Mashable: 80 percent of Snapchat Users Take Snaps in Restaurants

80 percent of Snapchat users take snaps in restaurants, according to the company, highlighting the platform's potential for food and retail advertising.

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Mashable: 80 percent of Snapchat Users Take Snaps in Restaurants

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Snapchat released a new ad product called Snap to Store, aiming to help retailers increase sales, with 80% of its users taking snaps in restaurants. Wendy's was one of Snapchat's beta testers and saw 42,000 visitors driven to a location through a sponsored geofilter.

Snapchat released a new ad product on Wednesday aiming to help retailers get more products off their shelves. “Snap to Store” hopes to prove to retailers that the ads on Snapchat help sales.

  • 80% at a restaurant

  • 66% at a shopping mall

  • 50% at a gym

  • 49% at an airport

Wendy’s was one of Snapchat’s beta testers and according to Snapchat’s internal data, a sponsored geofilter drove 42,000 visitors to a Wendy’s location within seven days of viewing it.

Snapchat plans to release a dashboard for advertisers that shows the number of uers who saw the ad campaign.

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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on April 12, 2017. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.

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