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NAMA Announces National Vending Day 2022 Social Media Campaign Asking Industry to “Imagine What Vending Can Do”
Drawing, Savings Offers, Webcast Marathon Round Out National Day Celebrating Vending
Arlington, Va. – Feb. 28, 2022 -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association today announced the theme for National Vending Day 2022, “Imagine what vending can do,” and invited participation in the celebration on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn via the hashtag #VendingDay. National Vending Day is Thursday, March 3.
“The convenience services industry is rapidly evolving, with new technologies that allow operators to be an answer to consumer demands in more venues, yet traditional vending remains the cornerstone of the industry,” observed Mike Goscinski, Senior Director, External Affairs. “National Vending Day is a celebration of the 40 million American consumers who make a purchase every day from an unattended retail outlet.”
NAMA will share on its social media accounts several illustrations by grade school students asked to imagine the future of vending. Created by the Tech Team at Poplar Tree Elementary School in Chantilly, Va., students used the online design platform Canva to envision the role of vending for their generation.
Those working in the convenience services industry are encouraged to use the hashtag #VendingDay to share pictures related to the theme, “Imagine what vending can do.” NAMA has posted toolkits on the National Vending Day website, with more information about how to take part in the celebration.
NAMA operator members who take part in the social media campaign will be entered in a drawing for one full-access pass to The NAMA Show 2022, happening April 6-8 in Chicago, plus hotel accommodations for one night during the Show. NAMA operator members earn one entry in the drawing for each March 3 social post that includes the hashtag #VendingDay and originates from the operator’s individual social accounts or their company’s accounts. One prize will be awarded to a NAMA operator member.
NAMA will also offer two deals on The NAMA Show registration through Friday, March 4:
- NAMA Operator Members: NAMA operator members who register for the NAMA Show on March 3 or March 4 can unlock a special rate by using the promo code: VendingDay.
- Operator Non-Members of NAMA: one low price for NAMA Show registration and a one-year membership — for convenience services operators who are first-time Show attendees and have not been a member of NAMA for at least five years.
For information about how to access these offers, please visit the National Vending Day website.
Finally, everybody wins with a National Vending Day Webcast Marathon. NAMA will make three of its most popular webcasts available for on-demand streaming as part of the celebration:
- Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make it and Why the Rest Don't
- Cold Beverage Trends to Draw More Consumers and Sales
- Growth Opportunities: Meeting Consumers Where They Are Today
Information about how to access this content is available on the National Vending Day website.
NAMA represents the $34.9 billion U.S. Convenience Services Industry. By providing advocacy, education, and research, NAMA works to promote and protect the industry’s over 160,000 hardworking employees. Through traditional vending and micro markets, office coffee and pantry services, product manufacturing, and small-drop distribution, convenience services meets the needs of over 40 million American consumers daily at work, home, school, and play.
SANDRA RENDEROS
Manager, Communications & Marketing
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