by ambcadmin | May 26, 2017 | Posts
Here is a great piece of advice when posting online: If you are planning on promoting your business through social media, please keep your personal profile clean. Specifically, don’t post anything political on your personal profiles. This week, I received a...
by ambcadmin | May 16, 2017 | Posts
I was listening to a TED Talk yesterday. Well, it was really a TED discussion. Chris Anderson was interviewing Elon Musk—you know, the genius behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, Hyperloop, etc.—and the discussion was fascinating! I always enjoy hearing Elon speak about...
by ambcadmin | May 2, 2017 | Posts
Dear Uncle Marty, I know you’re involved in some community groups. How do you suggest I get involved, and what are the best groups to join? Hoping to meet new people, Friendly Florence “Flo” Fenstermacher Dear Flo, Indeed, I highly recommend joining some community...
by ambcadmin | Apr 18, 2017 | Posts
I love talking on the radio. I don’t do radio ads often, but when I do I always get a thrill going to the studio, sitting in the soundproof booth, and letting it rip. And every so often I get the opportunity to be interviewed on the radio. Today was one of those...
by ambcadmin | Apr 4, 2017 | Posts
Dear Uncle Marty, Am I allowed to send anonymous packages when people don’t want their name to show on the return address? Under an assumed name, Incongnito Ignacio Dear Ignacio, I’ve asked a few store owners and my fellow AMBC board members about this since...
by ambcadmin | Mar 31, 2017 | Posts
In addition to late deliveries and other automated refund types, there are other parts of your UPS and FedEx invoices that deserve your attention. Many people rarely go over an invoice; they usually have an automatic payment on file with the carrier and are just...
by ambcadmin | Mar 24, 2017 | Posts
For years, we received requests to ship cars: “How much to ship this car to Texas? How much for my truck? Can I fill it with my stuff and then ship? “ We learned that there are way too many ways for a customer to search for pricing online for it to be worth the time...
by ambcadmin | Mar 23, 2017 | Posts
NMFC Changes are taking place April 15th, 2017 NMFC = National Motor Freight Classification, is the system that sets the description and class of everything shipped freight. The description used to describe an item shipped sets the NMFC number, that...
by ambcadmin | Mar 21, 2017 | Posts
I just made a kids’ mailbox. It’s a concept I’ve heard of before, but completely forgot about until Henry reminded us of it at the PostalMate regional training weekend a few weeks ago in New York. It’s really quite a brilliant idea: put the key...
by ambcadmin | Mar 17, 2017 | Posts
Ten years ago, I ran an eCommerce site selling personalized leather gifts to businesses and individuals. I learned SEO from experts and got on the social media bandwagon very shortly after March 2007. I’ve studied many aspects of online checkout over the years,...
