RECENT VBG ARTICLES

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• THE 2012 “NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY” WILL BE OCTOBER 20TH
• Video Retailers Can Benefit Greatly From New U.S. Postal Program
• SHOULD PRICING BASED WINDOWS REPLACE SCARCITY BASED WINDOWS?
• YOUTUBE PARTNERS WITH AMATEUR FILM MAKER FOR CONTENT
• No Change To New Deal Between Redbox and Universal
• Are “The Clouds” About To Get Stormy?
• STREAMING CONFUSION
• CES 2012 - WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
• THE FUTURE IS WITH SOFTWARE AND CONTENT THAT OFFERS INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITIES
• IS THE VIDEO INDUSTRY IN DEFLATIONARY TIMES?
• “CALL OF DUTY 3” RELEASES WITH A BANG AND JUMP STARTS HOLIDAY GAME SALEs
• A LACK OF CONSUMER TRUST CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHERS. JUST ASK NETFLIX
• ULTRAVIOLET IS LAUNCHED WITH THE RELEASE OF HORRIBLE BOSSES
• THE BUSINESS OF STREAMING MEDIA
• MY, HOW THE STREAMING LANDSCAPE CHANGES
• SO WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON WITH RENTAL AND SELL-THRU?
• IS THE VIDEO BUSINESS FEELING THE EFFECTS OF A BAD ECONOMY?
• NETFLIX IMPLEMENTS PRICE INCREASES TO SUBSCRIBERS
• BLOCKBUSTER USING SPECIALS TO CREATE AWARENESS AND GET INFORMATIOn
• BLOCKBUSTER REESTABLISHING THEIR BRAND AND IMPLEMENTING NEW RENTAL RATES
• REDBOX MAKING CHANGES FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS
• BLU-RAY EXPECTED TO SURPASS DVD BY 2012
• EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS YEAR'S E3 CONVENTION
• DISH NETWORK TELLS NCR TO REMOVE BLOCKBUSTER'S NAME FROM KIOSKS
• REDBOX WILL OFFER $2.00 VIDEO GAMES RENTALS AT 21,000 KIOSKS
• PREMIUM VOD CAUSING TENSION BETWEEN THEATER OWNERS AND STUDIOS
• RETAILERS CAN BE MINI-GAME STOPS IN THEIR MARKETS
• DISH NETWORK'S ACQUISTION OF BLOCKBUSTER IN A NUTSHELL
  
• DISNEY RAISES COST OF TITLES TO REDBOX AND NETFLIX
• WEB RIVALRY BEING INVESTIGATED
• DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE THAT IS STREAMING MEDIA!!!
• AT&T CAPS BANDWIDTH AND WILL IMPOSE OVERAGE FEES
• WHERE DO ANALYSTS GET THE NUMBERS
• COMCAST TAKE OVER NBC UNIVERSAL - GOOD OR BAD?
• COINSTAR HAS REAL PROBLEMS
• FUEL PRICES ARE GOING UP, ARE YOU PREPARED?
• HUGE INCREASE IN HOUSEHOLD USE OF DIGITAL VIDEO
• STREAMING MAYBE GETTING A LOT MORE COSTLY
• NINTENDO'S 3D-DS DEBUT IN USA MARCH 25TH
• NEFLIX FACES A LOT OF CHALLENGES
  
  
• Independent corner
  
  
• SHOULD VIDEO RETAILERS BE INVOLVED IN “BUY-SELL-TRADE?” YES!!!
• BLOCKBUSTER WILL CLOSE 500 MORE STORES BY MID-YEAR
• SHOTZ ENERGY OFFERS POTENTIAL PROFITS FOR VBG MEMBERS
• HOW MANY INDY RETAILERS HAD “HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS  PART 2” ON STREET DATE? SURVEY SAYS…ALL OF THEM!
• ARE YOU USING THE VBG CREDIT/DEBIT CARD PROGRAM? MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK IT OVER
• NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY WAS A HIT!
• WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HELD A CELEBRATION AT YOUR STORE?
• SURVEY SAYS…RETAILERS WILL HAVE WARNER TITLES AT RETAIL STREET DATE!
• VIDEO RETAILERS JUMP ON PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN COMBO PACKS
• VBG TEST.DO YOU KNOW HOW TO COOK A PIZZA ON THE GRILL?
• NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY
• HUGE OPPORTUNITY WITH BLU-RAY THIS FOURTH QUARTER
• DEVELOPING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY CAN BE A HUGE ADVANTAGE
• NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY OCTOBER 15th, 2011
• THE VBG WEBSITE: LOCKED AND LOADED
• RETAILERS SAY THAT RENTING DS GAMES IS PROFITABLE AND WORTH THE EFFORT
• THE HIGH QUALITY BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE? YOU SHOULD BE!
  
