Sunday, April 17, 2011
THE UPS STORE NAMES NEW LEADERSHIP TO OVERSEE PRODUCT INNOVATION
Chris Marocchi, VP of Product Innovation and Lifecycle Management
SAN DIEGO, April 11, 2011 – Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of
The UPS Store ® and Mail Boxes Etc. ® brands, has appointed Chris Marocchi and Randy Bennett its new leadership for product innovation and lifecycle management.
Marocchi, who assumes the role of vice president of product innovation, brings more than 18 years of achievements in brand management, strategic planning, new product development and launch, marketing communications, market research and project management. He has planned, structured and executed marketing strategies for Fortune 500 business-to-business and consumer goods companies, including CB Richard Ellis, ITT Corporation, Fresh Express Farms, Inc. and National Beverage Corp.
Bennett, a former director of marketing at UPS, assumes the role of manager of product innovation. With 20 years of corporate marketing leadership and experience, he brings particular expertise and success in the transportation, logistics and wine industries. During his tenure at UPS, he facilitated product launches for ground, air, international and technology, including a German product portfolio and UPS’s wine shipping program.
“Chris and Randy bring a lot of know-how to the table when it comes to product development and management,” said Michelle Van Slyke, who oversees marketing for The UPS Store network. “Their broad range of knowledge and experience, along with proven track records, will allow us to provide the right mix of products and services our franchisees offer customers.”
In their new roles at MBE, Marocchi and Bennett will oversee the development and launch of new products and services for The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations in the U.S., as well as management and evaluation of current products and services. The product innovation group will act as a sub-group of marketing.
Marocchi holds a graduate degree in business administration and marketing from California State University East Bay, a bachelor’s in communications from Brigham Young University and is a certified Six Sigma Greenbelt. Bennett holds a graduate degree in transportation as well as bachelor’s degrees in economics and German from Northwestern University.
With more than 4,700 locations, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. network comprises the world’s largest franchise system of retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a UPS subsidiary. In Canada, locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of master licensee MBEC Communications, L.P. For additional information, visit www.theupsstore.com or www.mbe.com.
Media Contact:
Brandon Olson
MBE, a UPS company
858-455-8846
bolson@mbe.com
Sunday, April 10, 2011
CALLING ALL BUSINESS OWNERS FOR ENTREPRENEUR MAGAZINE’S ENTREPRENEUR OF 2011 CONTEST PRESENTED BY THE UPS STORE $5,000 Prize for College Category
IRVINE, Calif., April 5, 2011 – Entrepreneur magazine is calling upon business owners nationwide to enter the Entrepreneur of 2011 contest presented by The UPS Store ®. The search is on now through June 15 for three category winners challenging the status quo. Past winners have rocked the business world with radical headgear, taken us back to basics with healthy snack ideas, and made innovative contributions to the sustainability movement.
Marking the contest’s fourth consecutive year, Entrepreneur and The UPS Store ask small-business owners who enter to share how they’re making a difference with their business by impacting their industries, employees and communities.
Entrepreneur of 2011 and Emerging Entrepreneur of 2011 Categories
Businesses with no more than 100 employees and gross sales revenue of at least $3 million in 2010 qualify for the Entrepreneur of 2011 award. The Emerging Entrepreneur of 2011 is open to companies with no more than 12 employees that posted at least $350,000 in gross sales revenue in 2010. Entrepreneurs can submit their entries at entrepreneur.com/e2011.
College Entrepreneur of 2011 Category
College students with the entrepreneurial fever get a chance to pitch their business ideas for a shot at $5,000 in startup capital. Interested students should visit entrepreneur.com/e2011college. Entrants must be either an undergraduate or graduate student between the ages of 18 and 25 during the time of submission.
“Each year the competition heats up with entrepreneurs kicking old-business habits to the curb to address new market needs in innovative ways,” says Amy Cosper, vice president and editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “We’d expect nothing less from the 7.8 million small businesses brilliantly applying their ideas to everything from sustainability issues to health matters and more. The Entrepreneur of 2011 awards, while given to a select few, honor their collective efforts that create new jobs and propel us all forward.”
Last year’s winners included Entrepreneur of 2010 Daniel Lubetzky of Kind Healthy Snacks, Emerging Entrepreneur of 2010 Derek Zobrist of Enovative Kontrol Systems, and College Entrepreneur of 2010 Allen Kim of Bebarang. Learn more about their businesses, read their stories and watch videos about their experiences at entrepreneur.com/article/217707.
A panel of judges, including representatives from Entrepreneur’s editorial department and Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of The UPS Store, will choose the finalists. The panel will base its decision on several criteria, including business growth in terms of number of employees and annual gross sales revenue as well as impact on an industry, the community, employees and customers.
“Every year, we are impressed with the creativity and passion of these entrepreneurs. They see a need in the marketplace and fill it with an innovative solution,” says MBE President Stuart Mathis. “The UPS Store is a network of small-business owners that can help other small-business owners handle the logistics that enable their success. Our franchisees understand you can be in business for yourself, but you don’t have to do it by yourself. We are proud to once again sponsor these prestigious awards.”
In addition to the start-up capital for the College Entrepreneur of 2011, all three winning entrepreneurs will receive two roundtrip tickets within the continental U.S. and a profile in the January 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The three winners will also be honored at an awards luncheon and ceremony in January 2012 at Entrepreneur’s fourth-annual Growth Conference. In addition, the winners will receive a gift certificate for $500 in free services at The UPS Store, a three-year subscription to Entrepreneur magazine and a selection of Entrepreneur Press books.
