Everyday business establishments have their current promotions to attract customers to spend more, but for them to announce this is going to be tough. They could put big signs within their shops, announce through their websites, give out flyers etc, but how far can you reach? With the current recession, I’m sure most people will appreciate a great discounts and sales, but all they need is information on where and when that happens. So I thought of a way for Businesses to announce online. What’s great about this is that businesses can have better chances of getting potential customers rather than just current customers and increase their market share. This is how it works:
There will be a Google map with detailed listings on the bottom of where, what and when a sale or discount is happening. Listings will depend on the IP address of the ‘user’, so if someone is from the Philippines, the website will automatically place you at the Philippines’ page.
Business establishments would be categorized into different categories (for example, restaurants, spas, jewelry etc.). Giving businesses their own web pages to announce sales / discounts and to encourage discussion between users about the brand. Users are given points for interacting in the brands page. Discussions can help brands to come up with more effective ways to attract more followers of their brands by asking potential / current customers of what promotions would be attractive.
Users can add brands to their list, this will make sure that if any sale / discount occurs they’ll be emailed about the announcements straight away. Users could also opt into following discussions of the brand thru their emails.
Announcements can be done by both users and businesses and tagged in Google maps. If users announces a sale or discount, other users must verify it before it would come out just to be sure that it is real. Users are then given points for reporting a valid report on sales / discounts, Points could be to set authority or maybe to win freebies thru the website.
Businesses will have a ‘Analytics’ type of dashboard, where data is arranged so that they could understand it easily. There will be Visitor Count, buzz generated thru blog and google search, twitter, etc (incoming links), number of clicks and visits to page, etc. Also for them to track feedback and ratings.
Revenues could be from direct local advertisements by those in the listings. Or from membership of different companies (more pages and search priority given).
Unclear Thoughts:
- Do companies have to pay to join?
- Verification of User reported news (majority vote, highly rated users?)
What do you guys think?
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