www.lupsale.com	
  
Disrupting	
  local	
  commerce	
  through	
  email	
  
Local	
  businesses	
  see	
  how	
  their	
  business	
  
fall,	
  but	
  they	
  don't	
  know	
  what	
  to	
  do.	
  
But,	
  "retail	
  market"	
  is	
  still	
  growing!	
  	
  
And,	
  only	
  few	
  businesses	
  grow!	
  Why?	
  	
  
They	
  don't	
  know	
  how	
  to	
  adapt!	
  Most	
  of	
  
the	
  local	
  businesses	
  who	
  succeed	
  are	
  
moving	
  online	
  (to	
  communicate	
  online).	
  
But,	
  it's	
  not	
  too	
  late	
  for	
  them...	
  
	
  more	
  than	
  90%	
  of	
  commerce	
  is	
  still	
  offline.	
  
NOT	
  ENOUGH	
  
BUDGET	
  TO	
  
INVEST	
  IN	
  ONLINE	
  
MARKETING	
  
But	
  why	
  don't	
  they	
  go	
  online?	
  
	
  	
  We	
  discovered	
  that	
  two	
  of	
  the	
  biggest	
  
problems	
  for	
  them	
  are:	
  
NOT	
  ENOUGH	
  
TECHNICAL	
  
SKILLS	
  TO	
  DO	
  IT	
  
THEMSELVES	
  
We	
  have	
  the	
  solution	
  to	
  their	
  problems!	
  
Lupsale	
  helps	
  
local	
  businesses	
  
to	
  connect	
  their	
  
offline	
  customers	
  
online	
  and	
  help	
  
them	
  to	
  regain	
  
their	
  sales.	
  
How?	
  We	
  found	
  the	
  most	
  effective	
  tactics	
  
	
  in	
  online	
  marketing:	
  	
  
NEWS	
  UPDATES	
  &	
  SPECIAL	
  DEALS	
  	
  
NEW S 	
  U PD AT ES 	
  
	
  
	
   H E LP S	
  T H E M	
  TO 	
  
C O MMUN IC AT E 	
  T H E 	
  
LAT E ST 	
   N E WS	
  A B O UT 	
  
T H E IR 	
   B U S IN E S S 	
  
S PE C I A L	
   D E A LS 	
   	
  
	
  
H E LP S	
  T H E M	
  TO 	
  
SE N D	
  DE A LS	
  F O R	
  
T H E IR 	
   P R O D U C T S 	
  A N D 	
  
A LSO,	
  T H E IR	
  SE RV IC E S	
  
At	
  this	
  moment!	
  EMAIL	
  MARKETING	
  is	
  the	
  
most	
  effective	
  lead	
  generation	
  tactic:	
  
And,	
  after	
  organic	
  search	
  and	
  CPC	
  –	
  email	
  is	
  
one	
  of	
  the	
  top	
  acquisition	
  channel.	
  
You	
  can	
  see	
  how	
  the	
  U.S.	
  Postal	
  Service	
  	
  
Mail	
  Volume	
  peaked	
  in	
  2006	
  Owing	
  to	
  Email	
  
Rise...	
  
And	
  we	
  think	
  that	
  "email"	
  will	
  be	
  more	
  like	
  
an	
  Universal	
  platform...	
  and	
  also	
  does	
  Dave	
  
Dave	
  McClure	
  
Most	
  of	
  the	
  features	
  are	
  already	
  in	
  the	
  
email,	
  but	
  we	
  think	
  that	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  pieces	
  is	
  
missing,	
  what	
  piece?	
  buying	
  directly	
  in	
  the	
  
email	
  (not	
  with	
  the	
  email	
  like	
  Pay	
  Pal)	
  	
  
	
  	
  
Our	
  overall	
  strategy	
  to	
  move	
  local	
  
businesses	
  online	
  is	
  based	
  on	
  a	
  very	
  close	
  
relationship	
  with	
  each	
  client,	
  we	
  help	
  him,	
  
and	
  they	
  help	
  us	
  to	
  innovate	
  together.	
  
We	
  are	
  a	
  business	
  with	
  a	
  long	
  term	
  strategy...	
  no...	
  it's	
  a	
  lifetime	
  strategy!	
  
18	
  months	
   42	
  months	
   60	
  months	
  
We	
  think	
  that	
  "commerce"	
  will	
  be	
  very	
  easy	
  
for	
  the	
  consumer	
  to	
  make	
  a	
  purchase.	
  
Do	
  you	
  know	
  how	
  you	
  accept	
  a	
  meeting	
  	
  
in	
  mobile	
  with	
  a	
  simple	
  click?	
  
The	
  platform	
  knows	
  who	
  you	
  are	
  and	
  the	
  
action	
  is	
  in	
  real	
  time	
  -­‐	
  MEETING	
  ACCEPTED!	
  
