What is CityDeals.com?
For Consumers . CityDeals.com is an online marketplace for finding the best deals on local and national gift cards, gift certificates, tickets and travel.

For Merchants. CityDeals.com is the easiest and most cost-effective way to attract new customers, inspire repeat business, and generate low-cost customer referrals. We showcase your business to thousands of local and national consumers who shop with us daily. In addition to advertising, we also promote and sell your gift cards (or gift certificates) online. This helps generate additional income for your business. Many of our clients earn thousands of dollars each month!
What makes CityDeals.com Unique?
  • We pay you! We promote and sell your gift cards and send you a monthly check.
  • We feature the best local and national brands. Our clients include over 60 national brands like The Gap, Macy’s, and Olive Garden—as well as many of the area’s most famous local brands.
  • We offer daily deals, rewards, and incentives. These draw thousands of consumers to the website every day. This creates a buzz of excitement that leads to intense loyalty, repeat traffic, and valuable customer referrals.
  • We target local and national consumers. We target thousands of consumers who live near your business as well as consumers traveling to your area for business or leisure.
  • Our advertising is extremely affordable! We are able to reach millions of consumers via the Internet for far less than the cost of traditional media. Compare typical advertising costs:
Typical Advertising Costs
MEDIUM TYPE MONTHLY COST
Yellow Pages ¼ page black & white ad $145.83
Local Newspaper 2” x 2” square ad $471.25
USA Today 4-line classified ad $3,045.00
Wall Street Journal 4-line classified ad $3,915.00
Local Radio 120 30-second commercials $2,074.00
Local Television 60 30-second commercials $7,625.00
Direct Mail 1,000 4" x 6" postcards including postage $1,500.00
CityDeals.com Listing, web page, full color graphics & reviews $55.00

*Based on market analysis of major U.S. markets, January 2008.  

You send us your gift cards (or certificates) and cash your monthly checks. We do everything else. We advertise your business using Internet, affiliate programs, and traditional media like billboards, radio, and television.

Consumers shop with us online and we process their orders and ship them your gift cards. They use your gift cards for themselves or give them as gifts. Corporations use your gift cards for employee rewards and incentives.

We send you a check at the end of the month for the total sales (less processing fees) along with a statement of activity. Many of our clients generate as much as $3,000 to $5,000 per month!   

What You Do
  • Provide gift cards to CityDeals.com
  • Cash monthly checks
What We Do
  • Advertise your business
  • Promote and sell your gift cards
  • Process customer orders
  • Ship orders to customers
  • Report monthly sales and traffic stats
  • Send you monthly checks
You Call The Shots
  • You sell your gift cards at any price.
  • You set limitations and restrictions.
  • You can change your price at any time
Program Requirements
  • You should use your standard gift cards and certificates whenever possible. Avoid printing something new.
  • Expiration dates should be avoided or must be at least 18 months in the future.
  • Restrictions must be clearly stated on both the website and the certificate. You cannot change restrictions midstream (that’s called bait and switch advertising).
Gift card sales have exploded in recent years growing to nearly $100 million! If you’re not selling gift cards or gift certificates online, you’re missing a tremendous opportunity. Are you taking full advantage of this trend?
Gift Card Industry Sales
  • Gift cards are the #1 most popular gift in the U.S.
  • The average consumer will purchase 5.5 gift cards during the coming year.
  • Gift card sales will exceed $100 million this year.
  • 84% of all businesses surveyed report that they use gift cards for corporate incentive programs
  • 57% plan on spending $25,000 or more on gift card incentives!
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Consumer awareness of gift cards 76% 79% 92% 94% 92%
Purchased or received a gift card 36% 37% 59% 64% 59%
Average # of gift cards purchased 4.1 4.6 5.6 6.9 6.2
Average value of gift cards bought $44 $50 $41 $59 $44
Average gift card spend (prev year) N/A N/A $197 $247 $228
Spent more than value of card 58% 61% 56% 55% 56%
Overall satisfaction with gift cards
(10 point scale, 10=extremely satisfied)
7 9 9 9 9

