Top 4 Tips for Troubleshooting Electronic Price Signs
By Wolfgang Manz, President & CEO, PWM Electronic Price Signs
November 2018
When a sign isn’t displaying gas prices properly, impact on business is immediate. In this scenario, sign store owners work frantically to correct the problem as quickly as possible. Being prepared in advance for common issues can make all the difference, smooth out the process and get your sign back up and running in no time. So we asked PWM’s Operations Manager, Scott Honza to shared his insights about common issues and how to resolve them.
Quick Tip #1: Check for disconnection
If a sign suddenly stops working, it’s not time to panic. “The majority of calls we receive are about bad communication between the control unit in the store and the price sign outside.” Scott recommended checking the physical connections. Anything from an unplugged cable to a loose wire might be the issue. These are quick fixes that most store owners can handle easily if they know where to look.
Quick Tip #2: Know how to make price changes properly
Often, customers just need guidance on how to make changes to their sign and are hesitant because they don’t want to make a mistake. Each sign manufacturer has their own instructions, but PWM’s are easy to follow. The store owner can open the control unit, enter the first selection, change the price with up/down arrows, hit enter, and move on to the next digit. It’s as easy as changing the time on a digital clock. “We are always happy to walk store owners through the process so they feel comfortable using the system.”
Quick Tip #3: Be cautious to avoid overheating
What if the whole sign goes down and then comes back online a few hours later? This is almost always an overheating issue. The power supply has a failsafe in place to shut down the sign if temperatures rise too high. With PWM’s heat tolerant signs, that doesn’t happen until temps reach about 175 degrees. Obviously, this makes overheating unlikely. But in locations like California or Nevada, the blazing sun can sometimes cause the sign to shut down. If this is a rare occurrence, it may be a tolerable nuisance. But if it is a repeated occurrence that’s impacting revenue for the gas station, it needs to be resolved. “This problem is fixed by addressing ventilation within the sign. We have a procedure we can use to create a kind of chimney effect to release the excess heat. It’s a highly effective solution with a success rate of well over 90%.”
Quick Tip #4: Know when to call the experts
If there is one line of digits that’s showing all 8’s and the rest of the screen is black, there may be something more serious wrong with the sign. According to Honza, this error usually indicates a problem with the power supply. In this case, a service call may be needed to repair, or replace the malfunctioning component.
PWM Is Here to Help
PWM’s German designed/manufactured price signs are heat, cold and water resistant—and built to last. With their modular structure, each part can be replaced independently to keep maintenance costs low. Most important, our technical team is available 24/7 at 866-796-7446 or support@p-w-m.com to answer questions, perform remote diagnostics, service your signs, and keep your business running.
Nitrogen-infused Cold Brew – it’s Bold not Bland.
September 2018
Your customers have been driving for a long time, they're tired and need something exciting to energize them. They don’t have time to wait in line at a local coffee shop. Road trips remind them of bland mouth-burning coffee with too much cream and sugar - Instead, offer your customers Nitrogen-infused Cold Brew coffee, a specialty beverage that is perfectly smooth and bold in taste. Nitrogen adds a foamy, frothy, texture that gives your beverage more character. Cold Brew coffee is 50% less acidic from traditional hot brewed coffee due to steeping course ground coffee in purified cold water. The outcome is a bold, less bitter, and more enticing beverage that can be enjoyed straight up or infused with nitrogen for an extraordinary flavor experience, particularly popular among millennials. The Cold Brew coffee market has seen exponential growth over the last year and will continue as the specialty coffee market is up to 59% market share.
Nitrogen-infused Cold Brew is the perfect option for someone who is looking for something new and exciting. Try Nitrogen-infused Cold Brew or the regular chilled Cold Brew and feel the premium sensation that is Cold Brew.
Cornelius NitroPro™ BIB (bag-in-box) dispenser starts with concentrated cold brew at 5 to1 fixed ratio of water to concentrated coffee eliminating the guess work on brewing cold coffee product every day in the store. Simply dispense it from Cornelius NitroPro™ BIB unit during any time of the day! Nitrogen generator or tank sold separately.
NitroPro BIB™ Features:
Cornelius is the world’s leading supplier of beverage dispensing and cooling equipment. For more information about our Cornelius dispensing solutions, please email sales@cornelius.com or call 800-238-3600 for a sales representative.
Keeping your Cold Beverages – and your Profits – Flowing!
September 2018
For C-stores, the beverage machine is often the most profitable part of the business. The trick is to keep that machine up and running, and your profits flowing. But your beverage machine faces challenges:
• Excess chlorine and chloramines residuals can result in beverages that just don’t taste right
• High turbidity can lead to cloudy, unappealing beverages
• Excess particulates can cause abrasion and shorten the useful life of pumps, seals, o-rings, and valves
In short, your mission is to keep poor water quality from affecting the quality and consistency of the beverages you serve and the efficiency of your beverage machine(s). Fortunately, you can complete your mission with the help of AWS Distributing and the line of 3M Purification cold beverage water filtration systems we carry. These systems offer solutions:
• Filter particulates as small as .2 microns
• Reduce chlorine taste and odor on average by 96%
• Utilize Sanitary Quick Change cartridges that anyone on your staff can change-out in minutes
• Designed to provide consistent quality carbonated and non-carbonated beverages
• Engineered to minimize unscheduled service calls in post mix systems
Keep your revenue streams flowing with great tasting beverages and happy customers! For more information, and to learn about our free water-testing service, call 800-333-2866, send an email to AWS@AWSDistributing.com, or click on the link to our website (https://awsdistributing.com/).
