Advantages of Biometric systems

Brief History of Biometrics


There has been a huge shift & transformation in the kind of authentication methods currently being used in the market internationally. From the old traditional method of using signatures, stamps, word of mouth or even signature knocks. Believe me, this is how people would verify themselves a while ago before technology evolved to what it is now. It deemed to not be so secure and could be easily replicated or faked by other individuals for whatever reason, especially for ulterior motives.

Then came the use of PINs and Passwords after electronic devices came up and evolved from the traditional outdated means of communication and verification. This method should be familiar to you since we have encountered it one way or the other. Be it by pressing special set of numbers at the ATM machine so as to withdraw some cash (PIN), or by typing a special set of characters so as to access your email account or any other online account(Password).

The rules for using the latter had to be tightened to avoid using generic words as passwords, since one could easily figure it out. Despite the rules & instructions being tightened to help reduce weaknesses & vulnerabilities, hackers still find a way to gain access to our passwords, hence causing a data breach. Such incidences still proved this methods to not be failproof & fool-proof. This is where the emergence of Biometric Authentication as an idea, that later became one of the best tech inventions, came up.

Biometric Authentication methods relies on the use of unique physical traits on individuals eg; fingerprint, iris pattern, facial characteristics, making it such an accurate technique for authenticating its end-users. This is why a lot of smartphones and companies use biometrics for security purposes. In this post, I’ll tell you a little bit more about the importance & advantages of Biometric systems.


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Advantages of Biometrics


  • High Security & Increased Assurance

Biometrics provide higher levels of security & increased levels of assurance to the users and parties involved, since the method of verifying each individual is a real, tangible & unique trait that the user has. The other methods of verification like user passwords and PINs have most often been compromised due to a data breach. Such occurrences cause billions of accounts and sensitive data & information to be accessed by fraudsters and hackers.

Using biometric authentication methods into the process adds an extra impenetrable block for hackers and fraudsters  that only the real user can navigate through. It might be easy for anyone to figure out the common denominator used across somebody’s passwords eg your mother’s maiden name, pet’s name or even your favourite child’s birthday. However, it is impossible to use someone else’s fingerprint or iris pattern to unlock and access an account if they cannot provide it on the spot.


  • Quick & Convenient

As much as the inner workings and internal processes of  a biometric authenticator is technical and may seem rather difficult, from a user’s perspective, it is incredibly quick and simple. Placing a finger on a fingerprint is much quicker than typing out a password that has multiple special characters. Moreover, forgetting your own biometrics is- simply put- not there.


  • Non-transferrable

Biometric authentication requires the actual user’s presence upon authorization. One can’t transfer or share a physical biometric trait digitally. The only way to use and verify your identity using a biometric authenticator is by being there physically.

Biometric Technology

 

Conclusion

Biometric authentication has been proven to be a reliable method of verification, identification and authentication. Trying to get through it is difficult and nearly impossible under most circumstances. Therefore this method of authentication is definitely safe, easy to use and I would highly recommend incorporating this method on your phones, schools, workplaces and other special places that need proper security.

At Robisearch Ltd, we offer Biometric Systems for schools, workplaces mostly for time attendance & security purposes. Would you be interested or know a friend/colleague who would? Don’t hesitate to share this article with them!

We offer free demos & training too!

Call us today at +254716413386, +254780655987

Email us: info@robisearch.com

Location: Suraj Plaza, 5th Floor, Opposite Jamhuri Highschool, Limuru Rd, Ngara, Nairobi, Kenya.

 

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Importance of ERP System

What is ERP?

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a collection of integrated software solutions that are used to manage one’s business, company or institution. It is made up of a few basic modules that are essential in running your business eg. Human Resource, Finance, Inventory Management, Purchase Management, Sales Management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Manufacturing Management, among others.

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ERP

Although it was only for the manufacturing industry before, it has now expanded and is being utilized in various industries and sectors. For instance, ERP systems are now used in retail and wholesale, service, education, real estate, food & beverage, health & even government.

ERP systems helps one manage their employees, manage buying of products or services, selling, distribution, accounting & finances. Integrated ERP software allows organizations from all industries to integrate and manage all of these basic functions. Investing in an ERP software system may seem pricy at first and not understand how it is going to save you any money at all. However, once you decide to implement it, only then will you see & understand how it is an excellent ROI for your business. Allow me to explain why using an ERP system is important for your business, regardless of the size of the business.

Importance of ERP System

  • Improved Collaboration

Cross-departmental collaboration is a very important and crucial part of business. Using an ERP system improves collaboration within the workplace, as it breaks down functional barriers that usually exist between departments.

When organizational/company data is stored in a centralized & consistent ERP, then workers from different departments can retrieve and access data from other departments.

  • Optimizing Efficiency

With ERPs, one can automate repetitive tasks ie tracking inventory, assigning tasks to employees, monitoring working hours, distributing salaries, generating financial reports. It therefore helps by simplifying business processes that take a lot of time and effort when done manually. By automating those complex processes, your employees can focus more on their core deliverables and roles without bugging each other. For example, the marketing team can generate sales-related reports based off web traffic without bugging anyone from the IT team, or the Finance manager can generate sales-related reports without having to interfere with the sales manager.

