PITTSBURGH, PA (07.21.23) – The Pittsburgh Grand Prix is 10 consecurive days of races, car shows and parties that take place across the city from July 14th thru the 23rd. Team Nutz was on site thru the day of Cruise Night on Tuesday July 18th.
The Team Nutz booth set on Tuesday morning.
“We have participated in previous Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix events. We just participate one day as the other days don’t have vendor spots until the end of the day’s event. The day of the Car Cruise night was a way for us to put the Team Nutz brand in front of an audience of car enthusiasts” Ed Nuttall related.
Team Nutz had a variety of vehicles to showcase and demo products.
Fuel Required is a Classic Car Dealership soon to open as an addition to the Team Nutz automotive related companies.
Team Nutz had multiple vehicles under the tent along side the trailers. Multiple coolers were filled with bottled water for attendees during the very hot day and evening. Along side the Team Nutz event booth was the Fuel Required booth which is a Classic Car Dealership Nuttall is in the process of opening.
Nuttall concluded “We had 10 staff members on hand through the day and handed out over 500 fliers and did many, many demos. This was a team building event that helps us keep our brand in the public eye. In addition, it was a nice break from the office and gave us the opportunity to connect with a large number of people across Pittsburgh.”
PITTSBURGH, PA (05.24.23) – The annual community event invited families to come to the Bethel Park Public Works grounds to allow families and children the opportunity to check out firsthand fire trucks and other emergency vehicles. Children were then invited to climb onto a huge pile sand located in a large parking area. While digging lucky children could find envelops containing money as a reward for their efforts.
The pile of sand is behind this Team Nutz demo vehicle.
Team Nutz was onsite supporting the event. Ed Nuttall related “My wife Nina arranged for us to support the annual community event. We were able to have 3 of our company demo vehicles on site plus a motorcycle. We recognized the opportunity the youngsters had to be rewarded for their digging efforts. It’s just like working a job and be rewarded for their efforts.”
All at the event could check out this totally customized Jeep.
This customized sedan from Team Nutz was another demo possibility.
Continuing Nuttall offered “Another element for our participation was the opportunity to provide live demos in our demo vehicles. The youngsters were invited to sit in the driver’s seat while we provided a system demo and a selfie for them to remember the experience. In some regards it’s like the McDonald’s approach to getting families into the ‘Happy Meal’ mode.”
Mike Gosnik giving a demo to one of nearly 30 youngsters who got a demo and selfie.
Of course while on site the children’s parents were standing next to top Team Nutz demo vehicles with Nutz Team members at the controls. To that Nuttall concluded “That could turn into next day business for Team Nutz.”
PITTSBURGH, PA (04.18.23) – Staff members at Team Nutz are now dressed as a team on the showroom floor and offsite events.
Team Nutz team members at the entrance of the Pittsburgh store. Mike Gosnik, Ben Bjerke, Blake Paul, Thomas May and Ryan (L to R).
Ed Nuttall, Team Nutz owner, related “Team Nutz members suggested the idea of a team look. We connected with Cintas and got onboard with their uniform program. Customers in our store can easily identify Team Nutz employees. Also, at our offsite consumers events, attendees will see our staff outfitted in Team Nutz apparel. This will increase the visibility visibility for the Team Nutz brand.”
Team Nutz members set the enter the bay door.
Team Nutz uniforms ready for delivery at a Cintas facility.
Recent consumer events at the David Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh have topped 30,000 in attendance. Team Nutz customers with the firms’ associated automotive businesses also see the new Team Nutz look.
The Cintas program includes pickup of uniforms, laundry and return to the Team Nutz HQ.
PITTSBURGH, PA (02.20.23) – The Pittsburgh International Auto Show was back at the David L Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh February 17th thru 20th. The 4-Day show brought exciting new vehicles, displays, products and fun for the whole family. In all the show featured 21 makes and models of vehicles from around the world.
Team Nutz, proactive 12volt and automotive aftermarket retailer, was once again on site. This year, the Team Nutz occupied a 6,500 square foot booth in the Convention Center. Team Nutz has been exhibiting at the Pittsburg Auto Show for over 15 years. During the show at times there were more than a dozen members of the Team Nutz crew engaged with show attendees in meaningful one-on-one conversations and demonstrations.
