AMC Theatres incorporates Airship into its winning mobile-first strategy

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increased app traffic with preshow alerts and release announcements

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higher conversions through rich notifications and geo-targeted offers

AMC Theatres is the largest movie exhibition company in the world, operating close to 1,000 theatres and serving over 350 million guests every year.

Overview

Always on the forefront of innovation, AMC Theatres completely revamped its mobile app in 2016, allowing customers to browse showtimes, buy tickets, and even order restaurant-quality meals at participating locations. Today, more than half of all AMC tickets are purchased through smartphones and tablets, and the company’s online systems are all tightly integrated with its AMC Stubs rewards program — building customer loyalty with every visit.

Challenge

The motion picture theatre industry is in a period of tremendous upheaval. Now more than ever, the movie-going public is looking for an experience when they head to the theatre — colossal screens, cushy seats, fine dining — and meeting the public’s expectation for mobile convenience is increasingly critical. With its early successes, AMC wanted to increase mobile experiences while continuing to grow in-app ticket and concession sales.

Results

Working with Airship’s Professional Services team to build out a mobile engagement roadmap, AMC saw incredible results, including improved retention and increased ticket and concession sales through its app.

We were looking for a provider that we could grow into. With Airship, we can make customizations when we need to, but we can also utilize a lot of out-of-the-box functionality that is constantly being upgraded.

Kelly Hayse
Director of Push Marketing

Solution

Turning moviegoers into loyalty guests

Driving customer action with rich notifications

Rich notifications grab users’ attention with images and movie trailers and deep link them into the app where they can buy tickets.

Right time, right place alerts

AMC integrated geofencing technology to promote concessions and deliver automated offers to app users who are near a theatre.

Retaining users with timely messaging

AMC keeps users engaged between theatre visits by sending timely, automated messages to reinforce the benefits of using the app.