Our BEBdata crew (Ron Royall, Ann Frank, and Ro Royall) attended the 2016 NADA (National Auto Dealers Conference) in Las Vegas from March 31 – April 3rd. BEBdata experts promoting our auto leads list data.
More than 25,000 new-car and -truck dealers and their managers, as well as dealers from over 30 countries, auto industry executives and exhibitor staff attended. Check out the last day highlights video below.
Have you scanned your April QR Code from BEB-Business Extension Bureau’s 2016 calendar yet?
We have a fun message for you!
You can also click here to see it!
In observance of Good Friday our offices will be closed on Friday, March 25th. We will re-open on Monday, March 28th. Let us know if you anticipate any special needs during that time.
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On Behalf of all of us at BEBdata, we wish you and “yours” a safe and Happy Easter Holiday.
From all of us at BEBdata, Have a Safe and Happy St Patrick’s Day!
Back in 2014, the USPS submitted an emergency rate increase (also known as an exigent rate case) to help raise $4.6 billion of lost revenue. Congress approved it with the stipulation that once the lost revenue was recuperated, prices had to go back to the previously approved rates from May of 2015. The money has been recaptured and postage rates will DECREASE effective April 10, 2016. A first-class stamp will cost 47 cents, down from its current 49-cent price.
A digital version of our handy BEBdata Postal Guide with the new rates is attached below.
As our economy slows down and companies tighten their belts; the rate decrease offers (much needed) relief to marketing budgets. Be sure to take advantage of the discounted rates while they last. Step up your direct mail and be sure to mirror your direct marketing on your social sites for that extra boost.
Postal rate changes are based on the CPI (Consumer Price Index) which will most likely justify a rate increase in January of 2017. Don’t let this unusual opportunity to mail for less pass you by.
2016-04 RATE DECREASE BEB POSTAL GUIDE
If you would like to receive a FREE printed copy of the 2016 BEB Postal Guide (printed on 8.5 X 11 Card Stock), click here.
March is great month! Daylight Savings Time begins and the Easter Bunny visits. Be sure to check out the funny video connected to our Calendar QR Code this month! Or you can go here to laugh it up!
We’re excited about heading to NADA at the end of the month! Are YOU going to be there?!
Easy credit, the high-octane fuel propelling U.S. auto sales to record heights, is beginning to show a downside as delinquencies on the securities backed by subprime auto loans have reached the highest level since 2009, Fitch Ratings reports.
“Weaker performance in the subprime sector is being driven mainly by the weaker credit quality present in the 2013 through 2015 securitized pools, along with marginally lower used vehicle values,” wrote Hylton Heard, Fitch’s senior director. Read more…
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The USPS & PRC (Postal Regulatory Commission) have started preparation for the end of the exigent surcharge that’s been in place since January 2014. The surcharge removal is projected to end in early April, but that date is only a forecast at this point, as it’s based solely on when the full amount authorized to be derived from the surcharge ($4.63 billion) will be collected.
For obvious reasons, the PRC is interested in ensuring that the correct date is set for the end of the surcharge and, accordingly, had directed the Postal Service to provide biweekly updates on the amount collected beginning in the postal quarter when the end of the surcharge was anticipated. Also, the agency must give 45 days’ notice of the end of the surcharge.
In its February 14 report, the USPS explained that it had collected an estimated $4.347 billion, including $827.1 million so far in FY 2016. For the 750 days that the surcharge had been in effect through February 14, the USPS averaged about $5.796 million per day in additional revenue. At that rate the total should take just over 799 days to collect, or until about April 3, 2016. As the PRC has noted, the USPS is entitled to collect only the amount the commission authorized, and there’s no process for refunding any excess collected from ratepayers, so the need to be as precise as possible in setting the end date is clear. In the meantime, the surcharge revenue continues to accumulate, mailers look forward to lower rates in April, and the Postal Service worries how it will replace the 4.3% of revenue.
2016-04 BEB POSTAL RATE GUIDE – NON PROFIT REV 1
2016-04 BEB POSTAL RATE GUIDE STANDARD AND FIRST CLASS REV 1
Don’t forget to scan your February QR Code for a fun video! Or you can click here to see it too. Our QR Codes were scanned over 1,500 times last year! Enjoy!