In behavioral psychology, there’s a technique called “Positive Reinforcement.” This means using a positive rewards system to reinforce a good behavior in a child, rather than punishing bad behaviors. The theory is, a child is more likely to repeat or increase this certain behavior because the positive consequence is desirable. It’s playing on a person’s [...]
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“If you’re going to allow people to have marijuana, then let’s organize it, regulate it, tax it,” Medbox’s CEO says. With states like California, Washington, Colorado, and more legalizing medical use of marijuana, Medbox has made an easy vending machine to dispense these prescription amounts. Though, Medbox would hesitate using the word “vending machine.” It’s [...]
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If you are a business owner, you may want to consider adding a countertop gumball machine to your store. A gumball machine can serve to increase sales in three ways: Charity and donations Impulse purchases Increased traffic to kids’ areas Give And Take If you hold charity events in your store, you are already aware [...]
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Vending machines have been around for a while now, and they are becoming more popular as time goes on. Very few people who live or work in any city have not used a pop or snack vending machine in their lifetime. They are even in the schools, including grade school and elementary. So what makes [...]
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People brand themselves based on their preferences. Are you a Democrat or Republican? Wisconsinite or Minnesotan? Poet or Athlete? In the same way, people have product brand preferences as well as loyalty. Get a Mac and PC person in the same room, and you may need a ref to break it up. Marketing actually plays [...]
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Did the idea of venturing into a bulk candy for sale business ever cross your mind? It has the potential of being very lucrative. People like candy, especially kids. And, bulk candy machines are much more compact and useable in certain businesses where a vending machine will not fit; for instance, in the lobby of [...]
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Many marketing techniques which target kids involve looking at the psychology of their product and how kids receive it. One of these techniques is called “process.” That is, how does it interact with the kid? Is it fast or slow paced? Is there music? Are there lights? How is the product delivered to the kid? [...]
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A blog post on Gizmodo celebrated a young French man who created a robot which could steal soda from drink vending machines. They were impressed by the young man’s innovated and creative use of technology. Forget working on something which might benefit mankind, like a clean energy project. I’m so relieved that this robotic arm [...]
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It seems like all the great things come out of Tennessee: Elvis, Davy Crockett, and of course, Jack Daniels. So, it would figure that the first real sustainable solar vending machine made in this country would come out of Tennessee. In Chattanooga, they’ve embraced the green trend and created a vending machine which is powered [...]
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If you have a vending machine, you’re bound to be dealing with a lot of change. Unless you have a credit card reader on your machine, many people will be using coins to purchase product. This is especially true if you have a mechanical vending machine which is set up to only take exact change. [...]
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