Vendmanager - Vending Simply Better. No Images? Click here February 2018 Issue Keeping You Updated Vendmanager Datakey, the product we launched at AVEX in 2017 to dramatically speed up data-reading at the machine, has been making quite a stir across our sector - with the media, our clients and potential prospects alike. So I wanted to start this newsletter with an update: the benefits of Datakey for operators are proving clear and measurable, and production is ramping up. As SBS grows - driven by increased demand from existing customers, as well as new clients coming on board (my thanks to all of you) - I am aware that our company is changing. Maturing. As well as ensuring that we keep the positive aspects that have helped bring us so far, I am very excited to see new people joining us and everyone here expanding their roles and responsibilities. That’s why I was delighted when Alex Briggs our Operations Manager decided to write a response to Elyas Coutt’s (of Connect Vending) article last month. We sincerely believe that Vendmanager is the best VMS (Vending Management System) there is. Alex’s role includes making sure implementations are both straightforward and effective - an essential aspect in bringing Vendmanager to life and delivering on our promise to new customers joining us afresh. Please see below: we are passionate about making things happen, not just talking about them. PRODUCT NEWS - DatakeyDatakey Update: Cutting Costs, Saving Time This photo was taken on Tuesday 12 September 2017: the launch of Vendmanager Datakey on the first day of AVEX. Our team already knows the power of the data fob each is holding: you can see it in their faces. We had been working on the development for some time. Now fast forward to today. Not yet 6 months later, and the results are in, with Datakey active at client sites. Together, Vendmanager and Datakey can reduce operating costs by 15-20%, and significantly reduce reconciliation and invoicing times. It’s one of the easiest products in the world to demonstrate and explain. Operators just “get it” at once: with Datakey, it’s faster than ever before to read data at the machine. Simply plug it in to transfer information via Bluetooth. No cables. No fuss. And no more keying errors. Datakey empowers staff to do more, better. COMPANY NEWS - Implementation at ConnectSimply Amazing! When I first saw the article from Elyas Coutts, the Marketing Director at our clients Connect, I was delighted. Delighted to hear that Vendmanager will be making such a difference for them and especially for their clients. Of necessity, any implementation of a new system requires change. So, next I started thinking about how we manage such change to make things run as smoothly as possible - focusing on our recent experiences with Connect for illustration. In my opinion, the implementation went well with Connect largely because we had the will to make things work and all the right ingredients, including: • People I am proud of the successful work by the team from Connect and SBS together implementing Vendmanager. It was a great collaboration, breathing life into the two strap-lines that our companies like to use: at SBS we are “simply better” and Connect are “simply amazing.” This project proved how both are true. Especially together. PRODUCT NEWS - Did You Know?We’re always happy to answer any questions you may have, but sometimes it’s also good to hear about aspects that you didn’t know existed. Until now. Vendmanager - Did You Know! When Datakay is used, the system can warn if any spirals are priced incorrectly, eliminating errors.
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