Shaw Business Launches SmartTarget to Help Business Owners Build Customer Relationships and Increase In-Store Traffic

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Shaw Communications has launched SmartTarget, a digital marketing solution for business customers. Integrated with Shaw's SmartWiFi, it offers insights into customer demographics and behavior, enabling targeted marketing strategies. As businesses face challenges post-COVID-19, SmartTarget aims to enhance customer engagement and loyalty.

Available for existing Shaw SmartWiFi customers starting at $10/month for the first three months, it is designed to be user-friendly and adaptable for businesses of all sizes.

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• Launch of SmartTarget enhances customer engagement capabilities.
• Provides actionable insights to boost business revenue.
• Available at an affordable introductory price of $10/month.

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CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shaw Communications Inc. today announced the launch of SmartTarget for Shaw Business customers — an all-in-one digital marketing and advanced insights solution that leverages the combined power of Shaw’s SmartWiFi service and new technology to give business owners a deeper understanding of who their customers are, what they want, and the ability to easily take action to drive traffic to their brick-and-mortar locations, boost revenue and create repeat customers.

With SmartTarget available as an add-on service to Shaw’s SmartWiFi, business owners get detailed customer demographic insights when visitors join its guest WiFi network. Once customers have given their consent, business owners use SmartTarget’s automated campaign tools and leverage these insights to create targeted emails, surveys, and coupons to help increase customer loyalty, drive deeper connections and boost store revenues.

Businesses do not need to be marketing experts — the tool is very simple to use, with out-of-the-box campaigns ready to deploy.

“As businesses cautiously reopen in the wake of COVID-19, it is more critical than ever for them to build brand loyalty and engage with customers in new and innovative ways,” says Katherine Emberly, President, Business, Shaw Communications. “We understand brick-and-mortar stores face more challenges than ever as they compete with online retailers, so we launched SmartTarget to allow business owners to better understand their customers and tailor their product and promotional offerings to best meet their needs.”

SmartTarget was developed in collaboration with Aislelabs using the Aislelabs Connect platform. Shaw Business is the first service provider in Canada to make this product available to its customers, packaged in a unique way to appeal to businesses of all sizes.

“Building customer relationships and engaging with customers is a necessity for any business and the Aislelabs Connect platform provides an end-to-end solution for SMBs. Shaw Business’ SmartWiFi service with SmartTarget enabled, delivers a turnkey solution for customer engagement for any SMB,” said Nilesh Bansal, Aislelabs co-founder and CTO.

Shaw Business SmartTarget is available today as an add-on for existing Shaw SmartWiFi customers for as low as $10 per month for the first three months.

For more information on SmartTarget, please visit business.shaw.ca/bundles/smarttarget

About Shaw
Shaw Communications Inc. is a leading Canadian connectivity company. The Wireline division consists of Consumer and Business services. Consumer serves residential customers with broadband Internet, Shaw Go WiFi, video and digital phone. Business provides business customers with Internet, data, WiFi, digital phone and video services. The Wireless division provides wireless voice and LTE data services through an expanding and improving mobile wireless network infrastructure.

Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX - SJR.B, SJR.PR.A, SJR.PR.B, NYSE – SJR, and TSXV – SJR.A). For more information, please visit www.shaw.ca

For media inquiries, please contact:
Shaw Communications Inc.
Chethan Lakshman, VP, External Affairs
(403) 930-8448
chethan.lakshman@sjrb.ca

FAQ

What is SmartTarget by Shaw Communications?

SmartTarget is a digital marketing solution that provides businesses with customer insights and targeted marketing capabilities.

How much does SmartTarget cost?

SmartTarget is available for existing Shaw SmartWiFi customers for as low as $10 per month for the first three months.

What benefits does SmartTarget offer to businesses?

SmartTarget helps businesses understand customer demographics, create targeted campaigns, and increase customer loyalty.

When was SmartTarget launched?

SmartTarget was launched on September 21, 2020.

How does SmartTarget help businesses post-COVID-19?

It enables businesses to engage customers in innovative ways, helping to build brand loyalty during challenging times.