Designs underway for loyalty app with rich game play
22 February 2013 – For immediate release
Designs underway for loyalty app with rich game play for US giant
First Star Communications, a Wellington-based retail communications agency is making its mark on the global stage as international big businesses look to embrace mobile technology to engage customer loyalty.
Already with established clients in the USA, Australia and New Zealand, First Star Communications Is now deploying staff to the United Kingdom to work with new customers In London.
A "quiet achiever", First Star
has a strong focus on combining its retail loyalty and
promotional specialisation with gaming and technology to
create new ways of connecting brands with customers - both
in and out of the store.
In its latest project for a
US client, First Star Communications is designing a new
loyalty based smartphone app that includes multiple gaming
options that reward customers for repeat store visits, with
both real world prizes and virtual currency.
First
Star Communications Director Adam Blackwell says the
convergence of loyalty programmes and mobile gaming presents
an exciting opportunity.
"This concept is all about
giving consumers a fun experience while at the same time
encouraging them back to the store. It's a way of adding
value to the shopping experience but it also has significant
and very measurable benefits for the retailer.
"This
kind of promotional tool is adaptable to a range of
businesses both here in New Zealand and overseas, with the
principles of customer engagement and technology easily
transferable to other retail operations," Blackwell
says.
First Star is another example of how global
businesses are connecting to the creative and technology
skills they need, without geographical or cultural barriers
getting in the way.
"We've found that the challenges
our US and UK customers face are the same as what New
Zealand retailers talk about," says Adam. "And the great
thing we can bring to the party is an understanding of both
cultures. We 'get' them much more than we used to which
means we can not only talk business very fluidly, we can
also speak in their brand voice to their customers in a way
that seems very natural to us. We're not as weird as we
think we
are!"
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