The David L. Lawrence Convention Center located by the river in downtown Pittsburgh.
For Team Nutz Ed Nuttall stated “Our booth was filled with demo vehicles, a big selection of wheels, OEM Display, a Marine display, a wide variety of product displays plus live installations of vehicle wraps, bed liner jobs, paint protection polishing, window tinting, leather Katzkin seat installations and DSP audio demos. One of the wrap demos projects was a full wrap of our new 24’ Team Nutz Trailer. With bed liner we are actually coating the bodies of pickups and cars.”
The aisles were packed with many attendees seeing all Team Nutz offers for consumers to add to their rides.
Attendees checking out custom installations in cars and motorcycles.
Nuttall continued “Standouts for demo vehicles was the International All Ways Safe truck loaded with Memphis Audio that debuted at SEMA 2021. Our Auto Magic delivery truck also helped get the word out about all our car care products. Motorcycle and powersports displays also grabbed eyeballs and having the high school students attend on Friday morning was a great opportunity to connect with younger consumers. During the event a crew from the local CBS station was on site at the show and showed a clip of them in our booth checking out paint protection on a demo car. That will turn into more great visibility.”
Car care products is a growing category and Team Nutz is in that marketplace with Audio Magic.
Team Nutz had a show offer to deliver an Auto Magic purchase to the buyer’s car.
“With the large crowd at the event over the 4 days I know we had probably more than 5000 direct conversations with attendees. We also passed out a ton of lanyards, stickers and koozies. We had 2500 business cards and ran out. With all that interaction we anticipate a considerable amount of business from the event. We definitely look forward to being back at the Pittsburg International Auto Show in 2024” Nuttall concluded.
CHARLEROI, PA (08.31.22) – Todd Ramsey and Ed Nuttall paid a return visit to the Mon Valley Career and Technical Center in Charleroi PA on Monday morning, August 29th. Previously Ramsey and Nuttall visited the Mon Valley facility in March of this year as part of the SEMA High School Auto Shop Build Program.
Todd Ramsey and Nuttall (R) addressing the shop class at 8 AM, Monday August 29th, the first day of the Fall Semester.
“Ramsey related “Ed and I felt after that visit it would be terrific to make a return visit to the school. The program, with Instructor Chris Mance, is terrific as students follow their automotive interests. Time in class and the school shop prepares students careers in the automotive aftermarket industry once they complete their studies. Ed and I worked our schedules to match up when I would be in the area from my Phoenix home. Monday, August 29th was the date that worked.”
Tom Ramsey gives the Mon Valley CTC SEMA High School Build a well-deserved thumbs up.
“Todd and Ed met with the A.M. students on opening day of our semester and shared the wisdom they have learned from working in the automotive industry as successful business owners. Ramsey with Ramsey Consulting and Nuttall as the owner of very successful Pittsburg-based retailer Team Nutz. We finished off the visit by doing a demonstration of the Team Nutz custom built Ford competition and show vehicle. Our students even went home with some new Team Nutz promotional swag. We thank them so much” Mance related.
Students check out the loaded custom Team Nutz demo and show vehicle.
“It’s essential for local businesses in the automotive aftermarket, like Team Nutz, to get out to engage with high school or early college automotive programs in their community. The next group of technicians are going to be in those programs and making the connection early and often is important to filling those labor shortages all 12volt retailers are experiencing today” Ramsey offered.
Ed Nuttall drove the Team Nutz demo and show vehicle down to the Mon Valley Career Center meeting from Pittsburg.
Nuttall relayed “It was great to get in front of the shop students their first day of the fall semester. We handed out a bunch of swag and talked to the students about careers in the automotive aftermarket. We, as an industry, really need to get ahold of other trade schools like Mon Valley and do the same. Mon Valley is a hour drive from Pittsburg and there are certainly other schools closer.”
Team Nutz participates at various Pittsburg Automobile Shows in the downtown convention center and connects with many students from area high schools.
The 12volt industry is very fortunate to have members like Todd Ramsey and Ed Nuttall that contribute to the long term success of the industry.
