5 Poppy Features That Save You Time Every Week
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Ever feel like your daily life has turned into a scene from The Devil Wears Prada—juggling appointments, inventory, customer texts, and that one bride who swears she messaged you on Instagram three weeks ago?
Running a bridal store is no small feat, and time always seems to be the one thing in short supply. But unlike Miranda Priestly, you don’t have an army of assistants to keep things running smoothly.
That’s where Poppy comes in. Here are 5 features designed to cut out busywork so you can focus on what really matters—your brides.
5 Poppy Features That Save You Time Every Week
Appointment Calendar
Because booking appointments should be effortless and organized—plus we like to make things look pretty. Our integrated smart scheduler syncs your website booking page to your Poppy calendar to make scheduling seamless.
This feature gives brides the control to book what works for them while you sit back and watch those appointments come in—no need to stress about double bookings. The Poppy scheduler only shows what times are available on your schedule while still giving brides the option to request an appointment day/time if you’ve blocked it off.
If you want or need to schedule appointments manually, no worries—we’ve got you. The Poppy appointment calendar has an embedded scheduling assistant to prevent double bookings. This keeps you and your staff on the same page with which suites and which stylists are available. You’ll be alerted if the staff member you’re attempting to assign to the appointment is already busy—same goes for suites. Did I mention the calendar is color-coded?
Inventory Management
Whether you’re a minimalist boutique owner or one who stores hundreds of gowns in the back, you’ll always know what you have in-stock with Poppy. Not only do we keep tabs on your dresses like a pro, but we keep everything organized by vendor, department, size, price range, and availability.
If you’re someone who wants the fast facts, view your inventory in our Inventory List View. If you’re more visual, Catalog View is for you—see images of the gowns you’re searching for and get all the deets on them. Utilizing our Showroom feature is a great way for your staff to learn your dresses, training doesn’t get easier than this.
We keep adding and removing items simple because we know your inventory is a revolving door—just a few clicks ensures your inventory is up to date, always.
Auto Flows
The more you can trust Poppy with, the better. Say goodbye to trusting yourself or your staff to send appointment reminders, review links, and more—you’ve got enough going on. Our auto flows feature allows you to set up activated triggers in Poppy for text and email reach outs.
Whether it’s for a new appointment added, an item received, or an appointment no show, your time = saved. You can also use this feature for follow-up by choosing a time after appointment trigger for your non-purchased brides or a time before event date trigger for your purchased brides. It’s as simple as creating your text and email templates, then assigning them to an auto flow. Use this feature and use it well, my friends!
Notification Center
Cue the infamous ding! In the Notifications Center, you’ll know exactly when an appointment is booked or canceled, an incoming message is received, a sale is created, a payment is due, and when a bride completes her customer survey. It’s all in one place because we know your brain is not.
Instead of sifting through notes from the weekend, go into the Notification Center to catch up on what you missed. You can filter by a date range or type and scroll through all notifications. Use this as your preliminary overview then dig deeper—don’t waste time on figuring out what happened and when, it’s already there for you!
Reports
Spreadsheets? Gone. Data tracking? A thing of the past. Performance assumptions? Never. If you’re a Poppy user, you have access for over 41+ reports—keeping a pulse on your store has never been easier. Whether you’re curious about yearly revenue, appointment bookings, vendor performance, or staff closing ratios (truly the list goes on and on…and on), Poppy reports save you time and brain power.
You know what information you need which is why we’ve added filters so that you have control over timeframes, statuses, appointment types, departments, and more. Trust us, we’re more than happy to bear your load—it’s sort of our job after all. Check out our Top 10 Fan Favorite Poppy Reports blog to see what Poppy users love most.
Time is money — and Poppy gives you more of both. Try out these features and see how much smoother and faster your week can run.
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