How do I digitize my business?

How do I digitize my business?

This question should concern you now at the latest. In 2018, companies must have taken on the issue of digitization with great commitment. Today, every company, whether small business or large corporation, must be aware that they have to keep up with the times and see new trends not as a risk but as an opportunity and competitive advantage. New business models and new technologies developed by start-ups are particularly suitable for innovative cooperation. It is completely irrelevant which industry you work in. Whether it's retail, catering, wholesaling, fitness, hotels — you have to keep up with the times and use new technologies to increase your own business success.

Digitalize your business with these 5 solutions!

1. Cash register systems

Since 2017, the use of a digital cash register system has even become a legal obligation due to the new GoBD. A digital cash register not only makes cashing easier but also clearer. During a possible check, for example, all data can be retrieved at the push of a button.

In addition, modern cash register systems give you an overview of sales and some systems even offer an overview of inventory and automatically warn as soon as a product is running low. This saves time and optimizes your business processes.

Cash register systems with the function of wireless charging have a major advantage for the catering industry. The order is placed with the waitress and sent directly to the kitchen - this saves the waitress the walking distances and the customer gets to their dish faster. It is often a good idea to connect the cash register system to other digital tools, such as an inventory management system, via a WLAN network.

An example of a modern cash register is the iPad system from ready2order.

2. Staff planning tools

Another aspect that took a company a lot of time before digitization is personnel planning. How many staff do I need on which day? At what time and for which task? How long were my employees actually on site?

With innovative personnel planning tools, all of these points are done almost by themselves. All employees have access to the portal and can view the shift schedule, as well as make exchange requests, which can be approved with one click. In addition, important information can be communicated via the portal and time recording can also be regulated. By narrowing down geographically, you can ensure that employees can only start recording time on site.

A tool like this, for example from Planday, makes personnel planning much easier and makes it more convenient for both planners and employees. Forget the old notes and switch to the digital solution!

3. Reservation tools

In addition to planning the staff, planning the guests is also important. A good online presence of a restaurant includes an online reservation tool. The guest indicates at what time and for how many people he would like a table. This allows guests to make reservations even outside opening hours and do not have to pick up the phone. The restaurant receives a notification of the reservation and can then manage it.

It is also possible for the guest to receive a confirmation confirmation or email as a reminder two hours before the reserved time. Google Maps directions can even be integrated into these.

This is also a relief for both the company and the guest.

The metro offers its customers a free Reservation tool ensures that you can easily integrate into the website.

4. Inventory management systems

Retailers face many challenges every day. These include, for example, fluctuating demands and rapid product range changes. A digital, powerful and customer-oriented inventory management system is very important here.

There are systems that are equipped with fully integrated and process-oriented process controls and have functionalities specifically designed for retail. You get up-to-date information “just in time” about inventory levels, customer and sales data, and products.

The ERP software from Godesys covers all essential requirements of modern companies. Thanks to constantly up-to-date technologies, your employees, customers and suppliers can access the business functions they need for their respective tasks based on roles.

An easy way to avoid product bottlenecks and optimize your company's processes.

5. Guest or customer WLAN systems

Nowadays, your guests expect modern service, including free WiFi. It is important to avoid complicated registration procedures. Of course, some data must be collected as a result of the General Data Protection Regulation and liability for interference - but this should be done in a modern, fast way.

The trend is to offer social media logins via Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram and email. The customer is online in just a few clicks and surfs the Internet securely.

The advantage for you? Thanks to the innovative login methods, you can easily do online marketing. For example, you can keep your guests up to date via WhatsApp and email and reach new potential customers via Facebook. In the Internet age, it is important to have a good online presence. This includes a modern website, social media accounts and good Google reviews.

Would you have thought that with a WiFi hotspot you Google reviews Can collect? With the marketing functions of the Socialwave Hotspot, this is very easy — and so are the functions mentioned above. After the visit, we automatically send your guests a nice reminder to rate your business on Google or other portals.

There are also offline analytics functions from Socialwave, which, in combination with the hotspot, provide information about your customers. When the customer logs in, the service-oriented WiFi hotspot collects demographic data, such as gender, age and language. Tracking supplements this data with visitor numbers, visit times and routes of individual customers. As a result, you can easily optimize business and marketing processes. In items from the shoe courier, you can find out more about this topic.

With our WLAN marketing package, your customers/patients/guests advertise for you, are happy and recommend you to others.