Menu AR Free Promo Placement

Menu AR Free Promo Placement

by | May 18, 2020 | 360 Marketing, Food Delivery, GMB Listing, Google Posts, Marketing, Menu AR

Dear Owner,

We, the developers of the Menu AR application, offer free of charge promo registration for catering establishments for quarantine period to all countries.

Menu AR is a digital restaurant menu with the ability to view 3D dishes in augmented reality and translation into the device’s language.

You can place your restaurant and its menu in the Menu AR app via our webpage: https://lk2.menuar.ru

Get registered and add your restaurant menu into the app. Here is the detailed instruction for placing a restaurant in the app: https://lk2.menuar.ru/instruction.php

Now we give free access to the app for all establishments, including those which don’t yet have 3D models of their dishes.

Our app is available in Google Play and App Store by the following links:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/menu-ar/id1314878103?l=en&ls=1.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…

Our webpage: http://menuar.ru/en.php.

Video: https://youtu.be/wrwpfhpuBM4

We’d be glad to answer your questions, feel free to get in touch with us.

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Menu AR Augmented Reality Food Aruba Very good for Food Delivery!

Menu AR Augmented Reality Food Aruba Very good for Food Delivery!

by | May 18, 2020 | 360 Marketing, Food Delivery, GMB Listing, Google Posts, Marketing, Menu AR

Menu AR (Augmented Reality) 3D Views for your Restaurant Dishes

Free Promo Placement

Dear Owner,

We, the developers of the Menu AR application, offer free of charge promo registration for catering establishments for quarantine period to all countries.

Menu AR is a digital restaurant menu with the ability to view 3D dishes in augmented reality and translation into the device’s language.

You can place your restaurant and its menu in the Menu AR app via our webpage: https://lk2.menuar.ru

Get registered and add your restaurant menu into the app. Here is the detailed instruction for placing a restaurant in the app: https://lk2.menuar.ru/instruction.php

Now we give free access to the app for all establishments, including those which don’t yet have 3D models of their dishes.

Our app is available in Google Play and App Store by the following links:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/menu-ar/id1314878103?l=en&ls=1.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details…

Our webpage: http://menuar.ru/en.php.

Video: https://youtu.be/wrwpfhpuBM4

We’d be glad to answer your questions, feel free to get in touch with us.

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Menu AR. LOOK AT FOOD IN A NEW WAY. WHAT IS Menu AR? Customers can view the menu … Looks at the restaurant’s dishes in augmented reality on his desk … Aruba. +297-630-5308 – Hector Marcelo Mercado. sismercado@gmail.com.
https://360bizmercado.com/menu-ar-aruba/
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7 Benefits of Google Maps Street View for Your Business

7 Benefits of Google Maps Street View for Your Business

by | May 18, 2020 | 360 Marketing, Food Delivery, GMB Listing, Google Posts, Marketing, Menu AR, Uncategorized

Did you know Google Maps offers you a lot more features than directions? (Especially if you’re a business owner.)

This particular feature helps to build trust with your customers. It creates a better connection with your target audience. Both of which potentially increases your ROI.

What we’re talking about is your standard business image taken to the next level: Google Maps street view.

This feature allows your customers to take a virtual tour around (and inside!) your business.

Customers can get excited about the restaurant atmosphere before walking through the doors.

…all from the comfort of their living room.

At the same time, Google Maps uses technology that automatically blurs faces and license plates. So you don’t have to worry about unwarranted privacy.

Read on to learn what specific benefits Google Maps street view can offer your business!

1. It Builds Trust With Your Customers

According to an Inc article, humanizing a brand is crucial to fostering trust.

Humanizing a brand involves adding pictures of your employees and yourself to the company website. As well as adding an “About Us” tab to your website’s menu.

Another way to humanize your business is by using Google Maps street view. Which allows customers to put a face to the business name.

This increases their comfort level, making them more likely to enter your doors.

Show, Not Tell

Also, it’s trustworthy because you’re not outright telling customers they should trust your business. You’re showing them.

What the virtual tour does is show that your business has nothing to hide. In fact, just the opposite.

2. It Helps With the Research Process

According to a Forbes article, retailers state that 82% of consumers do research online before visiting a store.

Such research may involve wanting to know what the store looks like inside and out.

Google Maps street view helps with the researching process by allowing prospective customers to take a virtual tour before visiting.

Customers can learn valuable information from this virtual tool—such as what your storefront looks like.

Other pertinent details include the overall business atmosphere and the store’s friendliness and personability.

Information that customers would have to dig for on sites like Yelp and Glassdoor.

