Maybe* in the press – Retailers urged to join Local Rewards scheme

Local Rewards High Street Guide to launch featuring 16,000 Kent retailers

Retailers across the Kent are being invited to sign up for the new rewards programme run in collaboration with the Kent & Medway Growth Hub. Backed by all 12 local district authorities, as well as Medway Council, the Local Rewards High Street Guide has been developed with Maybe* to help retailers bounce back from the pandemic and reach more customers.

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Retail Times features Maybe* technology and Local Rewards High Street Guides

The UK-first’s virtual High Street guide programme goes live across 10 Cotswolds towns and villages. A Stow on the Wold business has already seen its total sales after one month in lockdown increase by almost 800% – with the help of the new technology.

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Business Innovation Magazine celebrates Maybe* and Local Rewards

A new council sponsored virtual ‘High Street Guide’ programme that showcases content from local businesses is now live in ten towns and villages across the Cotswolds. The technology enables shoppers to see businesses near them and view their social media content, engage and shop with them through their desktop and mobile phone.

Run in collaboration between Cotswold District Council and Maybe* Tech the initiative improves businesses use of social media and once High Streets reopen will allow businesses to communicate with and reward shoppers when they are shopping on the High Street.

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Business Live highlights work of Bristol City Council and Maybe*

Businesses across Bristol’s 47 high streets are being invited to sign up for free social media tools and training to help boost sales following the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The ‘virtual high street guide’, which is being run by Bristol City Council and social media engagement company Maybe Tech, will allow shoppers to find businesses near them and view their social media content. It will also enable firms to interact with and incentivise people while they shop.

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Using social media to help the recovery of Bristol’s high streets

Businesses across Bristol’s 47 high streets are being given access to free social media tools and training to help them recover from the impacts of COVID-19

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Tech Challenge underway to help support town centre businesses in North Warwickshire

A project helping to revive town centres in Nuneaton and Bedworth has been given a boost by Warwickshire County Council’s £80k Town Centres Tech Challenge fund - part of the Council’s rapid response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Shop local campaign delivers boost for Torbay businesses

A campaign delivered by TDA and Maybe* on behalf of Torbay Council will create a network of connected traders to support and promote shopping locally in Torbay.

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Local Rewards High Street Guides reward shoppers for local spend

“Our aim is to enable shoppers to have a better shopping experience, discover businesses that they may not have known before and provide businesses with the tools to reward their customers for their High Street spend,” says Polly Barnfield OBE, CEO of Maybe*.

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Gloucester News showcases Local Rewards High Street Guides

Run in collaboration between Cotswold District Council and Maybe*, the initiative both improves businesses' use of social media and once High Streets re-open will allow businesses to communicate with and reward shoppers when they are shopping on the High Street.

The towns and villages that will benefit from the virtual High Street Guides include: Bourton on the Water, Cirencester, Chipping Campden, Fairford, Lechlade, Moreton in Marsh, Northleach, South Cerney and Stow on the Wold. 257 businesses have already signed up for the platform.

Every business that signs up to manage their listing on the virtual High Street Guide also has access to an extensive range of social media tools and training provided by Maybe*.

Law & Co - a clothing boutique in Stow on the Wold - has used the tools and training provided to by Maybe* to improve sales through her popular Instagram profile. The business has seen its total online sales across one month in lockdown increase by 772%.

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