Rockbot Blog (5)

4 Ways Music Can Help You Build a Community in Your Gym

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

October 15, 2015

If I showed up for a spin class and the music wasn't working, I would walk to the front desk, ask for my money back, and go home. Regardless of how you use your facility, you will always need one thing: music. The importance of music in a gym...

Make 15 Min. Feel like 5 | How to Improve Fast Casual Wait Times

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

October 06, 2015

Which is more valuable? Shortening the perception of wait time or shortening the actual wait time? It's hard to choose one or the other without considering things like cost or resources needed. Regardless, this seems to be a recurring theme for...

The 7 Hottest Restaurant Mobile App Trends in 2015

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 30, 2015

The following infographic says a lot about the way mobile technology is influencing lives across the world. For businesses, there are an endless amount of tools available to make your mobile app stand out and more effectively capture customers....

5 Companies Who Are Nailing their Restaurant Loyalty Programs

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 25, 2015

Restaurant loyalty programs have and will be a staple in differentiating your brand and driving repeat business. In the search to find the best restaurant loyalty programs we learned a few things. Loyalty programs in the restaurant industry provide...

Rockbot Presents at FSTEC 2015 on the Future In-Store Experience

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 25, 2015

FSTEC 2015 is coming up fast and we can't wait to be a part of it! We're putting our heads together to create a Boot Camp presentation that will knock your socks off and we're crossing our t's and dotting our i's so every little detail is ready to...

Rockbot's Background Music Solution for First Data's Clover System

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 21, 2015

We are excited to announce the release of a new, better version of Rockbot, to The Clover System! Clover is an all-in-one system with custom hardware designed specifically for POS, software that helps you run your business better, and a merchant...

The State of Restaurant Inventory Software: What to Expect

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 18, 2015

Please enjoy these insights from BOH expert and Orderly Marketing Manager, Joy Ugi. Joy is part of Rockbot's guest blogging series, where we bring in industry experts to help you at every stage of owning a restaurant.

5 Themes That Make up the Future of Restaurant Music

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 16, 2015

Music has been around forever, in some shape or form. It has carried us through difficult moments in history, been a way to voice political opinions, brought us to our feet and brought us to tears. Music is powerful. At Rockbot we realized that the...

Anytime Fitness Names Rockbot's Gym Music Service "2015 Vendor of the Year"

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 11, 2015

International fitness chain and #1 Global Franchise of 2014 Anytime Fitness has announced that Rockbot is the company's 2015 Vendor Of The Year. With a network of over 3,000 locations nationwide voting on 40 official vendors, the award was...

Restaurant Loyalty: What You Can Learn From the Psychology of Waiting

By Chrissy Ockerbloom

September 10, 2015

Restaurant loyalty is often talked about in terms of programs, paper cards & point systems that add value to the consumer, enticing them to come in more often. While this remains true, what about thinking about loyalty from a different perspective?...