  • Saving on Operational Costs

With ERPs, most operational activities are automated hence reducing unnecessary interruptions, delays, amount of labour and complex work. This saves time as work is finished more quickly and other breakdowns are anticipated much better.

  • Improving Data Security

Since ERPs are centralized, they come with Firewalls & restriction controls so as to prevent data breaches. Since access points are easy to monitor. The administrators who are responsible for company’s  data can provide limited access rights to employees. Case in point, the HR Manager can limit & hide access to some important data only for themselves and the stakeholders while granting employees permission to view their financial data. They can also quickly and easily deactivate the access of laid-off employees and grant access to the new ones.

ERPs can also show user activity of the employees to the admins so as to identify unauthorized actions or suspicious activity patterns in the system.

  • Better Analytics

The stakeholders and owners of a business or company rely on reports to make predictions & forecasts, which can then affect the decisions they make. A proper ERP system can generate real-time, complete and reliable reports as it uses sophisticated filters and analytics that filter inconsistencies in the data.

Accurate business and corporate reports  generated from the ERP will help stakeholders and business owners make the best decisions for their business.

  • Simpler Resource Management

Along with managing your inventory, ERP also manages manufacturing. ERP provides insight into all manufacturing operations including the shop floor. This enables users to optimize production schedules, equipment and labor to maximize capacity.

Additionally, ERP manages your Bill of Materials (BOM) and fixed assets. With this software, users can easily create and edit BOMs along with keep track of all previous changes. Fixed asset management allows users to schedule equipment maintenance to reduce unexpected downtime, improving your profitability and supply chain relationships.

  • Improved Inventory Management

A significant challenge for growing businesses is monitoring and tracking their expanding stock amounts. ERP uses barcoding, RFID tags, and sequential numbers to keep tabs in your stock at each stage through the distribution chain.

These tools help you keep costs on stock levels at several stores or warehouses, which things have been in transport, and which items are on the shelves, ready to be sold to customers. The greater stock visibility optimizes the selection, pack, and ship procedure significantly, eliminating all of the guesswork.

Inventory tracking also strengthens reporting, as tracking technologies provide more precise numbers. Users may configure customized KPIs to determine which goods move the quickest demonstrating greater need and which raise carrying costs.

Together with the greater accuracy provided by ERP, warehouse supervisors may get real-time information on their stock to make more accurate business decisions.

Conclusion

Basically, an ERP helps your business or organization by automating most of the manual tasks that take a huge chunk of time, energy & resources. Using an ERP also eases communication and access of information across various departments and other personnel, protects company data since it makes it easier to control and track who has access to that information.

The significance of using an ERP outweighs the initial cost, effort and time used in implementing it, if you choose the ideal software solution that fits your business.

At Robisearch, we even offer custom-made features when you choose our ERP system, based on the model and type of your business or organization

If you are not sure of the features you need in an ERP system, don’t hesitate to discuss it with the right ERP solution provider. Robisearch Ltd provides free consultation for those who are looking to implement automated solutions to streamline their business operations.

How to contact us

Robisearch Ltd is situated at Suraj Plaza, 5th floor, Opposite Jamhuri Highschool, Limuru Rd, Ngara, Nairobi, Kenya.

2nd location: Kisii, Umoja Complex – Family Bank Plaza, 2nd floor.

Email: info@robisearch.com, robisearch@gmail.com

Phone: (+254 716 413386), (+254 780 655987), (+254 782 337270)

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ADVANTAGES OF LEAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ADVANTAGES OF LEAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – A leave management system is a process by which employees apply for leaves; managers approve them and leave balances are tracked.

Every business ,small or large should use an annual leave management system. Forget about endless paperwork and excel files that needs constant updating and maintenance. At ROBISEARCH LIMITED we have the best leave management software that will not only boost your company’s budget but will give you smart tools to work with. Below are top advantages why you should have ROBISEARCH LIMITED leave management system.

Simplify scheduling

The system can alert managers and supervisors when scheduling issues arise ,therefore  companies have a chance to invoke contingencies such as hiring temporary workers. As schedules changes to accommodate employees leave, the software can automatically recalculate schedules. The software also chooses substitute workers based on their accrued and scheduled hours as well as preferred shifts to minimize overtime.

Automate the approval process

In addition to facilitating scheduling leave management software can automate many steps of the approval process for time-off requests, in addition to saving time for everyone involved , the predefined approval process ensures every request must meet the same standard for approval.  As a result the employees can trust the system to be fair. Furthermore, the system keeps everyone involved from employees to the manager to the HR team and payroll clerks up to date on the status of every leave request.

Implement Employee self-service

ROBISEARCH LIMITED leave management system provides a secure platform portal that allow employees to submit their leave requests online, employees can log to view the company’s absence and vacation policies as well as their available paid and unpaid time-off balances without involving a manager or HR. After applying for a leave, employees can receive status update via sms or email. The system also serves as a communication portal that stores leave-related communications in a searchable database. Employees can review their historic data and run reports.

