There are 2 essentials required to automate your email or demographics collection
using the BigEMouth system.
- An always on high speed internet connection
- A dedicated interactive terminal(see options below) for your customers or prospects
to input their information into.
- Full screen browser software.
Your interactive terminal can be one of many types, from very simple and inexpensive
to very fancy and expensive.
The least expensive and perhaps most simple solution would be to place a desktop
computer or laptop on your counter. This can be an older computer with little computing
power as everything with BigEMouth is accomplished over the web. There is no need
to go out and buy a new computer for this function, unless you choose to. The upside
of this method is the quickness of implementation and low cost. A Potential downside
could be space issues due to the keyboard requirement.
The second option is to use your desktop or laptop computer, but to outfit it with
a touch-screen monitor. This is slightly more expense but takes up less space than
a screen with a keyboard, and adds to the professionalism of the unit overall. Touch-screen
monitors are not commonly found in your average computer store but can be purchased
here:
The third option is more expensive than the previous two, but offers you the greatest
security, and a greater degree of uniqueness and style to your interactive terminal.
This option involves purchasing a custom or semi-custom kiosk.