The Problem with Archaic Vending Machine Service If vendors were able to service vending machines more often, they would be able to earn more money for their business. Do more; earn more. It is a simple formula, but it is not easy to execute, especially for...
Happy Customers = Happy Vending Machine Sales There are many things that make the vending industry unique from other industries, and when it comes to customers, vending is the most unique that I have ever encountered. When I worked for the retail industry, for example, there...
Many of us go online to look up information about a number of things. Want to read about who was the 12th president of the United States? Wikipedia has the answer. Looking for a great VMS/telemetry combo that’s effective and affordable? Parlevel Systems is a...
The Catastrophic Implications of Vending Machine Theft Vending Machine Theft. It’s a real problem in vending. Vending machines are considered by insurance companies as liabilities because they are like little “safes” all over town. They hold a lot of money and product, and it makes it easy...
Good Vending Ideas and Practices Provide Operators the Competitive Edge I have been very happy working in the vending industry. At first, when I set out to write blog articles for the industry, I was afraid that at some point, I was going to run out...
Competition in the Vending Machine Industry -- Healthy or Unhealthy? I want to call attention to a blog I recently read on www.vendingmarketwatch.com. In the blog post, written by Alfonso Flores, he argues that vendors, for the most part, like each other enough not to cut...
There is an overwhelming chance that you are reading this blog post via an Internet browser and that you accessed this blog either by clicking a link or typing in the web address. In fact, you probably look up information on a daily basis all...
How Can NFC Help You? In our blog, we have discussed several topics about innovative technology in vending like Parlevel Systems' VMS. However, a lot of the things we have discussed are already available or used for promotional purposes. There is a new technology on the horizon that...
There are a lot of crazy vending machines out there. In the past, we have talked about non-traditional vending, healthy vending, talking vending machines, and vending machines that bring people from different cultures together. For the most part, these are not machines customers can experience everywhere,...
I have been monitoring Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn for a while now, and during my time viewing the social media landscape for the vending industry, I have noticed that vendors are not as active on social media as much as I think they should....