (2017) Net income: Increase US$14.04 million (2017) Employees: 6,000+ (2018)
Direct Competitors of
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Indirect Competitors of
As Groupon looks to expand beyond
Groupon Goods competes with
"Local" is a hard nut to crack, and
daily deals to become a marketplace
Amazon. Facebook is testing "Local
while many players seek to find a
for local commerce, the company
Market", a buying and selling
comes into competition with many
community powered by Facebook
foothold in the space, Groupon
large players.
groups, that also indirectly competes with Groupon.
continues to have a significant advantage because of its relationships with 150,000 local businesses in the United States alone.
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Sales Forces of
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Number of Groupon's merchant sales representatives and sales support staff from1st quarter 2009 to 2nd quarter 2018
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The statistic above shows the size of Groupon's sales force as of the second quarter of 2018. By the last measured quarter, the number of inside and outside merchant sales representatives, as well as sales support staff, amounted to 2,373, down from 2,485 sales employees of the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
Global Annual Revenue of
This statistic shows Groupon's global annual revenue from 2008 to 2017. As of 2017, the daily deal website's annual revenue amounted to 2.84 billion US dollars.
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Global Revenue of Groupon from 2008 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Corporate Culture of
Global Collaboration
Match  Consumers with Merchants
Diversity & Culture
An On-demand Marketplace
Anywhere Anytime
Connect Local Commerce (in-win)
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Values and Strategic Intent of
IN 2015, GROUPON CONTINUED ON ITS MISSION TO BECOME THE DAILY HABIT IN LOCAL COMMERCE — MAKING SOME OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THIS FRONT IN OUR SEVEN-YEAR HISTORY.
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Service Offering Map of
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Business Model of
Internet&other coupon provider Merchant
Marketing Marketing investigation Discounts margins Increase purchasing frequency B2B sales force Supply&demand analysis
Website Reputation Brand Network Delivery Company
App Marketing Taxes Offices SERV 711 - Service Design: Principles and Practice
Employees Website infrastrusture Consumer database Merchant acquisition
Connect merchants to consumers by offering goods&services with discounts
Wide range of discounted offers Trust Network Community
Effective advertising fast build prospect List local deals Groupon getways
Website Mobiles apps Email B2B sales Merchant web portal
Free on transactions New products credit cards New products (Glive) Ancillary services
Local consumers Goods&service merchants Travel agencies
NEW MARKET SEGMENTATION
Company Wholesale Service
Food Delivery Service
New market segmentation part includes Market Research,New Value Propositions, Persona and New Customer Journey.
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New Value Proposition 1 ——Company
Current Situation
Currently, Groupon focuses on
Wholesale Service
New Opportunity
According to research, companies have
“business to person” business strategy that
amount of needs to wholesale items or services
builds a bridge between different
which is a potential opportunity for Groupon to
companies and their consumers to provide
develop their service for “business to business”.
goods or services.
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OFFICE FURNITURE COMPANY PERSONA
BRIEF INTRODUCTION Formerly: Metal Office Furniture Company Type: Public • Founded: March 16, 1912 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States • Headquarters: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States • Revenue: US$ 3.1 Billion(2015) • Number of employees: 11,000 (2014) • •
INNOVATION
“And because protecting the environment is in our DNA, we drive sustainable social, economic and environmental change through our decisions and actions. we don’t just do what’s right, we do what’s best — for people and for the planet.”
PRODUCTS •
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Office furniture, architectural and technology for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries.
DIGITAL MEDIA COMPANY PERSONA
BRIEF INTRODUCTION • Formerly: Digital Media Company • Type: Public • Founded: Launched in October 2010 •
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
INNOVATION
“We create a social networking application that allows users to share pictures and videos with their followers. It’s a free mobile app exclusively for the iOS operating system, but has now evolved into a multi-platform social network.”
PRODUCTS •
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Social networking application.
Customer Journey Map ——Company
Wholesale Service Business 2 (Supplier)
Business 1 (Demander) Sign in
1
Post Demand (Fill Application)
2
Receive Confirmation
3
Waiting Check The Optimal Choices Make a Decision
1
Sign in
Collect Requirement
2
Match Order
3
Check Capability
4
Decision(Fill Forms)
Integrate
(Fail)
4 5
Receive Confirmation
6
Place Order
7
Receive Goods/Services
8
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Collect Data
Waiting
Analyze/Filter
6
Receive Demander’s Confirmation (Success) Place Order
7
Deliver Goods/Services
5 Match Confirmation
New Value Proposition 2 ——Food
Delivery Service
“Local business hidden a huge value.” New Opportunity Shopping
Food Delivery Service Touring
Local Business Restaurant
Since Groupon has collected amount of local resources, it’s much easier for it to launch food delivery service with a much cheaper and convenient business strategy.
