…well that isn’t quite true, but after my spell walking round Vendex last month it just occurred to me that there was still a job to be done to explain what we were all about and what makes us unique. We are more than just a publication, writes PV Publisher Yvonne Reynolds-Young.
So here is a brief summary…
Hello! As you may know, Ian and I created Planet Vending, the publication, in 2012. We were running a small, niche PR business back then and we were frustrated that we couldn’t get our clients’ messages out into the vending community digitally. No platform existed. We wanted readers to be able to access news and articles in real time, without having to wait for six weeks or so for their message to land in print. The way life was going, print news was old news. Neither of the vending magazines had any online presence and there was no sign of this changing any time soon. So, with just 100 stories, we launched PV. Take up was fantastic.
(Have a read here of the story we published to mark our 10th anniversary last year).
Fast forward to 2023, we now have well over 2,000 searchable articles on the site and many of the sector’s world famous brands work with us.
Essentially we love to tell stories. Our readers enjoy reading our accounts of what’s going on with the industry’s businesses, products and people. We talk to the big hitters in the industry and we are privileged to be trusted to tell their stories. (See the series on Hervé Donneaud – Evoca’s UK boss) We talk to the brands about their products and we write about what they are offering and why they deserve to be stocked in vending machines or micromarkets. We talk to the service providers – software, operating systems, payment systems and find out why their particular service is worthy of your consideration. Anyone can ask us for help to write and distribute their story and anyone can ask us for an ad space to support what they want to say. It’s a level playing field..
We are therefore not just a publication offering space within a features list, we are here to tell your story, whenever and however you want to it to be heard. Planet Vending is unique and we celebrate that daily! We don’t claim to be the only vending magazine, we aren’t even a magazine, but we do claim to be the best read in the industry, whichever way you pronounce ‘read’.
Talk to us if you want help to get your message understood; talk to us if you want to address key influencers within the vending and unattended retail, including facilities managers, pub and bars, hotels, and related sectors. We are here to be your mouthpiece and of course, we guarantee that everything we write for you will be published and distributed across our popular channels.
So, all you need to know about Planet Vending? Probably not, but give me a shout!
See you soon
Yvonne
PS. Just a heads up… Watch this space for our own app that will open up more possibilities for being seen. There will be special deals for early adopters so get in touch if you’d like to be first to register.
Check out our brand new stand alone Vending Directory… is your business featured? If not, get in touch.
