2.0 Control Panel. Cities. Marketing. Company promotions. Certificate
A gift voucher lets customers deduct a fixed amount from the order price. It is valid for all locations of the company and does not affect the cost of delivery.
In the Control Panel, click Marketing.
Click the Company promotions → Certificate tab.
Click Create.
Add the required information (more details below).
Click Save.
General tab.
City. Select the city from the drop-down list where the desired institution is located, where you want to create a Certificate.
Company. Select the company from the drop-down list where you want to create the Certificate.
Status. Current status of the promotion.
Hidden. Promotion can be applied by using a promo code. More on how to create promo codes.
Inactive. Turns off the promotion.
Type of application. The only available option for promotions at the city level — Promo code .
Name in the Control Panel. Appears only in the Control Panel and helps to identify the promotion.
Example
$50 gift voucher
Name. Appears to customers when they apply a promo code and in the promotion’s label. Cashiers and company workers can also see it in the Dots Business app. Can be the same as the Name in the Control Panel.
Valid until. Set the end date of the promotion. If the promotion is not limited in time, set 0.
Priority. Set the priority of the promotion, which will determine its place in the list of all promotions in the Control Panel. The higher the value, the higher the place in the list.
Promotion conditions. Add the description of the promotion along with some additional information and conditions for applying.
Example
Get $50 off on orders over $100 placed on weekdays.
Button link. A link inside the promotion, which can lead to a product, category, institution or to an external resource.
Maximum amount of compensation. Indicate the amount of the check to be covered by the certificate (currency sign is not required).
Note: If the order amount is less than the certificate face value, the order value after the certificate is applied will be 0.
Orders Workflow tab.
Minimum amount of order. Set the minimum amount for the order to qualify for a voucher. If the voucher should be valid for any order, regardless of the amount, enter 0.
Only for the first order.
Active. The certificate will be applied only to the customer's first order.
Order Type. Select the order type on which the promotion will be available.
Order receiving type. Select the order receiving type in which this promotion will be valid. For other order types promotion will not be valid.
Work Time tab.
Schedule for taking orders. Select the days of the week and the time when the gift voucher will be valid. If there are no restrictions, select the Promotion is valid any day at any time checkbox**.
Standard time - The schedule for taking orders activates the company every day.
Specific - An individual schedule allows you to more flexible adjust the activity of the company for each day of the week.
Graphics tab.
City screen.
Active - the cover of the promotion is displayed in the promotions slider at the city level.
Inactive - the cover of the promotion is not displayed in the promotions slider at the city level.
The promotion will not be displayed in the promotions slider at the city level if the promotion does not have a cover loaded.
The cover width must be at least 700px.
Company screen.
Active - the promotion cover is displayed in the promotions slider on the company page.
Inactive - the promotion cover is not displayed in the promotions slider on the company page.
Promotion poster. This promotion does not require uploading an image, since it does not appear on the website and in the app.
Preview button. The button allows you to see how the uploaded image will look in the web version of the site, mobile version of the site, and applications, depending on the display settings.
Note: If you are not satisfied with the image, you can click the *Change Image button and your device will open a window to upload another image.
This feature allows you to avoid unwanted cropping of the photo on different devices and versions of the settings.
Translations tab.
This tab contains translations of the Name and Promotion conditions fields if more than one language is activated in the institution.
SEO tab.
Meta Title. The title of the campaign page that is displayed in search engine results.
Meta Description. A short description of a website page that is displayed under the title meta tag in search engine results.
Footer text. The text that is displayed at the bottom of the page of this category of the restaurant menu. You can use the following tags <b></b> и <br>.
See also Gift voucher that is compensated by the city
Link to this article: here.
To add a promotion:
In the Control Panel, click Marketing.
Click the Company promotions → Certificate tab.
Click Create.
Add the required information (more details below).
Click Save.
Setup requirements:
General tab.
City. Select the city from the drop-down list where the desired institution is located, where you want to create a Certificate.
Company. Select the company from the drop-down list where you want to create the Certificate.
Status. Current status of the promotion.
Hidden. Promotion can be applied by using a promo code. More on how to create promo codes.
Inactive. Turns off the promotion.
Type of application. The only available option for promotions at the city level — Promo code .
Name in the Control Panel. Appears only in the Control Panel and helps to identify the promotion.
Example
$50 gift voucher
Name. Appears to customers when they apply a promo code and in the promotion’s label. Cashiers and company workers can also see it in the Dots Business app. Can be the same as the Name in the Control Panel.
Valid until. Set the end date of the promotion. If the promotion is not limited in time, set 0.
Priority. Set the priority of the promotion, which will determine its place in the list of all promotions in the Control Panel. The higher the value, the higher the place in the list.
Promotion conditions. Add the description of the promotion along with some additional information and conditions for applying.
Example
Get $50 off on orders over $100 placed on weekdays.
Button link. A link inside the promotion, which can lead to a product, category, institution or to an external resource.
Maximum amount of compensation. Indicate the amount of the check to be covered by the certificate (currency sign is not required).
Note: If the order amount is less than the certificate face value, the order value after the certificate is applied will be 0.
Orders Workflow tab.
Minimum amount of order. Set the minimum amount for the order to qualify for a voucher. If the voucher should be valid for any order, regardless of the amount, enter 0.
Only for the first order.
Active. The certificate will be applied only to the customer's first order.
Order Type. Select the order type on which the promotion will be available.
Order receiving type. Select the order receiving type in which this promotion will be valid. For other order types promotion will not be valid.
Work Time tab.
Schedule for taking orders. Select the days of the week and the time when the gift voucher will be valid. If there are no restrictions, select the Promotion is valid any day at any time checkbox**.
Standard time - The schedule for taking orders activates the company every day.
Specific - An individual schedule allows you to more flexible adjust the activity of the company for each day of the week.
Graphics tab.
City screen.
Active - the cover of the promotion is displayed in the promotions slider at the city level.
Inactive - the cover of the promotion is not displayed in the promotions slider at the city level.
The promotion will not be displayed in the promotions slider at the city level if the promotion does not have a cover loaded.
The cover width must be at least 700px.
Company screen.
Active - the promotion cover is displayed in the promotions slider on the company page.
Inactive - the promotion cover is not displayed in the promotions slider on the company page.
Promotion poster. This promotion does not require uploading an image, since it does not appear on the website and in the app.
Preview button. The button allows you to see how the uploaded image will look in the web version of the site, mobile version of the site, and applications, depending on the display settings.
Note: If you are not satisfied with the image, you can click the *Change Image button and your device will open a window to upload another image.
This feature allows you to avoid unwanted cropping of the photo on different devices and versions of the settings.
Translations tab.
This tab contains translations of the Name and Promotion conditions fields if more than one language is activated in the institution.
SEO tab.
Meta Title. The title of the campaign page that is displayed in search engine results.
Meta Description. A short description of a website page that is displayed under the title meta tag in search engine results.
Footer text. The text that is displayed at the bottom of the page of this category of the restaurant menu. You can use the following tags <b></b> и <br>.
How to apply a gift voucher:
See also Gift voucher that is compensated by the city
Link to this article: here.
Updated on: 02/05/2024
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