Upgrade to the new CenterEdge Advantage 2022 LTS.
The CenterEdge Advantage 2022 Long Term Support (LTS) version is now available to CenterEdge clients with a current license and service agreement (LSA).
The CenterEdge Advantage 2022 Long Term Support (LTS) version is now available to CenterEdge clients with a current license and service agreement (LSA).
Topics: Point of Sale, Memberships, CenterEdge News, CenterEdge Advantage POS, CenterEdge Team, Cashless, Payment Processing, Self-service
Posted by Sherry Howell on Feb 4, 2022 8:55:10 AM
Managing every detail of your facility's event business can feel like a circus where you're struggling to keep everything moving.
This stress is compounded if you're spending valuable time trying to manage scheduling, ticketing, payment, and food service in many different systems, or worse - on paper.
An events management system that's fully integrated with the rest of your overall facility management solution can save you headaches and precious time. But what does integrated really mean? Read on for seven ways you can streamline your events program with an integrated system.
Topics: Customer Loyalty, Marketing, Sales, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Facility Operations
Posted by Sherry Howell on Jan 14, 2022 11:09:46 AM
When you've been in this business a while, you've undoubtedly tried a lot of different promotions and special offers. But over time, it can be easy to get into a habit of doing things the same way.
Sometimes it makes sense to go "back to the drawing board" and reinvent new ways to sell and promote your business. To help you do that, we put together this list of five simple, low-cost promotion ideas that can help you boost your creativity and your bottom line. Try one, combine them, or use these as a starting point for your own creative magic, and go forth and conquer the world!
Topics: Customer Loyalty, Marketing, Sales, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Facility Operations
Posted by Sherry Howell on Jan 6, 2022 9:00:00 AM
Rising labor wages and shortages mean it might be time for your facility to offer guests a self-service experience to make purchases at your facility.
The CenterEdge development team has been hard at work building and testing new features for our self-service kiosk offering. We’re excited to announce new functionality that will allow you to offer guests even more autonomy when buying from you.
Topics: Point of Sale, Sales, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Employee Management, Facility Operations, Self-service
Posted by CenterEdge Software on Nov 3, 2021 4:02:05 PM
Topics: CenterEdge News, CenterEdge Advantage POS, CenterEdge Team
Posted by Sherry Howell on Nov 3, 2021 2:55:32 PM
Many amusement facilities have needed to adjust how they manage capacity for admissions and attractions over the last year. Processes for ticketing, access control, and cash handling have most likely all been affected. But even though COVID brought a sense of urgency around reimagining our businesses, it always makes sense to review your processes and systems from time to time to ensure you’re operating as effectively as possible.
In conversations with new operators at recent educational events, I’ve found that people are unsure whether or not to use capacity management tools or offer timed experiences for guests. When carefully implemented, robust capacity management tools can create significant benefits for your guests and your business. Read on for our top five to help you decide how your facility should proceed.
Topics: CenterEdge Advantage POS, Employee Management, Cashless, Online Sales & Ticketing, Food & Beverage
At CenterEdge, we're huge proponents of industry education, and we sponsor a few of the best educational events available. If you haven't attended Amusement 360, Birthday University, FEC Success Institute, or Foundations Entertainment University, we highly recommend that you put one or more of these events on your 'Must Do' list for 2022.
Last week at Foundations, we had the chance to listen to industry expert, Jim Howell, of Perky's Pizza. Jim shared terrific insights that can help any foodservice operator increase efficiency and profitability. We sat down with Jim and asked him to share a few of the most impactful tips that you can implement today to achieve immediate results. Read on for our interview.
Topics: Sales, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Employee Management, Food & Beverage
Posted by Sherry Howell on Oct 15, 2021 12:43:59 PM
Today’s CenterEdge blog comes from one of our newest CenterEdge trainers, Kate Jackson. Kate’s a long-time industry veteran who, before coming to CenterEdge, spent eight years as a franchisee trainer for a large entertainment center chain. Bottom line, she knows a thing or two about using your CenterEdge Software tools to manage your business. And with the holidays coming up, Kate wanted to share a few tips and best practices to help you maximize your gift card revenue potential. Here’s what Kate had to say:
Topics: Point of Sale, Reporting & Analytics, Sales, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Employee Management, Facility Operations, Goal Setting
Topics: Point of Sale, Reporting & Analytics, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Employee Management, Facility Operations, Cashless
Running a profitable FEC is harder than it looks, and to do it effectively, you need to streamline your business a much as possible. Your facility management software should help make your job easier by centralizing sales, revenue, and reporting all in one place.
But in addition to that, you also need your solution to help you manage costs and increase sales. Today, we're sharing five ways your facility management software solution should help make your life easier.
Topics: Point of Sale, Memberships, CenterEdge Advantage POS, Facility Operations, Birthday Party & Groups, Food & Beverage, Payment Processing