Time to Spring Forward with every clock in your house, your office, your car, your watch (do people still wear those? ), your cell phone and YES- your Credit Card Machine! This is also a GREAT time of year to replace batteries in your smoke detector- a great tip from Cheri’s Dad. Most POS (Point of Sale) systems and online processing options change the time automatically however, if you have a terminal, you will want to check out the list of Terminals and Directions to make the necessary changes! Sir Smiley- Out!!! Sir SmileyFriday, March 11, 2011

Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of Japan as they deal with the 8.9 Earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. We watched the first Tsunami and have heard that many other areas are under watches and warnings as the water makes the journey across the ocean. Hawaii was just placed under a warning which means they are expecting high water resulting from the earthquake and we just learned that there are now watches on both the Oregon & Washington coasts. It is in times like these that we should all hit the floor and give thanks for our many blessings! For more information on this natural disaster please visit BREAKING NEWS Cheri PerryThursday, March 10, 2011

It is exciting to see all of the new mobile technologies, but in an industry with over 52 billion dollars of credit card fraud per year, it pays to listen to the experts! VeriFone is a global leader in secure electronic payment technologies and we are encouraging you to read their letter regarding the SquareUp mobile device. Click on the VeriFone Letter link to read the letter! At TMC we are dedicated to providing our merchants and referral partners with SECURE options to handle their credit card payments. If you have any questions or concerns about the various mobile options, please feel free to call our office! 1-888-249-9919 Cheri PerryWednesday, March 9, 2011

We are so excited to share the birth announcement of little Lyric Lamar Calloway! Martha has been baking this baby for the last 9 months and this morning at 9:53am- she delivered a healthy baby boy! Lyric is 7lbs 14oz and 19 inches long! Congratulations Martha- we will miss you while you are out on Maternity Leave- be sure to bring Lyric in for a visit as soon as you feel rested!! Love Sir Smiley and the entire team here at TMC! Sir SmileyTuesday, March 8, 2011

Last week, we talked about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and the various different thought processes behind using each of the top 3 Social Media sites. This week I promised a few tips on simplifying the use of these many tools so let’s get to it! There are many ways to keep Social Media from becoming an overwhelming and time consuming process. 1st Tip Cheri PerrySunday, March 6, 2011

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all of the Social Media options that are available? Me too- so last week I attended a ‘bootcamp’ sponsored by Constant Contact and it really helped me understand the value of using Social Media to improve communication and relationships with the people we have the opportunity to work with- There are over 200 Social Networks that are currently being used. The top 3 are Facebook, Twitter & Linked In: let me share a bit of what I learned with you! -is considered to be a great tool for ‘Business to Consumer’ contact. Think of your activity on Facebook as a conversation with your audience rather than a sales pitch. You can certainly offer special deals to your followers however, 80% of your