BUTLER, PA (06.16.22) – The 11h Annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival took place June 10th thru 12th in historic downtown Butler PA and on the Cooper’s Lake Campground. Over 15,000 Jeepers attended the weekend and enjoyed off-road trails, obstacle courses and a huge vendor area filled with companies that offer aftermarket products for Jeep owners and enthusiasts. The downtown Butler Jeep Invasion witnessed over 1000 Jeeps parked along main street and parking areas in the town of approximately 13,000 located 35 miles north of Pittsburgh. Butler was named the 7th Best Small Town in America in a Smithsonian Magazine in 2012.
Team Nutz is located about 35 miles from the Jeep Bantam Festival and had a big footprint at the event.
AAMP Global’s Christian Venn is flanked by Rusty North (L) and Ed Nuttal from Team Nutz. North is with End Result and was on site representing AAMP Global’s Jeep intensive Stinger brand.
Team Nutz is a proactive 12volt retailer located in Pittsburgh and returned to the Bantam Jeep Festival for the 2022 run. Ed Nuttall related, “The JeepFest draws thousands of Jeepers, enthusiasts and their rides. That crowd is noted for adding aftermarket products to their rides. We do a lot of Jeep upgrades at the store, and being so close to our store in Pittsburgh, it makes perfect sense for our brand to be on site. We had a great crew on site with vendor support, a large booth area with multiple tents plus several demo vehicles. Sales this year were strong and our team made contact with quite a number of promising prospects.”
Attendance at this year‘s event was strong as it has been in past years.
Jeepers also spent time on trails located on the very area around the Butler area.
The Team Nutz team on site this year totaled 8 with strong support from Stinger Electronics’ Christian Venn and Rusty North from End Result. The AAMP of America Stinger booth was next to the Team Nutz tent. Several good customers and Jeepers were also adjacent to Team Nutz on the grounds.
The Stinger Heigh 10, which takes a Jeeper’s infotainment system to the next level, was one of the hottest products in the Team Nutz booth. On site installations were hampered somewhat by a shortage kits.
Tom Mays pitches a Team Nutz Blue Duck do a fan in downtown Butler.
Doug Burns rewards this vintage Jeep with Team Nutz Blue Duck… one of 1300 given out at the event.
“Stinger was a great support team, with Christian Venn and the AAMP truck, to work side by side at the event. With their expertise and products in the booth right next to our booth they spoon fed us sales,” Nuttall added.
Today Jeepers are showing their support for other Jeep vehicles with blue rubber ducks. “We made 1500 custom blue rubber ducks for the event and placed over 1300 on Jeeps we liked. Downtown we went down along parked Jeeps and put the blue ducks of hoods and around door handles. The blue rubber ducks had the Team Nutz logo for all to see and remember,” Nuttall related.
Rosie was popular and received three ducks including a Team Nutz Blue Duck. People reward Jeeps they like with small rubber ducks.
The Team Nutz booth stretched well over 100 feet.
Concluding, Nuttall stated, “This was our 6th or 7th time to exhibit at the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. Based on our success at this year’s event expect to see us at the 2023 event and beyond.
PITTSBUGH, PA (05.23.22) – On Saturday, May 21st, Team Nutz hosted an event to show consumers firsthand how their rides would shine by using the Auto Magic products. The event, held at a Team Nutz shop, was Auto Magic Demo Day.
Ed Nuttall stated, “We are the distributor in Western PA for Auto Magic and work with a network of detail and 12volt shops in the area… including our retail store. We wanted to show consumers how great the Auto Magic products would make their rides look. Putting a sponge and chamois in their hands really worked.”
Auto Magic Demo Day participants prepping their truck.
“We worked hands on with consumers during the Auto Magic Demo Day and 6 of those people made purchases. Visibility from the street also provided exposure for the Auto Magic brand as we had our panel truck out front. We also have that Auto Magic truck in our booth at major consumer shows at venues like the Pittsburgh Auto show at the Lawrence Convention Center downtown,” Nuttall added.
Team Nutz staff members Mike Gosnik, Todd Calfo, Rob Gratton and Colleen Green joined Nuttall for the Saturday Auto Magic Demo Day event.
This Classic 1940 Olds Series 60 shines after the Auto Magic treatment.
A selection of the Auto Magic products used during Demo Day.
Concluding, Nuttall offered, “Another Auto Magic Demo Day event is planned next month. Consumers must know what products are available. It doesn’t matter if it’s car stereo, collision avoidance, in-vehicle connectivity, new bike products or car care products. They need to know about it to learn how it could benefit their lifestyles.”