Transportion
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FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PERSONA 1 JACK- A OFFICE EMPLOYEE BRIEF INTRODUCTION •
Office employee
28 years old • $5500 p.a disposable income •
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More than 6 times food deliveries, more than 6 times restaurant per week.
LIFE STYLE Love hanging out with friends. • Single • Shared living situation • Rarely cook •
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FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE PERSONA 2 LILY- A RESTAURANT OWNER BRIEF INTRODUCTION •
Local Restaurant Owner
Opening the restaurant for 1 year • 32 years old. •
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Low capital for investment.
RESTAURANT INTRODUCTION Low margin operations • Sourcing small quantities • Simple digital presence • No proprietary delivery •
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Customer Journey Map ——Food
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Delivery Service
Customer Journey Map ——Food
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Delivery Service
Weakness
Strengths
Food Delivery Service SWOT Analysis
-Offer desirable discounts to customers -Wide range of discounted offers -Offer a lot of options for customers -Reduce the thinking time -Free-delivery service for the quantity reaching to a certain amount -Fast and efficient order process -Simple and convenient interface
Opportunities -Any other place of dense population -Increase customers purchasing frequency -Influence the customers behavior -Connect Community -Network -Build trust between people -Reinforce cooperation with company -Foresee customer preference
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-Brand new service -Reputation -Trust -Loyalty of customers
Threats -Other online food delivery competitors (like Ubereat) -Other online coupon companies
NEW CHANNELS
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NEW MARKETING APPROACH —— Food Delivery
In order to improve food delivery service strategy, the team try to do more competitor research that understand food delivery marketing deeply. Then, the new key activity is formed that the team explains by storyboard. Finally, the team shows a Food Delivery Service blueprint.
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Competitor research of
Type:Subsidiary Industry Online food ordering Founded August 2014; 4 years ago Founders Travis Kalanick (CEO), Garrett Camp Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States Area served Worldwide Key people Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO) Thuan Pham (CTO) Ryan Graves (COO) Parent Uber Website ubereats.com The platform occasionally features food from local celebrity chefs wishing to increase their public visibility, including some who do not have physical restaurants. People can sign up to deliver food orders for Uber Eats using their car, bike, scooter, or on foot. Delivery partners earn money for each delivery trip based on number of trips and the distance between the restaurant and the dropoff location.
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Competitor research of
Grubhub Inc. is an online and mobile food-ordering company that connects diners with local restaurants. Based in Chicago, the company has more than 14 million active diners, and approximately 80,000 restaurant partners in over 1,600 cities across the United States and the United Kingdom. Type Public Traded as NYSE: GRUB Russell 1000 Component Industry Online platform for restaurant pick-up and delivery Founder Matt Maloney Mike Evans Headquarters Chicago, Illinois, United States Area served United States Key people ●Brian McAndrews ●(Chairman of the Board) ●Matthew Maloney ●(Co-Founder & CEO) Subsidiaries Eat24, LevelUp, Seamless Website Grubhub.com
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Storyboard for
Step 1
New Food Delivery Service
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 6
Step7
Step 8
Who wants to join the order of XXX restaurant?
Step 5
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New Blueprint Map of
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STAKEHOLDER & ECOSYSTEM
New Stakeholder Map
Ecosystem Map
According to the new value proposition, we create a new stakeholder map for Groupon food deliver service that describes with the relationship between original stakeholders and new stakeholders.The Ecosystem Map explains how different stakeholders work as an entirety.
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New Stakeholder Map
The new stakeholder map shows some new stakeholders that help Groupon develop food delivery service, such as food delivery company, manufacture, small business and so on.
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New Ecosystem Map
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NEW BUSINESS MODEL
Internet&other coupon provider Merchant
Marketing Marketing investigation Discounts margins Increase purchasing frequency B2B sales force Supply&demand analysis Develop&cooperate new relationship
Connect merchants to consumers by offering goods&services with discounts
Cooperate with delivery company Deliver Food
Food delivery service with discount
Effective advertising fast build prospect List local deals Groupon getways
Wide range of discounted offers Trust Network Community
The new value propositions improve Groupon original business model from many perspectives. In
Website Reputation Brand Network Delivery Company Local restaurant
the future, Groupon would change into a database company that
Website Mobiles apps Email B2B sales Merchant web portal Transpotation
provide almost every markets latest trending analysis.
App Marketing Taxes Offices
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Employees Website infrastrusture Consumer database Merchant acquisition
Free on transactions New products credit cards New products (Glive) Ancillary services
Local consumers Goods&service merchants Travel agencies Millennials
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