Live. Shop. Maryland.
Revolutionizing Maryland's #ShopLocal Movement
What is
Pledg?
Pledg is Maryland’s exclusive #shoplocal mobile application connecting locally-owned small businesses with customers through multimedia marketing efforts. We only feature local businesses through the use of our mobile application, website, social media marketing, SMS campaigns, and beacon marketing.
Through our targeted marketing platform, we strengthen our communities and keep revenue in our local Maryland economy.
Application Features
- 1Exclusive Deals & Promotions
Drive traffic with deals & promotions through the Pledg app. Your dedicated online dashboard allows you to run multiple specials at one time, targeting different customers and promoting various services and products. Our analytics allow you to easily see which promotions are generating the most traffic so you can focus your marketing efforts appropriately.
- 2Direct-to-Customer Push Notifications
When Pledg users favorite your promotions in the mobile app, your business then has the option to send out direct push notification messages right to their mobile devices. Alert customers to new deals, events, and products in real time.
- 3Bluetooth Proximity Marketing
Our powerful Pro Series Bluetooth Beach option accelerates your marketing by sending your current promotions to customers and potential customers within a close proximity to your business. Promotions are sent via mobile notification 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- 4Online Directory Listing
Showcase your business, location, website, and current promotions through your dedicated online dashboard. Your business profile comes complete with a full listing of your location and hours, and our premium packages allow you to display multiple hyperlinks and promotions – giving you the ability to promote all of your product and service offerings. You have full control over your listing – including adding employees to help manage your account.
- 5Promotion Analytics
Get full insights into your business listings & promotions and even learn which promotions work better on different days! With our online analytics, you’ll see how much traffic and interest your profile is getting with Pledg, as well as which deals are working best with your target audience.
- 6Loyalty Rewards Programs
Easily create your own loyalty rewards and engage your customers! With our Loyalty Bucks program, you can offer rewards to your most loyal customers and increase repeat business.
- 7Manage Own Staff & Employee
Manage your employees. Does your business allows to manage your staff members and also allow staff's to themselves enrol into your business? Our system will provide you an easy controlling module to manage your staff. Providing accessibility control of staff member to full, restricted and no access to web panel to manage data. Customers from mobile app can enrol themselves by sending Place of Work request.
- 8Increase Your Social Media Presence
By linking your social media accounts to the Pledg dashboard, you can promote updates and specials on social media platforms with a single click. Our premium packages also offer social media advertising packages to help promote your specials and events.
- 9Live Updates
Instantly notify your customers of updates to your promotions, products, services, hours and more. Pledg offers business feeds so your followers can keep track of the latest news in real time.
- 10Build Your Reputation
Customer satisfaction is the pillar of business growth. Increase referrals and your online reputation through Pledg. Users are encouraged to rate, review, and share their favorite business right in the app. You’ll also have the ability to communicate directly with customers in the portal, answering questions and resolving issues directly in the app no matter where you are.
Let's Make Maryland
Stronger. Together.
Pledg connects our Maryland communities and economies by offering affordable marketing solutions to small businesses using advanced technology and multimedia strategies.
You don’t need the ad dollars of big chains to stand out with our mobile application. Once connected, you’ll have direct access to members of your local community as well as other location organizations & businesses. Small business is the lifeblood of our community, and we want to put your business in the spotlight.
Register for FREE
with Pledge.
We'll get your
initial listing
set up for review
A Pledg
marketing expert will help you select the best
package
Start connecting
with customers!
Statistics
300 Million
Mobile Users
Times are changing and mobile technologies are taking the stage front & center. In fact, mobile is the biggest disrupter to retail since the inception of eCommerce! As more shoppers turn to their phones in both the digital realm and the physical store, retailers need to focus on creating connected experiences in the mobile context.