Demonstrates Quality

Google maps street view is doing more than helping with the research process. It’s demonstrating the quality of your business.

By providing this feature to your customer, you’re showing that your business cares for its customers. And will do everything it can to provide the best customer experience.

Both of these aspects of the research process will increase the chances of customers visiting your business and making a purchase.

In fact, your potential customer can have instant access to the inside of your business within one click. After all, 43% of searches are done in Google Maps.

 

     

 

3. It Creates a Better Connection

One of the benefits of humanizing your business is establishing a better connection with your customers.

They know you’re legitimate, and don’t need to put up their guard. Enough said.

4. Better Access to Your Target Audience

Let’s say you’re a sports bar restaurant whose target audience is NFL football fans.

To attract your target audience, you’ve hung up football banners and memorabilia throughout your restaurant.

Well, you want to show off the decor, right?

Google Maps street view gives you that platform to do so. Suddenly prospective NFL football fans can take a virtual tour of your restaurant. They see the football decor and are hooked.

 

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 Help Attract Local Target Audience Too

On top of that, Google Maps has over twenty petabytes of data, according to a Mashable article. In case you don’t know, that’s 21 millgigabytes and 20,500 terabytes.

Your target audience may be scouring Google Maps’ data. They’re looking for a restaurant in the Austin, Texas area.

Since you registered your business with Google, your restaurant comes up. Not just that but those customers can drop a pin to see if they’d like to dine there.

Stree view may just be the tipping point. Especially when they compare to your local competitors who don’t have street view access.

5. It Helps Customers Make Informed Decisions

Is there enough parking in the back? Do they need to come early to get a spot? What about the dress atire? Is the area safe?

These are questions customers want to know but may need to dig through a review site to find out.

Not with Google Maps street view.

Instead, customers can make all of their informed decisions by “walking around” your business.

Customers can then plan accordingly for the occasion. This helps customers to relax and not worry about any unexpected hiccup.

6. Passive Marketing

Instead of actively asking for referrals, let your customers do that for you via word of mouth.

How Google Maps Street View Helps to Make This Happen

One of your customers is having dinner with friends.

They complement him on the T-shirt he’s wearing. He then goes into detail about your clothing store.

How the staff was friendly and personable. How the prices are reasonable. And that he remains a loyal customer to this day.

He then shows what the store looks like using the street view features. Now, his friends can put an image to their friend’s customer experience.

They also can verify it’s legit. And, combine that with the fact that this rave review is coming from their friend—not you— they’re more likely to trust it and check it out.

7. It’s a Convenient and Comfortable Experience

Customers can use street view wherever they’re at: the mall, park, concert, you name it.

 

Here is what a virtual looks like

 

Bonus: Increase the Quality of The Impression

According to research, the brain processes visuals sixty times faster versus text. This may be why images are 40 times more likely to be shared on social media.

Anyways, the point is, 3D images of your business will be processed faster than just a description of what your business offers.

In other words, a picture really is a thousand words.

 

Final Thoughts

Street view began as a project in 2007. And has now blossomed into a marketable feature for businesses.

Leveraging street view can help you attract your local target audience. And communicate that you provide quality service.

So, how has street view influenced your business? Leave a comment!

 

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The best online grocery shopping sites and their available delivery slots

The best online grocery shopping sites and their available delivery slots

by | Apr 2, 2020 | 360 Marketing, Food Delivery, GMB Listing, Google Posts, Marketing, Menu AR

As coronavirus continues to spread across the world, supermarket shelves are becoming increasingly empty as shoppers bulk-buy tinned food and toilet rolls. 

These shortages, combined with much of the population being in self-isolation, mean that online grocery shopping has never been more popular. Indeed, when the Prime Minister announced the lockdown, he recommended we order food online. Ocado, accordingly, has asked its customers to place orders further in advance because of the high demand. 

If you’ve decided to do your food shopping online, you must now consider which supplier to choose. Whether you opt for a supermarket brand or an online-only retailer, there are some basic points to consider. 

Same-day delivery is usually a major bonus to an online food shopping site, but in the current climate it is unlikely to be possible. Note that all sites require someone over 18 to sign for the delivery and most companies have a minimum spend. A varied offering of food, drink and toiletries is important to achieve the weekly shop in one fell swoop.

Here we have appraised some of the major retailers’ websites and offerings, including the fastest delivery times with updates on what is being offered currently.  

