2020 Visionary Summit

Mark your calendars and book your flights! The 2020 Visionary Summit will be held in St. Louis, April 16-19. Yes, we’ll be back in St. Louis! This central, easy-to-get-to location proved very successful for our 2019 Basic Training event, and we’re thrilled to be...

2019 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

AMBC recommends that you encourage your clients to ship by these dates for the best chance of getting their domestic, contiguous state shipments delivered by Christmas. Please note that guarantees and time commitments may be suspended or extended during peak shipping...

Ask Uncle Marty: Understaffed in Utah

Dear Uncle Marty, I need to hire someone new. I know you’ve written about this before, and I’ve tried some of the methods you suggested but am not having any luck finding the right person. Any other ideas? Thanks, Understaffed in Utah … Dear Understaffed, It...

Tech Talk with Tobye: Google

by Tobye McClanahan This edition of Tech Talk is going to be a little different. Instead of telling you about some great new app, I’m going to re-introduce you to a free app you’ve all heard of, but unfortunately many aren’t using to its fullest potential. Twenty...

Dog Days of Summer

by Norman Froscher The dog days of summer are gone and soon we’ll be gearing up for another holiday shipping season. But often in this glamorous industry we can get a little bedraggled, feel a little unmotivated, and just get plain weary. As entrepreneurs and small...

Dealing with the Unexpected

by Michele Zajac, Owner of The Boxes etc. in Naperville, Illinois When you own a shipping store, you learn to deal with the unexpected. Every customer and every package is different, every day. It keeps life interesting. Maybe too interesting. Lunch time can span from...

Letting Go to Grow

I’m sitting in my little office in the back of my shop, listening to Aleah and Clark have conversations with our clients. I can trust what they’re saying. I can hear their smiles. And I smile. Over the past year, these two Uncle Marty’s team members have gotten to...

It’s a Small, Small World

by Marty Johnson I just got back from a vacation—the first real vacation I’ve had in over eight years. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve traveled plenty, but it seems it’s always been for a conference, summit, gig, meeting, funeral, or some other event that I needed to be at....

PostalMate Training (November 16, 2019)

Dates: Nov 16-17 City: Anaheim (area), CA Hotel: Anaheim Marriott Suites 12015 Harbor Boulevard Garden Grove, CA  92840 URL provided: PostalMate Regional Anaheim Cut-off date: Oct 25 Room night rate: $130.00 Parking fee: Free! (Normally $15.00) Source:...