Top 4 Tips for Troubleshooting Electronic Price Signs
By Wolfgang Manz, President & CEO, PWM Electronic Price Signs
August 2018
When a sign isn’t displaying gas prices properly, impact on business is immediate. In this scenario, sign store owners work frantically to correct the problem as quickly as possible. Being prepared in advance for common issues can make all the difference, smooth out the process and get your sign back up and running in no time. So we asked PWM’s Operations Manager, Scott Honza to shared his insights about common issues and how to resolve them.
Quick Tip #1: Check for disconnection
If a sign suddenly stops working, it’s not time to panic. “The majority of calls we receive are about bad communication between the control unit in the store and the price sign outside.” Scott recommended checking the physical connections. Anything from an unplugged cable to a loose wire might be the issue. These are quick fixes that most store owners can handle easily if they know where to look.
Quick Tip #2: Know how to make price changes properly
Often, customers just need guidance on how to make changes to their sign and are hesitant because they don’t want to make a mistake. Each sign manufacturer has their own instructions, but PWM’s are easy to follow. The store owner can open the control unit, enter the first selection, change the price with up/down arrows, hit enter, and move on to the next digit. It’s as easy as changing the time on a digital clock. “We are always happy to walk store owners through the process so they feel comfortable using the system.”
Quick Tip #3: Be cautious to avoid overheating
What if the whole sign goes down and then comes back online a few hours later? This is almost always an overheating issue. The power supply has a failsafe in place to shut down the sign if temperatures rise too high. With PWM’s heat tolerant signs, that doesn’t happen until temps reach about 175 degrees. Obviously, this makes overheating unlikely. But in locations like California or Nevada, the blazing sun can sometimes cause the sign to shut down. If this is a rare occurrence, it may be a tolerable nuisance. But if it is a repeated occurrence that’s impacting revenue for the gas station, it needs to be resolved. “This problem is fixed by addressing ventilation within the sign. We have a procedure we can use to create a kind of chimney effect to release the excess heat. It’s a highly effective solution with a success rate of well over 90%.”
Quick Tip #4: Know when to call the experts
If there is one line of digits that’s showing all 8’s and the rest of the screen is black, there may be something more serious wrong with the sign. According to Honza, this error usually indicates a problem with the power supply. In this case, a service call may be needed to repair, or replace the malfunctioning component.
PWM Is Here to Help
PWM’s German designed/manufactured price signs are heat, cold and water resistant—and built to last. With their modular structure, each part can be replaced independently to keep maintenance costs low. Most important, our technical team is available 24/7 at 866-796-7446 or support@p-w-m.com to answer questions, perform remote diagnostics, service your signs, and keep your business running.
CSC ServiceWorks: Keep Your Customers Driving, Happy and Coming Back!
August 2018
When your customer has a low tire, getting to the nearest tire inflation machine becomes their only priority. To serve those customers near you and secure their loyalty, you want your air machine to be ready. That’s your priority.
CSC ServiceWorks has a priority, too: keeping your machine in working order to satisfy your customer needs and generate revenue for you.
With more than 35 years of proven results, CSC ServiceWorks continues to be the leader industry in providing air and vacuum vending services at your convenience. CSC offers solutions in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe, with its largest customer base in the oil and convenience store chain industry.
Rapid Response to Service Calls
Our innovative service request app provides you with a quick and accurate way to report a service issue. Service requests may also be phoned in or submitted online. Requests can be placed 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays!
CSC focuses on rapid response for your service needs. We offer a guarantee on our service response time, supporting you with a strong team of service technicians. Our talented customer service representatives are also available to help you when you need it most, frequently getting you the help you need in under a minute!
Revenue-Maximizing Features
CSC delivers features that are customized to each client’s needs, designed to ensure customer satisfaction and maximize revenue. These include:
• Wireless monitoring
• Credit/debit card acceptance with EMV Chip Technology
• Tap and Pay/Apple Pay and most Smart Wallet technology
• PCI Compliant
• Nozzle/Compressor heaters
• Auto-calibrated air pressure
• Lighted LED signs
With these options and more, CSC can provide the right solutions for your locations. Visit cscsw.com/air or call 214-245-0824 to discuss your needs and how CSC can meet them. With its history of quality and focus on service, CSC keeps your customers on the road and coming back to you!
Water Filtration Products for your Fountain and Brewed Beverage Systems
May 2018
One of the primary reasons customers visit your c-store is to purchase a fountain or brewed beverage, and they’ll return to your store when that beverage looks, tastes, and smells as it should. Fortunately, as long as the water at your store is properly filtered, your ability to deliver a high-quality beverage to your customers is greatly improved. And that’s where AWS Distributing comes in.
