Thursday, May 8, 2014

Digital Coupons for small businesses


Digital coupons are a brilliant tool for small businesses, and can really increase your income. Here are four great reasons why you should start producing digital coupons:

1. They encourage people to purchase when they normally wouldn't.
Times are hard for many people at the moment, and often after their hard-earned money hits their bank account, they are loath to spend it on new things, or things that they do not consider to be essentials. Digital coupons, however, can encourage people to buy things that they weren't going to, but are swayed by the reduced price.

2. They reach new audiences, and create new customers.
Digital coupons are easily shared online, or through various social media. This means that your small business will be introduced to new audiences that you normally do not interact with. This can, in turn, give you new customers that you could never have reached normally.

3. They can bring people to your real-life base.
Small businesses often struggle because very few people try out different shops: they often walk straight to the shops that they already know, and just stick to them. But a digital coupon that can be used in a real-life shop will often draw people to come and visit you, to see your wares for themselves. This gives you the opportunity to create some lasting relationships with your new customers.

4. They can create excitement and buzz.
Who doesn't love coupons? The beauty of digital coupons is that they are accessible to anyone with a smart phone ñ which, let's be honest, is almost everyone. People get excited about money off coupons, and they will associate that positive feeling with your small business. Next time they need something, they probably won't need the incentive of a coupon to come to you.

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