Not to sound melodramatic, but we do feel a little betrayed when our favourite shops turn blind eyes towards us. Akhil Saraf (Founder & CEO, Loyalie) had a sip of that bitter beverage when he visited his favourite cafe, after being out of station for a month. Due to some staff shuffle, there was absolutely no recognition for him despite being a loyal customer for years. They had even started a Groupon Voucher/Deals, where the person in the next table was paying Rs.400 for exactly what Akhil was paying Rs.1,000 for. It hit him like a lightening bolt that loyal customers (who bring in actual RoI for the business and are the best source for qualified referrals) are being ignored in the market, while everyone is keen on luring new customers with a welcome reward. That's when Akhil determined to change not the cafe but the world of loyalty by incepting Loyalie - an advanced digital loyalty company.

Loyalie's simplified yet extremely effective stamp-based loyalty system ensures guaranteed repeat customers, since the loyal customers get rewarded for visiting the same place repeatedly, regardless of the value of transaction. With the company's loyalty system, the rewards are definite and most importantly progressive, as opposed to the opaque points-based system, where customers have to keep track of the points with every purchase and accumulate them. For instance, you might get a free brownie during your second visit and a free meal during your fifth. While Loyalie's services are always completely free for customers, merchants can avail its services for an annual subscription fee, after trying the product for a trial period of one month. Loyalie develops personalised loyalty rewards systems from its customer analysis for better engagement.

Loyalty Card App

The company's loyalty card app provides users with contents such as offers, deals, promotions, which are relevant to them. Furthermore, the app helps customers to receive the latest updates about sales and solution in their respective cities. On the other hand, Loyalie provides its clients with detailed analysis of their customers' spending habits, behavioural patterns and market trends among others to help them engage their customers in a smarter, more meaningful way. Additionally, Loyalie also assists with mobile marketing campaigns, acts as CRM advisors, provides online advertising opportunities, platform for automated engagement and so on.

While large companies were well aware of the benefits of loyalty programs, SMEs were (still do) underestimating the power of loyalty. Nevertheless, Loyalie neutralized this challenge proposing innovative loyalty programs that would create tangible values for SMEs. With restaurants & pubs (which are the most frequently visited places by any customer) as its initial clients, Loyalie added spas and retail businesses to the list soon. As the company has firmly established its product in the market currently with a laudable customer base, it is moving on towards business that doesn't fall under any conventional sector. Loyalie's platform teams it with merchants from different industries creating a cross-industry field, which gives a greater exposure.