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Slow Delivery in Houston Continues

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Houston Standard Mail DeliveryThe 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.

 

PRC Approves Rate Hike effective Apr 26

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April 26th Rate HikeThe Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued orders approving some of the price changes proposed earlier by the Postal Service. After its review of the USPS filing, discussion of the input from commenters, and its own analysis, the PRC found that “the planned” prices for First-Class Mail do not violate the price cap.

The PRC has also approved the price increase for competitive products (proposed on January 26), except for some rates associated with products whose transfer from “market dominant” to “competitive” remain under review.

Rate increases will take effect on April 26, 2015. You can view the new rates by clicking below:

STANDARD NONPROFIT LETTERS AND FLATS

STANDARD LETTERS AND FLAT | FIRST CLASS LETTERS & POSTCARDS

BEB Takes Platinum Award

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2015-02-01 AVA DIGITAL AWARD BEB WINS PLATINUMPlatinum is the highest honor received within the AVA Digital Award annual competition. It 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 the use of QR Codes in our annual company interactive calendars.

The competition this year received over 2,500 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. We thank all of our valued clients and partners for continued opportunities to serve them!

You can see our winning entry by clicking here.

SEO Survey

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Thank you for attending our Fall Seminar Series class on Search Engine Optimization.  We hope you found the class informative and enjoyable.  If you haven’t already, would you please share your thoughts on the class with us?  We welcome your comments and direction.

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Two Mails Class Rated EXCELLENT By 100% of Attendees

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Two Mails Class Rated ExcellentOur Fall Seminar Series on Marketing For Small Business has been awesome!  We’ve met such great people and gotten to know some fabulous companies!  This week’s class covered, The Two Mails: Direct Mail | e-mail.  100% of the attendees submitted a survey and 100% rated the class EXCELLENT!  Thank you!  See you next week for our Search Engine Optimization class hosted by our partners at Siteboxpro.

Blog Class Gets an A

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Blogging with beb orange logoOur Fall Seminar Series kicked off earlier this week and we are thrilled to report that we received feedback from 100% of the participants!  Thank you to all of the awesome people and companies for joining us!

Check out what they told us:

 

75% of the students rated our Blogging Seminar as Excellent!

RATE THE SEMINAR PIC BLOGGING

 

RECOMMEND BLOGGING SEMINAR

And 100% of the participants signed up for the remaining three classes.  THANK YOU!  There is still (some) room available, won’t you join us?  Click here for details.

In Your Mailbox – Fall Seminar Series

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This summer we conducted four, one-hour seminars that focused on marketing your business. Each of the four classes “sold out” and each were rated by the attendees as “excellent”. We were asked to offer the classes again, and we listened!

Classes are limited to 8 people to allow for lively interaction and more personalized learning. Cost is only $20/per person, per session or $75/per person for all four classes. Lunch is included.   Look in your mailbox for our latest mailing promoting this series.  These classes are popular and fill quickly!  Click here for details of each class, schedules and registration.

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BEB Receives 2014 Houston Award

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2014-Houston AwardHOUSTON August 21, 2014 — Business Extension Bureau of Texas Inc has been selected for the 2014 Houston Award in the Mailing Lists category by the Houston Award Program.

Each year, the Houston Award Program identifies companies that have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Houston area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2014 Houston Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Houston Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The Houston Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Houston area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Houston Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. The organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups.

SEO Seminar Hits A Home Run

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Wow! Thank You!

Once again, 100% of the attendees to our Marketing for Small Business Series completed a survey, and once again, 100% rated the class EXCELLENT!

100% said they would recommend the class to a colleague or friend and 100% rated the interaction as excellent too.

So many great participants in our Series

So many great participants in our Series

Check out the responses to the question; what was good about the seminar?

• Well prepared
• The presentation
• I’m a visual learner so the slide show worked great!
• Very precise info
• Effective, easy to implement ideas
• Information Provided
• In depth education on SEO and key tips to increase rankings

Special Thanks to Jeremiah Mohr and John Horrell of Siteboxpro for guest speaking.  You guys did a fantastic job and they have agreed to guest teach for the upcoming Fall Seminars too!  Check out Siteboxpro by clicking here.

Yesterday’s meeting marked the final of the four Summer Seminar Series. Each of the four classes “sold out” and each were rated “excellent” by the attendees. We have been asked to offer the classes again; and we listened!

Lively interaction was a highlight of the series. Here's our Ro Royall talking about social media

Lively interaction was a highlight of the series. Here’s our Ro Royall talking about social media

Classes will resume in the fall, the first on Blogging will commence September 30th. We’ll keep you apprised of dates and times for all four classes in the coming week.

Participants asked us to offer further education classes as well. We will construct additional, more in depth classes using the theme of “How To:” (How to Tweet, How to write a blog, etc.) and anticipate execution of the curriculum in the 4th quarter of this year. Again, we’ll keep you posted.

In the meantime, thank you, to all of the wonderful participants and amazing companies for participating in our inaugural Summer Seminar Series and Happy Marketing!