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Practical insights on discount strategy, revenue management, distribution and customer discovery.

Practical insights on discount strategy, revenue management, distribution and customer discovery.

Distribution & Discovery

Ads, Commissions or Discounts? The Real Cost of Being Found

Ads, Commissions or Discounts? The Real Cost of Being Found

Compare ads, booking fees and bank discounts using the same question: how many genuinely new customers must each route bring to pay for itself?

Global Case Studies

What the Groupon Era Taught Merchants About Deep Discounts

What the Groupon Era Taught Merchants About Deep Discounts

Historical US daily-deal research shows when half-price vouchers helped or hurt merchants. Use a simple Dubai restaurant test before repeating a deep offer.

Distribution & Discovery

Listed Isn't Seen: Why UAE Offers Go Missing When Customers Choose

Listed Isn't Seen: Why UAE Offers Go Missing When Customers Choose

Your offer may be live in three bank apps and still be invisible when customers choose a venue. Learn how to test discovery, redemption friction and new visits.

Revenue Management

When Should a Service Business Discount an Empty Slot?

When Should a Service Business Discount an Empty Slot?

A quiet salon chair or gym class can justify a targeted offer, but only if the extra contribution beats discounts taken by existing customers. See the UAE break-even test.

Discount Strategy

The Hidden Cost of an Always-On Discount

The Hidden Cost of an Always-On Discount

A permanent 20% offer may reward regulars more than it attracts new customers. Calculate the break-even share and learn when an evergreen benefit makes sense.

Revenue Management

Does a 25% Discount Make Money? A UAE Restaurant Break-Even Test

Does a 25% Discount Make Money? A UAE Restaurant Break-Even Test

A 25% restaurant discount can add profit—or give away margin. Use this UAE worked example to calculate how many discounted visits must be genuinely incremental.

Discount Strategy

Why Do Businesses Offer Discounts? Five Reasons and How to Measure Them

Why Do Businesses Offer Discounts? Five Reasons and How to Measure Them

Why do UAE businesses offer discounts? Learn five commercial reasons, the metric for each, and a worked Dubai salon example that tests profit, not sales.

DiscGo News

DiscGo named a TiE Women MENA 2026 finalist

DiscGo named a TiE Women MENA 2026 finalist

DiscGo has been named one of the Top 10 finalists in the UAE track of the TiE Women MENA Program 2026, run by TiE Dubai.