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With local businesses and high-streets facing enormous challenges caused by COVID-19, we believe the opportunity for businesses and users to connect with each other and build meaningful relationships has never been as important. Below are our answers to the most asked questions involving how the Roam app is transforming shopping, ordering and more, through the power of interaction and providing businesses with digital solutions.
Is Roam free for consumers and businesses?
YES! Roam is free for consumers to download, on both iOS or Android devices, and it is also free for businesses to claim and manage their listings.
Supporting our local high streets and businesses is an important value of ours, especially for bricks-and-mortar businesses, such as shops, cafes, bars and cultural venues. We are proud to provide them with an easy to use platform, where they can tailor their listings with images and other information to show themselves off in the most effective way and engage with customers.
Roam also provides businesses with four free push notifications each month. Through push notifications, the app lets the businesses communicate directly to their customers any news, offers, events or loyalty rewards that they have available. Businesses can purchase affordable bundles of extra notifications if they wish to communicate with their customers more frequently.
“Will Roam make shopping soulless?”
Absolutely not! And quite the opposite – Roam For Business’s purpose is to generate genuine customer relationships and to keep customers in the loop with what’s going on, and reward those that support local and keep returning.
On the user side, Roam app gives every tourist, local, student, visitor, or business traveler the chance to have the best possible experience in any town, or city in the world, providing them with a wide variety of entertainment hotspots throughout. Allowing them to truly enjoy the area around them in a safe environment. Especially with our messaging and find friends feature.
For local shoppers
- Find places of interest – never get lost – become a local in every location
- Receive loyalty deals and discounts, news, offers and events directly to your phone, sent by your favourite venues
- Share your favourite places of interest with friends and family – create plans and discuss them in the in-app chat
- Stay safe with the app’s “Find my Friends” functionality and Safe Groups
- Follow and check into your favourite places – never miss out on what those venues have to offer!
For high street businesses
- a platform that allows you to engage to people on the high street
- Reward loyalty and provide customer retention Incentives to shop locally
- Communicate your businesses brand values
“Does this mean shopping is becoming less personal?”
We believe Roam provides businesses and locals a more personable experience when interacting with their favourite local businesses. By being on Roam, everyone involved is connecting uniquely with each other. Roam brings excitement to the user before they’ve even visited a local area, making their trip even more enjoyable! Businesses now have an opportunity to form meaningful relationships with their customers, ensuring their visit is personable.
“What if I don’t want to use your tech?”
Roam is for people, both users and businesses, who wish to empower their home towns and allow visitors to get the best out of their location. If this aligns with your moral compass then Roam really is for you. Our app truly is for anyone who supports their local venues, who love culture, independents, high streets, exploring and who want to be involved in a thriving community.
“Does this one app work for every shop?”
Our app provides all users the ability to find all bricks-and-mortar businesses in their local area, who have a Google My Business listing, car parks, museums, and much more… No matter where you are. Roam provides users a wide variety of venues to explore.
Thank you for reading this article and we look forward to you joining our community of like minded individuals, empowering places – please do follow us on social media, or even reach out to see how you can get involved!
