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Insights, tips, and updates from the Vemos team.

How Gen Z is Changing the Bar Game

As stated in a recent New York Times article, Gen Z doesn't want to start bar tabs. But the reasons aren't what you think. Learn how you can leverage Vemos Pay to allow guests to start tabs with Apple

Shaping Customer Experiences with Guest Intent

Vemos allows restaurants to fully understanding guest intent in a way that can be predictable and personalized to enhance guest experiences.

Revolutionizing Dining: How Mobile Payment Options Save Time for Restaurants and Guests

A deep-dive into how mobile payment options are reshaping the dining experience and improving operational efficiency.

Are Credit Card Processors And Pos Dealers Cannibalizing Themselves?

There’s no question COVID-19 turned all our lives upside down. For the restaurant industry, it meant pivoting as quickly as possible just to stay alive.

5 Ways to Boost Your Loyalty Program

Practical strategies to increase engagement and retention with your venue's loyalty program.

Welcome to Vemos

Introducing Vemos — the all-in-one platform for hospitality venues looking to create unforgettable guest experiences.

Vemos Pay Allows Guests To View, Split And Pay Checks At Restaurants And Bars

As published on Restaurant Technology News. Restaurant solution provider Vemos has released a contactless payment application, cal...

Vemos Pay Now Available on Upserve POS

Upserve by Lightspeed is the latest POS system to become fully integrated with Vemos to accept our [Vēmos Pay contactless payment solution](https://www.vemos.io...

Mobile Payments Driving Traffic at Restaurants

While mobile payments have been available for the restaurant industry for the past few years, restaurants were slow to adopt them, especially compared to other...

Why QR Code Pay at the Table Systems Don’t Work for Restaurants

The restaurant industry has been forced to adapt in the face of COVID, and one emerging trend that has come out of it is contactless payments. This is a great s...

Vemos Pay Q&A with The App Association

As published on The App Association blog on July 28, 2020. #### Pivoting with Platforms **Q: We last checked-in just before the benefit concert in April – can...

Vemos Announced as Minne Inno 2020 Winner

##### As published on American Inno. **Meet Minne Inno’s 2020 Inno on Fire Winners** Every story and newsletter published by Minne Inno seeks to highlight...

Vemos Announces Vemos Pay - Free Contactless Payments Solution for Restaurants & Bars

*As published in [Restaurant News on July 16, 2020.](http://www.restaurantnews.com/vemos-announces-free-contactless-payments-solution-for-restaurants-bars-07162...

Vemos Introduces Vemos Pay for Restaurants & Bars

*As published in [Restaurant Magazine on July 16, 2020.](http://www.restaurantmagazine.com/vemos-announces-free-contactless-payments-solution-for-restaurants-ba...

Introducing Vemos Pay - Free Contactless Payments Solution for Restaurants & Bars

Today, Vemos announced the release of [Vemos Pay](https://www.vemos.io/vemospay/), our contactless payment application that allows guests to view, split and pay...

Vemos And Icehouse To Host Live-Streamed Benefit Concert

*As published on MSN on [April 20, 2020.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/sports/vemos-and-icehouse-to-host-live-streamed-concert/vi-BB12W3fi)* Vemos and Iceho...

The Biggest Opportunity You're Missing

It’s a story that’s too often told, but it’s arguably the most important story there is. Because it often becomes the difference between life and death of a nig...

How Community-Based ID Scanning Can Provide Safety

As a Minneapolis-based business in the nightlife industry, it’s hard to see a dominant player in the Minneapolis nightlife scene [be struck with the terror of a...

Finally. A venue management app that’s both powerful and simple.

We at Vēmos are excited to unveil our latest Venue Management app — a project that’s been in the works for months with a critical focus on user experience. We...

How ID Scanning Increases Loyalty

Checking IDs is commonly considered a necessary evil of serving alcohol. It’s not sexy. It’s not exciting. It’s just a step in the process. But this step can a...

4 Reasons to Have a Digital Guestlist

Pen and paper is one of the biggest cause for mistakes in our industry. I’ve seen venues not let in high profile guests who would have spent thousands inside th...

