Consumers highly value reviews in their decision process. We usually trust the opinions of other customers more than than any claims made by a business. When trying to find out what a customer experience is really like, we often to go to the reviews. A… Read More »Online Reviews Drive New Business
Businesses have to manage a lot, including pricing, product planning, accounting and finance, managing payroll, dealing with purchasing, inventory, production, logistics and much more. Stitching together disparate software tools to handle those jobs isn’t scalable and it’s difficult to efficiently move information and report on… Read More »Open Source ERPs
Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) differ in features and areas like usability, adaptability, decision support, scalability and cost. Customers increasingly favor supply chain systems that can support end-to-end supply chain and logistics – from raw material purchase and receipt through finished good delivery to the customer.… Read More »Warehouse Automation
Inductive Automation’s Ignition SCADA platform is super powerful and a great way to get started with Internet of Things (IoT) at a low cost, with a feature-rich platform that can rapidly scale into multi-site manufacturing. The server and designer software are both FREE to download… Read More »IoT with SCADA
There are tons of opportunities to improve customer service and efficiency without investing huge $ in cutting edge tech. Every business can easily take more advantage of online forms. We see organizations using tools like JotForms to get forms online fast for employees, customers, partners… Read More »The Power of Online Forms
There’s a new recipe for success in the food and beverage retail industry. In 2020, food and beverage became the largest online CPG segment (44%), overtaking health and beauty (38%). Total online sales of food and beverage—including groceries and takeout food—jumped 125% from the previous… Read More »Food & Beverage Now Rule E-Commerce
Here’s some great info for businesses that want the power, performance, and reliability of Linux but have little time to learn the command line. More and more businesses want Linux servers for their applications, but are focused on customers, products and other priorities. Full blown… Read More »Linux Server GUI
Over 48 million consumers have opted-in to receive SMS communications from their favorite brands. It’s easy to pilot a Text ordering or promotion program in your business. The steps are simple and with a little work you can be up and running with a pilot… Read More »Wow Your Customers with Text Ordering
Businesses that want to sell in US national retailers will require Universal Product Codes (UPCs) for their items, and they must be able to receive orders via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Both UPCs and EDI are required for doing business with large US retailers such… Read More »Growing with UPCs & EDI
‘Frenemy’ – noun, informal. A person with whom one is friendly despite a rivalry. Over 50% of all US online shopping starts and ends inside Amazon. Your customers are shopping on Amazon and looking for you. Shopify allows for more control and much lower fees,… Read More »Amazon – Friend & Foe