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LOOKING TO REACH NEW CUSTOMERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
Add your business to the Access network. It’s free for qualifying retailers.
We are the people in your neighborhood.
For over 40 years, Access has helped connect customers to hidden gems and local favorites in communities throughout North America – the places our members eat, shop, play and visit. The Access private network of businesses serves millions of consumers, spanning such affinity groups as:
Educators & Government Employees
World-changing idealists motivated more by “making a difference” and work-life balance than high salaries and pursuit of wealth. Fashion-aware and tech-savvy, yet proud and price-conscious deal seekers.
Vacationers
Couples and families who work hard so they can play hard, take regular, more expensive vacations and dine out more frequently. Sophisticated tastes and active lifestyles.
Charities & Non-Profits
Working class to upper-middle income individuals with children and/or grandchildren, maintaining active social and extended family networks, increasingly tech-savvy and living primarily in the suburbs.
Graduates, Alumni
College educated, young, hip and stylish technophiles focused on fun, with ready access to cash/credit – be it their own or their parents’. Heavy Internet users and consumers of music/electronics. Highly connected through social networks.
Employers, Employees
Businesses large and small whose workforce maintains a connection to the communities they serve. These are wage-earning workers who eat, shop, play and spend the bulk of their paychecks within 20 miles of where they work.
Banking Customers
Middle to upper-class individuals with good investing habits who value financial freedom and economic independence. Always interested in opportunities to save a buck but not at the expense of value.
No cost. No risk.
No brainer.
At Access, we believe local merchants shouldn’t have to pay to connect with customers in their own backyard. Our private network is available for FREE to any business whose products/services fit the consumer preferences of our membership base.
We do the work. You just do you.
For qualifying businesses, getting started is a snap. Simply complete a merchant enrollment form, provide us with details about your business, and work with the Access marketing team to create an eye-catching, traffic-driving offer. From there, Access goes to work. We promote your business to our private network of customers on our members-only website, via mobile devices, in email, etc. All you have to do is show up, honor your offer and be amazing – as only your business can be.
Looking to Boost Your Bottom Line?
Give your business/brand an inside track to 10+ million customers in the Access affinity network. Reach new buyers, drive foot traffic and increase average spending in virtually every market you serve through our connection to over 300 membership-based organizations, including:
- Banks
- Loyalty programs
- Travel & motor clubs
- State education associations
- College alumni organizations
- Corporate employers
- Charities & fundraising groups
First, create your promotion...
After 30+ years, we’ve learned a thing or two about crafting promotional offers that deliver profitable results. From day one, our team will be available to help guide your strategy and maximize your marketing impact on our membership base.
Plus, our system is built with your business in mind, giving you maximum flexibility and control over such promotional options as:
- Offer size
- Expiration dates
- Seasonal availability
- Bar codes / serialization
- Custom artwork
- Spurt promotions
Then, get featured. On websites...
As a member of our private membership network, your business will be seen online by the customers you care about most – the ones near you.
Access members must first log in to our password-protected benefits site before they can view your offer, click your links, or print your coupons. So your offer (and your retail pricing strategy) is protected from public view.
Every one of your business locations gets its own dedicated page, which appear when nearby members search the site for businesses like yours.
...on mobile apps
Did you know that nearly 90% of working adults now own a smart-phone? The Access mobile app connects your business to more of these on-the-go customers, allowing you to:
- Reach a highly educated, ready-to-buy demographic in an exclusive marketing channel
- Achieve higher than average redemption rates
- Drive new and repeat purchases
- Increase customer spend
...in email
Access email marketing campaigns target millions of members throughout the year. Typically, these are diverse consumers with higher levels of disposable income living in neighborhoods across America.
Local content in our emails automatically feature businesses in the recipient’s own neighborhood. That means your most relevant offers reach the most relevant customers.
All email addresses are opted in by member or the organization on whose behalf we are sending. And, because they are branded on behalf of our clients, Access emails enjoy preferred status, high-delivery rates, and frequent engagement among recipients.
...and in print.
Throughout the year, our client organizations execute print campaigns that feature select merchants to private audiences. These promotions collectively enjoy millions of impressions per year, so when opportunities arise, we make sure to contact the best-fitting brands.
Print opportunities from Access are:
- Organization-funded. You pay nothing to be featured.
- Targeted. Brands are hand-picked based on known group preferences and buying habits.
- Diverse. Promotional opportunities span nearly every marketing channel imaginable, including statement inserts, newsletters, coupon books, fundraising cards and more.
Ready for more customers?
Enroll your business now in the Access network. Or, click the “Contact Us” link for more details.
“Members Only” keeps you in exclusive company.
The Access merchant network is exclusive to the members of our affinity groups. That means the promotional offers you choose to run will remain private. No mass posting on deal boards. No undermining your everyday pricing with customers you already have.