Comic Book Convention Vendors: 4 Ways Epicor Consulting Can Help With Product Sales
The audiences attending comic book conventions are filled with collectors, pop-culture fans, and people ready to spend a lot of money. If you're a vendor that has signed up for a comic book convention, then you want your booth to be accessible to as many people as possible. By setting up a digital POS system like Epicor ERP, you can make every transaction go smoothly. Setting up the system to cater to your specific needs can make a big difference on how it performs and adapts to your type of business.
Hiring an Epicor consulting team comes with many benefits that can be specifically implemented for comic book conventions. There are four specific ways your system can be set up for the conventions. Understanding these different techniques can help you collaborate with consultants and get the results that you seek.
Managing Multiple Vendor Booths
Some comic book conventions are so large that you may be operating multiple booths at once. For example, the San Diego Comic-Con International hosts more than 160,000 guests annually. By operating multiple booths, you can reach as many people as possible. Instead of keeping the booths financially separate from each other, Epicor consulting companies can help you manage the business flow from booth to booth.
Connecting through the cloud can help you manage inventory from each booth. For example, if one booth has sold out of medium-sized t-shirts, you can check the inventory from the other booth and transfer products over as needed. The sales for each booth can also be compared to see how specific locations work in your favor during the convention. At the end of the day, all of the sales and statistics will be located on a single file so it makes accounting and budgeting a lot easier to calculate.
Instant Sale Techniques
Some products that you sell may be impossible to offer in person at the convention. This includes bulk-sized products like replica movie props or custom-made products like coffee mugs and t-shirts. In these cases, you would typically wait for someone to visit your website and order at a later date. Avoid delaying the sale or losing out on a sale by using Epicor consulting to set up instant online sale kiosks. These kiosks can be used to order products not available directly at the booth. The software can link to your online sales and warehouse so that by the time the convention is over, the orders may have already shipped out. Additional software can be implemented to print out receipts and tracking information for people ordering at the booth. This can help give people ways to look up the order at a later date and feel confident about their purchase.
Bulk Purchases
Aside from general comic book fans, your booths may cater to store owners from around the globe. As these owners look to stock up their stores, they may seek bulk purchases of items you are offering. Handling bulk purchases is a whole different concept than traditional single products. An Epicor consultant can help you set up special bulk order forms, pricing, and inventory counts for your items. By implementing this system, you can give estimated shipping dates and prepare your warehouse. The software can also ensure that you have the supplies and inventory to handle the bulk orders in an appropriate amount of time. Down payments or full payments can also be accepted right at the comic convention. This can help eliminate any future billing or invoicing hassles.
Forms of Payment
Offering accessibility to comic convention attendees means that you need to accept all types of payment. When setting up a POS system for purchases, an Epicor consultant can help you implement different payment options. Along with traditional cash and credit card payments, your system can be set up to include digital forms of payment. Examples of these payment types includes PayPal, Google Wallet, and Apple Pay. Your POS system can be used to facilitate the payments and properly associate them to your different accounts for proper budgeting.
Once all of these system are implemented and ready to go, you can use them for vendor booths at multiple comic conventions.
Share