APRIL 2010 “SOLUTIONs”

Welcome to our next edition of Solutions. A lot has happened since our last newsletter. In this edition we are going to review a little of how our industry is changing and why because of that we will now be able to offer some additional marketing services. We also will inform you of the new division we just opened to serve a niche of community banks.

We also are including an apropos article discussing change. It comes from one of our favorite newsletters “Profits Weekly”. Please check it out and feel free to sign up for it. I guarantee it is well worth it.

Finally in Mike’s Lone Peak Summit he will talk a little bit more about change and what took place during this the first year of “his next 50 years”! Read more »

Welcome to our October issue of “SOLUTIONs”

Direct Mail

There are many components to direct mail (DM). This piece is meant to give some general education; but make sure you contact us directly for more detailed help on your next DM marketing effort.

At its core, direct mail is pretty simple. You generally have a goal to sell a product, service, or mission. You create, buy or rent a mail list. You write copy. You mail it out. You measure to see if your response covered your costs and, if so, you consider doing it again and maybe in a larger volume. Michael Masterson in his book, Changing the Channel says DM is a mixture of art and science. The art is in writing the letter and the science is in tracking the results for better future mailings.

The old adage goes, “Copy is King”, but in reality finding the right mail list is job #1 for any successful direct mail campaign. A great list will still respond to mediocre copy but a bad list will not respond to even the best of copy. Your house list will be your most responsive and you need to clean it every year. Survey your current list to find out common variables to best source rented or purchased lists. Read more »

Welcome to our Thanksgiving issue of “SOLUTIONs”

Business is down. Businesses are downsizing.

Many employees are down due to those very issues.

We at Bann Business Solutions are dealing with those same issues but there is still much to be thankful for.

• We are thankful for our many great clients and for allowing us to work with you. We promise to get better!
• We are thankful for our many quality partners that allow us to represent them in the marketplace. We promise to get better!
• We are thankful for our employees who help make Bann Business Solutions a great place to work. We promise to get better!
• We are thankful for our family and friends who make it all worthwhile. We promise to get better!
• We are thankful to the Lord above for all he does.We promise to get better!

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Welcome to our August issue of “SOLUTIONs”

This month we are going to focus on perseverance.

It is my opinion it is the most important attribute for a company to succeed. We all know the economy is not great and the companies that persevere are the ones that will come out on the other end. Ok sounds great on paper but exactly how does one actually persevere. In the past and still today many businesses would hunker down and weather the storm. They look to cut costs and become leaner. Similar to what we discussed in our April ”LESS is MORE” issue of SOLUTIONs. However at Bann Business Solutions we are taking a more aggressive – even opportunistic position. We want to let you know we are here to help. We have a lot of products and services to offer and, along with our business partners, are very good at what we do. The largest single reason we started this newsletter was to better inform you,
our most valuable asset, how we can add value to our current relationship.
I think it was Woody Allen who remarked “80% of success in life was merely showing up”. We guarantee you that we will show up everyday! Read more »

Welcome to our June & July issue of “SOLUTIONs”

Hello everyone – hope your June/July is going well.

I’m not sure about your business but like many, ours has been down somewhat. Personally I see and feel some encouraging signs and we are hopeful that good things are starting to happen!

In this issue:

Bann Referral Stimulus Package!

(See FREE gifts below)

There are few words sweeter to an organization then “Hi, I was referred to your business by…”

One of our goals at Bann has always been to be considered a quality provider worthy of a customer referral. This month we want to take that to a new level and proactively ask for your referrals. That is of course only after we have earned your customer satisfaction.

To that end as you know we have added more solutions that can help reduce your direct costs and the costly number of vendors you currently need to interact with. We invite you to ask your salesperson, visit our website, or sign up for our free newsletter to keep up with these new offers.

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Welcome to our May issue of “SOLUTIONs”
In this issue…

Bann now offering the SEXIEST line of Office Supplies available anywhere!

Ok, we apologize – there is nothing very sexy about office supplies we just wanted to get your attention. Office supplies are a necessary evil and clients want them cheap and easy. We are now capable of providing all your office supply needs with very competitive pricing and online ordering tools that will make the process as easy and pain free as possible.

Please check out our website for our demo link and place your next order and we will give you a 15% discount on your total order! Ask your salesperson for more info or to walk you through the site.

We realize there are other quality suppliers out in the marketplace with competitive prices. We have listened to our clients tell us that they must reduce both cost and the number of vendors they do business with. Our expanded offerings can help you address both of those issues. As your certified solutions provider we will always strive to give you more for less.

With 100,000 products in stock, we are now a team member of the largest broad-line wholesale distributor of business products in the USA. Our products include everything from the basic office supply, chair or janitorial cleaning item to the latest high-tech accessory. Further we offer high quality house brand products that can save you even more time and money.

We now have 67 distribution centers spread out across the USA including 1 here in the Twin Cities. We provide same or next day delivery to more then 90% of the USA. Our average fill line rate is better then 97%, a 99.6% order accuracy rate and a 99% on-time delivery rate. Read more »

Welcome to our April issue of “SOLUTIONs”

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Welcome to our first issue of “SOLUTIONs”

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