Since our email server flipped over to a new ISP back in 2008, it's been hard to go back and take a look at where KEG came from, but we were able to find some archives online.  From my background in a role I served in international marketing, industries of interest eventually were item SKUs that in my mind were probably easier to think about in sales such as selling ice or frozen beverages on summer days pushing 105 degrees fahrenheit, like it's been today here in Southern California. 

Now remounting and repositioning some of our food service lines, Im reminded of my history in r...

You bet. Contact us today. We have what it takes to turn your crowd into rock n rollers, to crooners, and even Mickey Rooners... From Community Recreational Rhythm making, to pitch correcting Karaoke - now everyone can be a star... Select Vocal Pro Microphones at a retail price point that beats the pro microphone shootouts, to multichannel Karaoke mixers where not one but 5 singers Kar-oke together, rhythm sticks where crowds assemble for recreational music making, and buy products to jump in the game. High Tech multi-driver ear buds for the excelling sound experience for generation x, y, and...

http://blog.thestorefront.com/experiential-marketing-is-winning-millennials-hearts-and-wallets/

http://blog.thestorefront.com/what-exactly-is-a-pop-up-shop/

http://trendwatching.com/trends/POPUP_RETAIL.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2014/02/19/airport-pop-up-stores-retail-shopping/5581917/

http://www.iaapa.org/docs/default-document-library/revenue-operations-course.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Good morning and Happy New Year all of you characters in Merch.  

Why would you ever consider contracting or buying planned goods from our firm for your creative Themed Entertainment merchandising lines direction? 

How about because as a child growing up in the southland, I was raised in my father’s merchant businesses under the tutelage of merchandising for Cal Stores, Bazaar, Federated and Gem Co, growing up from the warehouse to overseeing 5 retail department stores across the southland selling everything from suits in stock, and socks to jocks.  As a three year old, I was raised...

It's Christmas, we hope this note finds you well, and we know what Santa and the elves are doing to step up orders for toys and goodies deliverable merchandise!

Advising our new vested interest in 3D Printing, and the benefits to short run collectibles manufacturing  which promises to run right around China in manufacturing.
3D plastic printing and fulfillment moves the market away from the need for injection molding, offering a short cut around prototyping and injection mold runs for new plastic toy items, action figures and more.

3D Printing basically takes a 3D rendered fi...

Facts about Coffee consumption and single serve business

Examples and benchmarks:

647 Wawa stores, goes through enough coffee—195 million cups—to fill Shamu's tank more than 11 times. That signature coffee, introduced in the 1970s, is proprietary, and available only in Wawa stores.  That math for your consideration on joining the private label single serve Coffee game:  195 million / 647 stores = 301,391 cups of coffee or 5,795 cups of coffee per week, per store, which brews up to about 827 single serves per day per outlet.  

Coffee Shop Sales & Marketing Tips:

Coffee shop customers,...

Greetings!
 

Here we are at a great Spring weekend after Earth Day, and my birthday; so it feels like the right time to write about Spring flavors for custom small batch crafted Flavored Ales.

We were just out at one of our favorite local San Diego Brewery pubs for our almost ritual "wing night" when I found their weekly special in-house brewed craft ales list - three of which were flavored. We know the trend, and we have an entire history of brewers' flavors and adjuncts most used as fruits, herbs and spices; in this case it was interesting to note some usual suspects on the craft beers menu...