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Point-of-Rental CLOUD: Your AV Rental Software Partner By: Evan Fort, Vice-President of Cloud Technologies, Point-of-Rental Software Business is changing and the AV rental market is no exception. Because of this, it’s important to have the right software partner to allow you to compete in an everevolving market. Point-of-Rental CLOUD offers several innovations and features developed specifically for the AV rental market. Get Paid While You Sleep Your competition has an online storefront, which means that you need one too! The reality is that today’s customer often expects to be able to make a reservation wherever and whenever, and your business’s online storefront makes this easy for them. Not to mention it will save your counter staff time and energy while also driving more rentals! Point-of-Rental CLOUD allows you to capture a deposit upfront on the website and then re-charge that card later for any overages or damage fees. The system will store the credit card securely, without the liability of storing the numbers at your store. This website feature is included with the premium package of Point-of-Rental CLOUD, and with its automatic inventory tracking, there’s no need to manage a separate inventory for your website. 7 POINT-OF-RENTAL.COM / SUMMER <strong>2015</strong>
Figure 1: Workbench Overview of Rental Bookings Figure 2: Customer Location Reporting Let Your Customers Sell Your Business to Their Friends Social media is a powerful marketing tool for the rental industry. With our built-in social share feature, it’s easy for your customers to like and share your inventory on Facebook directly from your online store. And with Google Analytics, tracking your success is easy! A System that Handles Your Pricing Automatically AV businesses have specialized pricing, but Point-of-Rental CLOUD simplifies this process with configurable parameters and automated pricing of rentals. Overriding the price is easy, but this feature can save a lot of time and money. The system will automatically handle details such as weekend pricing, holiday rates, seasonal discounts and long-term rental prices. You can even automatically charge the credit card on file for longer rentals. CLOUD takes into account your business days and hours and uses your policies to define how to handle rentals while you’re not open. Define Kits and Packages how You Actually use Them Point-of-Rental CLOUD enables you to set up various kinds of kits, packages and suggested items: • Numbered kits that contain specific serialized inventory and/or bulk items • Non-numbered bulk pre-made kits • Ad-hoc kits made from your general inventory • Suggested items–ex: rent a camera and get a lens for 10% discount • Required add-on items • And even kits of kits It’s also easy to create dynamic quantity kits and special pricing for kits. This means that the system calculates how many of that kit can be made from your general inventory before showing your availability. Stay Connected with Your Customers Add time back into your day by cutting back on the number of manual emails sent to your customers. Right within the contract, and with only a couple “ ...this feature can save a lot of time and money. The system will automatically handle details such as weekend pricing, holiday rates, seasonal discounts and long-term rental “prices. You can even automatically charge the credit card on file for longer rentals. of clicks, you can contact them with a personalized message. You’re even able to export your customer list for use in other systems and view their locations on a map as seen in figure 2. With CLOUD’s in-depth reporting, it’s easy to target your marketing budget based on customer locations. Point-of-Rental CLOUD is designed to help you run your AV rental business more efficiently. It makes it simple to generate professional contracts, collect payments, and keep track of your inventory and availability. Perhaps one of the most powerful features is that CLOUD generates real, actionable return on investment reporting by item, specifying which inventory is underutilized or often overbooked. You can even track missed rentals when a potential customer goes elsewhere and why. CLOUD is perfect for straightforward rental operations looking to go to the next level. Visit www.point-of-rental.com/ cloud to try a free 14-day trial of Point-of- Rental CLOUD today. P POINT-OF-RENTAL.COM / SUMMER <strong>2015</strong> 8
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