1. AmazonFresh

Why we like it: Speedy delivery of fresh food from impressive brands

AmazonFresh homepage for online grocery delivery
The AmazonFresh homepage

As the name might suggest, AmazonFresh specialises in delivering fresh food to your doorstep. Amazon has partnered with Whole Foods, Morrisons and local shops and markets to supply a diverse selection of fruit, vegetables, meat and baked goods – including 105  premium offerings from Whole Foods alone. 

Usually, Amaazon Fresh prides itself on next-day, and even same-day delivery. However, due to increasing demand, you could have to wait weeks for an available delivery slot, depending on your location. 

People have taken to Twitter to express their frustration at the lack of delivery slots. Some have said that their deliveries were cancelled at last minute, or delayed by hours, and others said that they had to wait days before they found an available delivery slot.

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In wake of the coronavirus outbreak, you can now select an “unattended delivery” at checkout if you don’t want to come into contact with others. 

The service, which launched in 2016, currently only delivers to London and the south-east of the UK, but there are plans for expansion in the future.

Unfortunately, the service is exclusive to Prime and Fresh members, and it costs £11.98 a month to become a member of both. Minimum spend is £40, with a £3.99 delivery fee, although orders above £60 have free delivery. 

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2. Amazon Pantry

Why we like it: It offers a large selection of branded items that have been reviewed by customers

Amazon Pantry homepage
Amazon Pantry has a selection of food for your cupboard, but no fresh produce

Amazon Pantry was the retailing giant’s first venture into online grocery delivery, in 2015. Pantry sells items for the food cupboard (crisps, chocolate and so on), from renowned brands such as Heinz, Kellogg’s and Cadbury’s. They do not stock fresh food such as meat, fruit or vegetables – that’s where the later-developed AmazonFresh comes in (see below).

It also stocks plenty of household goods, including surface cleaners and washing up liquid. However, it does not currently stock toilet rolls or hand sanitiser.  

Usually, Amazon Prime prides itself on its one-day (or same-day) delivery, but supply chain challenges caused by the virus outbreak have led to the more cautious promise that: “most orders arrive within one working day“.

Complaints on Twitter, however, indicate that delivery dates are not available for at least two weeks.  

Amazon Pantry is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, and this membership costs £7.99 a month of £79 a year. On top of this cost, there is a delivery charge of £3.99 and minimum spend of £15. Orders are grouped together in a large cardboard box to minimise the packaging’s impact on the environment.

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3. Waitrose

Why we like it: Wide selection of food on an easy-to-use website

Waitrose online grocery delivery website
Waitrose.com is easy to navigate for grocery delivery

Waitrose.com is one of the best-stocked suppliers of both pantry snacks and fresh food: a search for ‘chicken’ yields over 300 results. There is even more choice on WaitroseCellar and WaitroseEntertaining, for all of your alcohol and canapé needs. All food comes with a freshness guarantee.

Household essentials, like toilet roll, are currently in short supply – although antibacterial wipes are still available. Waitrose has joined the ranks of Sainsbury’s and other online retailers in rationing products, as detailed below. 

Usually, Waitrose offers free trackable next-day delivery to homes all over the UK. At the moment, however, the supermarket is prioritising delivery slots for elderly or more vulnerable customers. These customers are being identified using data the store already holds, but you can register yourself or a loved one as vulnerable here.

If you are not a vulnerable customer, you will not be able to book a delivery slot at present. 

If you are self-isolating, Waitrose advises you contact Customer Care (0800 188884) once you have made your order, to discuss specific arrangements for where to leave the shopping. 

Note that the minimum spend is higher than many, at £60 for home delivery, or £40 for click-and-collect. New joiners are eligible for special discounts, however, including a £60 offer.

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4. Morrisons

Why we like it: An affordable way to buy essentials from fresh vegetables to school uniforms

Morrisons grocery delivery

Selling fresh fruit, meat and enough products to meet your pantry needs, Morrisons scores well for its variety. The site even has a clothes section where you can browse women’s, men’s or even children’s clothing – with school uniform jumpers starting at just £3. 

That said, the availability of household items has been hit by high demand, in light of Covid-19. As a result, most of the toilet rolls are out of stock (except for an own-brand pack of four at the time of writing). Antibacterial wipes are similarly out of stock.

There is a £40 minimum spend but delivery prices start from just 99p and there’s free delivery for the first month. Delivery Passes are also available to help regular customers save on delivery. 

Currently, there are no available delivery slots, due to high demand, but the website will let you amend existing orders.

When the food does arrive, however, it is of high quality, due to Morrisons’ “fresh check”, where they confirm the food’s freshness before you take it in. The delivery service is fairly environmentally friendly, as Morrisons have banned the use of plastic bags and they have pledged to make all of their packaging recyclable by 2025. 

