Campaigns

This campaign payment method would allow merchants to reward members who complete a campaign with store credit instead of a cash payment. The merchant would define how much store credit someone should receive when they complete the campaign, and when the member completes the campaign, Buzzbassador would automatically reward that amount of store credit to the member using Shopify's store credit feature.

With this campaign type, a merchant could assign members a task/mission to generate a certain sum ($) or quantity (#) of orders with their referral code or affiliate link within a certain time frame. In exchange for meeting that sales goal, they would receive a reward on top of their regular referral commissions. For example: "Refer 10 orders this month and earn a $100 cash bonus!"

Some merchants have requested a way to assign members specific tasks and campaigns within Buzzbassador, which the members would then be able to complete, check-off, and provide proof of completion (where necessary). For example, the merchant could create a task for members, such as "post about X product on Instagram and include your referral code". This task would appear to the member', where they could see the due date of the task and what reward they get if they complete it. Then, when they do the task, they'll be automatically rewarded via Buzzbassador. There would be multiple types of Campaigns possible, such as sales-driven campaigns, content/social media-driven campaigns, etc.

When a new member is added, Buzzbassador creates their referral code (which is also a Shopify discount code). If the new member comes from the application form, this code is chosen during the application ("Create Your Referral Code" question). If the new member is imported, the code is input by the merchant during the import process ("Referral Code" column). When the code that is requested for the new member (either by the merchant or the member) is already taken in the merchant's Shopify account, Buzzbassador cannot create that code, as Shopify requires that each discount code must be unique. So, Buzzbassador has to generate a random unique code instead. The problem is that the member (during the application form) wouldn't have a way to know if their desired code was already taken in Shopify, so they would enter it into the application anyway and up with a random code that they didn't choose once they were approved. Same for the merchant - if merchants did not check their Shopify discounts list before doing an import, they may not have known that the codes they chose for the new members were already taken, so those imported members ended up with random codes. This feature request post addresses this issue by introducing validation in both the member and the merchant side before the member is added, to let the user know that the code they are requesting is already taken, so that they can choose another code before a random one is generated. This feature is commonly requested by merchants and members alike.

Some merchants had trouble deciphering text within the Application Details pop-up, which had a light gray background and dark gray text. We are going to resolve this so that the text is a more stark contrast (black), making it easier to read.

Some merchants were confused when making date range selections on the dashboard, as the calendar date picker was allowing users to select dates ahead of the current date. We are going to resolve this so that the current date is the furthest date that can be selected within the date picker.

Merchants have complained that the process for viewing a member's linked social media is a bit clunky. The merchant has to hover over the social media icon, select the handle, copy it, and then paste it into a new tab to search the member's profile. We are going to make it so that the merchant can simply click the social media icon and the member's profile will open in a new tab, allowing the merchant to open the member's social media account in just one click.

Update Klaviyo integration to be compatible with new Klaviyo Flows & SMS functionality, and most updated versions of APIs, so that merchants are able to take full advantage of all Klaviyo features for their Buzzbassador members.

There was a bug where even if the merchant's domain started with https://, the affiliate link would show up as http://. The link would still redirect to the correct https:// domain, but it would show up in the affiliate's dashboard as http:// (display issue only).

There was a bug where if an applicant entered "0" as an answer to any custom survey question on the application form, the answer would show up as empty to the merchant.