Hi All!!
Busy day here at Cheers POS!! We are providing customer service and we have hired a new Cheers POS Specialist!!
We are also looking forward to Thanksgiving (our secretary has already been conscripted to make potatoes -- Auntie Margie's Potato Casserole is what she has chosen).
Since Cheers POS is a point of sales system for liquor stores, let us help you with what libations have a fall theme and/or will work well with Thanksgiving dinner. Today, we start with, "English Harvest." It is a gin-based drink (with apple brandy and dry vermouth as well), mixed with apple juice and more. It looks good.
If anybody tries it, please let us know. If we try it, we will let you know. http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/english-harvest-cocktails-2011
~Cheers!
Monday, November 9, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Social Media and Marketing Your New Business
Hey All!!
Cheers POS is on Pinterest and we have been having a great time finding all sorts of fun things!
The other day we pinned some items that were about marketing a business online. Since these were re-pinned & liked, we thought it wise to share them here.
Please look these over if you have your own business, if you are looking to start your business, or if you would like to help your business.
http://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2014/03/guide-to-googleplus-for-b2b-marketing-infographic.html (If you cannot see the infographic in its entirety, click on the grey part you can see under the text, circled in red below.)
http://hosting.ber-art.nl/marketing-strategies/
~Cheers!
Cheers POS is on Pinterest and we have been having a great time finding all sorts of fun things!
The other day we pinned some items that were about marketing a business online. Since these were re-pinned & liked, we thought it wise to share them here.
Please look these over if you have your own business, if you are looking to start your business, or if you would like to help your business.
http://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2014/03/guide-to-googleplus-for-b2b-marketing-infographic.html (If you cannot see the infographic in its entirety, click on the grey part you can see under the text, circled in red below.)
http://hosting.ber-art.nl/marketing-strategies/
~Cheers!
Friday, November 6, 2015
50 Tasty Smirnoff Recepies
Hey All!!
We found the following on Pinterest. Since we are close to the weekend, and it has been a full Friday (we hope we can link you up to what we have been doing today very soon, perhaps even tomorrow), we thought we would share this link with you today.
To read the individual recipes, scroll down past the poster on the website.
http://blog.styleestate.com/style-estate-blog/50-tasty-smirnoff-recipes.html
Hope you like it!!
~Cheers!
We found the following on Pinterest. Since we are close to the weekend, and it has been a full Friday (we hope we can link you up to what we have been doing today very soon, perhaps even tomorrow), we thought we would share this link with you today.
To read the individual recipes, scroll down past the poster on the website.
http://blog.styleestate.com/style-estate-blog/50-tasty-smirnoff-recipes.html
Hope you like it!!
~Cheers!
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Sales
Hey All!!
We will get back to posting Pinterest alcohol things shortly...okay, maybe tomorrow, but, today, we are going with a business and marketing post.
Cheers POS is a point of sales system that (essentially) sells itself (it is truly innovative for the liquor store business).
Since Cheers POS (practically) sells itself, we here at Cheers POS were wondering, what engages you in a sale? What is it that a salesperson does that gets you excited to see a demo or engage this person? What can he or she do that would make you look forward to being a prospective customer?
Alternately, what is it that you do not like about sales, that is, what puts you off when a salesperson walks in or when you get a sales call?
Would you prefer information or would you prefer time to think?
Does it make you suspicious or nervous if a salesperson is too pushy and really driven to make a sale?
Are you polite and passive when it comes to listening to sales pitches or do you tell the salesperson you do not have time or are not interested?
Would you like a hands on approach and have a trial period before you commit?
Please let us know (these questions needn't be answered if you have something else to say about the main inquiry of this post)!!
Here is a link about how to be a successful salesperson. We particularly liked Number 7 of, "7 Steps of the Sales Process," "Always treat prospects like buyers," from, "12 Commandments for Closing a Sale," and, "DON'T be unprofessional," from, "7 Negotiation Don'ts". http://www.professionalacademy.com/blogs-and-advice/sales-techniques-infographic-blog
We will get back to posting Pinterest alcohol things shortly...okay, maybe tomorrow, but, today, we are going with a business and marketing post.
Cheers POS is a point of sales system that (essentially) sells itself (it is truly innovative for the liquor store business).
Since Cheers POS (practically) sells itself, we here at Cheers POS were wondering, what engages you in a sale? What is it that a salesperson does that gets you excited to see a demo or engage this person? What can he or she do that would make you look forward to being a prospective customer?
Alternately, what is it that you do not like about sales, that is, what puts you off when a salesperson walks in or when you get a sales call?
Would you prefer information or would you prefer time to think?
Does it make you suspicious or nervous if a salesperson is too pushy and really driven to make a sale?
Are you polite and passive when it comes to listening to sales pitches or do you tell the salesperson you do not have time or are not interested?
Would you like a hands on approach and have a trial period before you commit?
Please let us know (these questions needn't be answered if you have something else to say about the main inquiry of this post)!!
We have been looking over previous sales examples and thinking of being on the pitch-end of a sale, which prompt us to ask the above. We know what we like, but, we are not everybody.
Here is a link about how to be a successful salesperson. We particularly liked Number 7 of, "7 Steps of the Sales Process," "Always treat prospects like buyers," from, "12 Commandments for Closing a Sale," and, "DON'T be unprofessional," from, "7 Negotiation Don'ts". http://www.professionalacademy.com/blogs-and-advice/sales-techniques-infographic-blog
For some reason, this link does not work as a clickable link. Please highlight and copy & paste it into your address bar.