• A LITTLE STORY ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE
• MAXIMIZE YOUR CATALOG BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE HUGE SUMMER THEATRICAL RELEASES
• VIDEO BUYERS GROUP INTEGRATES QR READER CODES FOR MARKETING AND INFORMATION
• INDEPENDENT FILMS NOW A BIG NICHE FOR INDIE RETAILERS
• GETTING YOU UP TO SPEED ON QR CODES
  
• WHAT'S THE NEXT BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR INDEPENDENT RETAILERS? VIDEO GAMES!
• VBG MARKETING KITS NOW AVAILABLE VIA OUR WEB SITE
• DIVERSIFICATION A PRIORITY IN 2011
• VIDEO RETAILERS NEED TO EXPLOIT THEIR NICHES
• HOW DOES ONE GET CREATIVE
• WHAT ARE CUSTOMERS SAYING ABOUT YOU
• WHY BE OPTIMITSIC ABOUT THE FUTURE
   
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• Rumor Mills Are Churning—Concerning The New Gaming Platforms
• MINI VIDEO GAMES RETAILERS MEETING MARCH 21ST AND 22ND
• DON’T WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO ORDER GAMES FROM VGDISTRO
• GAMESTOP GOES WHERE THE MONEY IS, DESPITE WALL STREET PRESSURE
• GAME CONSOLES AND PACKAGED GAMES vs. ONLINE AND MOBILE
• VBG DEVELOPS VIDEO GAMES DIVISION TO SUPPORT RETAILERS
• WHERE ARE YOU WITH VIDEO GAMES?
• OUR VIDEO GAMES (vgDistro) DISTRIBUTION WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING
• MISS OPPORTUNITIES WITH NINTENDO DS IS NO LONGER
  
  
• Movie Related News
  
  
• WHAT’S COMING IN MAY 2012
• WHAT’S COMING IN APRIL 2012
• WHAT’S COMING IN JANUARY 2012
• WHAT’S COMING IN DECEMBER
• WHAT’S COMING IN NOVEMBER
• WHAT’S COMING IN october
• WHAT’S COMING IN SEPTEMBER
• WHAT'S COMING IN AUGUST
• WHAT'S COMING IN JULY
• WHAT'S COMING IN JUNE
• WHAT'S COMING IN MAY
• WHAT'S COMING IN APRIL
• WHAT'S COMING IN MARCH
  
  
• Tanning
  
  
• Plant Early For A Bountiful Summer Harvest
• A View from Across the Pond!
• Video Store With Tanning? or Tanning Salon With Video?
• TAN LINES - By Max Recone
• Football Playoffs......Tanning Season is Coming!
• Using the Right Bait
• OUR NEW SUNSHINE TANNING LOTION OF THE MONTH PROGRAM IS BACK!
• Quality + Value = Profits
• Recap of the Trade Shows and Black Friday/Holiday Planning
• Creating Super Salespeople
• Chicago a Success! Nashville This Month!
• Spread The Wealth!
• Fall Conferences to Ready You for the 2012 Tanning Season!
• Is There Life Without A VBG Show?
• Normal Summer Slowdown for Tanning
• Making The Best Of The Next Year
• A Good Season!
• How NOT To Reduce Expenses!
• May - Another Good Month!
• STORING LOTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS PAYS OFF FOR SALONS
• Surviving the Summer Season
• April was good and May is off to a good start too!
• The Importance of Changing Tanning Lamps
• ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE
• MARCH - Was a Lion!
• THE DEMANDING CUSTOMER
• FEBRUARY WAS GOOD DESPITE THE WEATHER AND MARCH IS OFF TO A GOOD START!
• "LOTION OF THE MONTH" PROGRAM IS ALL GRAVY
• INCREASE REVENUE WITH FREE TANS
• JANUARY RESULTS: OVERALL GOOD - THE WEATHER WAS A HUGE FACTOR
• THE ONE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER
• OPPORTUNITIES WITH IMMUNO-VIVA
  
• HOLIDAY RESULTS ARE IN! SEASON IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY!
• MARKETING FOR BETTER TIMES
  
  
• Ted's Ramblings
  
  
• WE ARE RETAILERS FIRST
• Does quality in movies and entertainment matter to consumers?
• TED’s RAMBLINGS - JANUARY 2012
• TED'S RAMBLINGS
• TED’S RAMBLINGS
• Industry Update: Gaming
• INDY ISSUES
• NETFLIX FEELS BACKLASH AFTER PRICE HIKES/NCR NOT FEELING BLUE
• WIDE SELECTION OF NEW RELEASE FILMS A MUST
• Diversification, A Necessity for the Future
• Are we in the “perfect storm?”
• Inappropriate materials...It's Just Not Right
• TAKING A LOOK AT THE 1ST DECADE OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM
   
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