4 Strategies for Addressing Bad Restaurant Reviews

2023-02-17T11:49:37-04:00February 17th, 2023|Blog, Business Growth, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Marketing Ideas|

As a restaurant owner, you naturally want all your diners to have good a experience. Seeing a great review helps you see how you’re making a positive impact on your customers. Yet, discovering bad restaurant reviews can leave you feeling disappointed. In the worst-case scenarios, consistent negative reviews can seriously disrupt your business. Therefore, it’s important to make concerted efforts to address them as [...]

Why Loyalty Programs Should Be a Key Part of Your Growth Strategy

2023-02-02T16:10:15-04:00February 2nd, 2023|Blog, Business Growth, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Campaign|

Image Source: Pixabay Developing an effective growth strategy isn’t always easy, but it’s imperative if your company wants to survive and thrive in today’s crowded market. Incorporating loyalty programs into your business model is an affordable, efficient, and highly effective way to galvanize growth. This blog examines strategies you can use to turn loyalty programs into your secret weapon for continuous growth. [...]

5 Types of Loyalty Programs For Your Business To Try

2022-12-21T12:03:35-04:00December 20th, 2022|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Campaign, Marketing Ideas, Rewards Program|

There are many different types of loyalty programs. Choosing the right one for your business can: 1. Improve customer retention 2. Attract new consumers 3. Lead to repeat purchases. In fact, 62% of people are more likely to spend more on a brand after subscribing, and 59% say that they’d choose a brand with a loyalty program over one without a similar program.  However, [...]

Gift Card Solutions To Leverage for the Holiday Season

2022-10-26T12:18:03-04:00October 26th, 2022|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Gift Card Program, Loyalty Campaign|

Gift card solutions are the perfect answer to many busy times in business sales. The holiday season represents the peak of consumer spending. In 2020 alone, holiday spending totalled $784.9 billion. Sales of gift cards also went through the roof from October to January as demand increased by 106.1%. The demand for gift cards is strong throughout the holiday season. However, many businesses don’t [...]

How To Design the Perfect Gift Card

2022-03-09T17:16:24-04:00January 19th, 2022|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Product Features|

Ready to create an attractive, eye-catching gift card or rewards card that perfectly reflects your business? One that customers will love to see in their wallets? The Ackroo Card Portal gives you all the tools you need to complete your card order, including creating new artwork. We’ve pulled together some tips on how to use the Ackroo Card Portal, [...]

5 Tips to Boost Revenue during Canada Day using your Loyalty Program

2021-08-17T00:03:53-04:00June 21st, 2021|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Campaign, Marketing Ideas, Rewards Program|

Now that patio season is in full swing, using customer loyalty programs in tandem with summer promotions is a surefire way to keep your visitors happy and rewarded for their patronage. Canada Day and the week surrounding it is a HUGE shopping opportunity for restaurants and retailers alike. Everyone will want to get out and celebrate! How can you [...]

Why Electronic Gift Cards Benefit Retailers

2021-12-06T23:52:14-04:00April 30th, 2021|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Gift Card Program, Marketing Ideas, Rewards Program|

Electronic gift cards have become a beneficial tool for businesses in the retail industry in the last year. But the question is, why? As we continue to pivot through this pandemic, many businesses have had to bring their physical store online. More and more consumers are choosing to shop online (whether they have the option or not to shop in-store).  In fact, according [...]

5 Tips for Starting a Small Business Loyalty Program

2021-12-06T23:54:05-04:00April 20th, 2021|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs|

How impactful are small business loyalty programs? How can you stand out from other businesses, on a smaller budget? The secret is: it's easy! We're sharing our 5 tips for starting a small business loyalty program and showing you just how creative you can get with the tools that come with a program. 1. Have a game plan We understand that as a small [...]

4 Customer Loyalty Program Examples (to spark your inspiration!)

2021-04-09T04:55:19-04:00April 6th, 2021|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs, Loyalty Campaign|

What makes a successful customer loyalty program? There are many pieces to this puzzle. Customer loyalty programs are all about building a relationship with your customers. How do you do that? By choosing the tactic that's right for your business. We've listed four customer loyalty program examples that we hope will spark some inspiration for you! The Cheesecake Cafe The Cheesecake Cafe is a [...]

3 Things We Learned at the 2021 RC Show

2021-03-11T16:04:31-04:00March 11th, 2021|Blog, Gift Card & Loyalty Programs|

A hospitality loyalty program: one of the key solutions to recovery and resilience for the hospitality industry in 2021. With great pleasure, the Ackroo team had the opportunity to take part in the RC Show 2021 ONLINE LIVE, hosted by Restaurants Canada.  The focus was “Feeding the Recovery” for the hospitality industry. How can businesses in the industry thrive and survive during challenging [...]