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As a fundraising expert, you are aware that there are many products and services available to pitch to your groups. In the process, you will need to familiarize yourself with the products available to you and understand how they work and what is the overall value of them, and why it's a good value for you, your business, and your groups. As the title of this article says - It’s All About the App and I don’t have a clue … well, do you know how to use it? Do you know how to explain it? This component of the coupon book is the QR code printed on the front which gives the customer access to thousands of coupons, discounts, and offers. So today you are in luck and we are going back to school using this quick tutorial on the app:

Step One: On your phone, go to the App Store (apple) or Google Play (android) and download the SaveAround app. Look for “SaveAround Deals”

Step Two: Locate the code on the front of one of your sample books. If you don’t have a sample book, email the sales team to get a code (sales@savearound.com). Type in the code in the app on your phone as a New SaveAround User.

Step Three: Set yourself up as a new user (name, email, and enter a password) and zip code

Step Four: Skip the auto-renew feature

Step Five: Enter demographic information (birthdate, age, source of the code)

(This process took less than 5 minutes and included installing the app on the phone). A couple of suggestions on how to use the app prior to a client meeting. The first step is to know the zip code and city of the group/school where you are meeting ...

A. Scan the various offers: Dining, Entertainment, Recreation, Retail, and Services
B. Pull up a few offers and tally those coupon offers for a total that exceeds $25 retail
C. Pull up a nearby city and do the same process
D. Pull up a destination city (San Antonio, Fresno) and see what offers are in those cities
E. Check the national offers (Dick’s, AMC, ibotta, etc.) and see what those offers include.

Click the location icon … you can type in your group’s address (city, state, and zip). The app uses GEO-LOCATION services … so it lists offers at locations nearby as you travel.

Social Media

Hopefully, you’ve seen an increased presence in SaveAround on social media this week. We are posting more on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to help get the word out about fundraising and opportunities to raise money for various groups all across the country.
If you need these posts, feel free to share, like, tag, re-tweet, re-post, and help increase visibility. Likewise, if you post things about your fundraising business feel free to tag or share with SaveAround and we’ll be happy to re-post, like, follow, and share as well.

Checks and Returned Books

PLEASE make sure that payments (checks) are mailed to the P.O. Box address. Some groups are including the payments with their box of returned books that goes to the warehouse. In some cases, these check payments are lost, misassigned, or missed altogether because they are in a box of books in the warehouse and not picked up via the P.O. Box by the accounting team. When this happens the group will be delayed in closing out and that will also delay your commission being processed and paid in a timely manner.

ALL payments need to be mailed to P.O. Box 2399, Binghamton, NY 13902

ALL returned books need to go to the Warehouse address using the provided shipping label.

If you have any questions about how to remit payment or return books, please contact the Group Relations team (grouprelations@savearound.com).