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5. Co-Op

Why we like it: It has excellent potential

Co-op food delivery service homepage
Co-op’s delivery service requires you enter your postcode before you shop

Co-op is relatively new to the online food delivery game, and only appointed an e-commerce director in January 2019. The service may still in the early stages of development, but Co-op is clearly thinking outside of the box, with trials of robot deliveries in Milton Keynes and a Deliveroo partnership in 2018.

Considering that it is a relatively new delivery service, it is surprising that the Co-op is offering next-day delivery (with a set time slot) to various locations. Delivery has not been rolled out to the whole of the country, so you might need to click and collect if you don’t live in a city centre. Minimum order is just £15, and delivery is free.

At the moment, to meet demand, deliveries can consist of no more than 20 items.

There is a moderate amount of product choice, incorporating meat, vegetables, ready meals and alcohol. In-demand household products are currently in short supply (there are no loo rolls on offer) but this could be set to improve in upcoming months. 

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6. Tesco

Why we like it: A flexible service with no minimum spend

Tesco Groceries homepage
Tesco Groceries homepage

If you’ve run out of milk or forgotten to plan tonight’s dinner, Tesco offers a more flexible way of ordering last-minute necessities. There is no minimum spend on your order, although there is a minimum £4 basket charge for orders under £25. Ordering groceries is easy, as you can shop your favourites and use the Tesco delivery app when you’re out and about.

Tesco has a varied range to choose from. While it has currently sold out of own-brand toilet roll, there are numerous other brands to choose from. Likewise, there is a variety of branded food to choose from, including sought-after tinned food. 

Delivery covers most of the UK, and you can usually opt for same-day or scheduled delivery. However, in light of the pandemic, there is currently an up-to-three week waiting period for a delivery time-slot. At the time of writing, there are no time slots available, although Tesco will release more delivery slots in due course.  A fixed one-hour slot on your chosen day can cost between £3 and £7, or you can select a flexi-saver slot for a randomly allocated one-hour slot, which costs between £1 and £4. Bagless delivery is available.

There is currently an 80-item limit placed on new orders.

All food comes with a freshness guarantee. If, say, your croissant arrives damaged on arrival, you can return it to the driver and they will process a refund.

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7. Ocado

Why we like it: Unrivalled variety of branded products

Ocado - the online supermarket
Ocado – the online supermarket

For 10 years, Ocado has been synonymous with Waitrose, but as of September 2020, that partnership will come to an end. The online retailer has signed a deal with Marks & Spencer, and will deliver its products from late next year. Over 5000 own-brand M&S products are set to replace the 4000 Waitrose products currently on sale.

Regardless of its shifting partnerships, Ocado stocks a real range of branded products, with over 53,000 items available, from fresh fish to toothpaste. Toilet roll is in stock, as is an array of sought-after products, including antibacterial hand gel and pasta. 

The minimum spend on the site is £40. Next-day delivery is usually available, with one-hour time slots between 7am and 10pm. However, the site is currently in such high demand (there is a 15 minute virtual queue just to get onto the website) that there are no delivery slots available today, and the site is prioritising vulnerable customers.  

Ocado is also prioritising existing customers. “We’re very sorry but due to the exceptionally high level of demand we are temporarily prioritising deliveries for our existing customers. As a result, we are unable to offer you a delivery slot at the moment. Unfortunately, new customer bookings will not be processed,” the company has warned on its website. 

Ocado has tried to make its deliveries as environmentally-friendly as possible, with green delivery slots, and they have reduced their vans’ carbon dioxide emissions by 33 per cent from 2012 to 2018. The company also recycles carrier bags (if you hand them back to the driver). Unwanted supplies are donated to food banks and charities.

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8. Asda

Why we like it: Value for money on a range of groceries

Asda groceries delivery homepage
Asda delivery homepage

Money goes a long way with Asda groceries. Like its supermarkets, prices are typically lower than on other sites. Although there is a £40 minimum spend, you should be able to buy most of your groceries for low prices.

Due to high demand, there is a slight online queue to access the site (although it only took me a couple of minutes). Next-day delivery is usually available, and costs approximately £3, but currently there are no delivery slots available for the next two weeks, due to high demand. They are only releasing new delivery slots 14 days in advance, so watch this space.

The website is simple in its design, but not as easy to navigate as some of the others. There is, however, a good selection of items on offer – including fresh, frozen and chilled groceries.

