It’s time to start planning your trip to the AMPC 2010 Convention – Expo. The Early Bird discounted registrations end on January 29, 2010. Come early or stay late to take in Chicago: Affordable Chicago April 7 – 11, 2010 Chicago, IL
Association membership is up 300% from the early 1970s, but what exactly are the benefits of belonging to a dues-supported trade organization? It is assumed that professionals who belong to quality associations are more effective business people, and therefore more successful, but what are the real statistics? A recent report by William E. Smith Institute [...]
The Plastic Loosefill Council is looking for an AMPC store to be pictured on their webpage. The Plastic Loosefill Council, (www.loosefillpackaging.com) was founded in 1991 to develop, promote and implement the original use and subsequent recovery, reuse and recycling of polystyrene loose fill, commonly known as “packing peanuts.” The Council operates the Peanut Hotline, the [...]
The following chart compares the 2009 and 2010 rates of surcharges and accessorial charges by FedEx and UPS. Click on the image below to download the charts.
All Are Welcome to a Free Listing All mail and parcel stores are welcome to a free listing on www.findashippingstore.com. The site has been redesigned and is now editable by the store owner for complete accuracy. Join AMPC at any membership level, including the Associate free level and you will be listed on this site [...]
I don’t think that social media is for teenage girls anymore: http://bit.ly/BxRN6 Please consider using this powerful, effective, and inexpensive marketing media for your business. If you do it right, you will make more money. This book will help you do it right: http://crushitbook.com/ For an excellent examples of how it is done for a [...]
Many stores have found the use of a flat screen with a slide show to promote their products and services to be effective in-store marketing. The TV is usually placed behind the counter for customers to watch while their packages are being processed. Some stores have gone so far as to remove all the other [...]
I ran across this interesting survey about the future of successful marketing on the MarketingProf.com web site: http://bit.ly/4rh521 If you are not doing an email marketing program like Sudden Values (an AMPC Resource), please consider doing it yourself with a Constant Contact , Emma, or MailChip service. Not only do you effectively market to your [...]
