How SaaS Programs are Beneficial For Cannabis Businesses
Written by: Josh Socket
In the modern age, every kind of business has the opportunity to leverage Software As A Service product. Although cannabis may have unique processes or requirements for compliance, it does not mean that cannabis companies cannot take advantage of SaaS.
There is cannabis software offered at every point in the cannabis lifecycle. From seed to sale, you can find cannabis programs that can help optimize your cultivation, manufacturing, processing, quality, procurement, financials, customer relationships, and more. These apps can help with optimizing, automation, reporting, and strategy.
Even better, many of these companies tailor themselves to the cannabis industry and its unique challenges. These companies have invested time in learning about the cannabis industry and its unique needs. They know how to help you remain compliant while competitive.
Profile: Headset
Headset.IO is a real-time cannabis intellgence software. This software provides users with up to date market information on brands, products, and categories. Headset.IO is a tool that allows cannabis cultivators, manufacturers and retailers to understand their consumers wants and needs. Headset.IO works with a mix of over 1,000 US and Canadian retailers and licensed producers in both the medical and retail cannabis space.
Headset.IO is the market solution cannabis businesses need at any size in order to gain a competitive advantage with their customers.
Profile: COVA
Cova is a cannabis point of sale (POS) software for dispensaries. Cova allows you to manage sales, pricing, customer management, inventory management, payments, reporting, and analytics all from one app. It also integrates with cannabis marketing software, signage software, and other systems your business may be using.
Cova’s ease of use benefits both dispensary staff and your customers. As easy as it can be to update your online menu, its just as easy for your customers to browse and click-through to a sale. And when you’re customers check out, it can even scan and verify a piece of identification to ensure you’re selling your products to someone who is of age.
Profile: Springbig
Springbig is an SMS marketing platform for compliant industries. Specializing in cannabis, Springbig understands the complexity of cannabis sms campaigns. Although there are set federal rules for what a cannabis marketer can and cannot include in any kind of cannabis advertising, SMS carriers have their own rules for what they censor.
SMS carriers in legal states and countries are still censoring cannabis marketing because it doesn’t comply with their ideals. Often these companies don’t advertise what they censor either. Springbig allows you to leverage compliant cannabis strategies for dispensaries and medical cannabis companies looking to text their consumers.
Springbig will also integrate with your point of sale software and create intelligent marketing based off of your customer’s spend, preferred brands, and visit frequency.
Profile: Budsense
Budsense is a cannabis retail tool that allows your to manage your digital and physical menus. Sure there’s your point of sale software, but once your customers get into the building, they need signage they can see and read. How do you manage your menus?
Many retailers have taken to a mix of tv, tablets, and paper menus. If you update your menu on your POS, how complicated is it to update your displays? Does it mean printing out entirely new physical menus as well? With Budsense you can update your point of sale menu and it integrates with your in-store displays. There are even templates for paper menus.
Why Use SaaS?
Cannabis Software as a Service can only provide your business with efficiency, automation, compliance, and actionable insight. Although the cannabis industry does share many silimarities with other industries, its needs are unique and require customized solutions.That are excellent options out there for Cannabis SaaS products that can only add insight, efficiency, and value to your business.