Complying with FDA Tobacco 21

On December 20, 2019, the President signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and raise the federal minimum age of tobacco from 18 t...

Your NYE Checklist

If you haven't yet, set up your event in your Vēmos dashboard and start selling tickets. Some NYE parties have already sold out of their tier 1 early bird ticke...

How one bartender increased tips by 186% after a failed sting

No bartender wants to serve a minor, but mistakes happen. And that’s what happened to Sarah Upton, a bartender at Texarkana 67 Speedway. An innocent math error...

9 Tips for your New Year's Eve Party

New Year’s Eve is the biggest event of the year, but it’s also the most competitive. That’s why it’s important to get a head start and get your event planned ou...

Vemos Receives 2019 Best Event Ticket Seller Award

Vemos has been selected for the 2019 Best of Minneapolis Award in the Event Ticket Seller category by the Minneapolis Award Program. Each year, the Minneapolis...

Watch the Vemos ID Scanner in Action

The Vemos ID scanner is the fastest ID scanning app on the market that handles all 50 states and passports around the world. Built specifically for bars, nightc...

The Best NYE Ticketing System for Nightclubs

Ticketing companies are a dime a dozen. And with all the choices at your disposal, how do you know which one to go with? The best thing you can do is to choose...

8 Facts about Fake IDs and Serving Minors

It is illegal to knowingly serve alcohol to a minor, and anyone who does can be held responsible. Many in the industry believe fake IDs are the primary problem...

Vemos Receives 2019 Best of Minneapolis Award

Vemos LLC has been selected for the 2019 Best of Minneapolis Award in the Night Clubs category by the Minneapolis Award Program. Each year, the Minneapolis Awa...

Top Tools to Help You Navigate the Personalization Shift

Your customers have gotten accustomed to the savviness of online businesses sending recommendations based on past habits and reminders based on timing. It’s per...

3 Ways to Boost Your Marketing ROI

I get it: it’s hard to set aside your hard-earned money for marketing efforts. It seems like you’re blowing those dollars away and not knowing what you’re getti...

4 Reasons Data is Your Venue's MVP

We talk a lot about mixology, music, lights and ambiance in this industry. After all, this is the recipe for your party. And while all of them are important to...

The New Normal in Customer Experience

Big brands in the restaurant and hospitality industry are jumping on what’s often known as the “Amazon model.” It’s the new normal, and it’s what your guests ex...

5 Things Your Event Needs in a Ticketing System

Your event is important to the success of your night, and that goes well beyond just selling tickets. You have a bar to run, staff to manage, expenses to cover....

Build Loyalty by Checking IDs

Checking IDs is commonly considered a necessary evil of serving alcohol. It’s not sexy. It’s not exciting. It’s just a step in the process. Until now. Checkin...

7 Ways to Run a More Productive Nightclub

Running a successful nightclub isn’t easy. You have several different areas doing several different things, not to mention an array of staff members to account...

Throw a Great Party in Just 9 Steps

A great party = an audience. And an audience = revenue generation. In just 9 steps, learn how to throw a good party for your guests while also generating profit...

What is Humanized Data?

We've spent the past decade watching bars and nightclubs struggle to manage their business and communicate with their customers. It was fascinating: people tran...

The 3 Things Every Bar Needs at its Core to Thrive

Running a bar or nightclub isn’t easy. There are a lot of areas that need to work together to ensure your success. Yet, our industry still operates in silos, us...

4 Ways to Build Your Bar with Guest Data

Do you know who your guests are? The ones who frequent your venue, who spend a lot of money, and who would be considered “loyal?” Many venues think they do, but...

ID Scanner: 3 Ways It Helps Your Bar

Checking IDs is commonly considered a necessary evil of serving alcohol. It’s not sexy. It’s not exciting. It’s a nuisance. But this nuisance is actually a huge...

4 Tips to Maximize VIP Bottle Service

Bottle service is a crucial component of many top nightclubs’ business. It transforms standard clubs into elite, highly desirable clubs. It’s a way to attract h...

3 Tips to Create an Connected Nightclub

Interconnectivity is one of the hardest and most difficult areas for venues, from both a personnel and technology standpoint. Nights get busy, staff becomes ove...