Manage employee absences with ease

Keeping track of employee absences, accruals and leave balances doesn’t require manual calculations or a mass of spreadsheets, the system automates core functions and puts data in your hand so you know who is and isn’t working.

Transform the HR department operations excellence

As an HR manager you have neat and efficient evidence of paid time off, sickness leaves, maternity leaves, special situations time off, holidays and absenteeism. you can use it to also as a tool to prevent burnout. ROBISEARCH LIMITED leave management system allows you to set up all types of leaves and absence. If your business is spread across multiple geographies you can set up;

  • Different public holidays
  • Different work schedules
  • Different approvers
  • Custom leave allowances
  • Different access levels and permissions

Summary

The leave management system is a great example of features that work in the back end without clear visibility in your business activities yet it is crucial optimization that delivers so many benefits that after some time it is just unbelievable to work without.

 

If you wish to discuss further or find out more about leave management system don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Top 5 Features for a good Inventory Management System

Top 5 Features for a good Inventory Management System – Inventory, often called merchandise or product, refers to finished goods and materials that a business holds for sale to customers in the future. These goods and materials serve no other purpose in the business except to be sold to customers for a profit. The value of a company’s inventory is usually one of the largest assets on the books.

Inventory management systems support the activities of purchasing product, analyzing sales trends and on-hand inventory availability  as well as liquidation of product for wholesale, distributors, eCommerce retail and manufacturing companies.  Managing inventory is a critical component to Supply Chain Management.

Robisearch LTD offers software for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors, the purchasing departments who are responsible for acquiring the new product and reordering existing products.  In retailers and e-commerce companies, the purchase and reorder of inventory is done by merchants (buyers) or inventory control personnel. 

Top 5 important inventory management features

Here are some of the Top 5 Features for a good Inventory Management System that Robisearch’s ROBIPOS offers.

1. Improved inventory control and forecasting/projection

As simple as this sounds, this should top your list. How should this new system assist in managing and controlling inventory?  Here are a few  major features and functions you can get in Robisearch’s POS software:

  1. A robust item master module such as product costing methods and product characteristics.
  2. Projecting and Forecasting demand – As in, the system will calculate the quantity of a product required forward over a time horizon.
  3. Provision of the channel view for multichannel businesses such as Wholesale and Retail.
  4. Streamlined Analysis and purchases functions.

2. Barcoding & Scanning

A barcode is a visual, machine-readable representation of data. Essentially, it is electronic data entry using a scanner.  The data contained in the barcode is typically tied to something, lot number, customer shipment, or a purchase order. Once scanned, this data is accessed and displayed for the user to learn more information or take an action.

Bar code functions may be provided by the vendor.Robisearch’s inventory software support the use of barcode.

3. Improved, actionable inventory analysis

As we said earlier, there are literally hundreds to thousands of data elements in inventory management systems.  What “out of the box” inventory management analyses are offered and do they fit your method of managing inventory?

Robisearch’s System points the purchasing agent or inventory manager to which products to take action on. For example, the system flags potential stock outs; calculates recommended purchase orders; and candidates for overstock liquidation.

4. Configurability

This feature allows a single system to be set up and configured for two different business entities/companies so that each has a different “look and feel” or personality.  In this way, the more comprehensive systems are successfully implemented across industries and merchandise without customization.

Robisearch’s systems have configurability to some degree, let’s see what does it allow you to accomplish. 

Examples of configuration include: 

  1. A product with different colors and sizes may be configured in a way to show total product sales and stock on-hand by style or base product.
  2. A role (group of users) or individual configuration table of users that allows for the set-up of data security functions within your organization for updating and viewing data.
  3. Flexibility for controlling different types of hardware or interfaces connected to the inventory management system.
  4. Adoption of your detailed expense accounting structure.

6. On-premise versus Software as a Service and Cloud system

For many companies, cloud-based and Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription made inventory management systems more affordable than on-premise implementations and supported systems because they are based on the number of users and data storage usage,  Additionally, implementation is accomplished in a shorter timeframe because they are a service requiring less IT time internally. Robisearch’s POS software supports both On-Premise ans as a cloud software; The key question here is what is the right IT strategy for your company? 

 

 

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IMPORTANCE OF ACCOMMODATION SOFTWARE

IMPORTANCE OF ACCOMMODATION SOFTWARE – Robisearch’s Property Management Systems (PMS) or Hotel Operating System (HOS),  may be used interchangeably, manufacturing, logistics, intellectual property, government, or hospitality accommodation management. They are computerized systems that facilitate the management of properties, personal property, and equipment, including maintenance, legalities and personnel all through a single piece of software. They replaced old-fashioned, paper-based methods that tended to be both cumbersome and inefficient. Today, most next-generation property management systems favour a software as a service   model sustained by web and cloud technologies.

A property management system (PMS) is   a software that facilitates a hotel’s reservation management and administrative tasks.

 

  1. Room bookings.

The system checks room availability and status, shows free rooms across different channels and the website booking engine. This function monitors double bookings and allows group reservations. Then it schedules bookings and displays information about current and upcoming bookings on a dashboard. Management of room inventory and allocation that prevents overbookings and duplication of bookings.

