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Colu provides a white-label civic-engagement platform for cities. Its city-branded apps use gamification and City Coins to reward residents for positive actions and local spending, helping municipalities support local businesses and community goals.
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RCity


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RCity is a program powered by Colu that encouraged participants to shop locally. Its linked page thanks participants, states that the program will end on 31 July, and encourages continued local shopping.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

MPK Rewards


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MPK Rewards was a rewards program that encouraged participants to shop locally. Its linked page states that the program ended on 31 December 2023 and identifies Colu as the organization powering it.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

Akronite


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Akronite is a mobile city engagement and local rewards app for Akron. It lets residents discover city stories, events, and reward offers; earn Blimps when shopping locally; and redeem them at select businesses. The app also helps local businesses attract and engage customers, create reward offers, and accept Blimps as payment.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

Choose Saline County


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Choose Saline County is a local-rewards mobile app for people who live and work in Saline County. Users can discover local stories, events, and reward offers; earn Saline Stars when shopping locally; and redeem those Stars at select businesses. The app also helps locally owned businesses reach customers, offer rewards, and accept Saline Stars as payment.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

The Choose PTC City App


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The Choose PTC City App is presented by the City of Peachtree Corners. It helps community members discover city stories, events, and local independent businesses, earn PTC Points through local-shopping reward offers, and redeem those points at select businesses. It also enables local businesses to promote reward offers, engage customers, and accept PTC Points as payment.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

Utica Proud


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Utica Proud is a mobile app for people who live and work in Utica to discover local stories, events, and reward offers while supporting locally owned and independent businesses. Users earn Halfmoons when shopping at eligible participating businesses and can redeem them at select businesses. The app also enables local businesses to offer rewards, attract customers, and accept Halfmoons as payment.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform

The YO! City App


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The YO! City App is a Youngstown-focused mobile app presented by the City of Youngstown. It helps community members discover local stories, events, and independent businesses; earn City Bites through eligible local purchases; and redeem those points at participating businesses. It also gives local business owners tools to attract and engage customers through visibility and reward offers.

Category: Customer Engagement Platform