AWS Distributing is an Authorized Distributor of 3M Purification water-filtration products and systems. Across our 20+ years we’ve built our business on the following pillars:
• Superior service and responsiveness
• Deep knowledge of how 3M Purification products & systems support C-Store applications
• The ability to apply that knowledge to the design of water-filtration solutions
• Extensive catalog of on-site inventory
The 3M Purification products and systems we provide support the brewed beverage, soda fountain, ice machine, and other applications at your c-store(s). AWS will help determine whether your c-store has the right water-filtration system, and set-up a schedule to deliver replacement water-filter cartridges.
• These simple steps will help maintain cup quality, which will keep your customers coming back to enjoy the beverages that brought them to your store in the first place.
• Additionally, the scale reduction our products offer will decrease the cost of maintaining your brewing and ice-making equipment.
For more information, and to learn about our free water-testing service, simply call 800-333-2866 or send an email to AWS@AWSDistributing.com.
Cold Brew and Iced Coffee – Not just for Breakfast, Enjoy it All Day Every Day!
Cornelius Premium Ice and Beverage Dispensers
April 2018
Cold-brew coffee not to be confused with Iced-coffee is made by steeping coffee beans in cold water for 10-24 hours. No heat is involved in this process. It creates a brew of coffee that gives a different flavor profile from traditional brewing methods. By using TIME rather than HEAT, the gentle extraction of cold-brew coffee yields a coffee like no other. Pure cold-brew coffee that is perfectly balanced, distinctively smooth, and naturally sweet without the addition of dairy or sweeteners – it is so good you can drink it black! Traditional Iced Coffee is first brewed as hot coffee brewed double strength, chilled then poured over ice. This process requires LESS TIME, WITH HEAT to produce a Medium-bodied, strong coffee notes that dominate when served over ice. Iced-coffee is typically served with dairy flavors to compliment and sometimes offset the strong coffee notes. The growth in the overall Cold brew coffee segment is around 338% from 2010-2015. However, the base is continuously growing. The trend is growing (roughly 50%) amongst people of the age group between 25 to 39 years. Millennials in particular are driving the growth of cold brew and nitro-cold brew, enjoying the smoother, less acidic taste of cold brew compared to its iced coffee counterparts.
Now customers can enjoy Cold-brew and Iced-coffee all day everyday with no waste. Both Cold-Brew and Iced-Coffee can be purchased in Bag-in-Box concentrates typically around 5 to 1 from your local coffee supplier. The Cornelius Quest Elite™ is the perfect cold dispenser for this offering.
Quest Elite™ Features:
• Wide product/ratio capability – Handles a wide range of post-mix products including teas, lattes, cold brew coffees
and a variety of juices.
• Frost-free refrigeration compartment – Safely accommodates frozen, ambient or aseptic concentrate containers
or Bag-in-Box (BIB’s)
• Large 6-8lb (2Flavor) or 14-16lb (4Flavor) ice bank – Provides cold drinks during peak demand
• Patented mixing system – Delivers consistent quality drinks with no stratification, slugging or dripping
• Flexible Merchandiser – Multi-flavor LED illuminated interchangeable merchandisers
Cornelius is the world’s leading supplier of beverage dispensing and cooling equipment. For more information about our Cornelius dispensing solutions, please email sales@cornelius.com or call 800-238-3600 for a sales representative.
CSC ServiceWorks: Keep Your Customers Driving, Happy and Coming Back!
March 2018
When your customer has a tire low, getting to the nearest tire inflation machine becomes his only priority. To serve those customers near you and secure their loyalty, you want your machines to be ready. That’s your priority.
CSC ServiceWorks has a priority, too: keeping those machines in good working order and generating revenue for you. CSC ServiceWorks is considered the largest provider of air and vacuum equipment in the convenience store and gas station industry. (Yes, we also help get those fry crumbs off car seats.)
The company has been providing air and vacuum vending services for over 35 years.
Rapid Response to Service Calls
CSC offers solutions in the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, with the largest customer base in the oil and convenience store chain industry.
Our innovative service request app provides you with a quick and accurate way to report a service issue. Requests can be placed 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays.
CSC focuses on rapid response for your service needs. We offer 24 to 48-hour service response time to service requests, supported by a strong team of service technicians. Our talented customer service representatives are available to help you when you need it, many times getting the help you need in under a minute.
Revenue-Maximizing Features
CSC’s service solutions deliver features customized to each client’s needs, and all designed to ensure customer satisfaction and maximize revenue. These can include:
• Wireless monitoring
• Credit/debit card acceptance
• Auto-calibrated air pressure
• Lighted sign toppers
With these options and more, CSC can provide the right solutions for your locations. Visit cscsw.com/air or call 800-247-8363 to discuss your needs and how CSC can meet them.
With its history of quality and focus on service, CSC keeps your customers on the road and coming back to you.
