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Articles by Randy White, CEO

1. Obsolescence and Real Estate Workouts, Tunnel Vision, Workout Professional Association, Spring 1992.
2. Managing Property for Zero Defections, Urban Land, ULI, July 1992, co-authored with Miles Hutchinson.
3. Secret of FEC Success: Know Your Market, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, Fall 1992.
4. High Score Goes To Those Who Know Their Bowlers & Market, Bowlers Industry, Winter 1992.
5. Strategic Guest Satisfaction Puts Customers First, Bowlers Journal, Winter 1992.
6. Making Customers Happy Is What Matters Most, The BCA Break, Billiard Congress of America, Winter 1992.
7. Upgrade Now--Capture the Family Entertainment Market, Roller Skating Business, February/ March.
8. Customer-izing for Success, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 1st Quarter 1993.
9. Bowling and Skating--The Foundation For A Recreational Phenomenon, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1993, Vol 23, No 2.
10. Design and Development: Creating a Profitable FEC, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 2nd Quarter 1993.
11. The Shakeout Of FECs: Standing On Wobbly Legs, Tourist Attractions & Parks, August 1993, Vol 23, No.4.
12. Making the Most of Your Budget, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 4th Quarter 1993.
13. 'And in this corner, Goliath...' Can the Independent Operator Compete in the Children's Entertainment Industry?, Tourist Attractions & Parks, December 1993/January 1994, Vol 23, No 7.
14. Building The Right Mix For Your Market, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September 1994, Vol 24, No 5.
15. Negotiating the Entitlement Minefield, Funworld, IAAPA, November 1994.
16. The FEC Industry--Taking Child's Play to the Limit, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, 4th Quarter 1994.
17. Defining The Role of Soft Modular Play, Tourist Attractions & Parks, December 1994/January 1995, Vol 24, No 7.
18. Customer-izing for Your Best Return by Remodeling and Expanding, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, March/April 1995.
19. When It Comes to Children's Play, Simplify, Simply, Simplify, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1995, Vol 25, No 2.
20. Turning Yesterday's Skating Rink into Today's Moneymaker, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, May/June 1995.
21. Like any new industry, FECs are evolving, Play Meter magazine, June 1995, Vol 21, No 7.
22. Third World FECs: Lessons from Latin America, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September 1995, Vol 25, No 5.
23. Surviving the Children's Entertainment Center Shakeout, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, September/October 1995.
24. How to Select New Entertainment Options For Your Center, International Bowling Industry, September 1995.
25. Plan Before Your Leap: An Entrepreneur's Guide to the Feasibility Study, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, November/December 1995.
26. FECs: Reflections on 1995 and a Peek into the Future, Play Meter, December 1995.
27. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play, IPA Newsletter, IPA/USA American Association for the Child's Right To Play, Issue No 43, February 1996.
28. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, March/April 1996.
29. Four Myths That Keep the FEC Industry From Success in a Down Shifting Society, The Network, The Themed Entertainment Association, Spring 1996.
30. The Economics of Joining Forces With A Coin-Operator, co-authored with Frank "the Crank" Seninsky, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1996.
31. Children's Edutainment Centers and Play Gardens, Sproutage, Sprout Scouts, Vol 6, Issue 1, May 1996.
32. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play--Part I, Intercross, Japan, Issue 168, June 1996 (in Japanese).
33. Children's Edutainment Centers: Learning Through Play--Part II, Intercross, Japan, Issue 169, July 1996 (in Japanese).
34. Building the Right Mix For Your Market, Roller Skating Business, Roller Skating Association, May/June 1997.
35. How Would YOU Like to Spend the Day Inside a Pinball Machine?, co-authored with Steve Thorburn, FEC Management, IAFEC, May/June 1997.
36. Putting the 'Family' into Outdoor Fun Centers, Family Entertainment Center, IAAPA, July/August 1997.
37. After-School Daze, FEC Management, IAFEC, July/August 1997.
38. Is Soft Contained Play Dead?, FEC Management, IAFEC, September/October 1997.
39. Adventure Play Gardens: Sometimes, You Just Gotta Make Mud Pies, Tourist Attractions & Parks, September/October 1997, Vol 27, No 5.
40. Expanding Waterparks with Dry Attractions, Splash, World Waterpark Association, January 1998.
41. Developing Successful International Family Entertainment Centers, Leisure Arabia, The International News Magazine for the Middle East Leisure Industry, Spring 1998.
42. Prepare for the Next Millennium, FEC/LBE Management, March/April 1998.
43. Not Mere Child's Play, Athletic Business, May 1998
44. Lion Country Safari Study Guides Massive Renovation and Expansion, Tourist Attractions & Parks, April/May 1998
45. How Entertainment Can Make Shopping Centers Profit Centers, Shopping Center Business, in publication
46. Beyond Leisure World: The Process of Creating Storyline-based Theming, FunWorld, IAAPA, November 1998.
47. Bowling, the Foundation for Expanded MWR Entertainment Offerings, MWR Today, in publication
