Stacy Jackson
Posts by Stacy Jackson, Marketing Manager at Answers Systems.
I may be one of the loneliest movie-goers around after I make my confession: I didn't like Avatar.
If you have resumed consciousness after reading that shocking revelation, I'd like to tell you why before you totally write me off as a know-nothing hack.
I didn't like it because I didn't like the story. The artistry and technology were amazing, but the movie was LONG and there was something that irked me for the first two hours that I couldn't quite put my finger. Then at 2 hours and
If you monitor Twitter, Apple-related news, or technology gadgets in general, you probably know that the Apple tablet is being revealed - about right now, in fact (1:00 EST).
For years we’ve all tried to get the sales force to stop using the cocktail napkins as a preferred contract delivery method. Now with the advent of Apple’s revolutionary tablet computer, the game is changing for contract management. The new tablet (and future generations of tablets) will allows our apps to become a "dig
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If you haven't already heard, a federal appeals court reversed the ruling on the Feesers vs. Michael Foods and Sodexo case. You may remember last summer (here's a link to that post) a lower court found Michael Foods and Sodexo guilty of violating the Robinson-Patman Act. Last week, Friday, January 8, that ruling was reversed.
Below are some links to that latest news:
Appeals Court Reverses Foodservice Pricing Pricing Ruling, Food Management
Third Circuit Rules that Food Service Management Companies and Distributors are Not Competitors for Robinson-Patman Act Analysis, USLaw.com
Michael Foods wins pricing case appeal, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
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After reading “The Yadda Yadda Conundrum,” published December 4, in New York Magazine, I realized that a timely statement of the facts could have gone a long way for Tiger Woods. Had he just given an immediate, simple explanation of his car accident to the police, he might not be dealing with all this poking and prying into his personal life. I’m not here to comment on Mr. Woods’ life choices – just pointing out that a statement of concrete facts may have saved him a
In yesterday’s blog post (November 22), I touched on how the ContractPro® solution helps foodservice manufacturers mitigate risk in their trade promotion management process. Today I want to give an overview of how Answers Systems and the ContractPro solution help foodservice manufacturers optimize resources tied to trade promotion management.
The reality in today’s economic environment is that most organizations are having to do more with less – less people, less budget dollars, less time. A
When I opened the November 16, 2009, Special Issue of InformationWeek, the first thing I read was the “Down to Smarter Business” section written by editor, Rob Preston. His article headline is “People Want Results, Not ‘Solutions.’” That got me to thinking about the Answers Systems ContractPro® “solutions” versus the “results” our clients get from our trade promotion management solutions. While our offering is best-in-class for foodservice manufacturers, it’s really the results of those solution
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Over the years we have learned a lot about what happens in the first 90 days or so after a manufacturer implements a new contract management system. We call it the pain curve. Excitement and expectations for the new system turn into angst over errors that seem to be piling up in the way of pendings, recalculated claims, and deductions. Things improve, though, after a little work. The pain subsides and turns into confidence in the new system - deductions are down (o
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Through our years of experience in helping clients manage their Data Acquisition & Data Management in trade promotion management, we've identified the following potential pain points that foodservice manufacturers face:
* Slow (or NO) submission of claims
* Claim information scattered throughout the organization
* Lack of internal capability to receive electronic claims
* Data mapping of incoming claims
* Matching claims to contracts
* N
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Last week I posted on the topic of Breaking Down TPM Critical Steps - Standardization & Rules of Engagement, based on the webinar series from Foodservice University and Answers Systems. As promised, here is some information about Back-Office Procedures to employ once you have gone about the process of standardizing your trade promotion management process and defining rules of engagement.
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It’s Monday. Grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and relax. We are going to keep today’s blog simple enough, but it will change your life if you are a foodservice operator! I am running down the top three reasons why a multi-unit foodservice operator should use the ValuTrak® rebate and compliance management solution from Answers Systems.
Ready? It’s gonna be simple yet mind-blowing:
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