We are proud of our Kathy N. Hall, a Social Media Ambassador for The Mayor’s Office of Special Events (MOSE)! The Ambassador program is dedicated to spreading the word about the year-round activities available in our beautiful city, H-Town.
Wishing you a happy and safe Father’s Day from all of us at BEB-Business Extension Bureau.
BEB was in full force for the 2nd annual George Springer’s All Star Bowling Event benefiting SAY.ORG (Stuttering Association for the Young). All proceeds go to CAMP SAY, a life-changing summer camp for kids & teens who stutter.
This all star event was held at Lucky Strike in downtown Houston and raised over $40K. It was a great way to raise money for an excellent cause and a chance to see a lot of “Who is Who” of Houston.
This is our 2nd year to volunteer and contribute.
The new USPS delivery standards for First Class and Standard Mail that take effect on July 1, 2015 have been published. However, we have continued to experience slow delivery both local and regional, especially with standard mail. We encourage our clients, especially those mailing to promote scheduled events, to drop your mail an extra 7 days earlier to ensure timely delivery of your marketing mail! We will continue to keep you apprised of delivery in the coming months as we prepare for the upcoming back to school and holiday seasons.
New delivery standards for Standard Mail will take effect on July 1, 2015. See below for details:
We have experienced slower than normal standard mail delivery locally and regionally. See details on what Houston mailers are experiencing and read our recommendations for the coming back to school and holiday seasons. Read More…
USPS halts plan to consolidate and close processing facilitiesThe Postal Service has suspended its plans to consolidate or close processing facilities in 2015.
According to documents on the USPS website, the closures and consolidations dates of all plants were changed from 2015 to “to be determined,” with the exception of three plants in Asheville, N.C., Houston, Texas and Queens, N.Y.
The USPS planned to close up to 82 mail processing facilities this year and expected to save about $750 million a year by closing those facilities – money that it desperately needs after the agency recorded losses in 21 of the last 23 quarters.
We published a blog with detailed information earlier about the USPS merging Downtown Houston Permit numbers into the North Houston Permit number system back in February.
STOP! DON’T DO ANYTHING!
The USPS is in a holding pattern as it has determined that it may be easier to merge the smaller North Houston Permit numbers into the Downtown Houston Permit number system. As soon as a decision is made, our BEB Mail Pooch will notify you immediately. Stay Tuned!.
Our Spring Seminar Series have come to a conclusion and once again, we are (so) pleased to share results of participant surveys. 100% of our attendees submitted surveys this round, and 100% rated the overall series as EXCELLENT! Summer classes are in the planning stages now.
Thank you to our wonderful participants for making this series so popular.
President & CEO, Ron Royall
Houston, TX- We are already over half-way through the first quarter of 2015 and the year seems to be moving at lightning speed.
As our executive team planned for the coming year, we determined that our business must become even more nimble and adapt to the changing economic climate, quickly. In fact, I believe that the only consistency in our economy today, is change.
Texas has a new governor for the first time in 14 years, and the price of oil is dropping at accelerated rates. Houston led the country with 125,300 new jobs created in December, while the Federal Reserve announced in January that the state will lose approximately 125,000 jobs due to lower oil prices by mid-2015.
Social media marketing was a primary marketing strategy for several clients last year, and netted amazing results.
As the economy is ever changing, we see that our client’s needs are consistently changing too. As a result, our service offerings and skill sets are evolving to ensure we continue to serve our customers well.
Last year we expanded deeper into social media marketing, websites, wide format printing, and created several marketing strategies for a wide variety of companies.
Our primary focus for this year is to continue to develop new ways to help our clients market smarter. We’ll execute with greater agility and speed, and keep you informed of the latest industry happenings.
And so, in this edition of The Bureau, we review details of the recent USPS postal increase request, offer information on upcoming Marketing for Small Business classes, and share results of some of our marketing campaigns from 2014.
As always, we sincerely thank you for your business and partnership and look forward to serving your needs in the coming year.
Sincerely,
