S4M Launches New Ad Format to Drive In-Store Visits

Drive-to-store platform S4M announced the release of a new ad format, the the Pass-to-Store, offering advertisers a method to drive incremental in-store visits with smart proximity- based push notification retargeting.

Shoppers download a card with a promotion or invitation offered by an advertiser, which is then saved directly into their mobile phone wallet, compatible with both Android and Apple. The ad can be designed to offer event tickets, promotions, discounts or a sales reminder. Once the card is saved in the user’s wallet, the Pass-to-Store ad can trigger a location-based notification to remind consumers of their available offer as they enter into a designated proximity of a store location or an event venue. The ad format also provides advertisers with the ability to push notifications from consumers’ wallet applications based on a specific date and time.  

Notifications are pushed directly from the user’s wallet application, essentially acting as owned media for brands to retarget users that have interacted with their ad. Now advertisers can effectively re- engage consumers by strategically delivering communications at a given time or place to increase the chance of incremental in-store visits and create more effective ad experiences.

“It is the perfect technology to bridge online advertising at scale with what consumers are experiencing in real-time, at a very local and targeted level,” said Stan Coignard, Americas CEO, S4M. “Brands can stay top of mind with their consumers by being able to focus their efforts where their retail stores and locations actually are!”

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