From May 1 to September 1, Bandwango signed 50 new clients

With those clients came 1,140 new merchants into the Bandwango network

Client initiatives launched from May 1 to September 1 drove 45,702 sign-ups

Those initiatives also accounted for 1,024 passes sold

Spotlight

Heart of Willamette Winery Passport

The Heart of Willamette Winery Passport has been a paper initiative in years past, but this year Heart of Willamette Winery Association teamed up with Visit Corvallis to launch the tasting pass on Bandwango’s mobile platform. The association’s annual fundraiser entered the market at an interesting time. During COVID-19 their goals were to exceed last year’s sales and support wineries during this difficult time. They accomplished both! 

• 183 passports sold
• 551 redemptions
• $5,490 generated in revenue

The association has been so impressed with the ease of use and sales that they’ve extended the life of the 2020 passport until December. They’ve also decided to launch a second season of the passport which will begin in 2021! 

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Iowa State Park Passport

Bandwango’s first state tourism client, Travel Iowa, contracted the platform in March 2020 as a solution for celebrating the 100th anniversary of their state park system, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Iowa State Park Passport showcases more than 60 state parks and incentivizes locals and visitors to get outdoors with friends and family.

• 13,094 sign-ups
• 23,295 check-ins
• 8,462 marketing opt-ins

“In a very short period of time, Bandwango has completely elevated all that is possible for Travel Iowa and the level of value we deliver to our partners.” – Amy Zeigler, Digital Marketing Manager, Travel Iowa

Read the full case study here

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Fraser, Colorado’s Mountain Mural Walk

Fraser, Colorado’s Mountain Mural Festival couldn’t take place this year like it normally would, but that didn’t mean it had to be cancelled altogether… Bandwango powered their digital solution, the Fraser Mountain Mural Walk, which featured a guide to the 20 murals along the walk with check-ins along the route. 

• 20 murals
• 443 sign-ups
• 3,538 check-ins at murals along the walk
• 415 votes captured for most popular murals

“The Fraser Mountain Mural Festival was a huge success the previous year and we wanted to continue the event and provide the community with a fun safe event and a sense of normalcy during COVID-019,” Sarah Wieck said. “By adjusting the layout of the event, spreading it out throughout town, and using Bandwango to engage the event-goers, it proved to be an even bigger success than 2019. The businesses all had record sales and the participants loved the gamification aspect of the event.”

Spotlight

Experience Grand Rapids Restaurant Week

Grand Rapids Restaurant Week switched gears this year with a digital passport powered by Bandwango. Diners could use the pass to check in at participating restaurants for dine in or carry out, but the real kicker was that diners would receive a return visit coupon at every restaurant they checked into!

• 59 participating restaurants
• 2,300 digital passport sign-ups
• 1,083 check-ins 
• 121 free foodie prizes earned

Best of all, the client surveyed passholders at the end of the week to determine how they felt about the pass. 94% of people surveyed enjoyed using the new Restaurant Week GR Digital Pass and 99% of people planned to return to use their digital passport. 

These statistics were also shared here