CommunityFootsteps.com invites you to be an early adopter in the launch of its brand new, online Roaring Fork Valley Marketplace. Our goal is to provide you, the local merchant, with the ability to utilitize Post Paid Marketing Services through the online accessible CommunityFootsteps.com Social Commerce Platform.
Furthermore, as an early adopter, you will forego any annual marketing service fees. CommunityFootsteps.com will pay all upfront costs associated with executing and maintaining a detailed and comprehensive marketing strategy to drive customers to the website where they will have an opportunity to purchase your valued products or services. As the merchant and supplier of deals to the website, you will be paid your portion of the offer once a sale has been made on your behalf. You will then be paid within 30 days and paid regardless of whether or not the purchased offer has been redeemed.
How it works for the merchant
- Annual Marketing Fee – $395: this fee is waived for all merchants who sign on before end of March 2012.
- Post Paid Marketing Service – CommunityFootsteps.com will invest in the upfront marketing costs to generate customers to its site. The Merchant will be paid when a sale has been made through their deal posted on the CommunityFootsteps.com website.
- CommunityFootsteps.com works with the Merchant to establish a creative offer that will post to the website for a week or until quantities no longer exist.
- It is recommended that the offers be for products and service that include high margins.
- The recommended discount on offers in 20% – 90%.
- Suggested value of over $40 cash sale for voucher pricing.
- The Merchant receives 48% of the voucher sale through CommunityFootsteps.com.
- The Merchant also has the ability to become an Affiliate to earn an additional 3%, not only on the sale of their offer by posting a link on their website. All traffic generated through the merchant site will be credited with that sale, and all sales, involving that customers for the duration of our marketing partnership.
- Vouchers purchased by customers are redeemed in the Merchant’s physical business location.
How will local merchants benefit from Community Footsteps?
- Community Footsteps provides merchants the ability to utilize social commerce to drive loyal customers and new ones through the doors of their establishment to strengthen existing customer relationships, establish new ones, and increase revenues through the purchase of additional products or services while visiting their establishment.
- Feel good recognition and support of the local community through 8% of each sale contributed to monthly non-profit organizations.
- Providing valued products and services to customers at bargain rates.
For more information, or to get started, please email Chris Bouchard.
