COMING SOON...

THE ISLE of WIGHT DEALS AND DESTINATIONS APP !

QUICK Q & A

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What is Treat Me Wight?

It's the new App for island residents and visitors that combines a Destination guide, a Voucherbook of great local deals and a monthly What's On guide to island events and it's all on your phone.  With so many visitors to the island it's odd that there is no IOW Guide APP don't you think?

Why is it good news for IOW visitors? 

It's the user friendly IOW guide on their phone showing great Destinations and great Deals whether they're here for a month or just a weekend. They can search by category or for nearby locations. No more multi-site browsing and googling to find info and nothing to carry round or print out !

Why is it good news for IOW residents? 

It's a hassle - free app to get great deals island wide at both venues you know and those you are yet to try and a handy What's On guide for that month.

Why is it good news for IOW businesses? 

It's a great new marketing option for them. Budgets are tight and current marketing options can be expensive, fail to reach all your target market and usually have little or no way to measure return. See WHY SHOULD I ADVERTISE?

What's the difference between DESTINATION and DEAL page content?

A DESTINATION page shows a great place to visit - images, an overview, address and buttons to call them, visit the website or get their postcode for your satnav. A DEAL page has all that too but is also offering you a an incentive or offer to visit that destination. Their page acts as a 'voucher' to get that deal when you show it at the venue. See HOW IT LOOKS

What can I find on the APP?

App pages will be DESTINATION or DEAL pages in the following categories.

Food n Drink – café’s, pubs, restaurants and takeaways. 

 Things To Do – attractions, places of interest, museums, activities & events. 

 Shopping – Interesting shops, .galleries,  antiques, gifts & home n garden etc. 

 Treats for Her – health n beauty, ladies fashion and retail. 

 What's On guide for events, music, festivals, car boots, theater and arts.

Is Treat Me Wight free to use? 

 For APP users yes - you can download the APP and use all it's features FREE OF CHARGE to try it for 3 months. For APP advertisers there's a charge to appear but it's only £99.

When does it launch? 

Treat Me Wight will be available to download from this website in Spring 2025.

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SEE QUICK LINKS IN MENU FOR MORE INFO

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6 Marketing Problems Most Island Businesses Will Recognise....

1. Social media marketing tends to preach to the converted - Island residents and those that already know you. Holidaymakers don't sign up to local feeds or groups for somewhere they're only visiting for a week.  How can you keep existing customers informed AND reach new potential customers at the same time?

- Treat Me Wight is an island destinations guide, a voucherbook of local deals and a what's on guide all in one. That makes it as useful to have on your phone for island residents as it does for island visitors -

2. Getting more people through the door during spring/summer. Those visiting your area may not be specifically looking for you BUT WHATEVER YOU OFFER will certainly be of interest to some of them. How do you let them know about you AND that your business is just round the corner?

- Treat Me Wight has a search by category AND a search nearby feature to show how close you are. It should generate impromptu foot fall through your door....no matter what you sell - 

3. Food/drink venues & attractions have the most competition. Visitors may stop for a morning coffee/afternoon tea at one place and perhaps a meal somewhere else. They may choose to visit a local attraction too.  Could being able to change your advertising quickly to offer incentives / seasonal deals ensure it's your door they walk through?

- On Treat Me Wight you can change your content whenever you want. If you decide to offer a seasonal deal App users will not only get notified you've just done so but your page on the APP has now turned into the voucher they need to get that deal!

4, Ferry/bus/train marketing, print media and leafleting can be effective but for many is prohibitively costly with some obvious drawbacks.  Will they remember seeing it ? Are they carrying it around ?  Can you tell how well it's worked ?

- Treat Me Wight just sits on their phone, ready to be used to find a business like yours. We can tell you how many people looked at your DESTINATION or DEAL page and how many people used your DEAL page as a voucher -

5. Most island visitors are either googling or flicking between various websites (Wightlink, Red Funnel, Visit IOW, Trip Advisor etc) for info on great destinations.  Can you afford to advertise on all of those sites?

- Treat Me Wight is on their phone. Your business can be on their phone too even if they don't know you yet. Give it a try for just £99 -

6. Staging events always brings in customers but there's no single, obvious place to find out 'What's On' on the island is there? Wouldn't it be great if there was an up to date guide you could just open up on your phone?

- We aim to make Treat Me Wight the go to place to find out What's On that month. It's a useful thing for residents and visitors alike and it drives APP usage. We can include all your events - 

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The TREAT ME WIGHT APP is the new marketing option for your IOW Business.