Announcing a New Vendor Program with Cornelius, Inc.
RBG and Cornelius Partner Together to Provide Beverage Dispensing and Cooling Equipment to Members.
March 2018
We are very excited to announce our brand-new partnership with Cornelius, Inc! We have partnered together to provide our members with discounted pricing on beverage dispensing and cooling equipment.
Cornelius is the world's leading supplier of beverage dispensing and cooling equipment. They manufacture and market a broad line of post-mix beverage dispensing systems, ice makers, juice and tea dispensers, frozen beverage dispensers and a complete line of accessories. Their products are the choice of the world's leading beverage brand owners, restaurants, convenience stores and hospitality chains.
With nearly 70 years of experience in the beverage dispensing industry, Cornelius has the expertise to be your total solutions provide. Their leadership, design innovation, reliability and lifetime support provide a business partner that is focused to help you maximize profits. They are dedicated to continuous improvement and their leadership position can be attributed to a customer-focused philosophy of:
Cornelius manufactures their products at 12 plants in six countries, and their sales offices span the globe. Their dedicated and motivated employees number more than 4,500.
Contact RBG Club Service at 888-728-3724 for more information.
Get Paid for Advertising at Your Pumps
AllOver Media Provides a Program that Pays YOU to advertise
March 2018
AllOver Media is the market leader in the ever-changing out-of-home media industry and the nation's leading provider of gas pump advertising. Receive up to $95 per month/store location whenever AllOver Media has an active, paid advertising campaign at your location(s). Earn money for each campaign you accept and choose only the ads that you want. This is all at no cost to you. AllOver Media prints, produces and installs everything, for FREE! AllOver Media offers four different options to c-store advertising. Gas Pump Advertising, Ice Box Promotions, One Sheet Poster Promotions, and Gas Nozzle Advertising.
Gas Pump Toppers are framed, 4-color advertisements that are placed on top of the gas pump in perfect view. It is the single most cost-effective method to engage your consumers with different messaging. Ice Box Promotions feature ice boxes wrapped in brilliant, 3-D images that are visible from up to 50 years away and impossible to ignore. Ice Box advertising is a perfect medium that consumers interact with each and every time they will visit your store. One Sheet Poster Promotions are displayed in highly visible, high-traffic locations at the entrance of your store. AllOver Media's advertising displays can be easily viewed by retail location patron traffic, as well as pedestrian and automobile traffic.
RBG Club Services is a Proud Support of
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
Find out how you can help out children with cancer
August 2017
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Thanks to the support of generous partners like RBG Club Services, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world. On average, 7,800 active patients visit the hospital each year, most of whom are treated on an outpatient basis. And St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, so every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.
The RBG partnership with St. Jude makes a difference for kids like Jenny.
When Jenny experienced repeated respiratory illnesses in her home country, tests showed she had acute myeloid leukemia, a devastating form of blood cancer. After undergoing treatment at a local hospital, Jenny relapsed in December of 2015. She was referred to St. Jude, where doctors often send their toughest cases, because St. Jude has the world's best survival rates for some of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancers.
Jenny’s treatment included chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. And we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. “St. Jude not only gives my daughter the medical care that she needs, but they help our entire family,” said her father, Ramon. “Jenny is a very smart and artistic girl.” She recently completed treatment and returns to St. Jude for regular checkup appointments.
How YOU can help.
It costs $2.4 million per day to operate the hospital, a cost primarily covered by individual donors. By joining RBG in their support, your store(s) can help St. Jude continue its lifesaving mission, and you will be associated with one of the world’s most respected health care charities.
St. Jude and RBG have made it easy to be a partner. Support St. Jude this October during the St. Jude Halloween Promotion. Encourage store employees to ask customers to donate $1 at the cash register in exchange for a Halloween-themed St. Jude pin-up they can sign which are then displayed in the store.
Another opportunity to support St. Jude will come in the spring during the “St. Jude Give thanks. Give hope.” campaign. Similar to the fall promotion with its in-store, personalized pinups, this campaign involves about 100 retail partners nationwide and has raised more than $7.35 million since it began in 2009.
Your partnership can help St. Jude achieve Danny’s dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life. At St. Jude, the mission is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.®
To sign up today and learn more about how you can partner with RBG to help end childhood cancer, call RBG at 888-728-3724.
Pre-Assembled Fuel Nozzle from Husky
Husky’s EZ-Connect Delivers Convenience Straight to You!
August 2017
Husky’s EZ-Connect hanging hardware assembly delivers all components from the dispenser to the nozzle in a pre-assembled, professionally tested, fully warrantied package! This pre-fabricated hanging hardware includes choice of hose/dispenser adaptor, robust multi-plane Husky swivel, 3 types of hose materials to choose from, chrome-plated brass fittings, EZ-Connect hoses assembled with UL/CUL certified components, your choice of nozzle configuration, 100% continuity/pressure tested, and threat sealant used on all component connects. It features all required hanging hardware for decommissioning in one single package.
