What is LoLo?
Grow with Gratitude - Stay in touch with your sphere of influence by showing them you care - send them the Gift of the Month with LoLo! Stay top of mind while providing something of value.
Watch this quick video to see how LoLo works!
How Much Does LoLo Cost?
This special pricing offer brought to you by Compass’s partnership with LoLo in Chicago.
How Do I Get Started?
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Step 2: Select Your Recipients
Import your contacts directly into LoLo
You can import your contacts using a .CSV file. For each contact include an email and/or a phone number and select a gift zone. Need help getting started? Use this sample file.
You’re all set!
Gifts copy into your account on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
and send automatically 48 hours later.
Chicago Area Gift Zones
Actively Sending the Gift of the Month
Algonquin
Including: Algonquin, Carpentersville, Elgin, and Huntley
Barrington/Cary/Lake Zurich
Including: Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Cary, Fox River Grove, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, South Barrington, Wauconda, Hawthorn Woods, and Deer Park
Downers Grove
Including: Darien, Downers Grove, Lisle and Westmont
Edgebrook
Including: Edgebrook, Sauganash, Wildwood, Forest Glen, Edison Park, Norwood Park, Park Ridge, Niles, and Lincolnwood
Evanston (Including part of the New Trier District)
Including: Evanston, Skokie, and Wilmette (New Trier District)
Fox Valley
Including: North Aurora (60542), Batavia, Campton Hills, Elburn, Elgin, Geneva, and St. Charles
Frankfort/Orland Park
Including: Evergreen Park, Flossmoor, Frankfort, Homewood, Lemont, Mokena, New Lenox, Oaklawn, Orland Park, and Tinley Park
Glenbrook/Highland Park (including part of New Trier District)
Including: Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe (New Trier District), Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Northfield (New Trier District), Riverwoods, and Winnetka (New Trier District)
Gold Coast/South Loop
Including: Bridgeport, Gold Coast, Loop, Old Town, Pilsen, River North, South Loop, and Streeterville
Hinsdale/La Grange
Including: Clarendon Hills, Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, La Grange, La Grange Park, La Grange, Highlands, Oakbrook, Riverside, and Western Springs
Libertyville
Including: Grayslake, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Round Lake, Fox Lake, and Gurnee
Lincoln Park
Including: Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Wicker Park, Bucktown and West Loop
Naperville
Including: Naperville, Oswego, Yorkville, Montgomery and Aurora
North Center
Including: Albany Park, Ravenswood, Rogers Park, Edgewater, Irving Park, Uptown, Lincoln Square, North Center, Portage Park, and Jefferson Park
Northwest Suburban
Including: Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, and Palatine
Oak Park
Including: Berwyn, Elmwood Park, Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest
Plainfield
Including: Bolingbrook, Joliet, Plainfield, and Shorewood
Yorkville
Coming Soon
More areas coming soon! We can get hyper local with gift zones - we just need 500 contacts enrolled to get started in a new zone!
Midway | Glen Ellyn | Schaumburg
Still have questions? We have answers!
Can I choose my gift?
LoLo carefully curates a gift on your behalf each month. We work with locally owned and operated businesses in your area to pick the gift that’s best for them, appealing to the public, and seasonally relevant. You cannot choose an alternative at this time.
What’s the average value of the gifts?
The average value of each monthly gift is $8. In total, for the year, the annual gift package is worth about $100 per recipient.
How long is each gift valid?
We’ve found through testing that 60 days is the best length for each gift to be valid. This means that at any given time (after your first gift) your recipients will have two active gifts from you!
Do I pay more if the gifts are redeemed?
The beauty of the Gift of the Month program is that it’s one fixed price for you. No surprises! No ups and downs. One delivery fee, per recipient, covers everything! Check out the pricing plans, here. What’s that you say? That’s crazy? What’s crazy is you not signing up right now…
Can I update my gift recipients?
Absolutely! You have total control over your recipient list. If you’ve uploaded your contacts directly to LoLo you can edit them from your dashboard - add, remove or update their email or phone. If you’re using kvCORE to manage your contacts you’ll make updates there and they will flow over to LoLo. Someone not opening your gift emails? Reach out to touch base or remove them. Met someone new? Add them to your list!
