The OfferMe Community: Working Together for Group Buy Savings

Online Content Manager, Nadim C Sharbean, explains why Community is key to OfferMe's Group Buy.

If you're reading this blog because you've come from the link on the OfferMe site or our Facebook fan page, then I'm doing my job well. My name is Nadim and in my role as the Online Content Manager for OfferMe.com.au, it's my responsibility to communicate and interact with the OfferMe community.
Now, granted, most companies in today's virtual world have blogs and Facebook pages. 'Social Media' and 'Social Marketing' are two chic terms in business right now. Yet with OfferMe it's so much more than simply having an online presence. You see, to us here, OfferMe is built on and built for our Community. Our mission is to create a social shopping platform that focuses on gaining benefits for buyers.

That sounds like more marketing shtick. So let me whittle it down to basics. Essentially we exist so that OfferMe users can get the best deals on products they want. As most of our users know, the biggest way we do that is our Group Buy feature. This innovative concept allows users from all across the 'net to join together and get bulk buying prices on... well, anything really. As most people know, go into any store with two mates to buy the same product and the Sales Person will be more than happy to negotiate a better price. OfferMe's Group Buy takes out the hassles of that process. You simply say whether or not you want in on the Group Buy deal.

(On the Right: The highly requested Kingston 4GB DataTraveller sold for a mere $9.95 last week!)

How Group Buy products get chosen...

Currently, the OfferMe BDM, Erick Teresa, handles all the Group Buy product searches and negotiations. He bases his searches on the higher requested items on OfferMe (for more on requesting items, check out this page). What this means is that some of you are getting what you want, while others have to wait. So, if you are a user that's waiting, how do you get Erick onto your item? It's pretty simple really. First you request the item on OfferMe. Then you get people to click the 'Register Interest' button on your listed item.
And that's where the OfferMe community comes in. Want a PS3? Get on the Facebook page and get the votes behind it. Or try out OfferMe's InTouch social platform. It's like a Facebook for our users. In the end, all you need is a handful of people hunting for your product to get Erick on the job.

Group Buy your Christmas cheer...

Right now we're trying to stock up on cool things for Christmas. Yes, the 'Time for Giving' is right around the corner and we're looking at sorting out all your Kris Kringle needs and Christmas gift ideas in one hit. Got an item you think EVERYONE needs for Chrissie? Well, go on and tell us about it. We're like Santa... But with credit card access.