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7. Sainsbury’s

Why we like it: Affordable online shopping that is good to the environment

Sainsbury's grocery delivery homepage
Sainsbury’s grocery delivery homepage

With a minimum spend of just £25, Sainsbury’s offers a handy small-shop option, but note that delivery can cost £7 for smaller baskets; orders over £40 incur just a £1 delivery charge.

Sainsbury’s follows in Ocado’s footsteps with their environmentally-conscious delivery service. Not only do they offer bagless delivery, but they also have eco-friendly ‘green slots’, where you can schedule a delivery to coincide with when a Sainsbury’s van is in your area. 

Usually, same-day delivery is available if you order by 12pm and the earliest delivery time on the day is 6pm. Currently, however, the site warns: “We have limited delivery availability due to extremely high demand. We are doing everything we can to improve this situation, please check back regularly for latest availability.”

This rings true. On a trial shop (which included toilet roll, still available on the site at the time of writing), there is no delivery slot available for the next three weeks. We advise that you check back for availability. 

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The best online supermarket for grocery delivery: our verdict

In light of the coronavirus, fast delivery times take priority. For that reason, we were particularly impressed by Co-op’s next-day delivery, as well as AmazonFresh and Amazon Pantry and their speedy delivery services (in theory, at least).

If you are a pre-existing Ocado member, we recommend this online store for its all-encompassing selection and reasonable delivery time (in comparison to other online retailers). 

Nonetheless, we were also impressed by Sainsbury’s eco-delivery service and their low minimum spend, plus the variety of products on offer. Waitrose’s easy-to-use site and variety also made it one of the best sites for online grocery delivery. 

How to Do Your Grocery Shopping Online

How to Do Your Grocery Shopping Online

by | Apr 2, 2020 | 360 Marketing, Food Delivery, GMB Listing, Google Posts, Marketing, Menu AR

Grocery shopping is a chore that some people enjoy, and others dread. If you find yourself unwilling to go to the grocery store frequently enough to keep your fridge and pantry stocked with food, consider buying your groceries online and having them delivered. Almost anything can be purchased online today, and grocery stores and other food retailers have joined the digital shopping world. Do your grocery shopping online by finding a store or a site that will deliver to your area, picking out the groceries you want, paying for them and setting up delivery or shipping.

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    Find an online grocery store that will deliver or ship to your area.

    • Start with your local grocery stores. Some of them might provide online shopping and delivery.
    • Do an Internet search, or check an online listing for specialty grocery stores that allow you to do your shopping online.
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Compare different sites if you have options in your area. Look for lower prices on the things you buy most, and a selection that will work for your grocery list.

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Go to the website you want to use to buy your groceries online.
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Click on the department you want to start shopping in, or look for a tab such as “browse” to search the whole store.

  • Move the items you want to buy into your digital shopping cart.
  • Track your spending by glancing at the total that adds up every time you put something in your cart. This can usually be found in the top right corner of your screen.
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Pay attention to the fresh and frozen foods you buy. Some grocers will only deliver perishable items to certain areas.

  • Check with the company or store to make sure you can order frozen or refrigerated foods. Some retailers will ship using dry ice, and some will not deliver such items.
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Start an online shopping list if you are going to do your grocery shopping online on a regular basis. This will help you manage what you buy every week or every month.

  • Check to see if your shopping list items will automatically be included in your cart the next time you shop. Most online grocers will do this for you, and you will have the option of reviewing the list before all of the items are added to your cart.
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Go to the checkout screen when you have finished shopping and you are ready to pay for your items.

  • Review the items, quantities and prices. Make sure you have everything you need.
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Create an account. You will be asked to create a logon name and a password either before you start shopping, or before you checkout.

  • Use a logon name and a password that you will remember. Your computer can often save the information so you do not have to type it in every time you visit the website.
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Provide your delivery address. Some online grocers will allow you to choose the day that your groceries are delivered. Others will give you a window, such as 2 to 4 days.

  • Prepare to pay a delivery charge of between $6.00 and $15.00. The amount will depend on how much you order, where you live and how quickly you want the groceries delivered. Local grocery stores will offer you the option of picking up your groceries if you do not want to pay for delivery.
  • Make sure you are not being charged more than once for shipping, delivery, and postage. There should be one fee that encompasses all of the handling and shipping or delivery costs.
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Provide your payment details. You will need a credit card or a debit card for most sites.[3]

  • Allow the website to save your payment details so you do not have to provide a card number every time you shop.
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Confirm the transaction by clicking “place order” or a similar button, and wait for the confirmation screen to show up. You will receive an email as well.