For several iPhone App and Facebook fanatics, Shopkick introduces a new iPhone App that allows users to earn Facebook credits for simply walking inside different businesses and scanning items hence it is like hitting two birds with one stone. Shopkick is a startup trying to team up location and shopping and with this new iPhone app that they are introducing, users will be able to obtain “Kickbucks”, the apps virtual currency every time their phone receives a signal form a Shopkick in-sotre transmitter or scans a bar code.
The Facebook credits earned in the form of Kickbucks is a result of their fun way of checking out retail businesses like Best Buy and scanning items found inside. One may be able to earn as much as 70 Kickbucks in one visit to Best Buy. This process ultimately means that the check-ins can’t be forged in the same way that some popular GPS-based location apps can. As for the exchange rate for this app, 25 Kickbucks is equivalent to 1 Credit.
All interested iPhone users are guaranteed several options of places to check out for this kind of App because Shopkick has partnered with Simon Property Group guaranteeing about 100 shopping malls and in addition also several Best Buy, Sports Authority and American Eagle stores. Imagine the many chains of stores rolling out this walk-in promotion. Users may also get rewards by visiting convenience stores or pharmacies and consequently earn 25 Kickbucks for scanning items. It is guaranteed that Shopkick’s hardware-to-mobile walk-in system was carefully designed to perform well in malls with high-density businesses however low wireless signal which may cause problems for GPS-based services.
Shopkick guarantees that the App runs smooth while altogether giving users real fun. It lets users level up, earn badges and even get their photo on the “wall” of a business’ profile. Although for log-in users use Facebook sharing and invite features on the app all go through email. The Credits earned by redeeming the Kickbucks for Facebook through this app instantly appears in the user’s Facebook account.
As for businesses, Shopkick offers them with something as a form of incentive because of ensuring that customers are actually inside stores and are physically handling products. These incentives may be in the form of discounts, gift certificates, donations to charity, DVDs and several more. Of course Shopkick prevents the possibility of gaming the system by making sure that only one Shopkick account is made possible per phone number. Earning Kickbucks is also being limited in the frequency of a user walking into a certain location or chain and scanning items. This combination of a great deal of incentives for businesses and fun for users could just be the perfect formula for an iPhone app that is bound to have high patronage and loyalty.
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