It’s not easy finding ways to improve your restaurant’s profit margins while managing food and labor costs. A business’ bottom line is the priority of the operation, but in a customer-facing business, going about it the wrong way can do more harm than good. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to improve your sales […]
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QR or the quick code has become a popular technology used extensively by many retailers around the world recently. Unlike the regular bar codes located on the commercial packaging, the QR code is a comprehensive code that can be scanned and decoded with smartphones. The best example of a company using QR codes for in-store
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These days, everyone is selling online, from teenagers with toilet paper earrings to grandmas who crochet and want to make extra money to spend at the casino to giant corporations selling CBD gummies! But with so many people selling all kinds of things, how are you supposed to remain competitive? After all, with how vast
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Today’s consumers aren’t too concerned about the places they shop. They are more invested in the ways they shop. They are looking for places that are easy to shop at while also being safe and manageable. There’s also a desire for people to want to share what they are doing with others. The mix of
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Shopify is one of the best ecommerce platforms you can utilize. Shopify helps you create unique online stores and checkout experiences. You can keep track of customer and transaction data with Shopify, plus you can design your store to feature whatever might interest your customers the most. The best Shopify stores will use search engine
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Have you been struggling to get more conversions for your business website? Gaining conversions can be a challenge, as you’ve got plenty of traffic to manage and competitions to differentiate yourself. The good news is you can use a few tips to help you boost your ecommerce conversions. Just because you’re competing with millions of
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Today, businesses of all sizes are moving to an online structure. Brick-and-mortar stores that weren’t online before are quickly adapting as the pandemic continues and consumers avoid physical stores as much as possible. With the onslaught of e-commerce businesses coming onto the scene, it’s important to know the trends that will change for 2021 so
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If there’s one industry that’s been hit the hardest in COVID-19, it’s restaurants. Between the stay-at-home orders, limited capacities, and stark regulations to stay open, many restaurants are suffering with low restaurant sales. Luckily there are ways to save your business and boost sales. Check out our top tips below. Offer online ordering Everyone does
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Today the Official Merchant Services Blog would like to focus on social media advertising, and the recent steps Twitter has taken in order to expand their marketing prowess and outreach. The social media giant with its 140 million monthly active users is second only to Facebook. As we have previously reported here, Facebook had taken
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Today’s installment of the Official Merchant Services Blog is on the rise of E-commerce in social media. Last week, we covered the E-commerce offerings of the video game industry in detail. Today, I’d like to take a look at the role E-commerce is beginning to play in the realm of Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites.
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Today The Official Merchant Services Blog delves into the intricate and fascinating world of social media marketing and the pitfalls of Click Fraud. Our interest stems from a recent news story: Limited Pressing, an e-commerce company provides a platform for selling digital music and physical items, stated that they are dropping their Facebook page and removing
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Today The Official Merchant Services Blog turns its tech-obsessed eyes once again to the Mobile Payment Solution sector. Recently, Host Merchant Services became fully mobile and able to offer a mobile payment solution for Android and iPhone devices. This expansion continues, and HMS now also provides a payment processing solution for iPads as well. You
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The Official Merchant Services Blog has been following Google+ and its beta for awhile now. We previously detailed the potential upside of Google+ for small businesses in this blog entry. The major setback to Google+ for businesses at that point time was that Google hadn’t fully allowed businesses to function in Google+. That changed three
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