48. Bad News for Us Guys: We Are Not the Target Market for LBLs, RePlay, March/April 1999.
49. Upgrade Now -- Capture the Family Entertainment Market, RIM magazine, March/April 1999.
50. Niche Marketing: The Difference Between Hitting and Missing Your Target Market, Fun World, IAAPA, April 1999.
51. The Feasibility Study: Guard Your Investments from Wishful Thinking, FEC/LBE Management, March/April 1999.
52. Target Your Market - Marketing LBLs: Love the Ones You're with, Entertainment Management, September/October 1999.
53. Designing FECs for the International Market: Imitation is the Quickest Course to Bankruptcy, Entertainment Management, July/August 1999.
54. Child's Play: More Complicated Than It Looks, Entertainment Management, January/February 2000.
55. Adding Children's Play & Entertainment to MWR Fitness and Recreation Facilities. MWR Today, May 1999.
56. Beyond Androcentrism: How to Design LBLs to Please Guests (Women & Children) Instead of Owners and Architects (Men), Entertainment Management, May/June 2000.
57. The Role of Culture in Location-Based Leisure Design, Official Proceedings of TILE 2000 Conference in London, UK, May 2000.
58. Guest Sacrifice: A Sure Trip to Prison or a Path to Profitability?, Entertainment Management, in publication for July/August 2000 issue.
59. Designing Safe Play Environments for Children
60. Beware of the Western Conquistadores
61. TEN MYTHS: How Common Wisdom Can Kill Your FEC/LBE
62. Size Does Matter: Selecting the Right Size For Your Center
63. Learning from the Black Box: A Decade of Lessons
64. The Industry Must Take a Socially Responsible Stand on Violent Entertainment
65. A Spoonful of Sugar Makes an Existing LBL a Smart Decision
66. A Multi-cultural Challenge: Designing for Children in Dubai
67. Fill Your Bucket by Managing for Zero Defections
68. Finding the Investment Sweet Spot, in publication
69. Increasing Membership & Revenues with Children's Entertainment & Edutainment
70. The Importance of Food to Location-Based Leisure, Fun Extra, IALEI, September 2001
71. The Importance of Cultural Competence to Location-Based Leisure Projects
72. The Convergence Zone of Entertainment and Education
73. Only You Can Prevent Road Kill: Build 3 Critical Success Factors into Your Leisure Facility
74. Not All Populations are Created Equal: Understanding the Differences to Maximize Success
75. How can I finance my entertainment project?
76. That's Edutainment!
77. Child's Play & The Family; Complexities and Opportunities
78. That's Eatertainment! Everything you need to know about combining entertainment and food service to build profit and repeat business
79. Adults are from Earth; Children are from the Moon: Designing for Children: A Complex Challenge
80. The Feasibility Study: The Foundation for Success
81. New Luxury: Rich Design Is No Longer Optional
82. Prime time: knowing the prime cost formula can keep your restaurant on track
83. Time is more than money. It's the minutes, not the moolah: Making your LBE worth their time
84. The Death of Entertainment; Welcome to the New Mindset of Leisure Experiences
85. Is an accountant good for your business?
86. A Leaking Bucket, International Bowling Industry, March 2008
87. An FEC in your future? International Bowling Journal, August 2008
88. White Paper: Role of Entertainment in Shopping Centers & Malls, September 2008
89. What's happening to bowling, August 2008
90. White space projects, April 2009
91. Demise of the stuffed, birth of the grounded consumer, March 2009
92. Designing museums, zoos, botanical gardens and cultural and informal learning institutions for young children, April 2009
93. The Grounded Consumer: Changing the Paradigm of Shopping Center Entertainment, May 2009
94. Watching Your Step, Published in the June 2009 issue of International Bowling Industry
95. The Challenge of Bringing a Project's Construction in on Budget, July 2009
96. The feasibility study, the blueprint for success, July 2009
97. The future of leisure time; the new value equation, August 2009
98. The entrepreneurial trap of human biases, August 2009
99. Environment and People: Two Critical Elements of Experience Venues , August 2009
100. Reaching Adults Often Means Targeting Their Younger Children, August 2009
101. What will my project cost?, December 2009
102. Retail-tainment, the next big thing for retail and shopping centers?, January 2010
103. The Great Recession: its long term impact on consumers and location-based business, A white paper, February 2010
104. Reinventing the shopping center for the age of the grounded consumer, A white paper, March 2010
105. The Silliness of Most Customer Surveys, March 2010
106. Getting the timing just right:
     Which comes first, the site or the feasibility study??, March 2010
107. The Impact of the New Grounded Consumer on Location-Based Entertainment, May 2010
108. What drives guest attendance? Is all about the motivations, June 2010
109. The future of out-of-home entertainment, July 2010 - Originally published at Blooloop.com
110. The only five ways to grow your business
111. The future of shopping centers

Articles by Vicki L. Stoecklin

1. The Nine-and-Under Niche, FEC Management, IAFEC, September/October 1997.
2. Designing For All Children, 1999
3. Twenty Ways to Become More Family Friendly, IALEI Fun Extra, February 2002

Articles by Randy White and Vicki L. Stoecklin

1. Multi-Cultural Dimensions of a Children's Play & Discovery Center in Arabia.
2. A Children's Play Center in Arabia

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