LocateYourCity provides a low-cost advertising package for small businesses in major cities that extends beyond daily deals. It offers businesses access to a growing database of local customers to help drive new and repeat business. LocateYourCity seeks funding to expand its localized PR and sales teams as it launches in additional major metropolitan areas like Houston, San Francisco, and Boston beyond its initial launch in Washington D.C. The funding would support marketing activities like online ads, social media, and PR to attract advertisers and retain customers through ongoing engagement.

1. LocateYourCity

2. Locally Branded, Commission Free
Groupon, For Small Businesses In
Every Major Metropolitan City
Nationwide.
LocateYourCity

3. Problem worth solving
There are a number of great benefits to
using daily deal advertising; however, high
priced commission fees, customer
retention & lack of brand loyalty have
made it difficult for advertisers to
experience long-term success with this
form of marketing.
LocateYourCity

4. Our solution
LocateYourCity provides a low cost
advertising package that extends outside
just daily deal advertising. Advertisers
have monthly access to a fast growing
database of local customers to help
discover new business and keep past
customers engaged.
LocateYourCity

5. Target market
LocateYourCity
prospects
360K
Market size:
Restaurants & Bars
Spas
$158.1B

6. Competitors How our solution is better
Groupon More Affordable & Small Business Focused
Living Social Lower Cost and Community Branded
Competitive landscape
LocateYourCity

7. Funding needed
LocateYourCity
LocateYourCity is seeking funding
to increase localized public
relations and add additional
qualified members to its sales &
marketing team.
$75K

8. Sales channels
Through online promotion and inbound
marketing, advertisers are able to enroll
themselves directly online to help lower
the cost for acquiring each customer.
Additional sales are done through a small
team of commission only territory sale
associates.
LocateYourCity

9. Marketing activities
Marketing activities include online
advertising, social networking, territory
sales associates and PR driven inbound
marketing campaigns. Retaining previous
customers is key through followups, email
marketing and social media re-marketing
techniques.
LocateYourCity

10. Financial projections
LocateYourCity

11. Date Milestone
October 15, 2014 LocateDC Official Launch
January 15, 2015 Hire Senior Marketing Manager
April 1, 2015 LocateHouston Official Launch
April 1, 2015 LocateSanFran Official Launch
April 1, 2015 LocateBoston Official Launch
Milestones
LocateYourCity