And	
  also	
  we	
  think	
  commerce	
  will	
  be	
  like	
  
this:	
  BUY	
  NOW	
  -­‐>	
  BOUGHT!	
  
But,	
  is	
  it	
  enough	
  market?	
  	
  
We	
  think	
  that	
  Groupon	
  explained	
  it	
  better	
  
 
3	
  trillion	
  market	
  -­‐>	
  60	
  million	
  local	
  
merchants	
  worldwide	
  	
  
Groupon	
  has	
  been	
  called	
  
the	
  fastest	
  growing	
  
company	
  in	
  history.	
  	
  
	
  
Their	
  growth	
  rate	
  from	
  
the	
  first	
  year	
  and	
  second	
  
year	
  was	
  2,241%.	
  	
  
Yes,	
  you	
  read	
  correctly.	
  
	
  
We	
  saw	
  how	
  local	
  
businesses	
  	
  can	
  adapt	
  
very	
  fast	
  because	
  they	
  
"call	
  for	
  help!"	
  	
  
	
  
And	
  the	
  internet	
  has	
  just	
  begun.	
  
Only	
  30%	
  of	
  the	
  global	
  population	
  is	
  online.	
  
And	
  the	
  mobile	
  has	
  just	
  begun,	
  but	
  are	
  	
  
over	
  1.2	
  billion	
  people	
  
accessing	
  the	
  web	
  from	
  their	
  mobile	
  
devices.	
  	
  
This	
  data	
  makes	
  us	
  believe	
  that	
  now	
  is	
  the	
  
6th	
  revolution	
  in	
  the	
  world	
  and	
  we	
  want	
  to	
  
help	
  "	
  commerce"	
  to	
  move	
  forward!	
  	
  
WHO	
  AM	
  I?	
  ALEX	
  CIRCEI	
  |	
  CEO	
  |	
  27	
  	
  
	
  over	
  6	
  years	
  of	
  entrepreneurship	
  and	
  	
  
(seller	
  from	
  over	
  13	
  years)	
  	
  
2013	
  -­‐	
  Lupsale	
  (Universal	
  platform	
  which	
  helps	
  local	
  businesses	
  to	
  
connect	
  with	
  their	
  offline	
  customers	
  online	
  and	
  also	
  to	
  regain	
  their	
  sales)	
  	
  
	
  
2011	
  -­‐	
  StoreBeez	
  (Online	
  Marketplace	
  for	
  local	
  jewelry	
  stores	
  from	
  the	
  
U.K.)	
  out	
  of	
  service	
  in	
  2012	
  
	
  
2010	
  -­‐	
  Live2c	
  (first	
  SaaS	
  e-­‐Commerce	
  platform	
  in	
  Romanian	
  Market)	
  
bought	
  in	
  2011	
  by	
  Shopmania	
  Biz	
  (Asesoft)	
  
	
  
2009	
  -­‐	
  Copimaj	
  Interactive	
  (online	
  marketing	
  boutique	
  which	
  helps	
  e-­‐
Commerce	
  businesses	
  from	
  Romania)	
  up	
  and	
  running	
  
	
  
2008	
  -­‐	
  liveMag.ro	
  (most	
  awarded	
  IT&C	
  Online	
  Store	
  at	
  e-­‐Commerce	
  
Awards	
  2009	
  in	
  Romania)	
  bought	
  in	
  2011	
  by	
  debo.ro	
  
	
  
AND	
  THIS	
  IS	
  MY	
  DREAM!	
  
And	
  everybody	
  who	
  knows	
  me	
  they	
  know	
  
I'm	
  crazy	
  enough	
  to	
  change	
  the	
  world!	
  
Thank	
  you!	
  
