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Proactive management of your data is now a necessity
Do you have the tools to manage your data effectively, or are you, like many other businesses, just making do with inefficient, insecure manual processes? With the growing threat of data theft and misuse, it’s vital that you get control of your data management and ensure that your staff are aware of their responsibilities when processing data relating to your cu...
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OGL Customer Golf Day
At the end of April, a number of OGL employees played host to a group of customers for a round of golf at Kidderminster Golf Club. The day started with a complimentary breakfast before the teams took to the fairways to battle it out over 18 holes. Customers attending were Richardsons Capital, Bluestar Leasing, Image Technique, Plastics Pl...
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Profit or loss? Do you have full visibility of your business data?
Having complete visibility of your information in terms of sales, stock and revenue data can be a far-off dream for some distribution businesses. If your stock count involves wandering around the warehouse, there is almost certainly a better way to do things – based on fact, historical data and seasonal trends. If your warehouse has stock idly sitting on shelves...
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OGL hold charity bake off for St Richard's Hospice
Every year at OGL, each department’s baking skills are put to the test for a charity bake sale we like to call the ‘Great OGL Bake Off’. The cakes are individually judged on taste and presentation, before being put on sale to members of staff. All proceeds from the bake off are then donated to the chosen charity of the year. This year, a tot...
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Misplaced information and incorrect data are now a thing of the past!
False or incorrectly stored data can wreak havoc in a business, and sadly, very few have the time available to investigate errors and spring-clean the information stored. This can result in disorganised administration and misinformed sales processes, certainly not something you want your business to be known for. In these cases, muddling along simply will not suffice, ...
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2018 Company Charity announced as St Richard’s Hospice
Earlier in the year, we announced via social media, that our chosen charity for 2018 would be St Richard’s Hospice. St Richard’s is an independent, local charity who provides care for 3,000 patients and their families each year. They are very active in the local community and organise a variety of fundraising events which we encourage our employees to take...
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Proactive customer acquisition and retention
Finding your niche in a market place can be rewarding for many years, but over time you will need to take a closer look at the information you have stored and take a proactive approach towards keeping your data accurate to ensure continued business growth. Whether you gain business via email marketing, telephone calls or visiting a potential customer, having the correc...
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Newlife Charity praises OGL for fundraising efforts in 2017
During the course of 2017, OGL held a number of charity fundraisers to help our chosen charity of the year, Newlife. Newlife stated the below: "OGL Computer, which provides business software, IT solutions and cyber security solutions to UK businesses, raised almost £4,500 for their 2017 charity of the year, Newlife the Charity fo...
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Newly launched remote ordering app gains popularity in 2017
Earlier in the year, OGL’s Software Team were receiving continuous feedback with a common theme. How can field-based sales staff be more efficient on the road? How can they reduce admin time? These questions inspired the developers at OGL to create a mobile app called ROAD, that not only enables field-based staff to check stock remotely, but also place orders and...
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