 

  1. Time effectiveness

The right hotel management software will massively cut down the time you spend on manual organisational tasks. The software does the majority of the work and lets you turn away your time to more important tasks, automated software enables your hotel staff to pay more attention to visitors. A path to success in the hospitality business is to create the best-personalized experience. If you pick the right solution, you can make significant time savings across almost every area of your business, also boosting your staff’s productivity and satisfaction.

 

  1. Develop strong relationships with your guests

A more streamlined check-in and check-out experience will boost your guest happiness. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg – anything from improved communication and additional services will also heighten guest loyalty. Choosing the best property management software will likely mean an increased level of retention in both guests and staff.

 

  1. Increase your online visibility

The right software is an important factor in developing your online presence. You can integrate guest-facing software like hotel booking engines, chat bots and a guest portal with your website design, enabling you to instantly accept online reservations and make guests feel confident in their choice to book directly with you.

 

Google values and assesses the user experience on websites, and those that offer a better user journey and interface will rank higher on Google searches – and other search engines.

 

  1. Implement an effective revenue management system

Most hotel management systems include pricing tools and other features to optimize revenue.

 

Gone are the days of having just a peak season price and a low season price – if you’re not setting prices in a more sophisticated manner, you’re losing out on bookings and not making the most of the guests that do book. You should be able to create and customize product rates, rate dependencies, and special offers and rules such as package rates.

 

  1. Manage distribution functions

A modern hospitality cloud should be able to easily connect to a channel manager so you can advertise across many channels and easily promote your business across the industry’s OTAs and third party booking services.

 

It provides real-time information that will help you grow your number of reservations and spread awareness of your property.

 

  1. Increase bookings

Every feature in your hotel management system should work to improve your overall number of bookings. Whether you intend to explore new markets or boost bookings in low season, the right software system is all about optimizing and maximizing what you can achieve.

 

Revenue management and a direct booking engine are two obvious features that will help you in this regard, but everything from integrations to smart reporting and automation will ultimately contribute.

 

  1. Accurate daily reports

Another IMPORTANCE OF ACCOMMODATION SOFTWARE is that, Hotel management, finance and revenue teams will have access to accurate daily earnings reports thanks to data-savvy hotel management software.

 

Meanwhile, operations and marketing reports will help you and your team to make reliable, data-driven decisions across your business.

 

If everything is in the cloud, these invaluable metrics are at your fingertips whenever you need them, without the need for time-consuming manual exporting and compiling.

 

  1. Prevent double bookings and manual errors

Hospitality management software systems are programmed to avoid double bookings and overbookings. Thanks to task automation, they also help prevent errors when front desk staff are inputting important customer data like name, passport details, and card numbers.

 

This means a better guest experience (no awkward follow up conversations asking for their correct details), more time for staff to focus on their important work, and more reliable business data and reporting.

 

  1. Analyze your customer base

Market and guest segmentation is another important benefit of the right guest management software system. The GM and Marketing Managers can keep track of the different types of visitors, with key demographic breakdowns such as age, gender and nationality.

 

This data allows you to make informed decisions on your marketing strategy. and increase the long-term revenue trends of your business.

 

  1. Transform your property

The many benefits of a hotel management system could help you grow your business in a short amount of time.It is convenient to have one centralized system that incorporates all the features and channels.

  1. Mobile maintenance

Increase housekeeping efficiency with instant updates on housekeeping mobile devices when customers check out, freeing up rooms for cleaning. Permit greater rigidity with room management and improve response time for room-service tasks. Identify and manage room-maintenance needs, ensuring rooms are clean and in perfect condition

  1. Operative hotel dissemination

Increase room occupancy through real-time rate and availability management across distribution channels.

  1. Easy hotel check-in/check-out

Provide anytime, anywhere service to your guests using a mobile-enabled cloud-based hotel PMS. Your front-desk staff so they can check guests in, assign rooms, enable guest services, and check guests out wherever there is internet connectivity.

  1. Guest data

Centralize and secure customer data and improve the quality and accuracy of guest profiles with reporting and analytics. Understand customer buying patterns so you can define more targeted packages and services. Ensure agreement with national and international data-compliance rules.

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IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – Robisearch’s Property Management Systems (PMS) or Hotel Operating System (HOS),  may be used interchangeably, manufacturing, logistics, intellectual property, government, or hospitality accommodation management. They are computerized systems that facilitate the management of properties, personal property, and equipment, including maintenance, legalities and personnel all through a single piece of software. They replaced old-fashioned, paper-based methods that tended to be both cumbersome and inefficient. Today, most next-generation property management systems favour a software as a service   model sustained by web and cloud technologies.

A property management system (PMS) is   a software that facilitates a hotel’s reservation management and administrative tasks.

 

  1. Room bookings.

The system checks room availability and status, shows free rooms across different channels and the website booking engine. This function monitors double bookings and allows group reservations. Then it schedules bookings and displays information about current and upcoming bookings on a dashboard. Management of room inventory and allocation that prevents overbookings and duplication of bookings.

