by kevin kogler | Jan 28, 2015 | POS Trends and Insights
Introduction to ERP ERP, or Enterprise Resource Planning, is a type of software application used by nearly every company that deals with physical, tangible products. ERP systems support various aspects of your business depending on the particular system, but the one...
by kevin kogler | Jan 15, 2015 | POS Trends and Insights
The POS and payments communities were hoping that Apple would provide some visibility into its strategy for mobile payments at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) held in early June in San Francisco. However, Tim Cook’s and Craig Federighi’s keynotes...
by kevin kogler | Jul 28, 2014 | POS Trends and Insights
5 years ago I just finished listening to Howard Schultz, the CEO and founder of Starbucks, discuss how Starbucks built such tremendous brand equity without ever paying for advertising. Mr. Schultz’s overriding message is that the most important factor in creating...
by kevin kogler | Jul 28, 2014 | POS Trends and Insights
I think we can all agree that getting through life’s daily routines can have its challenges. Add starting a new business and you may feel like Pac-Man moving through the maze trying to eat up all your obstacles. Speaking from experience, I can attest to the fact that...
by kevin kogler | Jul 28, 2014 | POS Trends and Insights
It is not very often that we walk in to a store or business that has an old cash register any more. The fact of the matter is, with the advent of barcodes and barcode scanning taking hold in the early eighties, cash registers have been replaced with point of sale...
by kevin kogler | Mar 28, 2014 | Newsletters
How Does Google Organic Search Work? Do you ever wonder how some businesses are always near the top on organic Google search results? Do they have the best content or largest amount of information? Are more people searching for these businesses? Are they spending more...
by kevin kogler | Feb 28, 2014 | Newsletters
February 2014 Monthly Newsletter The Security Issue Given the recent credit card data breach at Target, data security is again headline news. In light of this, we decided to dedicate the February newsletter to data security. Tip #1: Back-Up MicroBiz Often While there...
by kevin kogler | Jan 28, 2014 | POS Trends and Insights
How large is the ecommerce opportunity for retail-focused VARs? The simple answer is HUGE! The cost to launch a new ecommerce website can be multiple times the cost of a new point of sale system deployment. Plus, the ongoing investment in ecommerce dwarfs recurring...
by kevin kogler | Jan 28, 2014 | Newsletters
15 Tips to Retailers for a Successful Physical Inventory Taking an accurate physical inventory is a critical activity. It ensures you are accounting for the financial value of your assets, assures that you are re-ordering the correct products so you do not get out of...
by kevin kogler | Dec 28, 2013 | POS Trends and Insights
Starting or expanding a retail business can be costly, and involve large upfront investments in technology. Depending on the size of your retail business, buying multiple copies of a software program—or its licenses—can quickly drive your balance sheet into the red....
