by ambcadmin | Sep 20, 2016 | Posts
Dear Uncle Marty, I was in your marketing class at the Retail Shipping Expo a few weeks ago in Las Vegas and was interested when you were talking about music in the store. I never really thought about that as important. I usually just play the radio or talk radio....
by ambcadmin | Sep 13, 2016 | Posts
A game changer is “a newly introduced element or factor that changes an existing situation or activity in a significant way.” It was a privilege and pleasure to see so many of you at the 2016 Retail Shippers Expo in Las Vegas in August! This year,...
by ambcadmin | Sep 9, 2016 | Posts
On Labor Day, I had a flight back from Fort Lauderdale to Buffalo, enjoying the ride with my teen aged son. He was frantically finishing his summer reading assignment and I was relishing in the fact that I could annoy him on the plane and let him know that he...
by ambcadmin | Sep 6, 2016 | Posts
The topic of store blogs came up time and time again at the recent Retail Shippers Expo in Las Vegas. It’s very encouraging to hear of so many stores starting and maintaining really great blogs, and reaping the benefits! Blogs are a core teaching of...
by ambcadmin | Sep 2, 2016 | Posts
Did you know your packages are guaranteed to arrive on time or they are free?? YES… the whole #ifitslateitsfree motto applies to the shipping world as well! When UPS and FedEx deliver a package after the guaranteed time, you are entitled to a refund credit for the...
by ambcadmin | Aug 30, 2016 | Posts
As you’ve likely gathered by now, most of us on the AMBC Board of Directors are outright podcast junkies. I have my favorite podcasts, and among them is a fairly new gem from Gimlet Media, Surprisingly Awesome. This delightful show takes a seemingly mundane...
by ambcadmin | Aug 26, 2016 | Posts
Two weeks ago, I presented several breakout sessions on social media at the Retail Shippers Expo in Vegas. During most of my sessions, I talked about the attitude of gratitude (or, as I called it, #AttitudeOfGratitude). It’s important to note that attitude, not...
by ambcadmin | Aug 23, 2016 | Posts
For me, August always feels like the start of a new year. It’s weird, I know. But my shop is in a college town, and August is when all of the new students arrive for the year. The town comes back to life, things are fresh, and attitudes are positively hopeful....
by ambcadmin | Aug 19, 2016 | Posts
Returning back from the Retail Shippers Expo 2016 this week, overflowing with emotions, I could not sleep on the plane. So, I started and finished reading my book, #AskGaryVee – One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media & Self-Awareness. It...
by ambcadmin | Aug 16, 2016 | Posts
I’m traveling today, headed home after an amazing week in Vegas at the Retail Shippers Expo. I’ll have a formal follow-up article on Expo in the next issue of MBC Today, but have to share my overwhelm with you now. Perhaps “overwhelm”...
