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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform in September

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

How to Book Appointments and Waitlists Together

A big challenge for any business is managing appointments and waitlists together, but what’s the difference in how the two work from an operational standpoint?

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How to Add Appointment Booking to Your Website

Trying to figure out how to get your business’ appointment booking digitized? It’s easier than you might think – we’ll show you how to do it.

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Apps for Scheduling Appointments: 12 Key Features You Need

Scheduling appointments is vital for many businesses, but how do you find the best app? Here are the essential features to look for.

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Using Digital Signage for Queue Management

Find out how to set up digital signage for queue management in your business to make waits feel shorter and make customers happier.

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How to Manage Scheduling of Appointments at Your Business

Learn everything you need to know about appointment scheduling: how to allow guests to book, reschedule, or cancel appointments, and how to manage calendars.

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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform this summer 😎

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

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Consumer Survey: The State of Waiting in Line (2022)

Waiting in line has been called a “timeless form of torture.” We surveyed 1200+ consumers to find out how businesses can improve their queue management.

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How to Use Personalized Email & SMS

Customer expectations for shopping experiences that are customized and convenient are higher than ever before. With personalized email and SMS, you can elevate your customer experience, meet consumer demands, and gain a competitive edge.

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How to Create a Waitlist

Waits are a reality for almost every business. Learn the essentials of how to create a waitlist to keep your queues organized.

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How to Measure Customer Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction is crucial to the success of your business, but how do you actually measure it?

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9 Ways to Improve Customer Experience

Expectations of good customer experience are a moving target. Learn how to improve your brand’s customer experience to keep up.

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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform in April

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

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How to Reduce Wait Times & Increase Customer Satisfaction

Long waits are a challenge for almost every business and hurt customer satisfaction over time. Learn how to shorten wait times to make customers happy.

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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform in February

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform in January

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

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What’s new  on the Waitwhile platform in November

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

Queueing Theory

Queueing Theory vs Waitwhile's Queue Management Practice

Waitwhile may strike some as a novel product focused on alleviating the frustration of lines and long wait times. And that frustration is real.

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What's new on the Waitwhile platform in September ✨

The latest updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

Food and Beverage

Five Food and Beverage Trends That Are Here To Stay

Overcoming staff shortages, dealing with supply chain challenges, convincing guests that it’s safe to venture out again are all difficult problems to wrestle with. But it can also be seen as a moment of opportunity to change old ways, operate more efficiently, and become more creative.

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Four 2020 holiday shopping trends to help businesses prepare for 2021

Forecasting for businesses in 2021: What holiday shopping trends of 2020 can teach us about consumer behavior and safety needs of customers and employees.

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What's new on the Waitwhile platform in August ✨

Here are the latest August updates in our quest to save you time and simplify your waitlist and scheduling tasks.

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How to create a retail experience that will delight your customers

To create amazing guest experiences, businesses must be thoughtful and deliberate about every step of their customers’ journeys. We’ve been inspired by our customers who’ve done just that and have as a result seen an increase in loyalty and satisfaction.

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What's new on the Waitwhile platform in July ✨

See the product updates for Waitwhile that we shipped this month.

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Towards the new Waitwhile product interface

Over the coming months, we'll be upgrading the Waitwhile interface in the spirit of simplicity and delightfulness. Today, we're releasing the first few changes.