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Facility Management tips and best practices.

RFMA Annual Conference

Big Sky is excited to announce our attendance at the RFMA 2012 Annual Conference (@RFMA) in Las Vegas, NV on March 4-6. This marks our first year of attendance at the RFMA conference and we are looking forward to meeting new … Continue reading

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Store Communications – What happens after the request has been submitted?

One of the key features of Effective Store Communications is the creation and submission of requests from store managers. In “Perfecting the Request” we discussed the attributes of an effective request generation process. Although creating a complete request is important, … Continue reading

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Big Sky Mobile for Contractors

We are proud to announce Big Sky Mobile for Contractors. Big Sky Mobile is a scaled down version of our full product that is optimized for small screens in low bandwidth situations. In this new release (3.43), contractors using the … Continue reading

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Networking with Retail Service Providers

During the last PRSM show I made it a point to meet with all of the contractors and vendors that use Big Sky on a regular basis. This group of users is by far the biggest group using our system … Continue reading

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Store Communications – Perfecting the Request

Retail stores need to have an effective method of communicating operational issues and requests. The relevant information needs to be captured to address the request, and the information must be sent to the appropriate person to ensure a speedy resolution. Many … Continue reading

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PRSM 2011! National Convention (part 2)

As the second day of the PRSM2011 National Convention draws to a close, I’m reminded why we attend these events. Yes, it is great to meet retailers and have the chance to give our one minute sales pitch and see … Continue reading

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