Member Advantage Update - 11/13/2007 (Plain Text Version)

Members are Happy and the Revenue Share Adds Up

Are you and your members benefiting from this great opportunity? Over 7,500 dealers across the country are standing by to help your members. They're also ready to be your non-dues revenue partners. Who are these money-making partners? Your local GM-authorized dealers.

These are dealers who sell Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Saturn, HUMMER, Saab or Cadillac passenger car, light-duty truck, van or SUV and use your private offer on most vehicles.* Customers must take delivery by January 3, 2008.

Members are happy and the revenue share ads up, $50 every time a GM vehicle drives out of the local dealership.

Get out the phone book or go online (GM Dealer Locator ) and contact all the money-making partners in your area.

Help your local GM Dealers get in touch with your members. Everybody – especially your members – can be a winner. The GM NAHB private offer is a great way for members to put their memberships to work.

*Program excludes Cadillac XLR, XLR-V, and STS-V, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and SSR, HUMMER H1, Pontiac Solstice, Saturn SKY and medium-duty trucks.

Pass Along the "Thanks" from BuilderBooks to Your Members: An Over $250 Savings!

As a way of saying thank you for supporting BuilderBooks we would like to offer your members the Cost of Doing Business Study, 2006 Edition at a special discounted rate of $32.95 (retail value of $299.00).

This one-of-a-kind resource gives home builders a rare glimpse at other builders’ books by providing data about profitability, cost of sales and expenses from hundreds of home builders across the country.

The study provides an opportunity for members to see how their financial performance stacks up against the industry as a whole — and against their goals for their business.

Member can see how they measure up with industry-wide averages in these important areas:

Gross margin net profit
Cost of goods sold
Financial ratios (current ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, and more)

The "Cost of Doing Business Study" has the data, analyses and guidance your members need to boost profitability, increase efficiency, set realistic budget targets and improve their business practices.

Members can place their orders by visiting www.BuilderBooks.com or calling 800-225-2665.

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Home for the Holidays with Hertz

Special member savings are waiting for your and your members with Hertz. Use the Hertz discount CDP# 51046 to save up to 20% depending on where and when traveling. Hertz operates in over 150 countries with almost 1800 locations in the U.S. alone, including over 1,100 suburban locations. Go here to make a reservation, check rates or special offers, or call 1-800-654-2200.

As an NAHB member or association staff person, you can also join the Hertz #1 Club Gold® with the fee waived for the first year! (a $60 value). With Hertz #1 Club Gold, there’s no need to stop at any counters at over 40 of the world’s busiest airports. And at over 1000 other locations around the world, simply go to the specially designated Gold counter, show your driver’s license and pick up your keys.

Go Here to enroll online and enter the following information:

Company Name: NAHB

CDP#: 51046

Promo Code #: 4839

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For Remodeler, Contractor, and Retailer Members: Solveras Has Solutions and Savings

Make sure to direct your members to the newly redesigned NAHB member page from Solveras – for credit card processing savings for all of your members.

NAHB members may save hundreds, even thousands, of dollars per year on their credit card processing through this program. It's an easy way to improve the bottom line. In fact, members that signed up for the program last year found average projected monthly savings of $118, or more than $1,400 per year. That's real dollar, bottom line savings. Members receive a free analysis to see how much additional profit can be kept on every credit card sale.

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1-800-MEMBERS: For Shipping and Transporting — Anywhere and Anytime

With 1-800-MEMBERS, your association and your members and associations have competitive discounts available through 1-800-MEMBERS. NAHB members can save up to 25% on Domestic and International services with:

Next day 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 2nd day and ground
International service to more than 220 countries
Web based tools to automate the shipping process

Additionally, taking advantage of member discounts through 1-800-MEMBERS provides an extra layer of customer support. Reps are standing by to make the shipping process as easy as possible. If there is any problem with a shipment, by working through 1-800-MEMBERS, they will be able to work with the carrier and make sure your shipment gets where it needs to go. For more information please call 1-800-MEMBERS ext. 303 or visit www.nahb.org/ma .

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