Whether you need just one swivel, or a complete pre-assembled EZ Connect, or want to completely replace all of your hanging hardware, Husky can help you fulfill your needs. Husky can pass on big savings on general fueling products and is able to solve a variety of fueling, safety, environmental and performance problems as a manufacturer of petroleum dispensing nozzles, swivels and Safe-T-Breaks for conventional vapor, balance and high-flow applications.
Husky has been in business since 1947 and has been domestically manufacturing general fueling products used in retail gasoline applications including service stations and convenience store. We solve a variety of fueling, safety, environmental and performance problems as a manufacturer of petroleum dispensing nozzles, swivels and Safe-T-Breaks for conventional, vapor, balance and high-flow applications. In addition, they serve the lube and industrial markets with BJE filter crushers, tank gauges, and liquid level monitors and alarms. Located in Pacific, Missouri, Husky is proud to design and manufacture 100% of our products in the United States.
RBG Club Services is a Proud Support of
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®
Find out how you can help out children with cancer
July 2017
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Thanks to the support of generous partners like RBG Club Services, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and around the world. On average, 7,800 active patients visit the hospital each year, most of whom are treated on an outpatient basis. And St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, so every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.
The RBG partnership with St. Jude makes a difference for kids like Jenny.
When Jenny experienced repeated respiratory illnesses in her home country, tests showed she had acute myeloid leukemia, a devastating form of blood cancer. After undergoing treatment at a local hospital, Jenny relapsed in December of 2015. She was referred to St. Jude, where doctors often send their toughest cases, because St. Jude has the world's best survival rates for some of the most aggressive forms of childhood cancers.
Jenny’s treatment included chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant. St. Jude has helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. And we won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. “St. Jude not only gives my daughter the medical care that she needs, but they help our entire family,” said her father, Ramon. “Jenny is a very smart and artistic girl.” She recently completed treatment and returns to St. Jude for regular checkup appointments.
How YOU can help.
It costs $2.4 million per day to operate the hospital, a cost primarily covered by individual donors. By joining RBG in their support, your store(s) can help St. Jude continue its lifesaving mission, and you will be associated with one of the world’s most respected health care charities.
St. Jude and RBG have made it easy to be a partner. Support St. Jude this October during the St. Jude Halloween Promotion. Encourage store employees to ask customers to donate $1 at the cash register in exchange for a Halloween-themed St. Jude pin-up they can sign which are then displayed in the store.
Another opportunity to support St. Jude will come in the spring during the “St. Jude Give thanks. Give hope.” campaign. Similar to the fall promotion with its in-store, personalized pinups, this campaign involves about 100 retail partners nationwide and has raised more than $7.35 million since it began in 2009.
Your partnership can help St. Jude achieve Danny’s dream that “no child should die in the dawn of life. At St. Jude, the mission is clear: Finding cures. Saving children®.
To sign up today and learn more about how you can partner with RBG to help end childhood cancer,
call RBG at 888-728-3724
Save on Toner, Ink and Ribbons
Cost Savings with Laser Connection
June 2017
Laser Connection is an 18 year-add supplier of toner, ink and ribbons, as well as printers, fax machines and copiers. With our expertise, buying power and commitment to the very best customer service in the industry, your savings are just an e-mail away. With Laser Connections, you get:
• Secure on-line ordering
• Real-time reporting via the web to help manage this category spend
• Level 3 data for P-Card purchases
• Fully EDI capable
• Free freight on all purchases
• A 100% product satisfaction guarantee
For more information, visit www.laserconnection.com
Effective Convenience Store Advertising
AllOver Media Provides C-Stores Advertising Tools
June 2017
AllOver Media is the market leader in the ever-changing out-of-home media industry and the nation’s leading provider of gas pump advertising. Effective convenience store advertising can seem like mind reading, but it’s as simple as catering to customers’ wants and concerns and then redirecting your efforts to reach them where they are. Are they on the lookout for fun activities to do with their family? Do they worry they’re paying too much for their cable services? We think like consumers to deliver solutions that get results, whether you catch up to a consumer in a gas station or convenience store.
AllOver Media provides a variety of advertising tools to c-stores:
Gas Pump Advertising
When you utilize gas pump advertising, you can engage consumers in undistracted moments as they go through their daily routines. The average person stops at the gas station to refuel 5-7 times per month. Consumers on average stop 1-2 miles from where they live to refuel – making consumer profiling much easier. Gas pump toppers advertising has resulted in 116,500 impressions per month, per station across 50,000 stations. Lastly, consumers spend an average of 3-5 minutes refueling, giving plenty of time to digest messaging.
Gas Nozzle Advertising
Gas nozzle advertising allows you to put a message right in consumer’s hands as they refuel their vehicles at the pump. Gas nozzle advertising conveys a strong message to daily commuters in a high traffic hub that gets multiple and repeated impressions. With gas nozzle advertising, reach on-the-go consumers directly before they make purchases, connect with a wide range of geographic regions, and draw attention to ads that is in a location that is impossible to ignore.
