Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is
an IT policy, where employees are allowed or encouraged to use their personal
devices – notebooks, tablets and smartphones – to access enterprise data and
systems. Today BYOD is changing the way business is done. Many people already
use their own tablets and smartphones to work outside the office as mobile devices became
increasingly affordable.
Merchandisers, like all mobile
staff, who are constantly on the go, have one of the greatest needs for a mobile
access to corporate data. By implementing a BYOD policy, a company provides
mobile approach to performing data collection tasks at points of sale.
Meanwhile, BYOD not only allows decreasing hardware expenses, but what’s even
more important, getting more productive and happier employees.
How BYOD Improves Your Merchandisers’ Productivity
When you pair a merchandising
mobile app with BYOD you can enhance your merchandisers’ productivity and
easily overcome employees’ resistance to the new technology. With a
merchandising mobile application your field staff can perform great variety of
tasks using just their tablets and a smartphones. If your merchandisers use
their own tablets and smartphones to perform tasks at retail locations, they
operate familiar interface and features, and therefore do not have to think how
to deal with the device or spend time to learn how to use it. In this case the
technology itself becomes less distractive making merchandisers more focused
and productive. All data collection tools appear in a format your merchandisers
are familiar with.
How BYOD Makes Your Merchandisers Happier
Using their familiar personal devices keeps merchandisers
more comfortable during a workday. Most of people now consider their smartphone
more important than breakfast. People get used to having smartphones everywhere
and made them a significant part of their lives. Your merchandisers will
definitely be happier if they do not have to carry additional company-owned
tablet or smartphone along with their own piece of hardware constantly
switching attention between the devices. Besides, they love their own devices,
because they have once chosen it for themselves. Users tend to upgrade to the
latest mobile devices more frequently than enterprises. Personal devices tend
to be more cutting-edge, so the company can benefit from the latest technologies.
Starting new tasks and activities
becomes easier and faster with BYOD as merchandisers are confident in devices
they use and there is no learning curve to overcome. Having
all mobile tools on a single device, which they are used to and familiar with,
your merchandisers can perform data collection tasks more quickly, becoming
more productive and satisfied with their job.
The VisitBasis Merchandising App works on common
mobile platforms such as Apple's iOS and Google's Android, which enables BYOD
policy implementation. The VisitBasis
Merchandising App can be downloaded absolutely free for any number of users
on Google Play and App Store. Sign up today at www.visitbasis.com to get your free access to our merchandising
software.
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