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Tune in to Vending & OCS Nation — the podcast for the convenience services industry — hosted by Bob Tullio, produced by Endeavor Business Media, a division of EndeavorB2B. On each episode, we dive into the people, trends, issues and products driving innovation in the vending, coffee service, micro markets, and pantry service industry. The takeaways from each episode will help make an operator’s business more profitable.
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Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
She is an industry veteran turned consultant – Tammy Stokes has plenty of advice to offer operators and suppliers, old and new, developed over the years in multiple roles.
On this episode of Automatic Merchandiser & VendingMarketWatch's Vending & OCS Nation podcast, host Bob Tullio sat down with Tammy Stokes - president of Insight Edge Performance – It’s another edition of our consultant series.
She offers some very useful free advice for operators, including:
What to think about as you are building your sales force.
The importance of being relentless when it comes to important initiatives.
How to get the best out of your sales reps.
The importance of becoming connected with the community, utilizing a cause marketing program.
She offers her recommendations for operator success in 2026.
She talks about what workplace decision makers are looking for.
How small operators can level the playing field and how large operators should respond.
“Study your products. Study your customers. Study your competition.”
For newcomers or long time operators, Stokes offers some excellent insights - some hearty "food for thought."
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