- targets residents and visitors - flexible content messaging - local and category search function letting potential new customers find you - low cost for your marketing budget - views & response you can measure - offer daily, weekly or seasonal deals when you need to - handy What's On guide for your events - free to download and always to hand -

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BOOK A PAGE FOR YOUR VENUE TODAY - YOU CAN TRIAL IT FOR 3 MONTHS FOR JUST £99 !!

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Here's how it works....

1.  Start with either a DEAL page (info with a voucher offer) or a DESTINATION page (info only) to appear in the relevant section.

2.  You supply us content (see Book Your Page) and we design your page for your approval. You can change your content any time AND switch between a DEAL or a DESTINATION page. Ideal for short term offers and adapting messaging to the time of year - high season / low season etc.

3.  If yours is a DEAL page you will be given a unique 4 digit ‘vendor code’ – give this to app user when they present your DEAL page (which also acts as a voucher) in order to accept it. They enter it on your page on the APP, you give them the deal.

4.  We can provide you with data monthly on how many views your page has had and if a DEAL page, how many times your vouchers have been used. You can't do that with print! 

5. Your £99 gives you an introductory 3 months to test the APP.  If happy with the results you can rebook your page again for either 3, 6 or 12 months - the longer you book the cheaper it gets.

6.  All companies with a DEAL or DESTINATION page also get free listings for their events in our 'What's On This Month' section of the APP.

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New pages (DEAL or DESTINATION page) when added to the APP trigger a notification sent to APP users. We do not bombard app users with notifications - this is the only notification we send. All new or updated pages move to the front when being browsed.

If you wish to keep your DEAL or DESTINATION page as is but also want to promote a short term product or event separately to you can book an additional ADVERT page. This is a single page (supplied as a pdf) linked to your website that appears in amongst the DEAL and DESTINATION pages. If you already have a DEAL or DESTINATION page these extra, short term promotional pages are £49 per month. They are £149 per month if you don't. 

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Our marketing will be a mix of ongoing campaigns (physical, digital & guerrilla) with online, social, ferry, terminal and on island marketing. We are looking to reach residents and island visitors to create awareness and drive usage. Onsite physical branding will be supplied to your venue (posters / QR codes etc). Marketing starts with app launch in the spring and ramps up during the summer.

One of the benefits of the Treat Me Wight format is if your Deal page is getting plenty of views but few voucher redemptions you know you need to change it – and you can, numerous times. Good deals generate good response.

BOOK A PAGE HERE

It's the Isle of Wight's DESTINATIONS, DEALS and monthly WHAT'S ON guide on your phone. Great for island residents AND island visitors.

APP AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD SPRING 2025

1. Download app FREE via website. For that you get full app access and a single use of all Deals (vouchers) for up to 3 months. If you found it useful and saved you money it's renewable thereafter. 

2. Browse DEALS and DESTINATIONS pages by ALL, by NEARBY (location map search) or by the SECTIONS below. New / updated pages and offers are added automatically to your app. 

Food & Drink - Things To Do - Great Shopping - Treats For Her

3. Show DEAL (voucher) page you want to use to vendor who will give you a 4 digit code to input on app to accept. You've just got that deal and that voucher then moves to your ‘used’ folder. Don't worry, you can renew any used voucher to get the deal again for just £0.99p.

4. Really useful 'What's On This Month' guide too accessed from the Home page - mainly focusing on 

Music - Theatre - Festivals - Car Boots - Events.

5. We will not bombard you with notifications - just one to let you know when a new DEAL or DESTINATION page is added or updated.

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Great for residents to find local deals/events and for short term or regular visitors too as having tested the app for 3 months FREE If you found it useful you can then renew it for 6 or 12 months from just £1.99. 

 Secure payments via STRIPE for all app and voucher renewals.

The handy IOW app to have on your phone whether you live here or are just visiting..

A simple guide to events on the Island during the current month. Bringing together info usually having to be searched on numerous sites for APP users. Handy for both residents and visitors

Accessed via button on the APP home page and in date order showing event date, location, single line info with either a website link or contact number (usually both) for more details.

This will appear from April when the APP is launched. It will mainly focus on the following....

music - theatre - festivals - the arts - car boots - displays and shows

Placing events on this will be FREE OF CHARGE for businesses featured with a DEAL or DESTINATION page on the TREAT ME WIGHT APP ! 

A nominal charge for those that are not.

Details on how to submit YOUR event will appear here in February 2025.,