Ice Box Advertising
Grab the attention of on-the-go consumers as they move through their daily routines with ice box wrap advertisements. AllOver Media maintains exclusive partnerships with the biggest ice distributors in the country, prominently displaying messaging on ice chest wraps around the corner or across the country. Prominent, large format ice box wraps advertising captivates consumer attention. Ads placed on commuters’ daily routes are viewed multiple times, creating increased brand impressions and influence.
Convenience store ads aren’t forced to compete against a barrage of other messaging for consumer attention. We develop brand experiences that integrate themselves naturally into the daily flow of consumers and make an impact.
For more information, call 888-728-3724.
SOURCES
Convenience Store. www.allovermedia.com
All The Maintenance Service Your Store Needs
Just One Phone Call Away
June 2017
Maintaining your stores and handling emergency repairs can be a time-consuming, aggravating chore. That’s where Advanced Service Solutions can help. We’re a national facilities maintenance company that can manage the complete range of store maintenance facing your locations including:
• Interior & Exterior Maintenance – planned maintenance on HVAC and plumbing, janitorial services, emergency repairs to plumbing, HVA and electrical.
• Landscape Service – lawn care, irrigation, annual clean-up
• Lot Maintenance – snow removal, sweeping, pot hole repair, line striping, storm drain maintenance.
What’s more, we provide on-demand handyman services for carpentry, painting, plumbing, electrical, locks, glass replacement, HVAC repairs and more. All services are provided at pre-defined hourly rate to eliminate surprises, and all service providers are managed by us to ensure quality and responsiveness.
All our services for all your locations are billed on a single monthly invoice, making it easy to track and allocate expenses. When service is needed, you make one phone call and we handle the rest.
Hire Great Hourly Employees
Get Applications to your Job Now!
May 2017
With more than 75 million registered hourly workers and 300,000 employer locations, Snagajob is Amercia’s #1 hourly marketplace. They focus on creating instant and quality connections so workers can get jobs and employers can hire workers. Since 2000, their mission has been to put people in right fit-positions so that they can maximize their potential and live more fulfilling lives.
Snagajob’s mobile sourcing, hiring, training, scheduling and performance management tools drive results for single-location operators to Fortune 500 businesses with thousands of location across the restaurant, retail, hospitality and healthcare industries. There are many different benefits of hiring with Snagajob:
Immediate Access to Seekers
Once your job is posted, job seekers in your area are instantly notified of your opening. And you don’t have to sit and wait for applications, you can view local job seeker profiles and invite them to apply to your position.
Connect with the Right Job Seekers
Over 75 million registered job seekers rely on Snagajob.com to find hourly work. Their core job seekers are 16-30 years old with three or more years of experience in industries like retail, restaurant and hospitality.
Get Priority Job Placement
Job seekers use ZIP codes and keywords to find jobs in their area. This ensures your job shows up on the top of the list in the most relevant searches; no need to report or refresh you posting.
Making Hiring Less Complicated
Easily manage all of your applications and jobs. Review applicants, schedule interview and hire straight from your Snagajob account, so you can keep applications organized and your email inbox clean.
Keeping Up with Hourly
Access the Employer Resource Center for webinars, infographics, surveys and insider tips on how to recruit, engage and retail employees.
Centralized Hiring and HR with PeopleMatter
Want more robust hiring tools? Got a log of locations? Have an HR team to handle hiring and onboarding? Snagajob’s merged with PeopleMatter to bring brands with bigger hiring needs the industry’s #1 hiring software for medium to Fortune 500 businesses – PeopleMatter HIRE.
To learn more about Snagajob’s hourly hiring solutions, please visit www.learn.snagajob.com/c-storesavings or contact Joe Gabriel at 703-457-7873 or joe.gabriel@snagajob.com
Finding Cures. Saving Children.
Support the life-saving mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
April 2017
St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. This special organization is dedicated to providing the best care for their patients. To do that, they need to be at the cutting edge of the latest medicine and research in fighting life-threatening pediatric diseases such as cancer, all while freeing families from the biggest burden in getting life-saving healthcare: the cost. Unlike other hospital the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors.
Why Support St. Jude?
Families are free to focus on their child
Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.
We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer
Our founder believed that “no child should die in the dawn of life,” and we’ve spent more than half a century focusing on our mission: Finding cures. Saving Children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.
Every donation counts
Because the majority of St. Jude funding comes from individual contributors, St. Jude has the freedom to focus on what matters most – saving kids regardless of their financial situation. Approximately 75% of the budgeted costs of St. Jude are covered by public contributions.
Saving children everywhere
St. Jude freely shares the breakthrough it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. St. Jude has treated children from all 50 states and from around the world.
How Can You Help Out?
St. Jude has been quite successful in working with convenience stores through our programs and we have several times during the year that we run these campaigns: Spring (April and/or May) for Give thanks. Give Hope. or October for their Halloween campaign. Each of these campaigns are consumer facing ‘pinup’ programs. All materials are free and sent directly to each location with no financial investment. In addition, we offer employee incentive opportunities at no cost.
