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• Introducing, The Architect™, An All-In-One Point Of Sale Cable Management Solution

  For more than forty years…people like you have trusted apg® for high-quality, best-in-class, cash management solutions at the point of sale. AND again, we’re at the point of something good. Introducing The Architect™ by apg®… An all-in-one point-of-sale cable management solution—giving you the clean and professional counter you’ve dreamed of.

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 65: No-Nonsense Customer Service For VARs And ISVs

  In Episode 65 of “The Trusted Advisor,” the RSPA’s Jim Roddy talks with Randy Gunter, one of the principals at VAR Spark Solutions Group, and Jeff Sanders, the President of VAR Southwest Point of Sale, about customer service best practices for retail technology solution providers. Among the topics discussed are reactive and proactive customer communication strategies, the importance of an annual customer survey, how to win over an upset customer, and the biggest customer service mistake many resellers make.

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 68: Rebranding Lessons For The Retail IT Channel

  In Episode 68 of “The Trusted Advisor,” the RSPA’s Jim Roddy sits down with Paul Griffiths and Stephen Bergeron of apg (formerly APG Cash Drawer) to discuss rebranding lessons for VARs, ISVs, and vendors in the retail technology channel. They discuss rebranding principles and processes, how to best engage employees and customers during this journey, and why resellers with “cash register” in their company name are likely candidates for a rebrand of their own.

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 69: The Changing Retail IT Channel

  In Episode 69 of “The Trusted Advisor,” the RSPA’s Jim Roddy sits down with Mike Monocello, the co-founder of DevPro Journal and XaaS Journal, about his perspective on the ever-changing retail technology channel – both the past 15 years and what’s ahead. Monocello and Roddy also break down an RSPA-exclusive chart analyzing current and emerging business models in the retail IT channel including VARs, ISVs, ISOs, PayFacs, and DISDs (Direct Independent Software Developers).

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 70: How To Leverage The Unconventional To Recruit Talent

  In Episode 70 of “The Trusted Advisor,” the RSPA’s Jim Roddy talks with Tracey Lande, Vice President of Strategy and Growth/Business Development Lead at VAULT, about her unconventional – and highly successful – employee recruiting strategies. Lande shares how her personal journey back to the retail IT channel is influencing her hiring plans at VAULT, the importance of personalizing open positions and creating outcome-based job descriptions, and how to leverage your network and social media to build a strong team fast.

• RSPA Trusted Advisor Ep. 56: Opportunities And Challenges For Women In Today's Retail IT Channel

  Episode 56 of “The Trusted Advisor” features 2021 RSPA W2W Leaders of the Year Nell Alverson, the Director of Channel Marketing at ScanSource, and Breanna Brown, Global Marketing Manager for APG. Alverson, Brown, and the RSPA’s Jim Roddy discuss opportunities and challenges for women in today’s channel, actions both men and women can take to avoid bias and promote inclusion, and changes the retail IT industry should embrace to accelerate progress.

• COVID-19 Communication Guidelines – Addressing Employee and Customer Questions

  This 55-minute session features RSPA Legal Counsel Bob Goldberg and RSPA Board Chair/North Country Business Products HR Director Chelsey Paulson sharing communication best practices.

• Retalon - Retail Predictive Analytics

  Retalon is a leading provider of Retail Predictive Analytics solutions for supply chain, inventory management, pricing, merchandising, planning, and marketing operations. Retalon products range from task-oriented solutions to a common analytic platform, resulting in tangible optimization of the supply chain and significant measurable benefits for the entire organization.

• Price Management, Promotions, And Markdowns For Retail

  Retalon’s Price Management & Optimization solution enables retailers to maintain optimal prices throughout the product lifecycle. The system intelligently accounts for many factors such as competitive data, product cannibalization, promotions & events as well as any policies, business rules, or constraints set by the user.

• How Blind ASN Carton Receiving Creates Lost Sales And Excess Inventory

  Greg Holder, CEO of Compliance Networks, explains how blind receiving of cartons via ASNs creates inventory stock outs, excess inventory and lost sales.