WHERE, Inc., North America’s leading local search and recommendation service, today announced a new initiative that will help over 50 million mobile users save money with relevant local coupons that are delivered right to their fingertips.
When using WHERE to help discover local places, consumers will now receive coupons from local merchants when they check-in to a location. WHERE offers one of the most comprehensive collections of mobile coupon and offer inventory available from restaurants, retail stores, spas, and other service providers. With hundreds of thousands of deals presented daily, WHERE is a leader in helping mobile users find great deals nearby.
According to WHERE user Susie Dwinell of New York, “The coupons on WHERE are amazing! I wanted to try a new seafood restaurant last weekend and decided to use WHERE. Not only did WHERE help me find a great place right in my neighborhood that I’d never been to before, it gave me a coupon for $1 Oysters!”
“It’s wonderful to be delivering great value to our users by offering coupons with every check-in, and delivering those users to our merchant partners,” said Walt Doyle, CEO, WHERE, Inc. “Our merchant partners get access to over 50 million local users on WHERE and the WHERE Ads Network. There is obvious benefit for both the consumer and the merchant and we are tremendously pleased with the early results.”
Merchants are increasingly turning to mobile coupons to drive consumers into retail locations. “We decided to offer mobile coupons to our four Green Apple Restaurant Group properties (Jackson’s in Nashville, Jackson’s in Birmingham, Rumba in Nashville and Avo/Dram in Birmingham) to get a better return on our advertising spend,” said Jennie Smythe, Founder & President, Girlilla Marketing. “Green Apple’s coupons have grown exponentially and we’ve seen 3,200 redemptions in the past three months alone. WHERE has been an invaluable tool to push foot traffic into our locations.”
WHERE mobile users will now receive coupons from local merchants when they check-in, helping them save money at their current location. If no coupon is available at that specific venue, the user is presented with a coupon to another merchant nearby, generally within a mile radius. Users can save coupons for use at a later date and customize settings to be alerted if the coupon is about to expire. This functionality is now available on the WHERE Android application, and will be launching on the WHERE iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm and feature phone platforms within the next few weeks. For more information, please visit www.where.com.
About WHERE
WHERE, Inc. is the developer and publisher of the award winning location-based service WHERE® and the WHERE Ads™ Network. WHERE is North America’s leading local search and recommendation service, helping people discover the world around them and enabling local merchants to connect with a local audience.
The WHERE mobile application is available on over one hundred mobile devices and a top application on all major smartphone platforms and carriers. WHERE Ads™ is an innovative hyper-local ad network, connecting consumers with local merchants. For more information, please visit www.where.com.
