24/08/2022
Rent-A-Center’s store network includes more than 400 U.S. locations run by franchisees who seek to build ties with rent-to-own customers in their surrounding communities. The company recently teamed with localized marketing platform SOCi to help those business owners with software tools to engage consumers in online-to-offline efforts.
As much as pandemic lockdowns led to a surge in e-commerce, many consumers still appreciate businesses with a nearby brick-and-mortar location. More than half (61%) of multilocation marketers surveyed by SOCi at the height of the health crisis said their physical locations had a significant role in generating revenue, and 66% said they expected that to continue, underscoring the need for marketing — both analog and digital — that targets local markets.