Hey Parents! Have you heard of the Kids Skate Free Program? I’m so excited to announce that Hownd®, the customer foot traffic and revenue-generation platform for family entertainment centers, has partnered with the Roller Skating Association (RSA) to manage and enhance its Kids Skate Free (KSF) program, providing a completely new technology platform and other features that make the program easier for rinks and their customers to use and is designed to drive broader participation from consumers.
In addition to the new platform, other initial enhancements and features include:
- Elimination of the $4 per child annual fee which Hownd and RSA anticipate will result in a surge of interest and engagement from current and new KSF customers.
- Consumers will now automatically receive their weekly passes in the MyHownd® mobile app to ensure they always have their current KSF passes.
- Redemption of KSF passes within MyHownd, which creates an easier process for participating rinks.
“All of the enhancements are now in place and ready for rink owners/operators and their current and future customers to immediately use,” says Brandon Willey, CEO of Hownd. “We were able to quickly implement these very positive changes as a result of the capabilities already programmed within the Hownd platform and MyHownd, as well as a collaborative partnership with RSA. To RSA’s credit, they recognized that changes were necessary to re-energize the KSF program and that Hownd was in a position to help.”
RSA’s and Hownd’s mutual goal is to get as many rinks as possible on board with the Kids Skate Free program because, according to Willey and McMahon, “The more rinks that participate, the more customers will visit skating centers – something we would all like to see!”
As part of the partnership, rinks participating in the program will also become part of Hownd’s growing network of family entertainment centers and won’t pay a sign-up or monthly subscription fee to make their KSF benefits and other promotional offers available to nearby consumers.
Through the company’s zero-risk Results-Delivered Pricing™ model, rinks only pay Hownd a nominal fee when they bring them paying customers.
Rinks that aren’t RSA members or aren’t participating in the KSF program are encouraged to learn about how the new capabilities enabled by the partnership will help them grow their business by visiting kidsskatefree.com where they can also sign-up for the program.
Hownd is a proven, fully automated, and effortless foot traffic platform that generates profitable guest visits for FEC’s and other local brick & mortar businesses by delivering targeted promotions to existing and new nearby consumers. Focused on the success of local business owners, the company has served thousands of local merchants and more than 40 million consumers throughout North America and beyond. Unlike outdated group-buying deal sites and offer portals that can bleed merchants dry, Hownd provides quantifiable, attributable, and sustainable long-term value to local businesses, reduces their effort and costs, and increases their real revenue and profit. Learn more at www.hownd.com or visit hownd.app/sign-up to get started. Call 877-394-2410 for more information.