60%
Local Trafic
Amount of local traffic that use their mobile
devices when searching for a local business.
37%
Order Local
Products
Amount of mobile users who will order local products or services through their mobile device.
5.9%
Retail Trafic
Percentage of retail traffic that is a direct result of digital social media through mobile devices.
29%
Social
Referral
Amount of mobile users who purchase products & services based directly on a social referral.
Plan That's Right For You
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Platinum
- Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
- FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
- Complete Business Website Included
- Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
- Customer Reviews Aggregator
- Display Social Media Connections
- User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
- Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
- Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
- Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
- Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
- Full Performance Analytics
- Upload Custom Videos & Images
- Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
- Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
- Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
- Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
- Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
- Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
- Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
- Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
- Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
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Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
-
FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
-
Complete Business Website Included
-
Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
-
Customer Reviews Aggregator
-
Display Social Media Connections
-
User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
-
Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
-
Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
-
Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
-
Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
-
Full Performance Analytics
-
Upload Custom Videos & Images
-
Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
-
Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
-
Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
-
Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
-
Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
-
Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
-
Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
-
Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
-
Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Get Started Now!
-
Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
-
FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
-
Complete Business Website Included
-
Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
-
Customer Reviews Aggregator
-
Display Social Media Connections
-
User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
-
Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
-
Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
-
Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
-
Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
-
Full Performance Analytics
-
Upload Custom Videos & Images
-
Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
-
Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
-
Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
-
Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
-
Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
-
Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
-
Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
-
Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
-
Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Get Started Now!
-
Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
-
FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
-
Complete Business Website Included
-
Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
-
Customer Reviews Aggregator
-
Display Social Media Connections
-
User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
-
Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
-
Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
-
Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
-
Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
-
Full Performance Analytics
-
Upload Custom Videos & Images
-
Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
-
Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
-
Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
-
Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
-
Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
-
Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
-
Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
-
Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
-
Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Get Started Now!
-
Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
-
FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
-
Complete Business Website Included
-
Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
-
Customer Reviews Aggregator
-
Display Social Media Connections
-
User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
-
Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
-
Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
-
Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
-
Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
-
Full Performance Analytics
-
Upload Custom Videos & Images
-
Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
-
Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
-
Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
-
Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
-
Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
-
Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
-
Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
-
Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
-
Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Get Started Now!
Plan That's Right For You
-
Bronze
-
Silver
-
Gold
-
Platinum
- Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
- FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
- Complete Business Website Included
- Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
- Customer Reviews Aggregator
- Display Social Media Connections
- User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
- Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
- Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
- Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
- Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
- Full Performance Analytics
- Upload Custom Videos & Images
- Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
- Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
- Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
- Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
- Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
- Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
- Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
- Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
- Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Listing Displayed in Public Mobile App & Public Website w/Clickable Address & Phone
- Get Started Now!
- (Includes Bronze Features PLUS)
-
FULLY Featured & Promoted in Shop Local Listings
-
Complete Business Website Included
-
Add Your Own News & Events for Public Display
-
Customer Reviews Aggregator
-
Display Social Media Connections
-
User Shoutout Pushes Listing Throughout App
-
Integrated "Meet the Owner" Feature
-
Hyperlinked Business Contact Information
-
Prominently Displayed Hours of Operation
- Get Started Now!
- (Includes Silver Features PLUS)
-
Up to 5 In-App Custom Buttons
-
Full Performance Analytics
-
Upload Custom Videos & Images
-
Host YouTube or Vimeo Videos
-
Run Multiple Promotions, Discounts, or Coupons
- Get Started Now!
- (Includes Gold Features PLUS)
-
Bluetooth Proximity Beacon
-
Automated Birthday Proximity Promotions
-
Display in Dual Categories Simultaneously
-
Send Mass Push Notifications to Favorited Users
-
Send Direct Notification to Single Favorited User
-
Email Marketing to Favorited App Users
-
Fully Interactive Loyalty Rewards Platform (Requires Optional Equipment)
-
Instant Live Chat (Requires Optional Equipment)
- Get Started Now!
