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Dealiful

We had an idea for our own community: one simple app where people in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs find local businesses, watch short videos and save offers they can use in person or online. So we designed it, built it, filmed it and launched it ourselves.

ProductDealiful, our own app
PlatformsiPhone, Android and web
Built by BizfulDesign, code, video and marketing
ServingChicago's Northwest Suburbs
Background

Thechallenge

Small local businesses are the heart of every town, but they are hard to find online. Big chains have big ad budgets, and many apps take a cut of every sale. At the same time, people drive past great restaurants, salons and shops every day without knowing what they offer. We work with local businesses every day, and we kept hearing the same thing: we just need more people to know we exist.

The goal: Build one simple app that helps locals discover the businesses around them, and gives those businesses an easy, affordable way to bring in new customers while they keep 100% of every sale.

What stood in the way

Two kinds of users

The app had to be simple for shoppers, and just as simple for busy business owners, many of whom speak English as a second language.

Video that feels instant

Every business gets a short video. Clips had to start playing right away on any phone, even on a slow connection.

Trust

People only use offers they believe in, so every business and every offer is checked by a real person before it goes live.

Our approach

What wedid

01Research & design

  • Talked with local business owners about what brings in new customers
  • Designed simple screens with large buttons and plain words
  • Planned the full path: find a business, watch its video, save an offer and use it

02App development

  • One app for iPhone and Android, published on the App Store and Google Play
  • Sign-in with a text message code, so there is no password to remember
  • Push notifications that keep people up to date

03Cloud platform

  • A secure, fast back end that grows with the app
  • Fast video streaming for Clips, with the next videos loaded ahead of time
  • Online payments and subscriptions for businesses
  • A separate test copy, so every update is checked before real users see it

04Business tools

  • A business profile with photos, video and hours
  • Post up to 3 offers at once; our team checks each one before it goes live
  • Insights that show how people find and use each offer
  • Invite team members to help run the account

05Video production

  • Our crew films a short video for each featured business
  • Vertical video made for phones, edited in house
  • The same videos power the Clips feed and social media ads

06Launch & marketing

  • Landing pages with a fast sign-up by text code
  • Facebook and Instagram video ads
  • Printed flyers and visits to local businesses
  • Ongoing updates, monitoring and support
The app

InsideDealiful

Dealiful app: Home screen

Home

See what is nearby: offers open right now, featured businesses and new videos.

Dealiful app: The offer screen

The offer

Every offer shows the price, the business and its video. Save it with one tap.

Dealiful app: Clips screen

Clips

Short videos let people see a place before they visit, one swipe at a time.

Dealiful app: Use it screen

Use it

Show the offer at the business or use it online. No paper coupons, no codes to cut out.

Features

Built forboth sides

For locals

  • Discover local, restaurants, shops, beauty, home services and more
  • Clips, short videos from every featured business
  • Save offers, keep them in one place with one tap
  • Use them your way, in person or online, before they end
  • Real reviews, from people who used the offer
  • Free, to download and use

For businesses

  • A business profile, with photos, video and hours
  • Post offers, up to 3 at once, in a few minutes
  • We make your video, our crew films and edits it
  • Insights, see how people find and use your offers
  • Reviews, honest feedback from new customers
  • Keep 100%, of every sale you make
The outcome

Theresults

Live on both stores

Dealiful is available on the App Store, Google Play and the web.

Local businesses on board

Restaurants, salons, shops and services across the Northwest Suburbs share offers and videos on Dealiful.

Proof of what we build

The same team that builds and runs Dealiful can design, build and launch an app or portal for your business.

Dealiful is proof that Bizful can take an idea all the way from a sketch to the App Store, then film it, market it and keep it running. If you have an idea for an app, we would love to hear it.

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