PITTSBURGH, PA (02.23.22) – The Pittsburgh International Auto Show was back at the David L Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh February 18th-21st. The 4-Day show, that included President’s Day, brought exciting new vehicles, displays, products and fun for the whole family. In all the show featured 21 makes and models of vehicles from around the world.
This image shows just part of the Team Nutz 7000 square-foot booth.
Team Nutz, proactive 12volt and automotive aftermarket retailer, was once again on site. This year, the Team Nutz occupied a 7000 square foot booth in the Convention Center. Team Nutz has been exhibiting at the Pittsburg Auto Show for over 15 years. During the show at times there were 16 members of the Team Nutz crew engaged with show attendees in meaningful one-on-one conversations.
The wheel display saw a lot of action and drove Monday in-store sales.
For Team Nutz Ed Nuttall stated “Our booth was filled with demo vehicles, a big selection of wheels, OEM Display, a Marine display, a wide variety of product displays plus live installations of vehicle wraps, bed liner jobs, paint protection polishing, window tinting, leather Katzkin seat installations and DSP audio demos. One of the wrap demos projects was a full wrap of our new 24’ Team Nutz Trailer. With bed liner we are actually coating the bodies of pickups and cars. A Mustang in our booth was an example that drew a lot of attention.”
The on-site wrap of the new Team Nutz was a live demo that lasted throughout the event.
Nuttall Continued “Standouts for demo vehicles was the International All Ways Safe truck loaded with Memphis Audio that debuted at SEMA 2021. Vince Murray’s Gladiator highlighting a wide range of Metra products grabbed attention throughout the show…along with the Corvette C8 with Lambo doors. Our Auto Magic delivery truck also helped get the word out about all our car care products.”
There was plenty for show goers to see in the huge Team Nutz area.
On Monday following the Auto Show the phone at the store was ringing off the hook. One of the first customers at the store picked up a $2500. set of wheels he saw at the show. All of this while Team Nutz was still manning the booth on President’s day.
This Mustang demo in the booth featured a body painted with bed liner.
“With the large crowd at the event over the 4 days I know we had probably more than 5000 direct conversations with attendees. We also passed out a ton of lanyards, stickers and koozies. We had 2500 business cards and ran out. With all that interaction we anticipate a considerable amount of business from the event. We definitely look forward to being back at the Pittsburg International Auto Show in 2023” Nuttall concluded.
PITTSBURGH, PA (01.28.22) – Team Nutz, a very proactive 12volt retailer in the Pittsburg area, had a very strong showing at the recent MAX Motive World of Wheels this year at the David Lawerence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh Friday – Sunday, January 21st-23rd.
End Result and Team Nutz members at the entrance to the booth on Sunday. End Result’s Rusty North (L) and Ed Dalesandro flank Tom Mays (2nd) and Ed Nuttall.
The Team Nutz 70’ x 80’ booth was filled with demo vehicles, tents, show car displays, live installations and importantly consumers. End Result, with Ed Dalesandro and Rusty North, was onsite with the Team Nutz staff of 20 who worked the show. The End Result rep firm brands Hertz, Audison, Memphis Audio, Race Sport Lighting and Nakamichi were installed in several demo vehicles and experienced by thousands of attendees.
High School students loading up on Swag Friday morning.
Dalesandro shot a video tour of the booth as Nuttall led the trip around the booth with input from North. Nuttall gave a background and details of over a dozen customized vehicles were spotlighted in the booth in addition to free-standing product displays.
Play the video below: Ed Nuttall leads Ed Dalesandro and Rusty North on a 10-minute video tour around the Team Nutz booth.
Ed Nuttall, for Team Nutz, stated, “The attendance was reported to approach 20,000 and members of the crowd were really interested automotive consumers. We had literally over 10,000 customized swag items including pens, stickers, tote bags, screw drivers and lanyards to hand out to attendees. We gave out over 1500 tote bags.
Ed Nuttall set to start the booth video tour. Play the full video above.
The visibility for Team Nutz at the event led to very active days at the store following the World of Wheels event.
“Snow and very cold temperatures certainly did not stop our phones from ringing at the store. Phones have been ringing off the hook scheduling installation appointments and answering questions. Many registered for contests we offered and checked out info from QR Code we spotted around at the event. Mike Gosnik posted a number of videos to draw attention to products in the booth and posts of those videos are creating visibility for us after the event,” Nuttall offered.
