FEDEX / Partnership A complete post shipping analysis was performed. The results
showed a 9% annual savings rate for UNM, saving the store almost $20,000 in shipping expenses.
Lori Callison + New Mexico
Current News
HOTELENGINE Savings September 11, 2017
Member Savings Program partners with Hotel Engine, a private hotel booking platform, to connect associations and their members to deeply discounted hotel rates.
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HP Partnership September 07, 2017
HP Inc. has teamed up with Member Savings Program to offer you the benefit of purchasing high-quality HP Inc. products at discounted prices. HP.com offers a broad line of consumer and commercial products, from notebooks and desktops to printers, accessories and more!
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PENSKE Truck Rental June 15, 2017
The MSP has added PENSKE Truck Rental as the latest money saving vendor.
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RingCentral added as Cloud Telcom Solution June 01, 2017
RingCentral added as Cloud Telcom Solution.
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Strategic Alliance Announced May 28, 2012
Member Savings Program and Industry Huddle partner to assist small and mid sized businesses.
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New Association Partner January 20, 2012
The Buying Group and the North Carolina Plumbing and Mechanical Association have signed an agreement to have TBG provide it's turnkey association affinity program to the NCPMA and NCPMA members.
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New Savings Programs October 13, 2011
The Buying Groups' Member Savings Program has added 8 new suppliers to its' ever growing list of member savings opportunities.
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Hearing Health Plan Announced May 12, 2011
EPIC HEARING HEALTHCARE AND THE BUYING GROUP PARTNER ON MEMBER SAVINGS PROGRAM - Program Helps Members save money on their hearing care
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Grainger Industrial Supplies Launched January 24, 2011
Members save an average of 28% on Graingers' maintenance, operational and repair products.
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ADP Increasing Discount for members January 01, 2011
25% off -current and new customers + a credit of up to $400.
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Buying Group of Buying Groups - New Buying Group Alliance Announced December 22, 2010
New Group Purchasing Organization Alliance means increased savings for members.
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Gasoline Savings Now Available through the Member Savings Program December 28, 2009
MEMBER SAVINGS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH MOREGALLONS
TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO FIGHT RISING FUEL PRICES
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Going Green and Making Money October 14, 2009
Money for your used Consumer Electronics
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Canadian Credit Card Processor January 28, 2009
Collective Point Of Sale Solutions added as preferred Canadian Credit Crad Processing Partner.
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Health Insurance now Offered by MSP November 29, 2008
MSP now offers comprehensive Health coverage.
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Lifelock - New TBG Supplier October 21, 2006
Lifelock, the Identity Protection Services Company, is now being offered to Buying Group Members and Member employees.
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Newspaper Article October 02, 2006
Buying Group Featured in Sarasota Newspaper
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Account Managers Added September 28, 2006
The Buying Group adds 4 Customer Care Consultants.
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Consumer Site Launch July 04, 2006
July 4, 2006: TSG Buying Group Inc. has launched the USA Buying Group Consumer site at www.usabuyinggroup.com
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If you’re doing good work, have products that people enjoy, and provide a service and experience that exceeds expectation, chances are, your business is benefiting from word of mouth referrals.
While this occasional lead generation windfall may be great, there are things you can do to shine a light on referral generation and generate significantly more referrals.
Below are five foundational approaches that can help you keep referral top of mind. There’s no reason you can’t employ two or three of these approaches at the same time.
Offer 100% refund
The idea of a 100% refund is pretty compelling. In reality all you are doing is offering a reward for people who refer. The idea is to tell a customer that they can receive 25% refund for each customer they refer up to 100%. This way you turn giving referrals into a game and get the added benefit of a creative marketing message.
Partner with a non-profit
There are so many not for profit agencies that need and deserve support from businesses. From an organization standpoint, partnering with a local agency is a great thing to do on many levels. One way to take this up a notch is to run a campaign for a new product launch or special promotion in which you donate a percentage of new sales to your chosen partner. This is a great way to incentivize anyone that wants to help your non-profit partner to make referrals to your campaign.
Co-brand your content
If you’ve created a series of tip sheets, how to articles or other useful information to use in your own lead generation efforts – the accountant: 10 little known ways to cut your taxes in half – consider reaching out to strategic partners and offering to let them use your free report. Let them add their logo and contact information and send it to their customers and prospects. In many cases partners will readily accept the offer of educational content that’s already a proven winner.
Buy one get one free
If you are promoting a new product or service, one of the best ways to get the word out is to allow people who buy today to make a gift of an additional product or service to a friend. This is a particularly powerful tactic when promoting a starter or lower cost item that can produce upsells and future business from those who receive the free version.
Win-win workshops
Many businesses have taken the free report concept mentioned above and turned it into the free 10 ways to avoid XYZ seminar. If you’ve created a compelling, non sales oriented workshop you can get in front of prospects by offering to present this workshop to a strategic partner’s customers. To really ramp this idea up, offer to do the workshop for two non-competing partners. This way they both get to offer great content for their customers and get to meet and greet each other’s customers. They both see it as a marketing opportunity and you get ushered in and referred as the expert. It’s a win for all.
Source: American Express/Open Forum: Author - John Jantsch