10 Things To Do with Your Time (while virtually managing your business)


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Leigh Pinkston, Marketing Communications Analyst


What will you do with the new confidence you get from your ability to virtually manage your business? Here are our suggestions!

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12 Days of Improved Restaurant Operations, Day 3: Improve credit card security


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Andy Sirmon, Hospitality Marketing Manager


If you aren’t safeguarding how cards are handled by your staff, all of your security efforts may be for naught.

12 Days of Improved Restaurant Operations, Day 2: Get precise when making your staff schedules


Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Andy Sirmon, Hospitality Marketing Manager


When it’s time for you to make your shift schedules, do you start getting anxious, knowing you’re going to have to pour through the various vacation requests and the competition for that popular Friday night station? How do you know if you’re getting the right people at the right times to handle your shifts?

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12 Days of Improved Restaurant Operations, Day 1: Dogs and Stars


Monday, December 5th, 2011
Andy Sirmon, Hospitality Marketing Manager


We’re celebrating the 12 Days of Improved Restaurant Operations! Tip #1: Get to know your dogs and your stars.

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The State of the Gift Card [INFOGRAPHIC]


Monday, December 5th, 2011
Jessica Lundberg, Senior Marketing Manager


The statistics shown in this infographic reinforce what we all know – selling gift cards just makes sense!

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The 5 Things You Have to Know This Week 12/2/2011 Edition


Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Leigh Pinkston, Marketing Communications Analyst


It’s a busy, busy world out there. We collect interesting news all week long and we make this list so that you can spend time on other things!

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Mobile Payments: What’s Holding You Back?


Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Veronica Morrison, Marketing Manager


Each month we are hearing more about mobile payment advancements in options, security, and retailers who have joined the mobile payment wave. So what is holding so many other retailers back?

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6 Big Gift Card Sales Mistakes


Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Leigh Pinkston, Marketing Communications Analyst


Selling gift cards is more than just throwing up a display stand with some plastic cards and envelopes. Are you making any of these gift card mistakes?

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Have you tried these gift card promotion ideas?


Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Veronica Morrison, Marketing Manager


You’ve got the slick gift card display at the check-out counter.  You’re also offering gift cards for sale on your website, but you are still struggling to realize a lift in your overall gift card purchases.  Try these simple but effective ideas that you may not have considered for improving the promotion of your gift [...]

5 Best Practices in Implementing Mobile Technology


Monday, November 21st, 2011
Andy Sirmon, Hospitality Marketing Manager


As we’ve detailed previously for both retail and restaurant establishments, it becomes clear pretty quickly that the constant data flow, speed-of-service, convenience – and yes, mobility – that this new technology offers can significantly increase your business and improve customer satisfaction.

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