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Heart And Soul The Culture Transformation
by Alicia Lavay — Executive Director, ICX Association
February 28, 2018
I am getting tired of the current practice of blaming employment difficulties on "millennials." Problem employees (and customers) are found in all age cohorts.
read nowHow Come Everybody Sells The Same Stuff?
February 28, 2018
Does everyone in our industry really sell the same stuff? If we are all selling the leading brands, maybe it's true. The challenge is to differentiate what you…
read nowWhat Businesses Do We Want To Be In?
by Tim Sanford
February 28, 2018
As the National Automatic Merchandising Association readies its first rebranded NAMA Show (it had been OneShow since 2010), we have been thinking back over the…
read nowEffective Training Fair Compensation Aid Transition To Selling
February 27, 2018
Len Rashkin Last month's article dealt with the details of training and developing your route drivers to become "sales route drivers." This month, I will…
read nowPrudent Coffee Buyers Weigh Factors Affecting Future Cost
February 27, 2018
Kevin Daw This past week, I was asked by one of my salespeople to outline my policy on buying coffee as it relates specifically to differentials ("diffs" for…
read nowYour Best And Worst Locations Do You Know The Difference?
February 27, 2018
Paul Schlossberg You're highly focused on the very best locations you serve. You're well aware of your worst accounts. If you cannot readily identify your top…
read nowParlevel Introduces Mobile Vending Micromarket And OCS App
by Emily Jed
February 25, 2018
SAN ANTONIO -- New from Parlevel is the Stock vending, micromarket and OCS app. It syncs up with its vending management system to help drivers view routes…
read nowTwo Bit Circuss Brent Bushnell To Keynote Inaugural VR Educational Summit At Amusement Expo
by Emily Jed
February 25, 2018
LAS VEGAS -- Interactive entertainment entrepreneur and engineer Brent Bushnell will keynote the inaugural Virtual Reality Educational Summit at this week's…
read nowWedgesLedges Launches Compact Prize-Card Vacuum Rotary Game
by Tim Sanford
February 23, 2018
VACUUM PICKUP : Stop-n-Drop mechanism features a turntable carrying prizes and a retrieval arm carrying a precision vacuum hose and pickup tip. Player…
read nowAtlantic Coast Exposition 2018 Theme Is Margaritaville In Myrtle Beach
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
MYRTLE BEACH, SC -- Beaches, tropical flavors and relaxing tunes will inspire exhibitors and attendees to bring the 2018 Atlantic Coast Exposition theme…
read nowJM Smucker 1850 Premium Coffee Brand Targets Millennials
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
BOCA RATON, FL -- J.M. Smucker Co. provided a sneak peak at its "1850" premium coffee brand at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference in…
read nowMaryland-DC State Council Leaders Testify At Hearing On Micromarket Bill Before Maryland Legislature
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
CHICAGO -- Leaders from the Maryland/DC Vending Association testified before the Maryland Legislature's House Economic Matters Committee on Feb. 20 in support…
read nowNMI Acquires Creditcall To Expand EMV And Omnichannel Capabilities
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
ROSELLE, IL -- Payments enablement technology provider NMI has agreed to acquire England's Creditcall , an omnichannel payment gateway and EMV solutions…
read nowPayRange and MasterCard Team Up For Fund 5 With Masterpass And Get 5 Offer
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
PORTLAND, OR -- Starting Mar. 1 for a limited time, U.S. residents who use the Masterpass digital wallet to fund their PayRange accounts with $5 or more get $…
read nowReal Estate Giant Says Workplace Environment Is Increasingly Key To Attracting Quality Workforce
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
HOUSTON, TX -- Global real estate firm Transwestern says companies are making real estate decisions based on how well their leased space, the larger property…
read nowStudy Shows Independent Operators Provide Majority Of US ATMs And Serve Under-Banked
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC -- The National ATM Council has released the findings of a new independent study on the state of the U.S. ATM marketplace, entitled Location…
read nowUS Payments Forum Report Offers Digital Wallet Deployment Guidance For Merchants And Issuers
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ -- Innovations in mobile and digital wallets over recent years have resulted in a proliferation of wallet models and solutions, all…
read nowUSAT Announces Broad Availability Of Seed Markets Software
by Emily Jed
February 22, 2018
MALVERN, PA -- USA Technologies Inc. said it has expanded its newly acquired micromarket optimization solution, Seed Markets. The cloud-based and mobile…
read now2018 F2FEC Probes Differentiation
by Tim Sanford
February 21, 2018
COLORADO SPRING, CO -- The Three Amigos liberate their inner Blues Brothers for the opening session of this year's Face to Face Entertainment Conference…
read nowEmbed Appoints Mark Rossow As Senior Vice-President Americas
by Tim Sanford
February 21, 2018
DALLAS, TX -- Embed has announced the appointment of Mark Rossow as senior vice-president, Americas. In his new post, Rossow will oversee the company's North…
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