Point of Sale Event Team Year End Wrap Up
During the past year, the American Metro Event Management Team had a great success partnering with Event Promoters of all kinds, all across the country. We worked events from New York to Los Angeles, British Columbia on down to Texas with several stops in between. It has been our absolute pleasure working with the various concert series, different sporting events, conventions of all types, and all the unique special events throughout the year. Here is a tour of some of the events we were fortunate enough to partner with by supplying on site support.
Point of Sale Equipment for Sporting Events
In the sporting world, we focus on solutions that fit the fast paced concession style setup. Using a mix of equipment to fit the specific needs, we find the majority of venues using the Sam4s ER-285 due to it’s simple keyboard, straight forward interface and breadth of reporting options. Right in our backyard, we are very proud to be working with the University of Minnesota football program at TCF Bank Stadium. Providing ongoing support for the over 100 registers found throughout the stadium at their concession stands. Go Gophers!
Golf is one of our favorite sports here at American Metro and we made a few stops with the Tour this year. We started out the golf season at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, NC. We then went straight down toPonte Vedra Beach, FL for the Players Championship. In June, it was off to Bethesda, MD for the US Open Championship, and in August we went back down south to Atlanta for the PGA Championship.
Tennis has also become a popular sport for us as we ventured to the Sony Ericson Tennis Championship in Miami, FL followed by the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC had us in to help out with their point of sale needs. We have also been privileged to work with the Veuve Polo Classic New York, NY and the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, NV.
Cash Registers for Music Festivals 
This year saw an expansion amongst the music festival genre as American Metro finally went international. Starting the season off, we made our 4th appearance at the annual Life Light festival in Sioux Falls SD. Our next stop brought us to Salmo, British Columbia, Canada for the Shambhala Music Festival; a blending of techno music with the spirit of Woodstock. We provided Point of Sale support as U2 made their way through Minneapolis and we were in Central Park in New York for Black Eyed Peas concert.
Point of Sale Solutions for Conventions
Convention sales have proven to be a more in depth setup than the standard concession only setup used at most sporting events. Delving into touch screen options with the SPS-520 and SPS-2000 and PC based systems running AIMsi provides inventory options, remote networking and advanced reporting functions.
The Zumba Fitness convention in Orlando, Florida brought in fitness trainers from around the world to get the latest workout techniques. Blizzcon, the massive gaming convention hosted by Blizzard Entertainment occurred in Anaheim, CA in October. And the Passion Conference had two venues this year. One was held in Atlanta over the New Year and another one in Ft. Worth, Texas in May.
Point of Sale Support at Special Events
With so many different markets, each with their own needs, the sky’s the limit when it comes to special events. This was particularly relevant with the Airventures Oshkosh Air Show in Wisconsin as well as the Red Bull Air Race nearLiberty Island. Actually, New York was kind of a hot spot for us this year with another event in the area; the Big Apple BBQ. We provided registers and credit card processing to Barrett Jackson, the high end automobile auction. The 10 days leading up to Labor Day were spent supporting the Minnesota State Fair. Finally, the Vera Bradley Warehouse Sale in Ft. Wayne, Indiana drew huge crowds. As a special request to help make check out as easy as possible, we set up an online registration component with a means to track individual customer sales.
Well, that’s the quick look back at all the locations the American Metro Event Team has visited this year. We’re looking forward to 2012 and continuing to build the relationships with all these great events along with some new ones.