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How to Start a Family Entertainment Center
Publication Date: March 2007
Length: 42 pages
Download File Size: 2.2mb
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$29.95 |
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| You could spend the next 30-90 days searching for materials and information from various amusement equipment suppliers who will all tell you that if you buy their latest and greatest indoor playground, miniature golf, laser tag, or other amusement equipment you will make a lot of money in this business. -- OR -- you can get the unbiased, complete and comprehensive family fun center industry report here. |
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Would you like some fries with your fun?
Publication Date: November 2007
Length: 5 pages
Download File Size: 1.1mb
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| Amusement concessions and food service will play an ever-increasing role in the changing face of today's family entertainment business. If you have kids, or even just know a few, you are well aware that food is an important, tricky part of a successful formula for attracting and keeping customers. |
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Redemption Games and the FEC
Publication Date: August 2007
Length: 8 pages
Download File Size: 1.5mb
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$4.95 |
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| The key to a successful redemption operation in your family entertainment center (FEC) is to start building the demand for redemption prizes among your customers by encouraging them to play your redemption games. This is especially important if your customer base is from the ages 2-12 and you offer birthday party's. The main reason FECs perform birthday parties and advertise discount packages is to bring in lots of first-time customers. Your real profits are made when these customers have a great time and come back again and again. Redemption plays a major role in this cycle. |
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Redemption Games 101
Publication Date:January 2008
Length: 21 pages
Download File Size: 200k
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$24.95 |
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Redemption games account for
as much as 60% of revenues at some successful fun centers. A huge sales
opportunity that can add profits to your bottom-line, but more importantly
can help you create a family-friendly play experience that will help
you drive repeat visits. In this new developers Guidebook,
learn the basics of adding a profitable games room...
80%
of Family Entertainment Centers offer games. What works for your
business and your market area may not be the same as the guy
across town - find out what the differences are, which games
and games styles will work for you. |
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How to Design the Ultimate Indoor Playground
Publication Date: April 2007
Length: 14 pages
Download File Size: 2.4mb
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$12.95 |
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| Starting a Childrens Entertainment Center or planning on birthday party's usually means including an indoor
playground. At last count there were 10 plus indoor play manufacturers - how do you chose the right one? In this 14 page Guidebook learn how indoor playgrounds are priced, how the included activity mix (slides, punch-bags, ball-pools, climbs, crawls and more) are critical to your fun centers "Play-A-Bility" factor and how to design the best indoor playground for your business goals... |
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Location, Location, Location
Publication Date: August 2007
Length: 4 pages
Download File Size: 584k
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| While facility layouts and attractions selection are critical variables important to your facility's ultimate success, their impact cannot be achieved without first identifying a proper venue. Finding the careful balance between land cost and location is a multi-step process, and one that requires time, patience, and a willingness to perform a substantial amount of research. |
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Sources of Amusement Funding
Publication Date: March 2007
Length: 11 pages
Download File Size: 839k
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$8.95 |
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| There are two rocks on the road for many new amusement developers; location
and funding. For many, funding is the bigger of the two. In this 3-part article learn the realities
of funding, including; Government and community programs, equipment financing, new facility funding, street funding, establising relationships with creditors and alternate sources of funding such as venture capital and private investors. |
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Facility Layout - How to Design Your Children's Entertainment Center
Publication Date: February 2007
Length: 7 pages
Download File Size: 367k
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$7.95 |
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| Good facility design is absolutely critical to the success of your amusement center. At most you have 30 seconds to make that first impression, and having guests stuck at the front entry trying to get past exiting patrons with 20 cake-filled-sugar-high screaming kids is not the best 'Hi, how are you and welcome'. Good design enables you to increase your revenues while reducing labor costs, streamline your party experience, sell more food, peripheral services and products. In this 7 page ebook learn some of the basic necessities and layout startegies that can help you create the best guest experience. Based on a 12,000 square foot CEC the ebook includes sample floor plan with example sections, including food service, stage area, main entry, kiddie rides and more. |
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Group Sales - Developing a Plan that Works
Publication Date: Fall 2007
Length: 7 pages
Download File Size: 367k
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| Group sales events are virtually ironclad sources of guaranteed revenue. Many larger parks and FECs have long emphasized group sales, however smaller operations can also profit from the addition of a group sales plan. For smaller centers and individual operators, a group sales strategy can easily equal 30 percent of the days revenues, and usually accounts for much more. And once a group sales program is in place it usually operates very smoothly for years, avoiding the time and expense of constantly having to reinvent the position. In this article find some great resources and ideas to help you develop, initiate and profit from a group sales program. |
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27 - 45957 Sher wood Drive, Chilliwack, BC - Canada
Tel: (604) 755-7942 | Fax: (604) 824-6214
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