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Our venue management system is easy to use, affordable venue management software that’s all you need to drive up efficiency and help staff make more sales

Rendezvous by NFS – the easy-to-use, affordable venue management software system that’s all you need to drive up efficiency and help staff make more sales

In less then a decade, we’ll be turning up to video conferences as holograms, according to a report by Scott Wharton, a video  collaboration expert. He told the Yale Insights website: “Video conferencing won’t be nearly as good as being there – it’ll be  better .” But is your organisation already at risk of falling behind because you are still obsessed with using Outlook? It’s not a good idea. Video conferencing helps teams from across the world to work with their clients, creating high collaboration at a relatively low cost. Your distributed teams can work 24/7 effortlessly and move your company forward with ideas and high productivity. But for this to happen, you must be able to schedule and book meetings in a range of locations and time zones easily. You can do that in Outlook, it’s true. But it’s a complicated and time-consuming process that is open to human error, which slows you and your organisation down. Worryingly, it could be doing this every singl...

Rendezvous Events management system will deliver: Fully Accurate Billing Increased revenue Streamlined operations Informed decision making Greater staff efficiency. Click here to know more : https://www.nfs-hospitality.com/solutions/venue-management-software/

Twenty years ago no-one could have predicted that Amazon, from its humble beginnings as an online bookstore, would explode in quite the way it has – now accounting for  5% of all US retail spend . After several years of not making a profit, CEO Jeff Bezos is now worth $150 billion. With a 49% share of all US online commerce it’s only a matter of time before they are making more money than all their online competitors combined. As a corollary, traditional stores such as Toys R Us didn’t adapt to Amazon and have withered away completely. The growth of Uberization Of course, Amazon largely makes its money in the provision of tangible goods. What is striking about many other well-known online brands is that they don’t hold or ship any inventory at all. “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company owns no vehicles, Facebook the world’s most popular media owner creates no content, Alibaba, the most valuable retailer has no inventory and Airbnb the world’s largest accommodation ...

When the LinkedIn network features around a thousand managers who describe themselves as ‘Chief Happiness Officer’, you can tell that well-being has moved right up the workplace agenda. That’s only right and proper, of course, from a moral point of view. But it also makes sense from a business perspective – happy and comfortable workers  tend to be more productive. And the benefits of creating a connected workplace where people can collaborate and get on with their jobs easily go even further than that. As workplace strategist Joelle Jach said recently: “By understanding the connection between humans and their environment, and by providing an environment that supports human needs, organisations can target cost savings as well as an engaged workforce.” He argues that  comfort and wellbeing  also have a direct impact on employee retention; we all want to work somewhere that’s nice to be. However, Jach also warns that open-office environments can cause feelings...

“The reimagined modern workplace is here,” Microsoft senior director Ryan Asdourian declared confidently this year. “Gone are the days of rigid schedules where workers are fixed to computer terminals between the hours of 9 and 5… with technology on our side, the opportunities are endless .” Ryan conjures up a brave new world where remote, technology-enabled workers drop in and out of flexible, friendly spaces to get their jobs done in the most efficient and enjoyable manner. His views are well-supported. A workplace experiment in New Zealand made headlines recently when staff at a company specialising in trusts and wills were allowed to work for four days a week, while getting paid for five. Academics found their job and life satisfaction rocketed in all areas, and the company benefited too – employees worked better and enjoyed their jobs more. Working 9 to 5? What a way to make a living …looks like Dolly Parton was ahead of the times when she sang the theme song for th...

An interview with industry expert Luis De Souza –  download  the podcast version Delivering a perfect meeting can play a huge role in clinching the deal – but if the VC won’t connect or the time changes at the last minute, closing the sale becomes hard work. Luis De Souza, CEO of NFS Technology Group, says there are  4 critical questions  everyone should ask when it comes to technology and space planning/management: How can I organise the perfect meeting ? How do we avoid bad behaviours, which can cause poor utilisation and wasted technology spend? What factors should I consider when planning my new meeting space or re-design? How can integrated technology provide better tools so my FM and CIO can improve space utilisation and the user experience? Luis set up NFS just over 20 years ago as a hospitality business selling into the hotel and restaurant sector, and it’s also now a leader in  meeting room software  for corporate and conference ce...

What have you booked online in the last few months? A show? Rail tickets? A hotel room? Like nearly everyone else, you’ve probably done at least one of these things. But are you offering potential clients the chance to book space at your venue the same way? New independent research – sponsored by NFS – suggests that you probably are not. In a poll of VIP venue representatives, just under half admitted they are not progressing with digital transformation. What’s more, 53% said their business is not ready for the transition to more online customer experience. As leading providers of venue management software, we know venues are complex businesses that can’t directly be compared to hotels. But is it possible that venues are missing a trick to boost their business with technology? Let’s face it, for the average British consumer, online booking has become the norm – and mobile use is growing. Earlier this year, it was reported that a third of people had  used mobile...