Congratulations and (thank you!) to our 2016 Marketing for Small Business Graduating Class. It was a fantastic five weeks getting to know all of you and learning more about your fantastic businesses!
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Happy Thanksgiving
BEB RUNS FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS
Team BEB has been busy in the month of November giving back to our community by contributing and participating in runs for local nonprofits. Our Kathy N. Hall, Angel Wiener-Vierna, and Joy Z participated in Run in the Park (Hermann Park Conservancy), Giving Thanks – The Race for A Better Life (Bel Inizio), and Running of the Bulls (Texans Foundation). Great work ladies and thank you!
Constant Contact Class Gets an A Grade
We’re winding down our Fall Marketing for Small Business Advanced Seminar Series. Yesterday we completed the HOW TO: Constant Contact class.
Participants created an event within this multi-channel platform, learned how to sell items in addition to tickets, created a poll and survey, and finished up with creating a marketing email blast. We shared details on Constant Contact’s database and reviewed how to create different lists with tags.
November QR Code
Have you scanned your November QR Code inside your BEB Calendar? There is a super funny video (a turkey singing) to help you celebrate the November holidays! Check it out here.
Happy Halloween
Have a safe and happy Halloween! Click here for a fun video!
LinkedIN Class Receives Highest Ranking
Another sold-out class is on the books for our Fall Marketing for Small Business Advanced series.
Our Kathy Norris Hall conducted yesterday’s LinkedIN seminar. We reviewed LinkedIN – Past/Present and Future, the anatomy of a Profile, Group, and Company Page, and how to use LinkedIN for sales and prospecting.
100% of our attendees ranked the class as Excellent, and 100% said they would recommend the class to a friend or colleague.
Proposed January Rates Published
The proposed January postal rate hike has been released. The anticipated changes, by percentage and class are as follows:
First Class Mail = .78%
Standard Mail = .895%
Periodicals = .832%
Some highlights to review:
- FCM Automated Area Distribution Center (AADC) rates and 3-digit presort categories for automation letters and postcards, and Standar Mail Automation Letters are merging into one.
- The weight maximum for FCM nonautomation presorted machinable letters and Standard mail machinable letters will increase from 3.3 oz to 3.5 oz
- Standard Mail will now be known as USPS Marketing Mail
- The weight maximum of Marketing Mail flats that pay piece races will increase from 3.3 oz to 4.0 oz
- Workshare rate discounts are being reduced
For detailed rate comparison charts, click onto a category below:
Rates were submitted to the PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) for review. We will continue to post the current changes as they happen. If you have questions or need additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
713-528-5568
FACEBOOK Class Ranked Excellent
Our HOW TO: Facebook class, the second of our five seminar fall curriculum, was at full capacity yesterday.
We met some fantastic entrepreneurs with amazing companies…again! The class covered details on how Facebook decides who sees posts on your newsfeed, why your organic reach from your company Facebook page is waning (the latest statistics show that less than 6.5% of followers to your company page will see your posts), and a detailed explanation of insights.
We surveyed our participants and 100% ranked the class as EXCELLENT. Next week is HOW TO: LinkedIN!