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PIAt'IIIETER
March, 1975
Volume 1 / No.4
features
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Search For New Locations
Managing Editor Del Leggett explores the new doors
being opened by innovative manufacturing and sales ideas
which are helping to boost business.
A . T. E. Review
Play Meter Editor Ralph C. Lally II returned from London
recently with loads of photos of the mammoth
A . T. E. show, along with three important stories
about European market trends.
What Makes a Good Distributor?
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MEMBER
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A ssociate Editor Sonny Albarado sought the answer
to that and other questions in this story, based on the
insight of distributors and operators as wel l.
Service Is the Name of the Game
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Efficient service and maintenance is the very backbone
of any route, and this story provides some ideas
to help improve that part of the game.
staff
departments
From the Editor
Sound Off
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This new section is devoted to our readers' gripes.
What are yours?
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Mailbox
Operating
Conventions, legislative battles . . . and more
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Distributing
New movie, new promotion
. new life?
Pocket Change
Music Programming
Charts, M cCartney in New Orleans
Coinman of the Month
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" Joe" Barton : He climbed th e ladder
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Manufacturing
Technical Topics
Another new addition , by Perry E. M iller
International Dateline
Calendar of Coming Events
New Products
Feedback
The other side of the copyright battle
Classified
Next Month
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Editor and Publisher:
Ralph C, Lally II
Managing Editor:
Del Leggett
Associate Editor:
Sonny Albarado
Director of Advertising:
Susan A, Gilbertson
Circulation Manager:
Carol P. Lally
West Coast Contributing Editor:
Gene Beley
Technical Editor:
Perry E. Miller
Art Director:
Roy W. Willis
Typography:
Studio/ Comp
Layout:
Steve Hebert
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