~Cheers!
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Celebrities Alcohol Brands
Hey All!!
We have a lot to do today here at Cheers POS and the day for us is almost over [at least at work]
Therefore, since we cannotgoof off research things good for business on Pinterest today, we are going to let the links do the work for us.
Celebrities (and that term is used loosely) who have their own alcohol brands. http://abcnews.go.com/…/justin-timberlake-ex…/image-19831811 We are not endorsing or advocating any of these products (or, "celebrities"), but, posting this as an informational piece, should you want to support (or avoid) any of these.
We were surprised to not see Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Tequila. Further research shows that he sold some of this business and does not own it exclusively anymore. http://www.flask.com/sammy-hagar-sold-cabo-wabo-tequila-f…/…
Both of these articles appear undated.
~Cheers!
We have a lot to do today here at Cheers POS and the day for us is almost over [at least at work]
Therefore, since we cannot
Celebrities (and that term is used loosely) who have their own alcohol brands. http://abcnews.go.com/…/justin-timberlake-ex…/image-19831811 We are not endorsing or advocating any of these products (or, "celebrities"), but, posting this as an informational piece, should you want to support (or avoid) any of these.
We were surprised to not see Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Tequila. Further research shows that he sold some of this business and does not own it exclusively anymore. http://www.flask.com/sammy-hagar-sold-cabo-wabo-tequila-f…/…
Both of these articles appear undated.
~Cheers!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
EMV Mandate
Hey All!
UPDATE: We know we said below to do an online search if you would like to know more. The following links will not be the first selected among all the results, but, we thought to include them because we like them so much:
http://paylinedata.com/credit-card-processing-solutions/accept-credit-cards-in-store/emv-terminal/
http://paylinedata.com/credit-card-processing-solutions/accept-credit-cards-in-store/emv-terminal/faq/
Thank you, Payline Data for all your help!!
Original post below.
SOMETIMES, here at Cheers POS, we do actually have to work (and by, "work," we mean, "sit in front of a computer looking at non-Pinterest Internet").
Yesterday our secretary found out about the EMV Liability Shift/EMV Compliance Mandate. All businesses, owners, managers, banks, and credit unions are more than likely aware of this by now (seeing as how the mandated switch happened October 1, 2015): all (ALL!) credit and debit cards made from herein-out MUST have a small computer chip inside of them to mitigate financial fraud. If they do not, either the bank or the business that processes a transaction with the card will be held liable if the card was used fraudulently.
Why is this happening? It has to do with the initials, "EMV," which stand for, "Europay, MasterCard, [&] Visa". These are the big three plastic cards around the world that had the computer chip in them before it was mandated. Making the computer chip in cards mandatory, or businesses and banks face the consequences, provides a global solution to the calamity of fraud.
If you would like to find out more, please do an Internet search on, "EMV Mandate," or, "EMV Liability Shift."
One final note, included is a screenshot (via the technology ofhttp://icecreamapps.com/ "Screen Recorder") of sample EMV cards. All EMV cards currently have a, "gold [or silver] computer chip," icon on the front of them to show they are EMV.
~Cheers!
UPDATE: We know we said below to do an online search if you would like to know more. The following links will not be the first selected among all the results, but, we thought to include them because we like them so much:
http://paylinedata.com/credit-card-processing-solutions/accept-credit-cards-in-store/emv-terminal/
http://paylinedata.com/credit-card-processing-solutions/accept-credit-cards-in-store/emv-terminal/faq/
Thank you, Payline Data for all your help!!
Original post below.
SOMETIMES, here at Cheers POS, we do actually have to work (and by, "work," we mean, "sit in front of a computer looking at non-Pinterest Internet").
Yesterday our secretary found out about the EMV Liability Shift/EMV Compliance Mandate. All businesses, owners, managers, banks, and credit unions are more than likely aware of this by now (seeing as how the mandated switch happened October 1, 2015): all (ALL!) credit and debit cards made from herein-out MUST have a small computer chip inside of them to mitigate financial fraud. If they do not, either the bank or the business that processes a transaction with the card will be held liable if the card was used fraudulently.
Why is this happening? It has to do with the initials, "EMV," which stand for, "Europay, MasterCard, [&] Visa". These are the big three plastic cards around the world that had the computer chip in them before it was mandated. Making the computer chip in cards mandatory, or businesses and banks face the consequences, provides a global solution to the calamity of fraud.
If you would like to find out more, please do an Internet search on, "EMV Mandate," or, "EMV Liability Shift."
One final note, included is a screenshot (via the technology ofhttp://icecreamapps.com/ "Screen Recorder") of sample EMV cards. All EMV cards currently have a, "gold [or silver] computer chip," icon on the front of them to show they are EMV.
~Cheers!
Monday, November 2, 2015
SKU vs. UPC
Hey All!
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a UPC and an SKU is? For more information, click on the link, but, in short, "...SKUs are typically eight alpha-numeric digits, while UPCs are 12 digits, numeric only. ...SKUs are for internal use, and UPCs are for external, or universal, use." http://blog.barcoding.com/2010/01/upc-vs-sku/
And now you know!!
~Cheers!
And now you know!!
~Cheers!
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