CASE STUDY

How Apache Pizza Athlone Generated 34 Google Reviews in 48 Hours with TAPiTAG

CLIENTApache Pizza Athlone
INDUSTRYFood & Beverage (F&B)
PRODUCTDigital Review & Reputation Management
REGIONIreland

860+

Employees with NFC Tags

12,000+

Digital Interactions

100+

New Business Connections

95

Countries Using TAPiTAG

About

Company Background

Apache Pizza Athlone is a popular pizza takeaway, and fast-food business serving customers in Athlone, Ireland. With customers regularly visiting for takeaway and collection orders, maintaining a strong online reputation is important for building trust as well as attracting new customers.

For local food businesses Google reviews can influence where people choose to order. Apache Pizza Athlone wanted to make it easier for happy customers to leave a review while their experience was still fresh.

STATEMENT

Problem Statement:

Happy Customers Were Not Always Becoming Reviewers

A customer can enjoy their meal, collect their order and leave satisfied but that does not automatically mean they will later search for the business on Google and write a review. For Apache Pizza Athlone, the ideal moment to ask for feedback was often right after the customer had received their food. The problem was creating a simple way to turn that moment of satisfaction into action.

Traditional Review Requests Added Too Many Steps

Asking customers to “find us on Google and leave a review” sounds simple but it still requires customers to remember the business name, open Google, search for the correct listing and then locate the review option. Every additional step creates an opportunity for the customer to skip the process. Apache Pizza Athlone needed a solution that removed the searching and made leaving a review almost immediate.

The Store Needed a Highly Visible, Always-Available Solution

A busy takeaway environment does not leave much room for staff to repeatedly ask every customer for feedback. The solution therefore needed to work independently of staff. It had to be visible at the point of customer interaction, easy to understand and simple enough for customers to use without assistance.

The Review Experience Needed to Work Across Smartphones

Customers use different devices and not everyone uses NFC. Apache Pizza Athlone therefore needed more than a single technology. A combination of NFC tap and QR scan meant customers could choose the interaction that suited them.

TAPiTAG

How TAPiTAG Resolved the Problem Statement

Apache Pizza Athlone introduced two branded TAPiTAG review solutions:

  • TAPiTAG Google Review NFC Tag – Frosted Acrylic A5 Display Stand
  • TAPiTAG Foamex Wall Display Stand – 300 × 200mm

The A5 stand was placed on the counter as a convenient review solution, while the larger Foamex wall display was positioned in a high-traffic area of the store to maximise visibility and give more customers an opportunity to leave feedback. 

Customers could simply tap their smartphone or scan the QR code to access the Google review page, removing the need to search for Apache Pizza Athlone manually. This made the review process quicker, and easier while the customer’s experience was still fresh.

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Key Outcomes

860+

employees now carry TAPiTAG NFC Phone Tags.

12,000+

digital interactions have taken place through smarter contact sharing.

100+

new business connections have been made via digital networking.

Follow-ups happen faster because contact details are available instantly.

Far fewer printed business cards are used, helping the company's sustainability efforts.

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