The advantages of an app
Without over-doing and over-stating the importance of an app, it’s only when we will have one up and running, then and only then will we see how useful and important these apps are. With almost complete saturation of smartphones, the world has really transformed in how we communicate today. Whether it’s an iPhone or an Android phone we have at our disposal, both will serve us equally in our desire to keep up with the latest trends and innovations.
If we are in business and don’t have a presence online, sadly, we will be left found wanting and ultimately left behind, by a distance. However, with an app, we are very much on top of our game, so much so that we stand out from the crowd. We are showing our customers, users and clients that it’s not all take , take, take. Business is a two way street nowadays and if we stop and observe what is happening with big corporations, large chain supermarkets and right down to the sme’s and corner shops, all are bending over backwards to try and win market share and new customers.
Pros. of an App
Some commentators say that an app has three important functions and those are…….. transactions, communication and loyalty. That is probably a good analysis of an app, but there are many many more advantages, which we have here at appstrybe.com and we will look at below. For instance, we can have all the social media contacts in our app, we can have the communication channels on our app, ie, contact us or email address etc etc. There are chat or push button notifications options and then we may have buying or purchasing facilities available on our mobile applications or apps for short. In the image to the right, we see a cover screen for an app on gardening. There are several basic options or selections available on that screen. When we log-in to the back-office of the app, there are a multitude of selections at our disposal. At appstrybe.com, we can see below, some other options, that customers can avail of.
- Booking an appointment
- Purchasing goods
- Loyalty points
- Reviews of service
- Buying gift cards
- Yellow pages
- Staff profiles
- Time-slot booking
- Food ordering
- Punch card
- Geo-fencing
- Image gallery
- Friend referral
- Coupons
- Website access
- Shopping cart
- Employee schedule
- Newsletter
- Store locator
- Fan wall