Bucharest	
  HQ	
  
Washington	
  Street,	
  Nr.	
  4,	
  	
  
Bucharest,	
  11794	
  
0371-­‐169-­‐499	
  
San	
  Francisco	
  HQ	
  
567	
  Sutter	
  Street,	
  3rd	
  
Floor,	
  San	
  Francisco,	
  CA	
  
94102	
  510-­‐982-­‐1040	
  
Alex	
  Circei	
  
alex@lupsale.com	
  
www.lupsale.com	
  

Deck

  • 1.
    www.lupsale.com   Disrupting  local  commerce  through  email  
  • 2.
    Local  businesses  see  how  their  business   fall,  but  they  don't  know  what  to  do.  
  • 3.
    But,  "retail  market"  is  still  growing!     And,  only  few  businesses  grow!  Why?    
  • 4.
    They  don't  know  how  to  adapt!  Most  of   the  local  businesses  who  succeed  are   moving  online  (to  communicate  online).  
  • 5.
    But,  it's  not  too  late  for  them...    more  than  90%  of  commerce  is  still  offline.  
  • 6.
    NOT  ENOUGH   BUDGET  TO   INVEST  IN  ONLINE   MARKETING   But  why  don't  they  go  online?      We  discovered  that  two  of  the  biggest   problems  for  them  are:   NOT  ENOUGH   TECHNICAL   SKILLS  TO  DO  IT   THEMSELVES  
  • 7.
    We  have  the  solution  to  their  problems!   Lupsale  helps   local  businesses   to  connect  their   offline  customers   online  and  help   them  to  regain   their  sales.  
  • 8.
    How?  We  found  the  most  effective  tactics    in  online  marketing:     NEWS  UPDATES  &  SPECIAL  DEALS     NEW S  U PD AT ES       H E LP S  T H E M  TO   C O MMUN IC AT E  T H E   LAT E ST   N E WS  A B O UT   T H E IR   B U S IN E S S   S PE C I A L   D E A LS       H E LP S  T H E M  TO   SE N D  DE A LS  F O R   T H E IR   P R O D U C T S  A N D   A LSO,  T H E IR  SE RV IC E S  
  • 9.
    At  this  moment!  EMAIL  MARKETING  is  the   most  effective  lead  generation  tactic:  
  • 10.
    And,  after  organic  search  and  CPC  –  email  is   one  of  the  top  acquisition  channel.  
  • 11.
    You  can  see  how  the  U.S.  Postal  Service     Mail  Volume  peaked  in  2006  Owing  to  Email   Rise...  
  • 12.
    And  we  think  that  "email"  will  be  more  like   an  Universal  platform...  and  also  does  Dave   Dave  McClure  
  • 13.
    Most  of  the  features  are  already  in  the   email,  but  we  think  that  one  of  the  pieces  is   missing,  what  piece?  buying  directly  in  the   email  (not  with  the  email  like  Pay  Pal)        
  • 14.
    Our  overall  strategy  to  move  local   businesses  online  is  based  on  a  very  close   relationship  with  each  client,  we  help  him,   and  they  help  us  to  innovate  together.   We  are  a  business  with  a  long  term  strategy...  no...  it's  a  lifetime  strategy!   18  months   42  months   60  months  
  • 15.
    We  think  that  "commerce"  will  be  very  easy   for  the  consumer  to  make  a  purchase.   Do  you  know  how  you  accept  a  meeting     in  mobile  with  a  simple  click?  
  • 16.
    The  platform  knows  who  you  are  and  the   action  is  in  real  time  -­‐  MEETING  ACCEPTED!  
  • 17.
    And  also  we  think  commerce  will  be  like   this:  BUY  NOW  -­‐>  BOUGHT!  
  • 18.
    But,  is  it  enough  market?     We  think  that  Groupon  explained  it  better  
  • 19.
      3  trillion  market  -­‐>  60  million  local   merchants  worldwide     Groupon  has  been  called   the  fastest  growing   company  in  history.       Their  growth  rate  from   the  first  year  and  second   year  was  2,241%.     Yes,  you  read  correctly.     We  saw  how  local   businesses    can  adapt   very  fast  because  they   "call  for  help!"      
  • 20.
    And  the  internet  has  just  begun.   Only  30%  of  the  global  population  is  online.  
  • 21.
    And  the  mobile  has  just  begun,  but  are     over  1.2  billion  people   accessing  the  web  from  their  mobile   devices.    
  • 22.
    This  data  makes  us  believe  that  now  is  the   6th  revolution  in  the  world  and  we  want  to   help  "  commerce"  to  move  forward!    
  • 23.
    WHO  AM  I?  ALEX  CIRCEI  |  CEO  |  27      over  6  years  of  entrepreneurship  and     (seller  from  over  13  years)     2013  -­‐  Lupsale  (Universal  platform  which  helps  local  businesses  to   connect  with  their  offline  customers  online  and  also  to  regain  their  sales)       2011  -­‐  StoreBeez  (Online  Marketplace  for  local  jewelry  stores  from  the   U.K.)  out  of  service  in  2012     2010  -­‐  Live2c  (first  SaaS  e-­‐Commerce  platform  in  Romanian  Market)   bought  in  2011  by  Shopmania  Biz  (Asesoft)     2009  -­‐  Copimaj  Interactive  (online  marketing  boutique  which  helps  e-­‐ Commerce  businesses  from  Romania)  up  and  running     2008  -­‐  liveMag.ro  (most  awarded  IT&C  Online  Store  at  e-­‐Commerce   Awards  2009  in  Romania)  bought  in  2011  by  debo.ro    
  • 24.
    AND  THIS  IS  MY  DREAM!  
  • 25.
    And  everybody  who  knows  me  they  know   I'm  crazy  enough  to  change  the  world!  
  • 26.
    Thank  you!   Bucharest  HQ   Washington  Street,  Nr.  4,     Bucharest,  11794   0371-­‐169-­‐499   San  Francisco  HQ   567  Sutter  Street,  3rd   Floor,  San  Francisco,  CA   94102  510-­‐982-­‐1040   Alex  Circei   alex@lupsale.com   www.lupsale.com