Will I know when gifts send?
We’ll keep you in the loop. You’ll receive a notification 48 hours prior to a gift sending so you have time to personalize the message that sends out along with the gift. No time to personalize? We’ll craft a basic, friendly message.
Do the text messages send from my phone number?
Our SMS gift notifications send from a 5-digit code, but your name is included in the message so that people know it’s from you. When gifts are sent using text message AND email, we find the interactions increase by 3 times on average!
Can I start and stop sending gifts during the course of the year?
The Gift of the Month campaign works best when it’s consistent; therefore, we recommend committing to the program and sending each month as part of an overall marketing plan for your business. We want to help you stay top of mind, and studies show three touches a month will help you do that. However, depending on your subscription plan you could opt to skip gifts.
How do I get a gift zone in my city?
We’re always happy to add more unique zones to our Gift of the Month program to help keep it hyper-local. To start a new zone we need to have a minimum of 500 recipients enrolled, with growth in 6 months to 750+ recipients. Talk to your sales manager about adding a new zone; we're happy to get it going!
Gift Area Details
See below for more details for what geography each gift area includes.
Zone Name
Algonquin
Towns/Neighborhoods
Algonquin
Carpentersville
Elgin
Huntley
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Barrington/Cary/Lake Zurich
Barrington
Buffalo Grove
Cary
Fox River Grove
Kildeer
Lake Zurich
Long Grove
South Barrington
Wauconda
Hawthorn Woods
Deer Park
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Downers Grove
Darien
Downers Grove
Lisle
Westmont
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Edgebrook
Edgebrook
Sauganash
Wildwood
Forest Glen
Edison Park
Norwood Park
Park Ridge
Niles
Lincolnwood
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Evanston
Evanston
Skokie
Wilmette (New Trier District)
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Far Northwest
Bull Valley
Crystal Lake
Harvard
Island Lake
Johnsburg
Lake in the Hills
Lakemoor
Lakewood
Marengo
McCollom Lake
McHenry
Prairie Grove
Richmond
Ridgefield
Ridgefield Park
Spring Grove
Union
Volo
Wonder Lake
Woodstock
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Fox Valley
North Aurora (60542)
Batavia
Campton Hills
Elburn
Elgin
Geneva
St. Charles
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Frankfort/Orland Park
Evergreen Park
Frankfort
Homewood
Flossmoor
Lemont
Mokena
New Lenox
Oaklawn
Orland Park
Tinley Park
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Glen Ellyn
Bartlett
Carol Stream
Elmhurst
Glen Ellyn
Glendale Heights
Lombard
Villa Park
West Chicago
Wheaton
Winfield
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Glenbrook/Highland Park
Bannockburn
Deerfield
Glencoe (New Trier District)
Glenview
Highland Park
Highwood
Lake Bluff
Lake Forest
Morton Grove
Northbrook
Northfield (New Trier District)
Riverwoods
Winnetka (New Trier District)
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Gold Coast/South Loop
Bridgeport
Gold Coast
Loop
Old Town
Pilsen
River North
South Loop
Streeterville
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Hinsdale/La Grange
Clarendon Hills
Brookfield
Burr Ridge
Hinsdale
La Grange
La Grange Park
La Grange Highlands
Oakbrook
Riverside
Western Springs
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Libertyville
Grayslake
Libertyville
Mundelein
Vernon Hills
Round Lake
Fox Lake
Gurnee
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Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
Lakeview
Wicker Park
Bucktown
West Loop
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Naperville
Naperville
Oswego
Yorkville
Montgomery
Aurora
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North Center
Albany Park
Ravenswood
Rogers Park
Edgewater
Irving Park
Uptown
Lincoln Square
North Center
Portage Park
Jefferson Park
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Northwest Suburban
Arlington Heights
Mount Prospect
Palatine
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Oak Park
Berwyn
Elmwood Park
Forest Park
Oak Park
River Forest
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Plainfield
Bolingbrook
Joliet
Plainfield
Shorewood
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Schaumburg
Addison
Bloomingdale
Hoffmann Estates
Itasca
Rolling Meadows
Roselle
Schaumburg
Wood Dale
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Yorkville
Yorkville