Member Advantage Update - 03/13/2007 (Plain Text Version)Member Advantage Program Continues to Break RecordsThe Member Advantage Program continued to break records in 2006, with members and HBAs benefiting from agreements with leading national companies, including GM, UPS, and Williams Scotsman. The 2007 Member Advantage brochures and wallet cards, GM buckslips, ready-to-use ads, and more are now available—free to all HBAs. Visit www.nahb.org/matoolkit to keep a fresh inventory of these superb member recruitment and retention tools and update your Web site with the Member Advantage money-saving brand. For more information about Member Advantage, please contact Tiffany Smith at 800-368-5242 x8273 or tsmith@nahb.com. To sign up for the revenue share program, please go to www.nahb.org/matoolkit.
The 2007 Dell Home Builder Association Honors Program: Make Sure You ParticipateThe Dell HBA Honors Program recognizes home builder associations across the country whose members make the highest sales volume of DELL purchases during a designated quarter.
Competitions will be based on HBA membership size: Up to 350 members, 350-750, and more than 750. Prizes will be given in each category for three quarters in 2007 beginning with the second quarter. First place: Dell 32” LCD TV (list $1199)
Please visit the Member Advantage Toolkit for more information.
BuilderBooks Top Ten Bestsellers at IBS 2007
For your association library and your members, here are the Top 10 Best Sellers from the 2007 INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS' SHOW:
Your members can always make the business of doing business easier with these and other great resources from www.BuilderBooks.com
Customized Shipping Solutions for Members with Roadway
NAHB members are now eligible to take advantage of new customized shipping solutions and tailored discount programs with Roadway through 1-800-MEMBERS. Through a unique collaboration, NAHB Member Advantage and Roadway have made it easy to save on a wide range of services, including:
Roadway is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial, and retail goods specializing in solutions for businesses across North America. As an ISO 9001:2000 certified carrier, you can depend on Roadway to deliver products safely, securely, and on time. Through the NAHB Discount Shipping Program, members can save on inbound, outbound, and third party shipments. As the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, Roadway services 98% of Canada and 96% of the United States directly. To enroll or for an estimate, refer members online or to 1-800-MEMBERS (636-2377) ext 303. Have You Met Biz Bear?
This fluffy little fellow arrived at your HBA in the mail to help introduce Biz Forms and Checks, the newest Member Advantage participant. Members can get a huge discount on some of the most important tools in a contractor or builder’s toolbox: business forms and checks. Biz Forms and Checks is offering NAHB Members:
Jump Start Your 2007 Revenue Goals
How do the HBAs of Atlanta, St. Louis, and Chicago generate additional revenue? The answer: having their own bookstore with BuilderBooks' Bookstore-In-A-Box.
“To legitimize our show and give it the cutting edge as one of the best in the country, we feel that we need the BuilderBooks Store at the Midwest Builders’ Show. Having the store brings more validity to our show and offers our attendees another opportunity to further their knowledge of the home building industry. They get even more excited when they can hear a dynamic speaker and then go out on the show floor and discover that person is also a published author with books they can buy on the spot.” Madge Douglas
HBA of Greater Chicago
Midwest Builders’ Show
BuilderBooks' Bookstore-In-A-Box will allow your association to earn substantial additional revenue during your local and regional events. There’s a variety of plans to make your own BuilderBooks Store work best for your event. To learn more about this member-oriented revenue generator, contact Jackie Barnes at BuilderBooks, 1-800-368-5242, ext. 8588 or jbarnes@nahb.com . Pitney Bowes Users Can Save Up to 20% Per Year on Postage CostsPitney Bowes mailstationTM postage meter and scale was designed specifically for your members' small business. Based on an independent survey, users can save up to 20% per year on postage costs. Today's offer includes a 90-day trial. After the trial period, pay only a $19.99 monthly meter rental fee for 1 year or return the equipment with no further obligation (an initial $30 postage deposit is required plus $9.99 shipping and handling*). You’ll also receive $50 in FREE postage coupons, which are redeemable after the trial, if you decide to keep the meter. Call toll-free 1-800-308-7403 and refer order number 999995817. Over one million small businesses already use Pitney Bowes products to send their mail – your members can give their mail the same professional advantage. UPS and the Member Advantage Deliver Big in March BUILDER MagazineBe sure that you're doing your part to make your builder members aware of this highly popular benefit from UPS.
NAHB members (and their HBAs) can now save on UPS air, international and even ground shipping.
"NAHB Association members currently in the UPS Savings Program will save an annualized average of $100. Enroll today and start saving on the first package you send. No hassles, no minimum." A St. Paddy's Day Welcome to New BuilderBooks Retail AffiliatesThe three newest BuilderBooks Retail Affiliates are:
Make sure you're signed up for this easy-to-maintain revenue stream. Every time you send us a customer from your site, you earn up to 5% of each sale.
For more information, click on the four leaf clovers.
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