Welcome to the CandyBar blog!

CandyBar is a customer engagement solution for brick-and-mortar retail stores, by the team at ReferralCandy. (Check out the latest features we’ve been coming up with to help you delight your customers!)...

/ September 23, 2020

7 Ways To Improve eCommerce Customer Buying Experience

With more and more consumers switching to online shopping, eCommerce sales are expected to grow more than 10% in 2023, creating a major opportunity for businesses to capitalize on this...

/ May 10, 2023

How to Create a QR Code Menu to Boost Restaurant Sales

Are you a restaurant owner looking for a new way to boost sales? Creating a QR code menu is an easy and effective way to do just that.  With a...

/ April 3, 2023

The 5 Stages of Your Customers’ Buying Journey

Knowing and understanding your customer buying journey, alongside a solid marketing plan can have a huge impact on a positive customer experience, and closing sales. In this post, we’ll cover...

/ March 27, 2023
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What You Need for Your Online Presence for Brick and Mortar Stores

Even if you run a brick-and-mortar store, you need an online presence. If you’re not online, people can’t find you, your customers can’t share about you, and you may as...

/ January 30, 2023

10 Best Small Business Newsletters You Need to Know About

Newsletters have been on the scene electronically for a number of years now. We’ve seen marketers test different tactics to capture their audiences with varying levels of success. Marketers in...

/ December 12, 2022
How To Give Excellent Customer Experience With Brick-and-Mortar & Online Store Combined

How To Give Excellent Customer Experience With Brick-and-Mortar & Online Store Combined

Many traditional stores were already struggling as online shopping emerged as a new way to get goods. This shift picked up pace at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as...

/ November 12, 2022
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6 Ideas for Small Restaurant Designs to put a big smile on your customers faces

Small restaurant designs can be beautiful and functional. Running a small restaurant can be a challenge, with limited space and having to manage the flow of customers and wait staff. Most...

/ October 29, 2022
How to Set Up Your Google My Business Listing and Get More Customers

How to Set Up Your Google My Business Listing and Get More Customers

If you want your business to rank highly on Google and attract customers searching for your products or services online, you’ll need to set up and optimize your Google My...

/ April 7, 2022

Anthony, Pastreez: A New Business Taking The Time To Get Things Right

Anthony and Yami run Pastreez, an online macaron store, selling handmade French macarons in California and all over the US. Growing from strength to strength, they are shortly launching a...

/ September 22, 2021
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Jen, Cheese etc: Approachability Turns A Struggling Business Around

Jen and Ali own Cheese Etc, a small cheese shop just outside of Reading, 50 miles west of London – a local hub for their community. Before they bought Cheese...

/ September 17, 2021