Thursday, March 4, 2010

Vending Business Tips and Guidelines by Planet Antares

All of us start a business with the sole aim of generating profits. But is there any business that guarantees returns right from day one? Yes. Vending is the only business which guarantees returns right form the day you install your machine.

In case you are a new entrant in vending industry, it is advisable that you start on a small scale with one or two machines and gradually expand over a period of time by reinvesting the returns generated in the business. Some tips or guidelines that help you succeed in this venture are mentioned below:

• Whenever you start a business, it is always advisable to establish contacts with few people who are already in similar field of operations. This is helpful to the operator in two ways. It is helpful in stating his business quickly and also in getting some valuable suggestions related to the business.

• Due to increasing demand for vending business, several manufacturers have come up with various models of vending machines. Combo machines from Planet Antares are one amongst them. This machine is capable of selling two products at a time. For instance: one section of the machine can sell drinks while the other section sells snacks. However there is a drawback with this machine when it comes to its maintenance. These machines break down continuously leading to customer dissatisfaction. So, it is advisable to purchase a full size machine with electronic eye. These machines come with a latest feature that detects if a product has been vended or not when a purchase is made.

• This is one of the marketing strategies that helps create awareness about the product among customers and thus creates an instinct to purchase it. Choice of advertising media depends upon your scale of operations. In case you have few machines, advertising in yellow pages would be ideal. On the contrary, if you have several machines located across several places, then you can resort to advertising over the internet.

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