Compare Paystone и Sparkage

Benefits:

I have definitely gained clients by offering rewards and gift options using Data Candy solutions. Customer support is great. Everyone is so accommo... Read more

I have definitely gained clients by offering rewards and gift options using Data Candy solutions. Customer support is great. Everyone is so accommodating.

Drawbacks:

Unfortunately the gift cards are not integrated with our POS system however integration is coming.

Summary:

We now have information about our business that we didn't have before. We can react faster to our clients wants and needs. Thanks Data Candy!

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Paystone's loyalty and gift card program is extremely easy to use. Integrating into our existing point of sale software was painless, and their sup... Read more

Paystone's loyalty and gift card program is extremely easy to use. Integrating into our existing point of sale software was painless, and their support team are an actual joy to work with. From the signing of the initial contract to the execution of our first loyalty transaction, Paystone held our hands to ensure that it was a seamless process. With constant updates to the software, new features are always being released, allowing us to stay fresh and relevant with our customer base. Our top 5 features: 1) Real-time security and fraud prevention 2) Branded customer loyalty and gift card portals 3) Customizable merchant dashboard 4) Flexible options for loyalty earn & burn 5) Multi-tiered Loyalty benefits, allowing us to better reward our most loyal customers.

Drawbacks:

We would like to see a deeper integration into the POS for inventory items.

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Good support, great experience. Easy tool to use but I recommand to add more functionnality such as drop lists

Benefits:

The gift car functionality is easy to use from loading gift cards all the way to customer redemption. The reports are easy to run and they allow yo... Read more

The gift car functionality is easy to use from loading gift cards all the way to customer redemption. The reports are easy to run and they allow you to easily mine all relevant data, quickly.

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We would like to sell digital gift cards that could be emailed out to our customers instead of having to mail them physical cards. This function is... Read more

We would like to sell digital gift cards that could be emailed out to our customers instead of having to mail them physical cards. This function is available but seemed a bit expensive for us. That said, we are a smaller operation so it could be priced fairly for the market.

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Very happy with Paystone and especially the customer service they offer. They are always available to hear us out if we have issues or questions an... Read more

Very happy with Paystone and especially the customer service they offer. They are always available to hear us out if we have issues or questions and we feel very well taken care of.

Benefits:

It was helpful that the company and the customers had multiple ways to download the Sparkage app. We found it easiest to manually type them in thr... Read more

It was helpful that the company and the customers had multiple ways to download the Sparkage app. We found it easiest to manually type them in through the online program. Being able to offer a tiered point system, allows customers to choose rewards as they go, or they can save up and redeem them for multiple rewards. Our company relies on events and trips, Sparkage allows us to send out that info, without having emails go into a spam box.

Drawbacks:

Our customers had trouble downloading the app via the QRcode. I would like to have the ability to add pictures or logos to our events information.

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We worked mainly with their representative. He took the time to come out on multiple occasions to help set up the program with Dive Magic. They k... Read more

We worked mainly with their representative. He took the time to come out on multiple occasions to help set up the program with Dive Magic. They kept the concept simple, both in earning points and for customers to redeem them. Our business is built on community, travel, and events. This app has made it possible to send out the information to our customers in small messages, instead of long emails that are immediately deleted.

Benefits:

Ease of use. Reporting of rewards. Customers appreciated how easy it is to see their rewards

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I honestly don't have any issues with the program. The cost of the program is much better than all of the competition, and provided much better cu... Read more

I honestly don't have any issues with the program. The cost of the program is much better than all of the competition, and provided much better customer service.

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customers and employees liked the visibility to their rewards. Customers could check before entering the shop, or while they were there. They cou... Read more

customers and employees liked the visibility to their rewards. Customers could check before entering the shop, or while they were there. They could see how many more points were needed to achieve their next reward.

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The response from my customer base when I would send out notifications.

Drawbacks:

The price increase of the product is extreme over just a few months dpan.

Summary:

It's our most expensive marketing tool but very effective.

Benefits:

Ease of use, motivates customers, gets results.

Drawbacks:

It's not a con, but some customers resist downloading another app. Fortunately, we can track points regardless if they choose to use the app or not.

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As a first time business owner running a small family business, my advertising budget is very tight, and I was wary of wasting it on an ineffective... Read more

As a first time business owner running a small family business, my advertising budget is very tight, and I was wary of wasting it on an ineffective program. I was relieved and thrilled when Sparkage began to pay for itself from the very first month. We've seen the rewards program increase the frequency of visits from our regular customers, and also seen how effective special offers are at bringing back those one-off customers who forgot about us. After bringing them back often enough, some of those one-off customers became regulars. We've also used flash offers to drum up short term cash when needed. Case in point, it only took an hour after submitting a push notification yesterday to sell a case to a customer we had not seen for a while. The Sparkage support team has been extremely helpful and a pleasure to partner with. They are very responsive and hands on, and also have been great at suggesting ways to make the program even more effective for us. Overall, it has been a very positive experience, and has helped us grow our sales.