How to Grow Your Sales with CRM
No matter the business size, whether winery or distillery, businesses that succeed with their CRM Strategy, do a couple of things very smartly. First, they recognize the right CRM software implemented will perform exactly for their needs. Second, they explore more possibilities [...]Read more
Activ8 Commerce, Inc. Introduces New In-House Web Designer to Team
Pleasanton, CA – Activ8 Commerce, Inc. is a leading provider of DTC solutions (Mobile Winery POS, club software, ecommerce) since 2003, and is pleased to welcome Molly Gregg to the team, in a new role for the company, as In-House Web Designer. As Web Designer for ACS, Gregg will [...]Read more
In the Tasting Room Manager’s Shoes
You have planned your strategy, forecasted your budget, and implemented best practices for your tasting room staff. Faithfully every month you prepare your reports and gage progress against P&L to present to the upper management or ownership. You review data analytic reports [...]Read more
Importance of Customer Experience
Tasting rooms at wineries, and now distilleries have become a big business, with ever-grander facilities that draw millions of people, which leads to fancier facilities and more visitors. It’s a virtuous cycle — mostly. Here are some tips for the tasting rooms themselves: a [...]Read more
Consider A Kiosk in Your Tasting Room
Wineries/distilleries have different ways of collecting new mailing addresses. Many use a branded mailing list sign up card. Some wineries/distilleries insist on an email address for every POS transaction. Others incentivize staff to collect mailing list detail or email addresses [...]Read more
Top 5 Reasons to Include a Loyalty and Gift Card Program
In today’s retail world now, you can use your Point-of-Sale terminal to load and redeem both loyalty and gift cards. There are super reasons to add loyalty and gift cards to creating a digital love fest between your business and your customers. Wineries and distilleries alike [...]Read more
Active’s Treasure Trove of Resources
What is often overlooked when assessing and comparing a “current” POS system to a “new” POS system is the time to budget for the changes that will need to happen; and the level of ease your team has in the transition from old to new before going live. You need to bear in mind the [...]Read more
What is the Best Choice: Native Apps vs. Web Apps
Before your winery or distillery gets started in developing an app or are figuring out your POS eCommerce and Club platform for your system you must have an understanding. What is important is deciding in how you are going to create and use your app. Basically, at this point you [...]Read more
Great POS First. Functionality is What Makes Active Greater!
Added Value with Active Let’s face it. Change is hard, even if it is good change that will improve your workflow, business efficiencies, and systems for the better in your winery or distillery business. Whether you and your staff are frustrated with your current system, or, [...]Read more
Cloud VS. Browser: What is the Difference?
The line between a cloud app (cloud) and a web app (browser) remains as unclear as ever. This is because of the natural similarities that exist between them. Active’s belief however, is that there are notable variances, especially when looking to leverage cloud apps for richer [...]Read more