Categories : All, Case Study, Mobile and Wireless, Retail / E-commerce
About Product
Deals and coupons management system using location-based services which allows users to redeem offers for their daily deals in the city. Merchants also enroll themselves in the application with different features. The product is both mobile and web based.
Business Challenges
The client wanted a web and iPhone based mobile app which finds deals and coupons and makes them available to users. Then the user should be able to redeem offers.The user can create anaccount from thewebsite and then finds offers on mobile though Location Finder Services.The app download should be present on aclient website.
Further, the client wanted separate authentication systems and panels for users and merchants.The user should be able to login from Facebook accounts and for that, the system for verification from Facebook should be in place.
The clientalso asked for different search mechanism for users and merchants like nearby, as per given location, as per products etc.
Solution
Brainvire team designed a solution with proper synchronization, connectivity, and interaction between theweb server and RDBMS. So that the right offers can reach to the correct customer.Coupon Finder ensures that each device within the specified range works on GPS/Wi-Fi mobility function. A strong RDBMS was implemented for offer data, location data, client data and merchant data. Secured redemption processes are established using JSON and MySQL integration. Distinct coupons searching mechanisms are facilitated by the solution.
Features
- iPadintegration:A search bar for nearby predefined location and offers. Once the user logins in the system, it prompts the user about desired available and active coupons.
- Restaurant type of coupons is represented with image and location functionality.
- The user can map view of the desired location.The system takes map details and shows that location’s offers.
- Searchcan be done according to products category, location zip code, distance etc. Search regarding the requirement of the client is also possible.
- Details of coupons can be acquired by clicking on coupon icons.
- List of user’s coupon can be acquired by theserver for the other user’s request.
- Grid list and Google Map view both are available to users for coupon display.
- Sync Books refresh on a single tap and fetch recently updated coupons available in the database directory.
- Integration with social media like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn etc. for authentication of user accounts.
Result
- An application management keeps the users and merchants under one roof. So better community networking experience is given to all.
- A channel established between merchants and users shown a win-win situation. Users get good deals and offers and merchants get agood customer base.
- Merchant share revenues with the application as fees for digital marketing.
- Location based offer system enables theuser to make a purchase anywhere in the city.
- Secured and enhanced functionality handles millions of users without slowing down the application.