Just a gimmick or the way forward? I’m not sure but then I’m still a lover of paperback books that you can fold in half as you lay on your sunbed next to the pool! I’ve yet to be persuaded about the merits of the tablet when it comes to reading material but that’s just an age thing. This app takes the concept of the electronic book into the restaurant and in particular in respect of the wine menu. With the aid of an iPad or I should say several iPads, depending on the size of your restaurant, you can now ... Read more
I’m not sure about some of the functions on this one. Whilst I can see the merits of a few I can see the at least one of them causing some confusion amongst restaurant staff as well as diners. As a reservation management system and customer reporting tool it looks to have all of the bases covered to enable business owners to monitor diner volumes and cancellations. It could also be a useful marketing tool. Read more
How many times have you uttered the words "if only"? When I first looked at this app I thought back to my days of selling financial services and said just that followed by "this had been around in my day"! I still shudder at the thought of some of the distances I travelled to get a signature on a document in order to close a deal before that vital month end deadline. There were also too many occasions when the guy had forgotten the appointment and hit the golf course instead which made life even more stressful. Read more
If you’re looking for a cheap and cheerful way to give your marketing activity a bit of a boost then this simple little app might well be worth considering. The only issue as far as I can see is that you’ll have to know the dates of your customer’s birthdays as well as their mobile phone numbers to make use of it. Read more
When you consider some of the iconic company logos around today it not often you stop and think about the thought that went into producing them. They simply identify a business without the need to accompany it with the actual name and that says an awful lot for the design skills behind them. Read more
What do you do when you want to continue a dialogue or online session when you move away from the device you are conversing on? With most people the two options are either the complete abandonment of the session or a long delay while you log on to another device which can mean a vital loss of continuity and often the cessation of the conversation. Folloyu is a free tool for your iPhone or Android that enables an online session to be continued on a different device from the exact point it was left in a matter of click. Read more
Anything that cuts out those long winded customer satisfaction surveys has to be a good thing. This app aims to make the procedure more acceptable to customers which at the same time should ensure the collection of more accurate response data.In fact it could ensure the collection of a great deal more response data than traditional methods that often requires the poor old customer to spend valuable time answering endless questions and adding unnecessary comments.As the name suggests this app aims to help you gauge whether your customers are feeling warm towards you or if they are at the other end of the scale and ... Read more
If you run an insurance agency and are looking for a great professional looking website then I think Agents Method was probably good value for money even before addition of its lead management feature. Now it has this it’s starting to look like a no-brainer.A web presence is essential if you’re in the insurance game as hardly anyone these days commits to anything without first surfing the net. With the help of these guys you can now have a serious business website without the need to employ the technical brains to get it off the ground.Choose the look from a selection of themes and customize ... Read more
There are quite a few online booking apps around and most of them do a good job. In a lot of cases thought they are designed for outlets with a number of staff and the scheduling issues that go with that. This one however does exactly the opposite and is specifically for those people practising their skills alone.In fact people working alone probably have more need for an online booking service as they don’t have anyone else around to answer the phone when they’re busy with a client. This app can overcome that problem by giving your customers online access to your available time slots, prices ... Read more
This is a simple little app that could help businesses of all shapes stay firmly in the minds of valuable customers. The alerts generated by the system don’t even have to carry a selling message as they can simply be important reminders from say an accountancy firm that needs to alert clients about tax or company return deadlines. Alerts can be sent via email or SMS and they can all be customized to carry your businesses logo, other images and text content. From the forms page you can create your required alert for a particular customer and then schedule when ... Read more