Wishing you a safe and happy New Year’s celebration with lots and lots of pinball….
GAD will close early on December 22 for the holiday and will be closed on Monday, December 25.
GAD will be open Tuesday, December 26 through Friday, December 29 with an early closing time.
GAD will be closed Monday, January 1.
Enjoy the holidays with your friends, family and loved ones.
Happy Thanksgiving!
To give our staff time with their families, to watch football and to play lots of pinball – we are closed Thursday, November 23 – Sunday, November 26.
Enjoy your holiday.
GAD offices are closed for Labor Weekend, 9/2-9/4, so our employees can enjoy more pinball with their families.
GAD offices are closed from Friday afternoon, June 30 through Tuesday, July 4th.
If you have questions, please contact us and we will respond on Wednesday, July 5th.
Enjoy your celebrations and play pinball!
Hosting a pinball tournament is an excellent way to build foot traffic. This is the type of event that has become much easier with internet products like Stern’s Insider connected. This is something easy to set up for Memorial Day 2023 to test how well this will work for your establishment.
Step 1 – When
Create an event calendar that you can promote two or three events at one time. You may want to have a Golden Tee tournament, a pinball tournament and a dart league in the second half of 2023. Include the idea of quick knowledge or trivia tournaments with your AMI digital music system.
Start with a busy holiday weekend like Memorial Day to get people to sign up for summer leagues.
Step 2 – How
Have you ever wanted to run your own pinball tournament, but not sure how? This is a great way to grow the pinball community at your location and the Stern Army is here to help! We’ll show you how easy it is.
If you are looking to add a Golden Tee tournament, contact us at GAD if you have questions.
AMI digital music systems are easy and quick to set up knowledge or trivia contests to your offerings.
Step 3 – Marketing
The key to any event is awareness marketing.
Already scheduled in 2023 are drivable (or otherwise) Stern Pro Circuit Events.
Keep an eye on Stern Pinball’s website. And the International Flipper Pinball Association Calendar of Events (IFPA).
Here’s a few to check out this weekend:
Hosting a pinball tournament is an excellent way to build foot traffic. This is the type of event that has become much easier with internet products like Stern’s Insider connected. This is something that will take planning but worth the effort.
Step 1 – When
Create an event calendar so you can plan what tournaments work best to promote traffic at the slowest times. And so that you can promote two or three events at one time. You may want to add a Golden Tee tournament, Trivia contests and a dart league in 2023.
This will help you determine the best time of year to add events to bring in consistent traffic.
Step 2 – How
Have you ever wanted to run your own pinball tournament, but not sure how? This is a great way to grow the pinball community at your location and the Stern Army is here to help! We’ll show you how easy it is.
Trivia contests are so easy with an AMI digital music system. GAD knows how to help you set up your own digital music.
Step 3 – Marketing
The key to any event is awareness marketing. Here’s a checklist:
If you are looking for more advice on games and tournaments, contact GAD.
Vending: it’s not just for vending anymore. As retailers and brands look for ways to extend their reach and distribute their products in new ways, they’re turning to vending for customized merchandising solutions. A trend driven by both retailers and end users seeking self-service, vending operators are presented with new market opportunities to deploy the equipment they’ve been using for years in a whole new way.
Auto Vending Specialists (AVS), an Australian equipment distributor, has successfully used vending for companies seeking to deploy and extend their brands in unique ways. Some of the world’s leading retailers, including Moet, Armani, Lancôme, and Yves Saint Laurent, have partnered with AVS to produce custom vending machines that both promote their brands and delight their customers.
Their most recognizable project supported wine producer Moet with a custom vending machine. Designed to dispense single-serving champagne bottles, the fully branded vending machines debuted at high-end events and venues. Vending gave Moet an interactive way to take their brand and their product directly to the end customer.
The custom machine program resulted in an uplift for AVS revenue and awareness. To support the custom requests, many of which are for pop-up or temporary events, the AVS model enables companies and brands to rent the machines. This allows them to use the same equipment from event to event, with custom wraps and graphics for each. AVS founder, Basil Hourmouzis, explained that while AVS works with multiple machine manufacturers, they lean on CPI machines for custom events. The flexibility and brand reach enabled by the custom machines’ graphics and digital media screens delivers extra value to retailers.
Hourmouzis believes that the trend towards non-traditional vending will continue to increase over the years, as retailers look for new ways to distribute and promote their products and brands. Both distributors and operators should accommodate these changing needs, increasing the flexibility of their offerings to support clientele beyond the traditional convenience services market. Increased consumer reliance on self-service will mean increased demands from brands looking for new options to stay engaged with their customers.
Happy New Year!
GAD is closed from Friday afternoon, 12/30 through 1/2/2023 to celebrate the New Year with our family and friends.
