Author Archives: Robert Lockard

About Robert Lockard

Robert Lockard is a copywriter with Fishbowl. He writes for several blogs about inventory management, manufacturing, QuickBooks and small business. Fishbowl Inventory is the #1-requested inventory management software for QuickBooks users. Robert enjoys running, reading, writing, spending time with his wife and children, and watching movies. His favorite movies include Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Fiddler on the Roof, Back to the Future and Lawrence of Arabia.

Fishbowl Inventory Re-energizes 4th-Generation Family Business

For the past 80 years, a family-owned hardware store called Griffiths Plumbing Kitchen and Bath has done all of its inventory management by hand. But soon after the British Columbia-based company was placed into the hands of its fourth-generation steward, … Continue reading

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Fishbowl Inventory Training Videos Get a Makeover

Reflecting its focus on ease of use, Fishbowl has updated its Training Video page to make it much simpler to navigate. Fishbowl’s training videos are designed to make the process of learning its inventory management software more enjoyable, so it … Continue reading

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Fishbowl Inventory 2012 Review

“Fishbowl Inventory 2012 may be a niche-filler, but it’s no weakling stopgap measure,” says Pam Baker in her review of the latest version of Fishbowl Inventory on SmallBusinessComputing.com. “The popular inventory management add-on for QuickBooks does a commendable job keeping inventory assets … Continue reading

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Zions Bank Spotlights Fishbowl’s Success Story

Fishbowl’s dramatic comeback and ongoing success continue to draw the eyes of the media and other people hungry for good news. On January 31, 2012, Zions Bank’s Speaking on Business radio program put the spotlight on Fishbowl, talking about our … Continue reading

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Fishbowl Pipeline Contact Manager Now Available

Today is the day Fishbowl officially jumps into the cloud! Fishbowl Pipeline, our Web-based contact manager, is now available for pre-release. A limited number of users are being offered during the pre-release period, so if you want to be one … Continue reading

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Fishbowl Enters the Cloud with New Web Platform

Fishbowl Inventory is beginning to move some onto the cloud with the help of its new Web platform, Fishbowl Pipeline. Pipeline will be released on February 9, 2012, so we’ve prepared a little video introducing some of the features you’ll … Continue reading

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How to Achieve Lean Inventory Management

Lean over and I’ll tell you a little secret about lean inventory management: You don’t need to stack boxes so they look like the Leaning Tower of Pisa to have lean inventory management. Why am I starting this blog post … Continue reading

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New Inventory App Brings Fishbowl to Smartphones and Tablets

Fishbowl is going mobile thanks to a new inventory application for smartphones and tablets, and it’s getting some positive results. The company recently created the Fishbowl Developer Network to allow third-party developers to work with Fishbowl’s code and build new … Continue reading

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Fishbowl CMO Named One of Utah’s Top Marketers of 2011

Chalk up one more to the list of awards Fishbowl won last year. Kirk Tanner, Fishbowl’s Chief Marketing Officer, was recently honored by Utah Business magazine as one of Utah’s most effective sales and marketing experts in 2011. This is … Continue reading

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They Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used to (Thank Goodness!)

“They don’t make ‘em like they used to” is an ambiguous phrase to me. It can mean two things: either the end products aren’t the same as they used to be, or the way those products are made isn’t the … Continue reading

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