{"id":66,"date":"2016-10-18T11:23:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T11:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/?p=66"},"modified":"2019-07-25T11:26:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T11:26:43","slug":"pokemon-go-in-small-business-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/pokemon-go-in-small-business-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Combine the power of small business funding and Pok\u00e9mon Go for a matchless business success."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New to Pok\u00e9mon Go? Want to know how it can help your small business? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us get familiar with Pok\u00e9mon Go craze. Pok\u00e9mon Go is an amazing business-friendly mobile game. Using GPS and camera phone, it finds out the Pok\u00e9mon Go player\u2019s (known as Pok\u00e9mon trainers) location and superimposes an unreal Pok\u00e9mon in the real world. In order to track down the animated and cute little monsters called Pok\u00e9mon, the users pilot their towns and cities. Therefore, there is a high possibility for Pok\u00e9mon players to navigate through your business doors and eventually become your customers. Put it simply, this app facilitates small businesses such as restaurants, theaters, hotels, salons, spas, gyms, hospitals, etc. to hook up with novel customers. Thus, assisting as a great marketing strategy, it can extraordinarily augment your business\u2019s social media engagement or business sales.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>\u00a0Know how to turn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> gamers into your prospective clients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Get a Pok\u00e9Stop for your business<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 When you get a Poke Stop for your small business, it is noted by a blue cube on the Pok\u00e9mon Go user\u2019s map, representing a place to gather. When the users (also known as Pok\u00e9mon trainer) dab your Poke Stop, they will be able to notice the business details provided by you. \u00a0This is useful for making known your business to the world and in due course, draws customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><em><strong>Lure the customers and Pok\u00e9mon, the \u201cLure\u201d way<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; Run a \u201cLure\u201d for your business, as it pulls in Pok\u00e9mon to any Poke Stop (your business place) and holds them about 30 minutes for loosely $1. Players, keying out your business as a Poke Stop, walk in to catch Pok\u00e9mon and become your would-be customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/pokemono-for-business.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/pokemono-for-business-300x170.png\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Go for small business\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/pokemono-for-business-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/pokemono-for-business.png 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Encourage individuals to play at your business<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Bring into play all your social channels, hold a contest and entice people to play at your business location by offering prizes to the winners or winning teams. Such an approach not only betters the social media engagement but also betters the sales. However, ensure to follow all the rules on each social network strictly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Invite users to tag their photo<\/em><em>s<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Tempt players to contribute photos of Pok\u00e9mon that they have caught at your business location and allow them to tag your business in the post. This way, your small business can enjoy a decent amount of social exposure. Thank your customers for any public mentioning of your business, to connect with them on a deeper level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Propose complimentary Wi-Fi and mobile charging stations<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> For the Pok\u00e9mon trainers or players to play at your business place, two things are very imperative- Wi-Fi and charging points. Hence, offering these essentials free of cost is the best way to gain new and sustain old customers. Additionally, to make players feel more welcome to play, let them know the rewards at your business through social platforms and window signage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Film Pok\u00e9mon trainers in action<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Get permission from Pok\u00e9mon players to shoot them in action. Film their hunt for Pok\u00e9mon and upload videos later on to your social sites such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Run an exceptional Pok\u00e9mon inspired business promotion<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Put on show your understanding of Pok\u00e9mon Go craze by carrying out an eye catchy Pok\u00e9mon-themed business endorsement. A head-turning advertising can transform mere readers into trustworthy clients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Incentivize customers for taking Pok\u00e9mon pictures with your products<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Motivate your customers to aim Pok\u00e9mon on your business products that they hope to purchase. Incentivize such individuals by allowing a special discount for sharing Pok\u00e9mon photo with your business product tagged. If needed, show your customers how to do it on your social profiles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><em>Alternate Gym discounts<\/em> \u2013<\/strong> Different from Poke Stops are the Pok\u00e9mon Gyms where three distinct teams- Valor (Red), Mystic (Blue), Instinct (Yellow) combat with each other to have power over the gym. Thus, you can offer discounts to the controlling team, which can be a chief attractive feature for players.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Get to the nuts and bolts of Pok\u00e9mon Go and gear up your small business for stupendous customer traffic. Capitalize on the new trends in the marketing strategy and lending industry that can be critical to your business\u2019s growth. Adopting such trends can help create brand awareness and grab remarkable business opportunities. However, if you need working capital to expand your business in order to accommodate the growing scores of customers, you can bet on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesscapitalusa.com\/small-business-financing\" target=\"_blank\">small business financing<\/a> from Business Capital USA. Get into action, employ the power of Pok\u00e9mon Go marketing and cash advance loans combined and achieve an unmatched business success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New to Pok\u00e9mon Go? 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