Geofence marketing for small businesses
Reach the people who are close enough to walk in, while they’re nearby. OneMarket sends your deal to shoppers around your business who asked for deals like yours, and you pay only for the time it’s live.
- 40 free hours every week
- No card to start
- Never pay per click
What is geofence marketing?
A geofence is a virtual boundary drawn around a real place, like a circle around your storefront. Geofence marketing reaches people’s phones while they’re inside that boundary. For a local business, that’s the whole point: the people inside it are close enough to come in today.
Most online ads work the other way around. They’re shown to whoever is cheapest to reach, wherever they are, and priced per impression or per click. A local shop pays for people across town who were never going to visit. Geofencing flips that: where someone is right now decides whether they hear from you.
Done badly, geofencing feels like being followed. Done right, it only reaches people who asked for it, and it hands them something useful at the moment they can act on it.
How OneMarket does geofence marketing
An opt-in audience, a radius you choose and a price you can predict.
Step 1
Shoppers pick their interests
People download the OneMarket app and choose what they want to hear about: coffee, fitness, haircuts, happy hours. Nobody is on a cold list.
Step 2
Your deal reaches people nearby
You set a radius around your business. When a shopper whose interests match is inside it while your deal is live, it shows up on their phone.
Step 3
They claim it and walk in
One tap to claim, then they show the code at your counter. You see how many people saw it, claimed it and came in.
Step 4
You pay for time on the map
You pay for the hours your deal is live. Never per click, never per customer, no commission on what they buy.
- Goose, the built-in AI assistant, drafts the deal, the timing and the reach. You approve every campaign.
- You pick how far it reaches. Reach by plan: Free 0.25 miles, Plus 1 mile, Pro 3 miles and Max 5 miles.
- No beacons, no hardware: it runs on the location in shoppers’ phones, with their permission.
- Shoppers can turn off location or notifications any time. Businesses never see anyone’s precise location.
Every kind of local business, not just restaurants
If customers walk in or book a visit, a nearby deal can bring them: a happy hour, a free first class, a consultation this week, an open spot in the lot.
Pay for time on the map, not for your customers.
No commission. No pay-per-click. No per-lead fees. Every customer who walks in is yours. Start free with 40 hours on the map every week, or get 400 hours a month for $29.
Free
40 hours
on the map every week
Enough for a daily happy hour or a weekday morning deal
$0 · no card
- Resets every Monday
- 1 deal live at a time, 1 location
- Reach shoppers within 0.25 mi
- 3 Goose drafts a week
- Headline results for every deal
- Need more? 100 hrs for $7.50
Plus
400 hours
on the map every month
About 1 deal live all day, every day
$29/mo
- 5 deals live at once, 2 locations
- Reach shoppers within 1 mile
- 10 Goose drafts a week
- Full per-deal reports, cost per customer
- Unused hours roll over a month · 100 more for $7.00
Pro
1,200 hours
on the map every month
About 3 deals running all day
$59/mo
- 15 deals live at once, 5 locations
- Reach shoppers within 3 miles
- 20 Goose drafts a week
- Advanced analytics: ROI forecast, best days & times, repeat customers, exports
- Unused hours roll over a month · 100 more for $5.00
Max
3,000 hours
on the map every month
About 8 deals running, built for multiple locations
$89/mo
- 40 deals live at once, 10 locations
- Reach shoppers within 5 miles
- 40 Goose drafts a week
- Advanced analytics: ROI forecast, best days & times, repeat customers, exports
- Unused hours roll over a month · 100 more for $3.00
Enterprise
Unlimited hours, every location, zip-code targeting.
Chains and multi-location brands, with zip targeting. Priced for how you run.
Talk to us- Unlimited hours of live deals
- Unlimited locations and deals
- Zip-code targeting on top of a 5-mile reach
- Unlimited Goose drafts
- A OneMarket contact who sets up your first deals
- Custom reporting
A deal live for one hour uses one hour; two deals live at once use two. When your hours run out, deals pause — never a surprise bill. Add hours any time, change plans any time, or cancel and drop to Free at the end of your billing period.
Geofence marketing, answered
What is geofence marketing?
Geofence marketing draws a virtual boundary, called a geofence, around a place and reaches people’s phones while they are inside it. For a local business that means talking to people who are close enough to walk in, at the moment they are nearby, instead of people scrolling miles away.
How much does geofence marketing cost?
It depends on how the platform bills. Geofencing ad services usually charge per impression or per click. OneMarket charges for time on the map: the hours your deal is live and showing to people nearby. Free costs $0 and includes 40 hours every week, with no card needed. Paid plans start at $29 a month for 400 hours. No commission. No pay-per-click. No per-lead fees. Every customer who walks in is yours.
Does geofence marketing work for service businesses?
Yes. It fits any business whose customers come in person or book a visit: salons, gyms and studios, law firms, staffing agencies, repair shops and parking, as well as restaurants and retail. A service offer can be a free consultation this week or a first class on the house. Goose, the AI assistant built into OneMarket, can draft it for you.
Geofencing vs Facebook ads: which is better for a local business?
They do different jobs. Facebook and Instagram ads are sold by auction, priced per impression or click, and shown to people while they scroll, wherever they happen to be. Geofence marketing reaches people based on where they are right now. On OneMarket the people you reach installed the app, chose the kinds of deals they want and are inside your radius, and you pay for the hours your deal is live rather than for clicks. Plenty of businesses use both: social ads for awareness, geofencing for foot traffic.
Do people have to opt in?
On OneMarket, yes. Shoppers download the app, pick their interests and choose whether to allow location and notifications. They can turn either off in their phone settings at any time. Businesses never see a shopper’s precise location.
How close do people have to be?
You choose the radius around your business, from 0.25 miles up to 5 miles. Reach by plan: Free 0.25 miles, Plus 1 mile, Pro 3 miles and Max 5 miles. A tight radius suits a café; a gym or a law firm can reach further.
Do I need beacons or special equipment?
No. OneMarket uses the location on shoppers’ phones, so there is nothing to install. You add your address, write a deal or let Goose draft one, and choose when it runs and how far it reaches.
How do I know it worked?
Every deal shows how many people nearby saw it, claimed it and came in to redeem it at your counter. Paid plans add full per-deal reports with cost per customer.
Want the longer version? Read how geofence marketing works, in plain English or see OneMarket for business.
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