If you’re interested in joining our efforts in finding cures and saving children, please reach out to RBG Club Services at 888-728-3724. Or if you would like to make a private donation, visit www.stjude.org
How Price Signs Drive Consumer Behavior
By Wolfgang Manz, President & CEO, PWM Electronic Price Signs
April 2017
How much does the typical American driver care about gas prices? How far will he go to get the cheapest gas around? The psychology behind gas shopping has been well studied. Drivers care about saving at the pump. It’s a behavior savvy convenience store proprietors use to their advantage.
According to a recent study by Market Force1, fuel price tops the list of factors that determine where drivers fill up the tank (79%). Driving out of the way to a station that is known for posting the most competitive prices is a common behavior as well. More than six out of ten consumers surveyed by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)2 confessed that they would be willing to drive five minutes out of the way for five cents per gallon in savings. A shocking 38% said they would drive twice that far—even though the savings wouldn’t be offset by the amount of gas they burned on that trip. Apparently, it’s the idea of getting the best deal rather than the reality of saving money that fuels this quest for cheap gas prices.
60% of drivers choose a station based on the price
While about 10% of drivers use apps like GasBuddy to track down the lowest prices around, the majority of consumers are keeping their eyes peeled for roadside signage. About 60% of drivers choose a gas station based on the price posted on the sign (and that number goes up to 65% for those who refuel during the morning rush).
Armed with this insight into motorists’ fuel buying habits, gas station owners can take steps to ensure that their pricing stands out from the competition. In addition to ensuring their prices are posted correctly on gas apps, it’s even more critical to keep outdoor signage visible and up to date. This may involve changing the price multiple times per day based on bulk gas prices, the latest news reports, and what the competition down the street is doing.
Electronic SMD Signs offer competitive advantage
Digital SMD-LED signage is the technology of choice for gas stations seeking to stand out from the competition. SMD-LED displays have a number of advantages over older technologies. Electronic sign prices can be changed immediately without an employee having to leave their post and multiple gas stations can be updated from a central location. SMD digits are designed for especially high visibility from the road by day and night as well as superior durability. Finally, drivers know that digital signs are likely to be updated on a regular basis to offer up-to-the-minute pricing. Since gas buying behavior is all about the perception of getting the best deal, it pays to give the right impression.
ABOUT PWM
For more than 35 years, PWM has been at the forefront of the electronic price sign industry, working exclusively with convenience store owners. As a privately owned global player, PWM has led the industry in the use of SMD technology since 2006. To ensure it meets the highest quality standards, all of PWM’s sign components are produced at its headquarters in Germany. With a variety of sign types and designs to choose from, PWM backs their signs with the industry’s best warranties and customer service. www.pwm-usa.com
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Paid Gas Pump Advertising
Receive Up to $95 Per Month
March 2017
AllOver Media is the market leader in the ever-changing out-of-home media industry and the nation’s leading provider of gas pump advertising. Receive up to $95 per month/store location whenever AllOver Media has an active, paid advertising campaign at your location(s). Earn money for each campaign you accept and choose only the ads that you want. This is all at no cost to you. We print, produce and install everything, for FREE!
AllOver Media offers four different options to c-store advertising. Gas Pump Advertising, Ice Box Promotions, One Sheet Poster Promotions, and Gas Nozzle Advertising. Gas Pump Toppers are framed, 4-color advertisements that are placed on top of the gas pump in perfect view. It is the single most cost-effective method to engage your consumers with different messaging. Ice Box Promotions feature ice boxes wrapped in brilliant, 3-D images that are visible from up to 50 yards away and impossible to ignore. Ice Box advertising is a perfect medium that consumers interact with each and every time they visit your store. One Sheet Poster Promotions are displayed in highly visible, high-traffic locations at the entrance of your store. Our advertising displays can be easily be viewed by retail location patron traffic, as well as pedestrian and automobile traffic.
For more information on how you can partner with allover media, call 888-728-3724
Pinnacle Propane Grill Cylinder Exchange Service
Delivering Safety and Service You Can Trust
February 2017
Pinnacle Propane Express (PPE) is a full service propane exchange company, providing a single source solution to ensure safe and compliant resale of BBQ tanks at c-store locations.
PPE’s goal is to provide customers with an easy to manage point of purchase sale for propane cylinder exchange, as well as cylinder replacement sales. By choosing PPE as your propane cylinder exchange marketer, you will be enhancing your sales through “The Retailer Advantage”.
All of PPE’s cylinders are of the highest quality. Professional aluminum racks keep store front real estate looking organized and profession. They keep their racks and tanks in top condition to ensure a high quality year-round appearance. Each used cylinder is checked up on delivery making sure all propane cylinders are well maintained and safe for use.
In addition to propane cylinders, PPE provides the following services:
Let the professionals at Pinnacle Propane Express customize an exchange program that specifically meets your customer’s needs.
Laser Connection Toner, Ink jet and Office Supplies
Helping small businesses grow while saving time and money
February 2017
Laser Connection is dedicated to help retailers save money on printing and computing supplies. They provide the highest quality supplies at the best price on the market. They offer the widest selection of toner and ink supplies for printers, copiers and fax machines. Laser Connection has been servicing customers both large and small since 1993. With programs to fit any customers needs from 1 location to 5000 locations, Laser Connection is ready to serve.
