Since the inception of the first data security standard, most of the focus has been placed on ensuring that a business’ POS software was validated against the latest payment application standard, which is now known as the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA DSS). Unfortunately, most retailers and restaurant operators believed and still falsely believe [...]
Archive for June, 2010
The New Wave of Criminal Attacks
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager
Weekly News Recap from Radiant Systems – June 28 Edition
Monday, June 28th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
Good and hungry Quick service restaurants have had to experiment with new items, value pricing and new ways to beat the competition during the recession. Some have succeeded while others have fallen behind. Read more about which ideas are working and which are not here. Restaurants Struggle Many restaurants are beginning to face the [...]
Radiant Makes it Easy to be Everywhere at Once
Thursday, June 24th, 2010 Erica Mattson, Marketing Manager
I am a concert junkie, and last Monday I received an e-mail announcing Ray LaMontagne tickets were going on sale Saturday. He is one of my favorites, so needless to say I was thrilled. I went on his website and saw the concert had a pre-sale the previous week, which had unfortunately ended. How did [...]
A Renewed Perspective
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 Andy Heyman
Twice a year, the Radiant global leadership team gets together in a room for two days. I remember we almost cancelled the meeting a couple of years ago when the recession began, but we decided to forge ahead – partly because we felt we needed each other even more during a crisis, and partly [...]
Weekly News Recap from Radiant Systems – June 21 Edition
Monday, June 21st, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
Restaurants look to score sales goals during World Cup What is your restaurant doing to try to gain new customers during the World Cup? Any creative specials? Technomic Sees Upside for Family-Style Restaurants as Consumers Remain Budget-Conscious Sixty-eight percent of consumers say they would be highly likely to visit a family-style restaurant because they feel [...]
Should Fine Dining Restaurants Cater to Children?
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
We all have our pet peeves, and I’m sure a majority of them are related to annoying or selfish behaviors of people in confined spaces. Have you ever been seated next to the person on an airplane who doesn’t appear to have showered in more than a week, or ridden in an elevator with someone [...]
Back Door Criminals
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 John Pearson, Director - Data Security & Compliance
As a young man, desperately saving money for my first automobile, I spent some time working for a regional pizza chain. During that period, I recall an incident that occurred at another local restaurant. It was at night. On a weekday, after the close of business, two men entered through the back door. They robbed the owner at gun [...]
Weekly News Recap from Radiant Systems – June 14 Edition
Monday, June 14th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
Local Marketing – How to Build Loyalty & Sales With the “L” Word Many diners prefer to eat at places that advertise their involvement in the community – whether through food purchasing, local employment or involvement in neighborhood activities. This article suggests some great ideas to help bring the LOCAL back into your business to [...]
Radiant Systems Pays $1,100 for a Haircut! Would you?
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
Georgia Cancer Foundation is a charity that is near and dear to the hearts of Radiant employees. Each year, Radiant’s Sprint for Cancer race in Atlanta benefits this amazing organization, and we were able to donate more than $100,000 this past April. Pedal with a Purpose is a bike race held on July 25 that [...]
Weekly News Recap from Radiant Systems – June 7 Edition
Monday, June 7th, 2010 Mary Catherine Brutz, Marketing Communications
How overwhelming is it to sift through all of the news and information that you receive in your inboxes each day? In an effort to help streamline this process, Radiant will begin sending out a weekly recap each Monday of some of the trends or thought-provoking articles, reports or unique stories that stood out to [...]
