RECENT VBG ARTICLES
- Industry
- WALMART CUSTOMERS TO DELIVER ONLINE PACKAGES
- FEDS COULD EVEN OUT THE PLAYING FIELD BY PASSING INTERNET SALES TAX
- VERIZON WANTS TO CHANGE THE CABLE INDUSTRY
- PIRACY BREAKING RECORDS
- NEW PIRACY ALERT SYSTEM IS LAUNCHED…FINALLY!!
- DO YOU LOOK AT YOUR BUSINESS FROM THE OUTSIDE IN OR INSIDE OUT?
- VIDEO RETAILERS HAVE A 32.5% MARKETSHARE OF RENTAL
- LARGE RETAILERS WILL BE CLOSING STORES
- REDBOX INSTANT BY VERIZON ON THE HORIZON
- CES 2013 SUMMARY
- IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA, INCOME AND RECOVERY IS OUTPERFORMING MAJOR CITIES
- THE MERGING OF VOICE, TV AND MOTION PICTURE
- WHAT CARL ICHAN, BILLIONAIRE INVESTOR, MEANS FOR NETFLIX
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BROADBAND CAPS
- IS DISH BAILING ON BLOCKBUSTER STREAMING?
- WALMART TO OFFER SAME-DAY DELIVERY TO CHALLENGE AMAZON
- THE NEW WAY CONTENT CREATORS ARE TRYING TO GET YOU TO WATCH COMMERCIALS
- AMAZON SIGNS DEAL TO STREAM EPIX MOVIES WITH ITS PRIME SERVICE, BUT IS IT A BIG DEAL?
- AMAZON IS GEARING UP TO TAKE CONTROL OF STREAMING OVER NETFLIX
- IS THE DVD MARKET STABILIZING?
- BEST BUY – OUR NATIONS LARGEST ELECTRONIC STORE CHAIN
- Are The Studios, Cable And Satellite Companies Trying To Re-invent The Wheel?
- THE NUMBER OF WORKING MOMS NEARS AN ALL-TIME HIGH
- HAS NETFLIX HIT THE WALL?
- Piracy Is Alive And Well Over The Internet…Just Ask HBO
- 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
- TAKING A LOOK AT COMPETITION - FAMILY VIDEO
- RETAILERS SAY USPS EVERY DOOR MAILING IS EASY AND SO IS MAKING THE MAILER PIECE
- SENIOR’S DAY AT THE VIDEO STORE! WHY NOT?
- VIDEO BUYERS GROUP WEBSITE AN EXCLUSIVE TOOL FOR VBG RETAILERS
- START PLANNING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE
- Charles Band’s Full Moon Features: Decades of Home Video Experience
- YOU CAN NOW LEGALLY PASS ON CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES, BUT SHOULD YOU?
- TJ’S ADVENTURE IN ELECTRONICS…PART III
- TJ’s ADVENTURE IN ELECTRONICS CONTINUES…
- GOOD NEWS TRAVELS FAST, BUT IS IT TRULY ACCURATE?
- HIGHER TAXES, INCREASED OPERATING EXPENSES…WHAT DO RETAILERS NEED TO DO?
- THE SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY WAS A HIT!
- WARNER HAS DROPPED THE RENTAL EMBARGO
- HURRICANE SANDY HURT A LOT OF RETAILERS
- NEW PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS FOR OUR VBG RETAILERS INVOLVED IN TANNING
- NEATOSCAN AND VBG - BETTER TOOLS FOR BIGGER PROFITS
- NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY IS FAST APPROACHING…ARE YOU READY?
- HOW IMPORTANT IS VIDEO DISTRIBUTION TO INDEPENDENT VIDEO RETAILERS?
- SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL VIDEO STORE DAY, SATURDAY OCT. 20TH
- EMAIL RECEIPTS? WHY NOT!!!
- SO WHAT ARE CONSUMERS SAYING ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO RENT?
- XPLODE OPPORTUNITY MAKES YOU THE GO-TO PLACE FOR ELECTRONIC REPAIR IN YOUR AREA
- BUY-SELL-TRADE - SEEKING OUT & TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIGH VALUE PRODUCT
- IT’S NO LONGER THE BLOB, IT’S NOW THE INVENTORY
- THE NEW U.S. POSTAL SERVICE PROGRAM “EVERY DOOR DIRECT MAIL” IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
- TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SELLING ONLINE IS EASIER WITH NeatOscan
- XPLODE TECHNOLOGIES - ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY
- GETTING TO KNOW EPIX AND HOW THEY COULD AFFECT OUR INDUSTRY
- 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
- games
- UPDATES ON TJ’S ADVENTURES IN ELECTRONICS
- OKAY T.J., WE’VE SEEN HOW YOU DO IT, NOW HOW SHOULD WE DO IT?
- IS THIS THE YEAR DIEHARD GAMERS TAKE BACK THE GAMING INDUSTRY?
- GAME CONSOLES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON
- TJ’S TAKING THE ELECTRONIC REPAIR INDUSTRY BY STORM USING XPLODE TECHNOLOGIES
- Xplode ELECTRONIC REPAIR SERVICE - TESTING PHASE NOW COMPLETE
- WHY ANNOUNCE WII U ALONG SIDE THE NEW iPHONE?
- COULD NINTENDO’S NEW Wii U HELP BRING BACK YOUR CUSTOMERS?
- E3 2012 SUMMARY
- 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 2013
- WHAT’S COMING IN APRIL 2013
- WHAT’S COMING in march 2013
- what's coming in february 2013
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- WHAT’S COMING IN OCTOBER 2012
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- Tanning
- How To Reduce Payroll Expenses
- A Tough First Quarter!
- Tanning “March Madness”
- Increase Revenue With FREE Tans!
- Take No Prisoners!
- Lotion Diversion.....Those Nasty Nasty Words!
- The Games We Play!
- Topics for 2013
- INTERLECTRIC CORPORATION - Company History
- Plant Seeds Now For A Spring Harvest
- Tanning and the Fiscal Cliff!
- For Tanning Salon Owners - What Now?
- Got Upgrades?
- October - Nashville Smart Tan Show! and lots of news for our Members!
- THE NEW SUNSHINE “PREMIER SALONS” PROGRAM IS A HIT WITH VBG RETAILERS
- The Lure of Education
- Less Than Two Months to the Election! Season Just Around The Corner!
- Spread The Wealth !
- July.....Better But Not Great!
- Is It Time For Tanning In Your Store?
- June - “Tough Month”
- SUNLESS SPRAY-ON TANNING OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES
- tan lines - by max recone
- Customers Demand Value
- How’s your Season so far?
- Summer Vacation! Time To Relax?
- 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
- TED’S RAMBLINGS
- CONGRAT'S ON 30 YEARS
- Has devaluing of movies made mediocrity acceptable?
- LOOKING THROUGH THE CRYSTAL BALL
- VBG MEMBER OPPORTUNITIES
- One More Election!
- First Sale Doctrine in Jeopardy?
- INDEPENDENT RETAILERS AND DISTRIBUTION
- TED’S RAMBLINGS
- GET EXCITED PEOPLE
- HOPE ISN'T A GOOD STRATEGY
- DISNEY IMPLEMENTS EMBARGO
- Are there fewer rental customers today than in the past?
- 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
- Vid News in Brief
- VID NEWS IN BRIEF - APRIL
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