 

  1. Time effectiveness

The right hotel management software will massively cut down the time you spend on manual organisational tasks. The software does the majority of the work and lets you turn away your time to more important tasks, automated software enables your hotel staff to pay more attention to visitors. A path to success in the hospitality business is to create the best-personalized experience. If you pick the right solution, you can make significant time savings across almost every area of your business, also boosting your staff’s productivity and satisfaction.

 

  1. Develop strong relationships with your guests

A more streamlined check-in and check-out experience will boost your guest happiness. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg – anything from improved communication and additional services will also heighten guest loyalty. Choosing the best property management software will likely mean an increased level of retention in both guests and staff.

 

  1. Increase your online visibility

The right software is an important factor in developing your online presence. You can integrate guest-facing software like hotel booking engines, chat bots and a guest portal with your website design, enabling you to instantly accept online reservations and make guests feel confident in their choice to book directly with you.

 

Google values and assesses the user experience on websites, and those that offer a better user journey and interface will rank higher on Google searches – and other search engines.

 

  1. Implement an effective revenue management system

Most hotel management systems include pricing tools and other features to optimize revenue.

 

Gone are the days of having just a peak season price and a low season price – if you’re not setting prices in a more sophisticated manner, you’re losing out on bookings and not making the most of the guests that do book. You should be able to create and customize product rates, rate dependencies, and special offers and rules such as package rates.

 

  1. Manage distribution functions

A modern hospitality cloud should be able to easily connect to a channel manager so you can advertise across many channels and easily promote your business across the industry’s OTAs and third party booking services.

 

It provides real-time information that will help you grow your number of reservations and spread awareness of your property.

 

  1. Increase bookings

Every feature in your hotel management system should work to improve your overall number of bookings. Whether you intend to explore new markets or boost bookings in low season, the right software system is all about optimizing and maximizing what you can achieve.

 

Revenue management and a direct booking engine are two obvious features that will help you in this regard, but everything from integrations to smart reporting and automation will ultimately contribute.

 

  1. Accurate daily reports

Another IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – Hotel management, finance and revenue teams will have access to accurate daily earnings reports thanks to data-savvy hotel management software.

 

Meanwhile, operations and marketing reports will help you and your team to make reliable, data-driven decisions across your business.

 

If everything is in the cloud, these invaluable metrics are at your fingertips whenever you need them, without the need for time-consuming manual exporting and compiling.

 

  1. Prevent double bookings and manual errors

Hospitality management software systems are programmed to avoid double bookings and overbooking. Thanks to task automation, they also help prevent errors when front desk staff are inputting important customer data like name, passport details, and card numbers.

 

This means a better guest experience (no awkward follow up conversations asking for their correct details), more time for staff to focus on their important work, and more reliable business data and reporting.

 

  1. Analyze your customer base

Market and guest segmentation is another important benefit of the right guest management software system. The GM and Marketing Managers can keep track of the different types of visitors, with key demographic breakdowns such as age, gender and nationality.

 

This data allows you to make informed decisions on your marketing strategy. and increase the long-term revenue trends of your business.

 

  1. Transform your property

The many benefits of a hotel management system could help you grow your business in a short amount of time.It is convenient to have one centralized system that incorporates all the features and channels.

  1. Mobile maintenance

Increase housekeeping efficiency with instant updates on housekeeping mobile devices when customers check out, freeing up rooms for cleaning. Permit greater rigidity with room management and improve response time for room-service tasks. Identify and manage room-maintenance needs, ensuring rooms are clean and in perfect condition

  1. Operative hotel dissemination

Increase room occupancy through real-time rate and availability management across distribution channels.

  1. Easy hotel check-in/check-out

Provide anytime, anywhere service to your guests using a mobile-enabled cloud-based hotel PMS. Your front-desk staff so they can check guests in, assign rooms, enable guest services, and check guests out wherever there is internet connectivity.

  1. Guest data

Last but not least on IMPORTANCE OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. Centralize and secure customer data and improve the quality and accuracy of guest profiles with reporting and analytics. Understand customer buying patterns so you can define more targeted packages and services. Ensure agreement with national and international data-compliance rules.

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IMPORTANCE OF BULK SMS TO POLITICIANS

IMPORTANCE OF BULK SMS TO POLITICIANS – Universally, politicians use bulk SMS marketing service    to win the hearts and minds of voters. It doesn’t matter if you’re running for the best uppermost position within the country or the least   – sending SMS online can reach countless voters to drive your journey towards your political goals. Marketing through Bulk SMS is very effectual to spiral your election ideas into reality. Through text messaging, you’ll also clearly tell about your future strategies and past work

 

Bulk SMS marketing has become more and more widespread every day. Bulk SMS is a service that is appropriate to all regions of an organization. This includes but not limited to life, education, religion, work environment and even politics.

 

Political parties have recognized the proficiency of mobile campaign and hence are using Bulk SMS services in their campaigns. Robisearch’s Bulk SMS facilitates control of the campaigns. Now political parties have shifted their strategies for election campaigns & political strategies from print to online media. Because it is a cheaper and an effortless way to thank, promote, and address their manifestos to the general public. Some of the uses of bulk-sms include:

 

 

  1. Keep supporters informed

Ensure supporters stay updated on campaign developments. Share event alerts for rallies, city hall meetings, and any media appearances. Delivering important announcements via text first creates an exclusive connection to your campaign.

