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NEW TOOLS ROLLING OUT FOR THE WIRELESS SERVICE RETAILERS
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Wireless service retailers are normally shunned as being high risk small businesses with a history of going out of business without much if any notice. However, some enterprises are trying to help change that by providing other tools and resources to wireless retailers that will allow them to manage their business more profitably. In this article, here are three of those resources and tools that we have recently learned more about.
The first coming from Dataguard Systems, Inc., who has introduced a software called CellularManager, the newest version of their Internet based point-of-sale and enterprise management software. The software allows the retailer to centralize all of their business information for easy access from any computer with Internet access, streamline all aspects of the business from employee commissions to your entire inventory, as well as providing real time updates on all aspects of your business.
"CellularManager 7.0 expands on the previous platform by providing new and advanced features to the management modules that our loyal subscribers already use," said Trinh Tran, Senior Account Manager. "Our goal has always been to provide the best possible product with the highest level of customer service to our clientele."
Added Timothy Maliyil, President of Data Guard Systems, "The CellularManager platform was developed to meet the growing and changing needs of wireless retailers nationwide. CellularManager 7.0 is a complete enterprise POS solution for wireless retailers that allows them to achieve faster growth and increased profitability. The comprehensive back end provides a powerful foundation for their business management while the simplicity and flexibility of the CellularManager front end allows our clients' employees to be more efficient and less error prone."
This software effectively eliminates the need for anyone to be an expert in project management which will probably end up paying for itself in the short term with the amount of time and money which can be saved by using it. When you get to the inventory management with vendors, remember to put EarthVision Cellular in there too. To learn more about the software and how it can be used we recommend at least visiting the following website at http://www.dataguardsystems.com because you might find it to have more value than you think.
Next, we have learned that you can now print off prepaid cellular PIN numbers and amount of airtime on paper sheets similar to a credit card receipt. Once there was a time where we did something similar but with long distance and we had it printed on labels which we attached to the back of our business cards as a promotional item. Without the associated expense of plastic cards and printing costs, it was money kept in the bank. In this case, many of these companies do not require you to purchase the airtime until the time of activation. Therefore, you are not holding unsold prepaid cellular airtime.
Another service that we have learned about was international long distance service for wireless phone users that actually pays commission to agents and is generally cheaper in price than that being offered by the wireless carriers. We are talking a major difference in pricing too. If you use international long distance from your cell phone, it is worth your time to check into your options. So there you have it. Three ways to push for incremental income or realize a savings for your retail business.
