Groupon Academy Teaches Journalists Creative Writing

A leading company in local commerce Groupon allows consumers around the world to get access to a wide range of local deals, including shopping, dining, entertainment, beauty treatments and more. Plus using Groupon Coupon Codes when paying for great deals online shoppers can maximize the amount of their saving and get the biggest discount possible.
The successful business employing a team of experienced editors has a vigorous recruiting process. The Web-based coupon company invests lots of time and money in training its staff. The company currently runs a new program called Groupon Academy, the objective of which is to teach its writers.
In fact, Groupon has become similar to a newspaper with teams are working hard to make sure that the offers they list on the site are actually transparent and factually accurate. And such professional approach is paying off. Business Insider has recently named Groupon as a company employing one of this year's most innovative alternative storytellers alongside USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and other traditional newspapers.
Bur Groupon isn't a traditional news website although the most interesting and well-read publication now might be Groupon's. The high professional level of the articles published at Groupon can be explained by the fact that nearly half of Groupon's writers have prior journalism experience, 70 percent were creative writers and 20 percent wrote marketing or business copy. Overall, the company staff consists of 59 writers, 16 editors, 15 image designers, 24 fact-checkers, 11 copy editors and four editorial recruiters. Only during the last 6 month Groupon hired as many as 40 writers.
Before getting a job as a writer in Groupon each applicant is required to attend Groupon Academy, a training seminar where the trainees practice a write-up, and then get feedback on their writing. Such attention and focus on the quality of the articles published on site contributes to Groupon's smashing success. The company is growing very fast expecting to earn over $500 million in revenue this year. In fact, it is considered the fastest growing company in the history of the Web. Groupon proves that there's a market for creative writers who specialize in hybrid journalism-advertising prose Groupon has perfected. If you are the journalist or a creative writer you can rejoice as there are opportunities for developing a brilliant career with Groupon.