 

  1. Delivers important updates

Using bulk SMS ensure that supporters get all the updates about election campaign developments. It also helps to share event alerts for rallies, meetings, and any media appearances. Bulk SMS marketing service helps to deliver important updates through text that makes a remarkable connection to your campaign.

 

  1. Personalized SMS

Voters are flooded with mass political texts which don’t seem to be requested by them and wouldn’t win any support at the polls. With personalized SMS you can send bulk SMS with your name in ethnic language to the general public or voters.

  1. Direct contact with voters

Bulk SMS marketing assists you in establishing a direct contact with your voters instead of social media. Multi-channel campaigns

Voters are flooded with mass political texts which are not requested by them and would not win any support at the polls. You can send personalized SMS in regional languages to the public or voters. They get to know about your view on various things that matters most on a personal level.

  1. Act as reminders

Marketing through Bulk SMS is highly resourceful to turn your election ideas into reality. It acts as a reminder on voting day and sends notification for election rallies. It helps in sending messages for volunteers and the young population. Also sends alerts for the most important notifications and meetings. Through sms, you can also evidently tell about your future strategies and past work.

 

  1. Multi-channel campaigns

Voters are flooded with mass political texts which are not requested by them and would not win any support at the polls. You can send personalized SMS in regional languages to the public or voters.

  1. Easily accessible .No internet connection is required like emails or other messages to send Bulk SMS for the customers. Undoubtedly, SMS will reach faster than the other door to door campaigns and saves much time.

 

 

  1. Time saving. Unquestionably, SMS will reach faster than the opposite door to door campaigns and saves much time.

 

  1. Very Affordable- When compared to archaic marketing, Bulk SMS marketing is and  significantly lower than other modes of promotion the most affordable variety of marketing.

 

  1. Correct Mind positioning- Bulk SMS helps you to create your election campaign more unique by sending SMS to the general public which creates a good impression on their minds and make them trust you.

 

  1. Higher response-Bulk SMS response rates are higher than any emails as nowadays everyone maintains a mobile phone and goes through the messages.

 

  1. Contemporary marketing- Bulk SMS is a modern marketing strategy which assists to encourage youngsters who are the biggest population to vote for the best.

 

  1. It is possible to gather a large mass for meetings, campaigns, or rallies through Bulk SMS.
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IMPORTANCE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT

IMPORTANCE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT – Robisearch’s Stock control software is an application used by businesses of all sizes to manage their stock. Within a solution, you can view stock levels, items in, and remitted orders in one central system.

A good stock management software will enable you to integrate stock control with other aspects of your business, like sales, purchasing, and finances. This allows you to connect your staff, suppliers, and customers for a fully integrated experience.

Stock control methods

There are several methods for controlling stock, all intended to provide competent system for deciding what, when and how much to orders.

 

  • Minimum stock level – you identify a minimum stock level, and re-order when stock reaches that level. This is known as the Re-order Level.
  • Stock review – you have regular reviews of stock. At every review you place an order to return stocks to a predetermined level.
  • Just In Time (JIT)– this aims to reduce costs by cutting stock to a minimum. Items are delivered when they are needed and used immediately. There is a risk of running out of stock, so you need to be confident that your suppliers can deliver on demand.

More examples:

  • Re-order lead time– allows for the time between introduction an order and receiving it.
  • Economic Order Quantity(EOQ) – a standard formula used to arrive at a balance between holding too much or too little stock. It’s quite a complex calculation, so you may find it easier to use stock control software.
  • Batch control– managing the production of goods in batches. You need to make sure that you have the right number of components to cover your needs until the next batch.
  • First in, first out– a system to ensure that perishable stock is used efficiently so that it doesn’t deteriorate. Stock is identified by date received and moves on through each stage of production in strict order.

 

 

The importance of stock management software

Managing your stock within a solution is vital in keeping track of how much inventory you have, and how much you will need to order in the future to fulfil orders. A solution prevents having too much stock, which is costly to store, and product shortages, which leads to disappointing customers and losing sales.

  1. Increases productivity and efficiency

 

Stock management devices such as bar-code scanners and stock management software can help drastically improve your efficiency and productivity. These tools will benefit to eradicate the manual processes so your employees can focus on other, more significant areas of the business.

  1. Audit your current processes

Taking the time to evaluate your recent practices will help you understand where enhancements need to be made. Effective inventory management is purpose driven.

 

  1. Accurately capture stock count

A major part of inventory management is knowing your exact stock levels. With an inventory control system, you’ll have 24/7 access to real-time data so you can stay on top of orders. Perform regular, routine stock reviews to track every single item you have, including lost, stolen or damaged products as well as  create a more organized warehouse.

 

  1. A good stock management strategy supports an organized warehouse.

If your warehouse is not structured properly, you will have a hard time managing your inventory. Placing the bestselling products together and popular easily accessible places in the warehouse in turn, helps to speed up the order fulfillment process and keeps customers happy.

