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Jump On It awarded best group buying site in Australia and New Zealand

Announcement posted by Jump On It 20 Sep 2011

Media Release

20 September 2011

Jump On It awarded best group buying site in Australia
and New Zealand

Jump On It has won the 2011 Online Retail (Group Buying) category of the AMBER Awards, Australia and New Zealand’s leading annual online services awards. Jump On It out ranked a complete list of group buying sites in Australia and New Zealand, including Scoopon and Spreets, based on an independent judging process looking at market share, results from a customer service survey and customer usability testing. The Award was announced in Sydney on September 15.

“We are thrilled to be recognised as number one in the group buying category for Australia and New Zealand, especially as the award recognises not only our significant share of the market but our outstanding customer service and the easy usability of the site,” says Jump On It co-founder and CEO Colin Fabig.

The AMBER Awards are the sister awards to the long-running andprestigiousAIMIA Awards or ‘Amys’ which are presented each year by the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association. In its third year, the 2011 AMBER awards recognises excellence in the eServices sector and highlights Australian and New Zealand leaders in in mainstream consumer services.

The award success comes shortly after Jump On It and sister site LivingSocial reached number one in the market for unique browsers, attracting a total of 1,263,000 unique visitors, as reported in July’s Nielsen report.

A recent deal on both Jump On It and LivingSocial by leading mother-and-baby brand Mothercare topped the record for sales on the two sites, selling 21,436 vouchers in seven days, with a retail value of $2.9 million.

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About LivingSocial & Jump On It

LivingSocial is the leading group buying company in Australia. It operates two daily deal sites – LivingSocial.com and JumpOnIt.com. Together they have over 1.5m+ email members, a 700,000+ strong Facebook community and receive over 1 million web visitors per week. Both daily deal sites provide members up to 90 percent off the best, handpicked experiences in their local community, and Australian businesses with thousands of guaranteed new customers at no risk or upfront cost. In May 2011, LivingSocial expanded with LivingSocial Escapes bringing online travel shoppers in Australia and New Zealand, unforgettable travel experiences at unbeatable value.