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The Bureau – 1st Qtr 2014

PAGE 1 The Bureau 1st Quarter 2014Be on the look out for our award winning quarterly newsletter, The Bureau, mailing this week.

Our first newsletter of 2014 includes a handy postage reference guide and detailed comparison charts showing you the postage differentials by rates.

Our President, Ron Royall, gives a brief review of happenings from 2013 and shares what is expected for the coming year.

We’ve also included highlights from our recent AVA Digital Award for best video.

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BEB Wins Gold AVA Digital Award

AVA DIGITAL AWARDS LOGOWe are thrilled to share that BEB is the recipient of a distinguished 2014 Gold AVA Digital Award.  The award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.  Work ranges from audio and video productions-to websites and social media sites that present interactive components such as video, animation, blogs and podcasts.

Our winning entry was for the use of a QR Code.  We connected a video to our Holiday Cards (click here) which linked to a holiday message video (which can be seen by clicking here.)

This year’s competition received over 2,000 entries from across the globe.  The AVA Digital Awards is sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP).  This international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, production, advertising, public relations, and free-lance professionals.

We are proud to have received this prestigious honor, and it is our first award for video marketing.  We thank all of our valued clients and partners for continued opportunities!

BEB is the proud recipient of a distinguished Gold AVA Digital Award!  The award recognizes outstanding achievement by creative professionals involved in the concept, direction, design and production of media that is part of the evolution of digital communication.  Our winning entry was for a company “seasons greetings” video connected to a QR Code included in our holiday cards.

The competition this year received over 2,000 entries from across the globe.  The AVA Digital Awards is sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP).  This international organization consists of several thousand production, marketing, advertising and free-lance professionals.  This is our first award for video marketing and we are very proud to receive this prestigious honor.  We thank all of our valued clients and partners for continued opportunities to serve them!

You can see our winning entry and how the QR Code was used by clicking here.

Slalom Your Way to Direct Mail Success by CMS of UK

Our friends at Central Mailing Service of Birmingham, England in the UK created an awesome infographic about the successes of Direct Mail using a timely Olympic Theme!  Check it out by clicking here.  You can see more great exchanges by joining the conversation on Twitter!  We’re @BEBTX and our pals (from over the pond) are @CMSOfficialpage  Join us!

Why the U.S. Postal Service Can Win the Battle for the Same-Day Delivery Market

2014-01-22Despite a slow start to its same-day delivery program for e-commerce purchases, the U.S. Postal Service is in a strong position to challenge FedEx, UPS and other competitors in that potentially lucrative market.  Read the entire article from Forbes by clicking here.

The Inspector General’s Top 10 2013

2014-01-08The Inspector General’s Top 10 Postal Stories of 2013

It was a big new year for the Old Post Office.  The Office of the Postal Inspector General, a combination policy agency/management consultancy for the USPS, released its list of Top 10 Postal Stores of 2013.  Read more here.