  1. Improve stock replenishment

It’s important to make sure you’re never out of stock, especially when demand is high. For smooth flow of product during busy periods, automate your purchasing processes so replenishment is taken care of once your stock falls below a certain number. Manage orders

6 .Manage your offline and online orders with our effective order management system. Also, you can create purchase orders, backorders and drop shipments, all in a single inventory management application.

  1. Learn consumer behavior

When you start tracking how often you need to restock certain items, you’ll be able to identify trends in consumer behavior. Be aware of eras when ordering is high, and when it’s less. Preempting what your customers want, before they even know they need it, will help your business be at the forefront of their purchasing decisions.

  1. Warehouse Management

IMPORTANCE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT – Check stock level, manage inter-warehouse transfer, and generate reports for specific warehouses within seconds. Warehouse inventory management, at your fingertips.

 

  1. Implement just-in-time inventory management

Leave traditional stock control methods behind. Just-in-time inventory management (JIT) is an approach used to increase company efficiency by stocking products when in demand and avoiding stockpiling. By reducing the amount of inventory stored in the warehouse, this allows you to cut costs and avoid product waste due to expiration. However, this stock control method relies heavily on having an efficient supply chain. Increase sales

  1. Keeps customers coming back for more

It’s a fact that good stock management pointers to returning customers. If you want your hard-earned customers to come back for your products and services, you need to be able to meet customer demand quickly and efficiently. In this way, stock management supports you meet demand by giving you the tools to have the right products as soon as your customers require them.

  1. End-to-end tracking

Track every item or batch in your inventory with serial number and batch tracking feature. This way, you can either always keep a track on the movement of the items or have better control over the expiry of each batch.

  1. Helps save time and money

Inventory management can have time and monetary benefits. By keeping track of which produces you have in stock and ordered, you can save yourself the struggle of having to do an extra stock take to ensure your records are accurate. A good stock management strategy also aids you save money that could otherwise be wasted on slow-moving products.

  1. Stock value

Another IMPORTANCE OF STOCK MANAGEMENT is that, You can categorize stock further, according to its value. For instance, you could put items into low, medium and high value classifications. If your stock levels are limited by capital, this will help you to plan expenditure on new and replacement stock.

14 .Multiple shipping integrations

Get real-time shipping rates and in-transit details of major shipping carriers and choose a shipping partner for your business, wisely. A much-needed feature for a complete inventory management system.

  1. Improves accuracy of inventory orders

Good stock management also aids you calculate exactly how much inventory you need to have on-hand at any time. It also helps prevent product shortages and permits you to keep just enough inventory without having a excess of stock in the warehouse.

  1. Stock-value

You can categorize stock further, according to its value. For example, you could put items into low, medium and high value categories. If your stock levels are limited by capital, this will help you to plan expenditure on new and replacement stock.

 

There are four main types of stock:

Everything you use to make your products, provide your services and to run your business is part of your stock.

  1. raw materials and mechanisms – ready to use in production
  2. work in progress – stocks of unfinished goods in production
  3. finished goods ready for sale
  4. consumables – for example, fuel and stationery

 

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POWER OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

POWER OF BUDGET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS – Budgeting is the process of generating a plan to spend your money. This spending plan is called a budget. Creating this spending plan permits you to determine in advance whether you will have enough money to do the things you need to do or would like to do. Without a budget management system, it is basically incredible to keep track of your money, provide accurate forecasts and reach your financial goals. Budget Management process is one of the important and crucial processes in every organization.

A budgeting management system is the methodology and software that an association uses to oversee and govern its income, expenses, and assets with the objectives of maximizing returns and guaranteeing sustainability.

Budgets can be updated by values or percentages within individual periods, or on overall top-line values spread to corresponding periods

At Robisearch Ltd, we have an effective budget management system improves short- and long-term business performance by restructuring invoicing and bill assortment, excluding accounting errors, reducing record-keeping redundancy, ensuring compliance with tax and accounting regulations, helping personnel to quantify budget planning, and offering flexibility and expandability to accommodate change and development.

 

FEATURES OF A GOOD BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

  • Keeping all payments and receivables transparent.
  • Amortizing prepaid expenses.
  • Depreciating assets according to accepted schedules.
  • Keeping track of liabilities.
  • Coordinating income statements, expense statements, and balance sheets.
  • Balancing multiple bank accounts.
  • Ensuring data integrity and safety.
  • Keeping all records up to date.
  • Maintaining a complete and accurate audit trail.
  • Minimizing overall paperwork.
  • Budget Management Highlights
  • Supports a base budget, current budget, and infinite waged budgets per fiscal year
  • Budgets can be created from existing historical data in the system
  • Supports accessibility to historical prior year budgets.

Reporting can be performed on actual vs. budget across any grouping of one or more of the base, current, and working budgets at a detail or summary-level Increases or decreases overheads by entering a percentage for specific accounts or for groups of accounts

Supports online display of actuals to budget

Reports can compare multiple years’ actual and budgeted amounts A budget:

1 .Shows management’s operating plans for the coming periods.

  1. Formalizes management’s plans in quantitative terms.
  2. Forces all levels of management to think ahead, anticipate results, and take action to remedy possible poor results.
  3. Motivate individuals to strive to achieve stated goals benefits result from the preparation and use of budgets.
  4. Businesses can better coordinate their activities.

