Get more customers. Give them a reason to come back.
Helpwandit helps local businesses create simple campaigns designed to attract customers and encourage repeat visits.
For bakeries, cafés and restaurants, barbers and salons, studios, and independent shops across Waterloo Region.
How it works
Tell us
What you want more of.
We create it
A campaign, ready to look at.
You approve
Change it, or say no.
It runs
Customers take part, and we help.
You find out
What the campaign did.
Getting attention isn't the same as getting customers.
A promotion gets attention. A campaign gets an answer.
A promotion
- Puts an offer in front of people.
- Some notice it.
- Then it's over.
A campaign
- Gives someone a reason to come in.
- Gives them a reason to come back.
- Someone else does the work.
- You find out what it did.
What it actually looks like.
A campaign is a customer offer, built around a specific goal and run for a set period, usually a few weeks.
We build the campaign and give you what you need to run it: the customer offer, the materials for your counter or window, and a simple way for your staff to explain it and confirm the action.
You approve all of it before anything starts.
You'll know if it worked.
- How many people took part.
- How many completed the action.
We go through it with you at the end, so the next campaign is a better decision than the last one.
What a campaign could be.
Four kinds of campaign, each built around a different customer action. We'll tell you which one fits.
EXAMPLE
New customer
Bring someone in for a first visit.
EXAMPLE
Return visit
Bring back someone who tried you once.
EXAMPLE
Product or service
Put attention on one thing.
EXAMPLE
Seasonal
Fill a quiet stretch.
Let's build your first campaign.
Every campaign starts with one goal. We work out what you want customers to do, what the offer should be, and what it will cost.
Tell us what you want more of. We’ll come back with a campaign you can approve, change or turn down. You’ll see the cost before you commit to anything.