Goodshop
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Type of site | Digital coupon database |
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| Owner | Goodsearch LLC |
| Industry | Online Deals and Coupons |
| Services | Online Services |
| Slogan(s) | The Most Powerful Coupons on Earth! |
| Website |
Goodshop Goodsearch |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | November 2005 |
GoodShop (formerly Goodsearch) provides a database of digital coupons from more than 32,000 merchants including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy, etc. The company has partnered with 113,000 nonprofits and schools and shares commissions earned from purchases at participating stores with the shoppers chosen cause. As of September, 2015 more than $11 million has been donated.
For example, the ASPCA has earned over $58,000, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has earned more than $20,000, and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod has earned over $10,000.
GoodShop was founded in November 2005 by siblings Ken Ramberg (Co-Founder of JOBTRAK, purchased by Monster.com and operating today as MonsterCollege) and JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC's weekend show Your Business.[1] In 2011, Scott Garell, former President of Ask Networks, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com, joined GoodSearch as CEO.
GoodShop Sunday On November 30, 2014, Goodshop launched Goodshop Sunday, as the day to save money and support a cause, creating an alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Goodshop has been featured on Good Morning America,[2] The Today Show,[3] and CNN Headline News.[4]
References
- ↑ Strauss, S. (November 20, 2006). "For some entrepreneurs, giving is the new taking". USA Today. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Good Morning America". Google. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
- ↑ "The Today Show". Google. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Headline News". Google. November 30, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.