Mike Gosnik in a screenshot of the All Ways Safe International loaded with Memphis Audio, lighting and custom interior. This rig by Team Nutz debuted at SEMA 2021
This Jeep was loaded with Sony from Davis Distribution.
Continuing, Nuttall offered “Friday was high school day and we had 800 students at the show. I was scheduled to address the students in a conference room before the show opened. On my way up to the conference hall the elevator stopped and left me trapped inside for over 45 minutes. By the time maintenance got the damn thing fixed the students had already left for the show floor. The good news is they visited our booth and are carrying Team Nutz tote bags in the halls at their schools.
Following the show Saturday night Team Nutz hosted a dinner for exhibitors and crews at a restaurant across the street for over 100 who contributed to the success of the show.
This tow truck featured Team Nutz graphics.
This is a custom bike display built from bike parts and placed on a TV stand for in store sales presentations. Ed Nuttall on the left with Rusty North.
“All at Team Nutz certainly put a lot into pulling off this event. We worked over 3 days to set up and tear down took 3 hours. We put our company and products in front a very large number of people. Literally thousands went home with some swag with our name on it too. We look forward to more big events at the David Lawrence Convention Center,” Nuttall concluded.
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PITTSBURGH, PA (01.25.22) – Team Nutz, a very proactive 12volt retailer in the Pittsburg area, returned to the MAX Motive World of Wheels again this year at the David Lawerence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh Friday – Sunday, January 21st-23rd.
End Result’s Rusty North and Ed Dalesandro flank Tom Mays (2nd L) and Ed Nuttall in the Team Nutz booth at the David Lawrence Convention Center.
Team Nutz had a 70’ x 80’ booth that was filled with demo vehicles, tents, show car displays, live installations and importantly consumers. End Result, with Ed Dalesandro and Rusty North, was onsite with the Team Nutz staff of 20 who worked the show. The End Result rep firm brands Hertz, Audison, Memphis Audio, Race Sport Lighting and Nakamichi were installed in several demo vehicles and experienced by thousands of attendees. In all over a dozen customized vehicles were spotlighted in the Team Nutz in addition to free-standing product displays.
High school students loaded up with Team Nutz swag on Friday morning… over 800 were at the event.
Ed Nuttall, for Team Nutz, stated, “The attendance was reported to approach 20,000 and members of the crowd were really interested automotive consumers. We had literally over 10,000 customized swag items including pens, stickers, tote bags, screw drivers and lanyards to hand out to attendees. We gave out over 1500 tote bags. We also had a Txt to Win promo to win a lift kit plus a custom QR Code in play that we will use in additional ways to connect after the event with attendees that were in our booth.”
Watch the video above of the Team Nutz Booth at the World of Wheels with Ed Nuttall and Ed Dalesandro.
Continuing, Nuttall offered “Friday was high school day and we had 800 students at the show. Many picked up Team Nutz tote bags they will be carrying in the halls at school. This year we created more interactive display experiences for attendees in our booth. From start to finish we wrapped a security company van, with attention grabbing custom graphics. To show the quality of our Auto Magic car care products we polished several vehicles and made them shine with Graphene coat. Also, we completed a Katzkin leather seat job for a Ford Mustang. The All Ways Safe International truck that debuted at SEMA 2021 and loaded with Memphis Audio, lights and custom interior got attendees very interested and asking questions.
“Demonstrations like that at a show definitely plants seeds for future business. Ed Nuttall and Nina, along with the Team Nutz crew, orchestrated a great event,” Rusty North commented.
Team Nutz owner Ed Nuttall (L) and Rusty North with a motorcycle model that Team Nutz built from parts and is on a TV stand to show consumer different bike installation options in the store.
“All at Team Nutz certainly put a lot into pulling off this event. We worked over 3 days to set up and tear down took 3 hours. We put our company and products in front a very large number of people. Literally thousands went home with some swag with our name on it too. This week after the event we will begin to follow the QR Code activity as well. We look forward to more big events at the David Lawrence Convention Center,” Nuttall concluded.
538This custom installed Nakamichi DSP was introduced at the show and drove the sound in a stock Ford Focus to a whole new level.
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