Book'n'Bloom is a business management tool for micro/small local businesses allowing them operate straight from their Facebook page.
With this tool we transform Facebook from being a pure Promotional play to being Promotional and Operational platform.
2. But how can SMBs leverage the potential of Facebook - despite their limited resources in order to grow?
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In the last 10 years there has been an incredible change in how consumers behave resulting in Facebook becoming a powerful marketing and customer engagement tool. Therefore, it became a necessity for businesses to go social in order to address this challenge.
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SMBs adaptation to the Social era
3. Fully integrated into Facebook
Complete management solution
Client engagement
Increase of business reach
Small business management tools
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4. Anywhere, anytime
Flexibility, initiative
Favorite platform
Client
Business
Online Booking 24/7
Save time
Schedule fills up when shop closed
Offer value-added service
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Clients book by using only their Facebook account
6. Easy management of clients data
All-in-one
Facebook friends as clients
Well-designed CRM system
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Business owner manages his client data
7. Automated & flexible loyalty system
Discount coupons based on visits
No need to spend time & effort
Increase of customer loyalty
Motivation for clients
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Clients can easily book through mobile
8. Facebook promo-power
Invitation of Facebook friends
Post to wall - Facebook story
Word of Mouth
Timeline of clients friends
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9. No need of a website
Total business management within Facebook
Thanks to BooknBloom the
Facebook business page becomes
a promotional & operational tool
Another aspect of Facebook business page
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10. Easier, more prosperous use of ads
1. Creation of ad
2. Purchase of offer
3. Appointment booking
4. Redeem of offer
5. Spread the word (WoM)
Fully functional, end-to-end in Facebook
Implementation of Advertising
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Action button leads again to Facebook
Scheduled for the next 6 months
11. Payment feature closing the loop
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Creation of offer
FB ads
Client booking
Client payment
In the next months we will launch a 3rd plan (BLOOM+) which will include online payments. This will be implemented either by a Facebook developed payment system (awaited) or via partners (Braintree, PayPal, Stripe)
Business page
12. Business Model
SEED plan 9 / month
BLOOM plan 29 / month
BLOOM+ including online payments
30 Days
FREE trial
NO credit card
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Application sold as SaaS on a monthly subscription fee
New language in <30 days!
13. Marketing & Sales
City-by-City expansion strategy
(Playbook)
Channel partners
Digital Marketing
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Bottom-up: City Managers & Sales representatives doing direct sales for early traction
Top-down: Country & City Manager working with Channel Partners and Affiliates
(i.e. Revlon in Spain, L'Or辿al in Greece)
14. Team
Greece
Developers
Customer Support
Product Management
Country Manager
Marketeer
Spain
Country Manager
Marketeer
Colombia
Country Manager (TBA)
Marketeer (TBA)
13 dedicated team members
Over 3 years of working together
Covering all technological and business knowledge areas
Experience background:
-Winner of RoboCup championship (twice)
-Serial entrepreneur for over 20 years
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15. Milestones
Raised $1 million from Private Equity investor
>300 sign ups | 13 countries
Active in Greece | Spain | Colombia
Roll-out in Latin America Q4/2014 - Q1/2015
Roll-out in US Q2/2015
10 new capital cities in 2015
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