With Laser Connection you get secure online ordering, real-time reporting via the web to help manage category spend, level 3 data for P-Card purchases, fully EDI capable, free freight on all purchases and 100% product satisfaction guarantee. They offer a special pricing program for c-stores where customers can receive discounts on products including the following:
• Laser toner cartridges
• Ink jet cartridges
• Impact printer ribbons
• Thermal transfer ribbons POS
• Laser and inkjet printers
• Fax machines
Laser Connection is a great way to help you save money on toner, ink and ribbons.
Husky – Leading the Way for 65 Years
High Quality, American-made Fuel Nozzles & Accessories
February 2017
For over 65 years, Husky Corporation has served as a trustworthy guide, developing breakthrough, American-made fuel nozzles, safe-t-breaks, and accessories, plus relentlessly providing the most dependable customer service.
Husky continue to grow its reputation as a special-breed innovator with an acquisition strategy designed to add more products and services worthy of the Husky name. In addition to our legendary line of nozzles for vapor recovery, conventional fueling, truck and high volume, farm and commercial and convenience stores, they now feature curb and farm hoses, oil lube products and aviation hoses.
This approach allows them to offer Husky technology from hose to nozzle, serving the U.S. market with a large network of distributors in every state, as well as international distribution. Husky is committed to providing petroleum-dispensing products that meet or exceed our customer’s expectations and reinforce the fact that we are a reliable partner that is with their clients every step of the way. Husky builds upon the five key pillars:
Safety – Husky will promote safety to both our employees and customers
Quality – Husky will endeavor to provide the highest quality products focusing on reliability and safety
Customer Loyalty – Husky will embrace a team building approach that builds upon the individual’s capability
Productivity – Husky will continuously improve output efficiency through technology and process improvements
Husky produces high-quality nozzles, swivels, Safe-T-Breaks and accessories for c-stores. The company has been on the cutting edge of developing and manufacturing products to ensure consumer and environmental safety at the gas pump. Its product line features nozzles for vapor recovery, conventional fueling, truck and high volume, farm and commercial, and convenience stores.
Contact us at 888-728-3724 for more information on how you can partner with Husky!
Hiring is the Most Important thing you do
Trust it to Global HR Research
February 2017
Every organization needs the best people to ensure success. However, attracting, evaluating and retaining ideal employees can be an overwhelming task. Global HR Research delivers the most advanced, intuitive and diagnostic technology in the industry to help companies around the world find, select, assess, screen and hire quality candidates – in less time with less risk than ever before.
Global HR Research provides background screening and verification services for companies in search of a screening firm that is compliant and consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. They provide fully automated, web-based technology that is completely scalable. Developed to handle the HR researched needs of companies with as a few as 20 employees to international corporations. They also help businesses with urine substance-abuse testing and other related services to detect and deter substance abuse. Global HR combines the industry’s standard testing methodologies with their proprietary expertise to ensure clients receive accurate results along with service and support. Their services include a full suite of third-party administration as well as expert medical review officer support. They help lower your bottom line with up-to-date testing techniques and advanced administration to reduce the burden associated with all types of substance-abuse testing. Their technology also allows you to verify employment eligibility with ease.
Global HR Research empowers you with the tools to identify “best fit” candidates quickly and easily. As an industry leader, they offer much more than just electronic ways to recruit and manage candidates. The diagnostic tools and selection assessments they employ separate them from the competition. Their recruitment technology helps some of the world’s largest employer’s manager their recruitment process more efficiently. Their solutions can be delivered in a single, integrated platform or individually based on need. Let Global HR Research help you redefine your HR expectations.
Get a Better, More Cost-Efficient Energy Program from Trane Energy Choice
Available Now in Deregulated States
January 2017
For convenience stores located in deregulated states, Train Energy Choice has the resources needed to reduce energy costs by applying expertise in the power markets. TEC secures the best pricing and contract terms from its large network of suppliers, and delivering on-going market intelligence and consultation. There is no upfront cost to participants!
The following states are currently deregulated for electricity: Maine, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, District of Columbia, Illinois, Oregon, Massachusetts, New York, Delaware, Ohio and Texas.
No matter how large or small, TEC has a solution to lower your overall cost for energy by leveraging our expertise and large network of energy suppliers. We implement a competitive procurements process to assure you get the best price. All that TEC would need from you is copies of the last 3-6 months’ worth of utility/suppliers invoices, and copies of any current contracts, if any, with supplier.
TEC will then perform an initial review of your stores to determine what energy supply options are available for your stores. In addition, we will confirm which of your stores are eligible for retail choice and if there is an opportunity to save money and/or eliminate price risk. If you determine to move forward with the TEC program, we would require a signed Letter of Exclusive Authorization that will allow us to run a competitive RFP for power supply. This will ensure you are receiving the best possible supply cost.
Want to get started on a better electric and gas program? Contact us at (502) 214-9395.
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