Letter from Drew

Inside drew’s perspective: A letter from the president

Drew

Dear Readers,

Just a few weeks have passed since we attended the 2016 NACS Show in Atlanta, and what a show it was.  NACS’ largest Atlanta based show attendance in history, topping over 8,200 retailer attendees.  Thanks to all of you that took some time to come by the Pinnacle booth for a visit, I always enjoy connecting face-to-face with clients and having the opportunity to personally thank you for your continued business.

Speaking of the NACS Show, we were very pleased with the significant and positive response to our newly launched Affiniti Mobile™ consumer and corporate facing mobile solutions.  Be sure to visit our website, or of course reach out to us here at Pinnacle for more information about how we can better connect you with new and prospective consumers.

Have a great November!

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp., President

Inside Drew’s Perspective: A letter from the president

DrewDear Readers,

This letter comes between our two largest events of the year.  Thanks to the fantastic support by our attending clients and sponsoring partners, we finished off September with our largest Pinnacle Summit ever.  Complete with 36 educational sessions, great general session speakers and content, the partner showcase, ample opportunities for peer networking and fun evening activities, Pinnacle Summit 2016 goes down in history as not only our largest but also our most successful annual client conference.  We received overwhelming positive comments on the modified format and content throughout the event- thank you to all that attended!

In just over a week we will be at the second of our two largest events for the year, the 2016 NACS Show in Atlanta, Georgia.  Please make a point to stop by the booth (#3931) for a visit and see WHAT’S NEW at Pinnacle.  Among new and enhanced technologies we will be showing off will be our just released consumer facing mobile platform, providing retailers with customized apps designed to attract, retain, and increase consumer visits and spend.

See you in Atlanta!

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp., President

Inside Drew’s Perspective: A Letter from the President

DrewDear Readers,

With Labor Day behind us, so ends the Summer season and everyone is shaking off the last remaining remnants of Summer vacations.  For some, our kids are back in school; all of us return to more of a normal state and get ready for the Holiday season which will be here before we know it.

Less than one week away, comes Pinnacle Summit 2016; by far our biggest event of the year.  As in previous years our attendance will surpass the prior year, and we have a fantastic lineup in store for clients and partners alike.  Butch Egan from Western Oil will kick things off as our Summit master of ceremonies, followed immediately by our award winning opening keynote speaker Shep Hyken, New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling business author of hundreds of publications.  This year’s Summit includes an array of powerful client speakers, industry experts, 4 separate tracks of breakout sessions, and we will of course have a little fun after the long days of education, networking, and sharing with others.

For those of you already registered for Pinnacle Summit, see you in Frisco soon!  If you’re reading this newsletter and have not, however, there is still time and we would really like to see you there.

Safe travels,

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp., President

Inside Drew’s Perspective: A Letter From The President

DrewDear Readers,

With August comes the tail third of the 2016 driving season and what a season it’s been for retailers, the lowest July gas prices in over a decade producing strong margins both outside and in.

As we approach September, our teams are diligently working on the finishing touches for Pinnacle Summit 2016.  This event gets bigger and better every year, and we have already exceeded last year’s registration numbers.  The agenda is full of great educational and best practice opportunities, and we have a strong lineup of general session content.  We look forward to hearing from our award winning keynote speaker, Shep Hyken, a New York Times Best Selling Author and speaker who has presented programs for Fortune 100 companies including American Airlines, Anheuser-Busch, American Express, and more.  What an event it will be, don’t miss out.

Look forward to seeing you next month in Frisco!  Have a great August.

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp., President

Inside Drew’s Perspective: A Letter from the President

DrewDear Readers,

Summer in full swing brings driving season and the busiest time of year for your business.  The timing of positive retail fuel margin trends during the past 4 weeks is helpful to the bottom line, but those inside margins are equally as important during a time when family full vehicles are stocking up on snacks along their trips.  We turn our attention this month towards optimizing snacks, beverages and fuel inventories and margins.

Be on the lookout for our weekly blog.  Learn about ways to increase profits with mix n’ match programs and customer loyalty incentives, and optimize the snack category with item level inventory management and computer assisted ordering.  Discover new ways to improve labor efficiencies, while limiting shrink with real time inventory data.

Coming your way next month will be our next issue of The Perspective, Pinnacle’s comprehensive publication filled with the latest Pinnacle updates and industry news.  In that issue will be a focus towards the challenges and opportunities with tobacco inventories, and ways Pinnacle clients have adapted to tight profit margins in this category to maintain and improve the bottom line.

If your company hasn’t registered for Pinnacle Summit 2016 yet, be sure to follow the links within.  Have a great July!

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp, President

Inside Drew’s Perspective: A Letter from the President

DrewDear Readers,

Welcome to the June edition of Inside Perspective, our monthly client newsletter to keep you in-the-know on industry events, trends, and Pinnacle updates.

This month we turn our focus towards our annual client conference, Pinnacle Summit, now just over 4 months away.  I look forward to our 2016 Master of Ceremonies, Butch Egan from Western Oil, kicking off this year’s event and leading us through a jam-packed two and a half days of education, training, networking, and, a bit of fun.

For our clients, there is certainly no greater return on so little an investment than Pinnacle Summit.  This event offers an unmatched opportunity for you to get education and training on the best use of your Pinnacle business solutions, interact with peers, visit with our staff and key partners, and perhaps most important, gain insights into industry trends and how best to leverage Pinnacle solutions to capitalize on those trends.  The majority of sessions are led by clients; where you will learn from our best users and take away real information and actions to apply to your business.  I firmly believe there exists a causal correlation between clients that repeatedly attend Pinnacle Summit every year and their level of satisfaction and success with Pinnacle solutions. Sign your team up today before early-bird registration ends for increased savings.

As always, thank you for your continued business and confidence in Pinnacle to help make your business better.

Drew Mize
Pinnacle Corp, President