6 .Managers become aware of other managers’ plans.

7 Employees become more cost conscious and try to conserve resources.

  1. The company reviews its organization plan and changes it when necessary
  2. Managers foster a vision that otherwise might not be developed.
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IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL MARKETING

IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL MARKETING – Digital marketing is the use of the Internet to influence consumers. It is a broad field, including attracting customers via email, content marketing, search platforms, social media, and more.

Digital marketing, also called online marketing, refers to all marketing efforts that occur on the internet.

IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL MARKETING is that it aids you reach a larger viewers than you could through traditional methods, and target the prospects who are most likely to buy your product or provision. Additionally, it’s often more cost-effective than   outmode of advertising, and enables you to quantify success on a daily basis and pivot as you see fit.

 

In the   parlance of digital marketing, advertisers are commonly referred to as sources, while members of the targeted ads are commonly called a receiver

 

Receiver

A receiver is a person appointed as   an overseer of a person or entity’s property, finances, general assets, or business operations. Receivers can be appointed by courts, government regulators, or private entities. Receivers seek to realize and secure  and manage affairs to pay debts. For businesses, receivers seek to maximize profits and asset value, and either terminate operations or sell all or part of the company.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of Digital Marketing

Website Marketing

A website is the cornerstone of all digital marketing activities. A website should represent a brand, product, and service in a clear and memorable way. It should be fast, mobile-friendly, and easy to use.

 

Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising

PPC advertising enables marketers to reach Internet users on a number of digital platforms through paid ads. Marketers can set up PPC campaigns on Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, P-interest, or Facebook and show their ads to people searching for terms related to the products or services. PPC campaigns can segment users based on their demographic characteristics (such as by age or gender), or even target their   specific interests or location.

Content Marketing

The goal of   content marketing is to influence potential customers through the use of content. Content is usually published on a website and then promoted through social media, email marketing, SEO, or even PPC campaigns. The tools of content marketing include blogs, e-books, online courses, info-graphics and webinars among others.

Email Marketing

This is   still one of the most operative digital marketing channels. Email marketing is the medium to get in touch with your potential customers or the people interested in your brand. Many digital marketers use all other digital marketing channels to add leads to their email lists and then, through email marketing, they create customer attainment funnels to turn those leads into customers.

Social Media Marketing

The main goal of a social media marketing campaign is brand awareness and creating social trust. As you go deeper into social media marketing, you can use it to get leads or even as a direct sales channel.

 

Associate Marketing

This is one of the oldest forms of marketing, and the Internet has brought new life to this old standby. At Robisearch LTD we offer this type of   marketing, influencers promote other people’s products and get a commission every time a sale is made or a lead is introduced.

Video Marketing

There are several video marketing platforms, including Facebook Videos, You-tube  ,Instagram, or even Tik-Tok to use to run a video marketing campaign. YouTube has become the second most popular search engine and a lot of users are making good use of it .Companies find the most success with video by integrating it with SEO, content marketing, and broader social media marketing campaigns.

SMS Messaging

Companies and nonprofit organizations also use SMS or text messages to send information about their latest promotions or giving opportunities to willing customers. Political candidates running for office also use SMS message campaigns to spread positive information about their own platforms. As technology has advanced, many text-to-give campaigns also allow customers to directly pay or give via a simple text message.

 

 

Types of Digital Marketing

1.Search Engine Optimization (SEO)- This is the process of optimizing your website to “rank” higher in search engine results pages, thereby increasing the amount of organic (or free) traffic your website receives. The channels that benefit from SEO include websites, blogs, and infographics.

  1. Content Marketing this term denotes the creation and promotion of content assets for the purpose of generating brand awareness, traffic growth, lead generation, and customers.
  2. Social Media Marketing- This practice promotes your brand and your content on social media channels to increase brand awareness, drive traffic, and generate leads for your business. The channels you can use include: Facebook, Twitter , LinkedIn, Instagram, Snap chat ,P-interest among others

 

  1. Pay Per Click (PPC) PPC is a method of driving traffic to your website by paying a publisher every time your ad is clicked
  2. Affiliate Marketing. This is a type of performance-based advertising where you receive commission for promoting someone else’s products or services on your website

6 .Native Advertising. Native advertising refers to advertisements that are principally content-led and featured on a platform alongside other, non-paid content.

  1. Marketing Automation- this refers to the software that supports to automate your basic marketing operations. Many marketing departments can automate repetitive tasks they would otherwise do manually.

8 .Email Marketing- Companies use email marketing as a way of communicating with their audiences. Email is often used to promote content, discounts and events

  1. Online PR- Online PR is the exercise of securing receiving online coverage with digital publications, blogs, and other content-based websites
  2. Inbound Marketing – Inbound marketing denotes to a marketing methodology wherein you attract, engage, and delight customers at every stage of the buyer’s journey.
  3. Sponsored Content- you as a brand pay another company or entity to create and promote content that discusses your brand or service in some way.
  4. Search Engine Marketing (SEM ) Search engine marketing is another way to upsurge website traffic by placing paid ads on search engines.
  5. Instant Messaging Marketing

 

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