Now You Can Roam Everywhere

When Andrew Bartlett set up his ROAM app, he couldn't have imagined the sort of success it would have.

Now just over three years later he is expanding outside the North East and, as is the nature of an app, it will now apply to, well….anywhere and everywhere which explains why he’s having terrific success nationally and internationally. If you want to promote your business and get yourself noticed by people who’re in your locality, then you need to get onto the ROAM app.

Go onto the App Store and just type ROAM into the search bar. You can’t miss it; it’s the one with the distinctive purple lion’s head. The really clever bit is that the ROAM app, which allows restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, bars, shops, gyms, events, car parks etc to promote their products and events, does not rely on the user searching for what’s on offer; the ROAM app searches for them. As for the user, put it this way; if you’ve ever been onto something like Trip Advisor to find out what to do or where to go in a particular place, you can rest assured that when you arrive in a particular location, the ROAM app will find you and point you in the right direction. You can also do a search yourself.

Anthony Hutton, Mr Huttons bar and barber Darlington said, “ROAM is perfect for my business. It’s a social platform that has been created entirely for my business’s needs, taking us away from all the nonsense that you come across on the other social platforms. We can send our customers messages with what we have available keeping them all in the loop, and rewarding those that stay loyal to us.”

Or how about Kieran Thornsby, Event Manager at Revolution Durham. “It’s great, it’s like our very own app which we can use to communicate to our customers expressing when we are having any events, offers or loyalties going on.”

So how does everything work? Simple. Your mobile phone is always hunting for a signal and, thanks to GPS, it’s easy to find out where you are. Consequently, the ROAM app also knows where you are and can quickly fire suggestions in your direction. It will also help you keep in touch with friends and, a really important feature, it can let you know of any safety concerns.

“Businesses are often very wary of the internet and it often gets the blame for firms struggling,” said Andrew Bartlett, “but why don’t these businesses make use of the internet instead of being afraid of it? The ROAM app will help them promote themselves and draw the visitors back. I’m proud that ROAM has put businesses at the forefront of the development. The app not only recommends the best places to go but also gives you special partnership offers, keeps you safe using the friend finder and much more. It has a myriad of elements to it, that all join to make an incredibly forward-thinking app, both for businesses and individuals.”

All any user of the ROAM app has to do is sign up with an email and password. After that, simply allow the app to know their location and away they go. The user can then add businesses, events venues etc to a ‘plan’ which is, in effect, their list of favourite places, and even request whether to receive special offers. There is everything from the major chains all the way down to one-man / woman operations.

Businesses now have the opportunity to tell potential customers who they are, where they are and what they have on offer. For very small businesses, this is a free service. So, if things look a bit quiet, log onto your own ROAM app page, put on a special offer, this will then go to everyone who has signed-up to follow you and get ready for the sound of rushing feet. You also get a 100% reach guarantee. If the user is in your area, they will receive information from your business.

Most businesses, depending on their size, will pay a monthly fee of between £15 – £25 which is highly competitive when you consider the raft of benefits. Andrew has a team of people behind him and there is every reason to suspect that it won’t be too long before the ROAM app is rivalling Facebook, Trip Advisor and Just Eat. It really is that good. If you have a business and can see the advantage of promoting who you are and what you can provide via the ROAM app, then get in touch with Andrew at the following…. You should also go onto the App Store and download the ROAM App to try it for yourself and see what you’re missing.