Girl Scouts Using Sage Mobile Payments Sell More Cookies
Average Number of Boxes Increases From Four to Five Boxes When Using a Mobile Payment Solution
(firmenpresse) - ATLANTA, GA -- (Marketwired) -- 02/16/16 -- , a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems, today announced that nearly 30 Girl Scout councils and more than 3,800 troops across the U.S. are selling Girl Scout cookies using . In 2015, the Girl Scout councils that used Sage Mobile Payments to sell cookies using smartphones and tablets sold an average of five boxes per transaction, up from four boxes per transaction the previous year (2014).
Girl Scouts use #SageMobilePayments to sell more #GirlScoutCookies -- average of 5 boxes per transaction: (at)SageNAmerica
"Many people don''t carry cash or checks, so accepting credit cards with Sage Mobile Payments allows our Girl Scouts to sell cookies to a lot more people," said Alisha Moore, chief customer experience officer with . "Cookie sales for the troops in our council using Sage Mobile Payments increased by 13 percent, and the per-girl-average in those troops increased from 156 boxes to 177 boxes. Just as important, using Sage Mobile Payments exposes the girls to a growing technology and helps them learn about different sales tactics and multiple payments types."
The is the largest girl-led business in the country, generating more than $780 million and serving as the primary funding for Girl Scout councils.
"Our troops have seen their cookie sales increase almost 14 percent when using Sage Mobile Payments," said John Graves, chief financial officer with in Macedonia, Ohio, and . "Troop leaders love that sales receipts go straight into their troops'' bank accounts, and they receive detailed daily reports from Sage, documenting those deposits. In addition, Sage Mobile Payments is the only way our troops can successfully operate cookie booths at large convention center events attended by tens of thousands of participants. The troops couldn''t keep up in busy venues without it."
"Just as Sage invests in making a difference through the Sage Foundation, Sage is active in supporting our local communities and organizations, like the Girl Scouts," said Paul Bridgewater, CEO of Sage Payment Solutions, the payments division for Sage North America. "We''re proud to have been able to work with our partners to provide the Girl Scouts with the lowest possible transaction rate, and, of course, we enjoy purchasing and eating Girl Scout cookies."
The Girl Scouts was started in 1912 by Juliette Gordon "Daisy" Low in Savannah, Ga. Today, there are 2.7 million Girl Scouts. For more information about Girl Scouts and to find a local council, visit:
To find Girl Scout Cookies, use the Cookie Finder:
Sage offers a wide range of secure payment options -- from debit, credit and mobile to check and ACH (Automated Clearing House) -- to help small and medium businesses and organizations simplify payment processing and seamlessly get paid, make payments and manage their money. Through Sage Payment Solutions, businesses and organizations can view, manage, process and control the movement of money, plus integrate their payments information into numerous Sage and third-party accounting and business management systems.
Learn more on
Connect with Sage on
Follow Sage News in the
Follow Sage on
Like Sage on
Follow Sage on ((at)SageNAmerica)
Follow Sage on
Follow Sage on
Sage is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world''s entrepreneurs. Sage began as a small business in the U.K. 30 years ago, and over 13,000 colleagues now support millions of entrepreneurs, across 23 countries, as they power the global economy. We reinvent and simplify business accounting through brilliant technology, working with a thriving community of entrepreneurs, business owners, tradespeople, accountants, partners, and developers. And as a FTSE 100 business, we are active in supporting our local communities and invest in making a real difference through the philanthropy of the Sage Foundation.
©2016 Sage Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Sage, the Sage logos, and the Sage product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sage Software, Inc. or its affiliated entities. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Cynthia Sutton
Sage
T: 571-213-0401
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 16.02.2016 - 09:47 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1415477
Anzahl Zeichen: 2465
contact information:
Contact person:
Town:
ATLANTA, GA
Phone:
Kategorie:
Software
Typ of Press Release:
type of sending:
Date of sending:
Anmerkungen:
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 228 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"Girl Scouts Using Sage Mobile Payments Sell More Cookies
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
Sage (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
