Vendor profile · CRM, loyalty, and ecommerce
AIQ for Maine Dispensaries: CRM, Loyalty & Ecommerce Profile
AIQ, formerly known as Alpine IQ, sells a connected cannabis retail suite spanning marketing, loyalty, analytics, data operations, mobile apps, and ecommerce. Dispense is now AIQ Ecommerce. Maine operators should verify the exact POS integrations, modules, messaging costs, consent controls, implementation work, and data-export rights.
Evidence boundary
What MDG could verify publicly
MDG reviewed public suite, ecommerce, and referral materials; it has not purchased, configured, or hands-on tested AIQ.
Pricing status
Public pricing status: no standard suite or module price appears on the cited pages; buyers need a quote that itemizes modules, messaging, onboarding, and ecommerce.
Vendor-specific evidence
- AIQ’s public materials connect loyalty, marketing, analytics, data operations, mobile apps, and ecommerce under the current AIQ brand.
- Dispense is presented as AIQ Ecommerce, while the referral page separately publishes retailer and brand-account payouts.
Commercial transparency
Public cash referral program
Official public program: $100 per retail store, up to $1,000, and $500 per brand account when the referred account signs up, subject to the published eligibility and timing conditions.
No active MDG commercial relationship. Maine Dispensary Guide is not currently representing an approved, tracked, or compensated relationship with this vendor.
Read the vendor’s public program termsWhere AIQ may fit
AIQ may fit retailers that have outgrown basic POS loyalty and want a more connected customer-data, messaging, analytics, mobile, and ecommerce stack. The value depends on whether the team has enough opted-in customers and campaign capacity to use those modules consistently.
A smaller operator should compare AIQ against the features already included in its POS. Buying a powerful suite without staff ownership, campaign planning, and measurement can add cost without improving retention.
Questions to ask AIQ
Require a demonstration tied to the operator’s selected POS and customer-consent workflow.
- Which POS data fields sync, how often, and in which direction?
- How are SMS and email consent, opt-outs, quiet hours, and suppression lists handled?
- Which modules are required for loyalty, analytics, mobile apps, and ecommerce?
- What messaging, onboarding, data-cleaning, and implementation fees apply?
- How are customer profiles, campaign results, and loyalty balances exported?
Public cash referral program
AIQ’s current public referral page states that a converted retail referral pays $100 per store, up to $1,000, and a converted brand account pays $500. The account must not already be active in the sales cycle and generally must close within 60 days; owners and key decision-makers cannot refer their own organizations.
MDG has no active AIQ commercial relationship represented on this page.
Bring this to the sales call
Five questions every Maine operator should ask
- 01
Show the exact Maine workflow from opening through reconciliation—not a generic dashboard.
- 02
Itemize every recurring, transactional, implementation, hardware, messaging, and support charge.
- 03
Explain which system owns inventory, customer, consent, product, cost, and audit records.
- 04
Provide the export, cancellation, and migration procedure in writing before the contract is signed.
- 05
Identify which claims are live today in Maine and which are roadmap, partner, or custom-development work.
Operator questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Alpine IQ now AIQ?
Yes. AIQ is the current brand used for the platform formerly known as Alpine IQ. Operators may still encounter the older name in integrations and industry discussions.
What happened to Dispense?
Dispense is now presented as AIQ Ecommerce within the broader AIQ retail suite.
Does MDG have an AIQ affiliate link?
No active compensated MDG link is represented. AIQ publishes a cash referral program, but MDG would disclose compensation before activating a tracked referral route.
Primary-source record
Sources
Material product and program claims were checked against these official pages on 2026-07-21. Vendor pages and terms can change.
- AIQ cannabis retail suite Accessed 2026-07-21
- AIQ Ecommerce, formerly Dispense Accessed 2026-07-21
- AIQ referral program Accessed 2026-07-21