Zavee Thinking is the new blog from Zavee for community-based businesses and anyone else who appreciates the unique and important role local businesses play in our nation’s economy. Our goal is to share ideas and encourage discussion about issues that matter to local merchants, including loyalty, marketing, social media and technology. We welcome comments on these and any other topics.

This blog is also one of the ways we communicate with Zavee merchants and with other merchants who are considering joining Zavee, so you can expect some posts about the Zavee community, Web site and application. Your questions and comments about our product will help us provide the greatest value to the merchants, shoppers and causes that join the Zavee community.

Zavee is a social shopping community that integrates local search, loyalty and social networking. Our goal is to create a shopping experience that is simple, local and social.

Merchants can

• Use Zavee’s loyalty engine to create and publish offers that meet specific business objectives
• Segment their customer base for targeted messages and offers
• Use shopper and transaction data to gain an in-depth understanding of customer behavior and preferences

Shoppers can

• Easily search to find and learn about local merchants and their current offers
• Earn cash back rewards by using their own credit or debit cards to make purchases at Zavee merchants
• Earn points called Care Shares ™ which Zavee converts to cash that it contributes to community organizations selected by the shoppers
• Post reviews of merchants (who can post responses), bookmark merchants of interest and become fans of favorite businesses
• Become friends with other shoppers to share information and experiences

Causes can

• Increase their visibility within the community and recruit new members
• Educate shoppers about their mission and activities and increase interest and engagement
• Attract new donors and increased contributions

Ron Stack and Alan Pleskow

Again, welcome to Zavee Thinking. We look forward to hearing from you, either on the blog or directly. I’m Ron Stack, the Chief Operating Officer as well as one of the founders of Zavee and I’m happy to talk about Zavee with anyone.

My email is ron.stack@zavee.com. I’m also on LinkedIn and Twitter.  Alan Pleskow, our CEO and another co-founder of the company, can be reached at alan.pleskow@zavee.com.  Alan is also on LinkedIn and Twitter.

We urge you to follow Zavee on Twitter and join our group on Facebook.