{"id":3155,"date":"2019-06-07T16:15:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T08:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npn.sg\/?p=3155"},"modified":"2019-06-07T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T08:15:12","slug":"why-your-business-should-start-offering-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sggw-test.npn.sg\/sg\/why-your-business-should-start-offering-gift-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Business Should Start Offering Gift Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all had this struggle.. We want to give our loved ones a gift, but what should we get? Do we risk buying something that\u2019s fallen out of favour or do we give a practical but \u201cimpersonal\u201d gift of cash?<\/p>\n<p>There will always be that one wacky friend\/family member giving people random gifts, but fortunately for everyone else, there\u2019s a better option that will satisfy all parties:\u00a0<strong>gift cards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to save your customers from their family\u2019s silly gifts. You can do that\u00a0<em>and <\/em>stretch your bottom line and gain more customers at the same time with a retail gift card program.<\/p>\n<p>It has been noticed that gift card purchases increased during holiday season in the United States and these numbers has even hit billions of dollar worth of sales. WOWWWW. The demand for giftcards is definitely there.. The research also showed a trend that each shopper bought an average of 3 gift cards during the holiday season, with an average value of $46 each. Now think about how good that would be for your business.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, there\u2019s a definite interest among customers in purchasing and giving gift cards. So if you\u2019re not offering a retail gift card program, you\u2019re missing out on this great source of revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Implementing gift cards for your business doesn\u2019t require some crazy scheme. You can simply order the actual gift cards from a provider such as NPN. NPN can also provide you with a point-of-sale (POS) system for this redemption purpose or alternatively integrate it with your existing system. NPN&#8217;s system is able to help you generate codes which provides you with flexibility (you can choose if you like your giftcards to be digital like grab vouchers or physical, like google gift cards) All codes are trackable so you know just how well this business is doing for you. It is a seamless solution which is also cost efficient.<\/p>\n<p>NPN can take even take things one step further by providing you with platforms to sell these giftcards online and offline on our many different touchpoints. Something no other giftcard providers can do for you.\u00a0One other thing to keep in mind here is that the cards double as a marketing tool for your business. As such, it\u2019s a great idea to include your logo, business name and contact info and website on there. From the way we see it, there is definitely no harm in venturing into gift cards so delay no more and join in the game now! Contact us to find out more.<\/p>\n<p>NPN is built on a vision to redefine retail by enabling seamless engagement between retailers, supplies and end users since 2009. NPN has built a retail ecosystem that blends digital products and services in a unified way that features the retailers, suppliers and end users at the center.<\/p>\n<p>By harnessing the latest advancement of internet and technology, we have been benefiting our stakeholders and building up trust with our partners through our work and commitments over the years. Our consistency in our development and work ethics have resulted in the generous support by more than a thousand of retail outlets and reputable companies in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.softwareadvice.com\/resources\/gift-cards-for-small-business\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all had this struggle.. We want to give our loved ones a gift, but what should we get? 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