by ambcadmin | Mar 9, 2017 | Posts
Best Practices….. Do you follow them, should you follow them? Why should you follow them? Best practices can set you, your staff and your business apart from the crowd. They can be simple, or extremely complex. They can cost you no money, a little money or the...
by ambcadmin | Mar 7, 2017 | Posts
What a weekend! Fahim and I had the honor and privilege of attending another PostalMate regional training weekend, this time in a little place near and dear to both of us: New York City. PC Synergy, the makers of PostalMate, asked AMBC to participate in their events...
by ambcadmin | Feb 28, 2017 | Posts
Prepare yourselves. AMBC’s dynamic duo, Fahim and Uncle Marty, are teaming up and teeming with excitement to present our brand new class, Get Social!, at the PostalMate Regional Training Weekend this Sunday in New York. Our new seminar takes the concept of how...
by ambcadmin | Feb 24, 2017 | Posts
A little over a year ago, in January 2016, during our AMBC board meeting, I had mentioned to our directors about trying to move towards having video conferencing meetings via a new app called Zoom (www.Zoom.us). At the time, it was relatively new and unheard of by...
by ambcadmin | Feb 21, 2017 | Posts
Have you ever done a suspension pack? Suspension packing, or “packing in air,” is a fantastic, simple technique that we teach in AMBC’s RSi® certified packing classes. It’s not a method to use every day, but one that comes in quite handy for...
by ambcadmin | Feb 14, 2017 | Posts
Have you told your customers lately that you love them? Have you told them lately that you care? Now you can grab each one by the hand, look them in the eye, and say, “I love you, customer.” But you’re probably going to either get slapped or put on...
by ambcadmin | Feb 10, 2017 | Posts
Last night, after his soccer practice, my son and I stopped off at my favorite grocery store, Wegmans, to buy some urgently needed items from my wife’s grocery list, a task that should’ve only taken 15 minutes and cost $20. Well, 50 minutes and $85 later,...
by ambcadmin | Feb 3, 2017 | Posts
Dear Uncle Marty, What are some alternative services I can offer in my store to bring in business? Looking for something new, Inquisitive Ingrid Dear Ingrid, I like how you phrased your question: “…services I can offer in my store to bring in business.” You’re...
by ambcadmin | Jan 27, 2017 | Posts
This week, during a monthly networking group meeting, an interesting topic came up from a veteran attendee: How to acquire new clients to your business – paid vs. unpaid leads (AKA word of mouth marketing). The gentleman, a trusted insurance agent in our...
by ambcadmin | Jan 24, 2017 | Posts
I was at Jo-Ann this past weekend. As I was checking out with my three and a half yards of purple and grey upholstery fabric, Lexi the clerk asked if I had any coupons with me. How could I forget? Like any good red-blooded American that comes from a family of sewers...