(First Data Prepaid Service/ValueLink Consumer Insights Survey 2001-2005)
  • 25% of the consumers surveyed who purchased gift cards for themselves, did so because the cards offer a way to budget or control what they spend
  • A little more than one quarter, 27%, of those who purchased a gift card in the previous 12 months said they purchased gift cards at a store that offers gift cards from multiple retailers/merchants
  • Nearly three out of four respondents who purchased a gift card in the previous 12 months, 72%, said they purchased and gave gift cards as a primary gift.
  • 50% of gift card receivers reported using up the value of their gift card within one trip, while another 21% used up the value of their gift card within two trips.
  • One quarter, 24%, of those who received a gift card in the previous 12 months report spending the total value of their gift card within one week of receiving the gift. Another 29% said it takes one month to spend the total value on their card.
  • The average dollar amount spent on all gift cards remained well above $200, coming in at $228 for 2005.
  • 61% of the respondents said they are likely to purchase a gift card in the next 12 months.
  • Overall, respondents said they are likely to purchase an average of 5.5 cards in the coming year. That reflects an average of 1.5 more cards per year than when First Data began tracking consumer’s gift card behavior in 2001.
  • More respondents, 50%, prefer to give a gift card over cash.
  • Forty-one percent of the respondents said they are interested in a spending card that is tied to a rewards program.
Local Merchants
Local Merchant Gift Cards/Certificates
and hundreds more...
National Brands
National Gift Cards
and many more...
Young, Educated, Active & Affluent. Our customers are the prime demographic for almost every business. Our research shows the following regarding our customers:
  • 36-years old
  • Mostly female
  • Married
  • Have 3-4 young children at home (ages 0-12)
  • Have a college degree
  • Have a household income of $85,000
  • Are a homeowner
  • Take vacations 3-4 times a year
  • Have a high-speed internet connection
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Business Listings, Banners, Web Pages & Video Profiles all generate awareness and increase sales for your business. Once your ads go live, thousands of consumers will have the chance to view your photos and website, read about your business, watch your video profile, read customer reviews, get directions, and even purchase your gift cards or certificates conveniently online!
  • Are viewed by thousands of consumers each month
  • Attract new customers with exciting offers
  • Promote your business 24/7
Sunflower Hill: Listing Page
  • Grab attention!
  • Generate additional exposure and allow you to cross-promote
  • Inform local consumers about seasonal offerings
  • Dramatically increase online gift card and certificate sales
  • Showcase your business with detailed info, photos, customer reviews and more
  • Can be linked to your website, emailed to friends and added to favorites lists
  • Offer multiple products to create your own e-commerce pages
Sunflower Hill: Merchant Page
  • Are extremely popular; web users love videos
  • Consumers get a fascinating glimpse into what makes your business unique
  • Are shot on location by a professional production team
  • Instant top-ranking organic position for your business on ALL major search engines
  • Adds credibility to your business and more awareness for your brand
Sunflower Hill: Search Engine Listing
You always know you're getting an excellent return on investment when you advertise with CityDeals.com. That's because we track and report all traffic and sales. You simply log in to your merchant account to view the following results month-to-date or life-to-date:
  • Listing Impressions
  • Banner Impressions
  • Inventory Quantity on Hand
  • Product Sales
Email Blasts, Search Engine Marketing, & Billboards draw hundreds of thousands of local visitors to the site annually.
  • Sent weekly to tens of thousands of local "opt-in" subscribers
  • Remind consumers to shop often and buy gifts at CityDeals.com
  • Have extremely high response and sales conversion rates
Sunflower Hill: Email Marketing
  • CityDeals.com has become a top-ranked website on ALL major search engines
  • Brings hundreds of thousands of visitors annually
Sunflower Hill: Search Engine Listing
  • Draw local consumers to the website
  • Are viewed by hundreds of thousands of people
  • Provide local co-op advertising opportunities
Sunflower Hill: Co-op Billboard
LISTING OPTIONS
Description Monthly Rate
Business Listing (with consignment)
Sponsored Listing
Video Profile Hosting
Web Video Production
BANNER OPTIONS
Description Monthly Rate
Leaderboard Banner
Rectangle Banner
Text Banner
GIFT CERTIFICATE OPTIONS
Description Quantity & Rate
Gift Certificate Printing