Entry criteria and the complete rules can be found on entrepreneur.com/e2011/rules, or for the college contest, visit entrepreneur.com/ce2011college. The deadline to enter is June 15, 2011.
About Entrepreneur Media Inc.
Entrepreneur Media Inc. is the premier content provider for and about entrepreneurs. Our products engage and inspire every day with the advice, solutions and resources that fuel the bold and independent way entrepreneurs think.
After 33 years, nobody reaches more growing businesses. As the original magazine for the small and midsize business community, Entrepreneur continues to be the definitive guide to all the diverse challenges of business ownership. Entrepreneur.com is the most widely used website by entrepreneurs and emerging businesses worldwide. Entrepreneur Press publishes the books that turn entrepreneurial skills into business success. To learn more, visit entrepreneur.com. To advertise, please contact us at entrepreneur.com/mediakit.
Follow us on Twitter at @EntMagazine, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/entmagazine.
About The UPS Store
With approximately 4,700 locations, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. ® network comprises the world’s largest franchise system of retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a UPS subsidiary. In Canada, locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of master licensee MBEC Communications, L.P. For additional information, please visit www.theupsstore.com or www.mbe.com.
Follow us on Twitter at @TheUPSStore_PR, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/theupsstore.
Media Contacts:
Lisa Murray
Entrepreneur Media Inc.
lmurray@entrepreneur.com
(949) 622-5220
Brandon Olson
The UPS Store
bolson@mbe.com
(858) 455-8846
Marking the contest’s fourth consecutive year, Entrepreneur and The UPS Store ask small-business owners who enter to share how they’re making a difference with their business by impacting their industries, employees and communities.
Entrepreneur of 2011 and Emerging Entrepreneur of 2011 Categories
Businesses with no more than 100 employees and gross sales revenue of at least $3 million in 2010 qualify for the Entrepreneur of 2011 award. The Emerging Entrepreneur of 2011 is open to companies with no more than 12 employees that posted at least $350,000 in gross sales revenue in 2010. Entrepreneurs can submit their entries at entrepreneur.com/e2011.
College Entrepreneur of 2011 Category
College students with the entrepreneurial fever get a chance to pitch their business ideas for a shot at $5,000 in startup capital. Interested students should visit entrepreneur.com/e2011college. Entrants must be either an undergraduate or graduate student between the ages of 18 and 25 during the time of submission.
“Each year the competition heats up with entrepreneurs kicking old-business habits to the curb to address new market needs in innovative ways,” says Amy Cosper, vice president and editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “We’d expect nothing less from the 7.8 million small businesses brilliantly applying their ideas to everything from sustainability issues to health matters and more. The Entrepreneur of 2011 awards, while given to a select few, honor their collective efforts that create new jobs and propel us all forward.”
Last year’s winners included Entrepreneur of 2010 Daniel Lubetzky of Kind Healthy Snacks, Emerging Entrepreneur of 2010 Derek Zobrist of Enovative Kontrol Systems, and College Entrepreneur of 2010 Allen Kim of Bebarang. Learn more about their businesses, read their stories and watch videos about their experiences at entrepreneur.com/article/217707.
A panel of judges, including representatives from Entrepreneur’s editorial department and Mail Boxes Etc., Inc. (MBE), franchisor of The UPS Store, will choose the finalists. The panel will base its decision on several criteria, including business growth in terms of number of employees and annual gross sales revenue as well as impact on an industry, the community, employees and customers.
“Every year, we are impressed with the creativity and passion of these entrepreneurs. They see a need in the marketplace and fill it with an innovative solution,” says MBE President Stuart Mathis. “The UPS Store is a network of small-business owners that can help other small-business owners handle the logistics that enable their success. Our franchisees understand you can be in business for yourself, but you don’t have to do it by yourself. We are proud to once again sponsor these prestigious awards.”
In addition to the start-up capital for the College Entrepreneur of 2011, all three winning entrepreneurs will receive two roundtrip tickets within the continental U.S. and a profile in the January 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine. The three winners will also be honored at an awards luncheon and ceremony in January 2012 at Entrepreneur’s fourth-annual Growth Conference. In addition, the winners will receive a gift certificate for $500 in free services at The UPS Store, a three-year subscription to Entrepreneur magazine and a selection of Entrepreneur Press books.
Entry criteria and the complete rules can be found on entrepreneur.com/e2011/rules, or for the college contest, visit entrepreneur.com/ce2011college. The deadline to enter is June 15, 2011.
About Entrepreneur Media Inc.
Entrepreneur Media Inc. is the premier content provider for and about entrepreneurs. Our products engage and inspire every day with the advice, solutions and resources that fuel the bold and independent way entrepreneurs think.
After 33 years, nobody reaches more growing businesses. As the original magazine for the small and midsize business community, Entrepreneur continues to be the definitive guide to all the diverse challenges of business ownership. Entrepreneur.com is the most widely used website by entrepreneurs and emerging businesses worldwide. Entrepreneur Press publishes the books that turn entrepreneurial skills into business success. To learn more, visit entrepreneur.com. To advertise, please contact us at entrepreneur.com/mediakit.
Follow us on Twitter at @EntMagazine, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/entmagazine.
About The UPS Store
With approximately 4,700 locations, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. ® network comprises the world’s largest franchise system of retail shipping, postal, print and business service centers throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc., a UPS subsidiary. In Canada, locations are independently owned and operated by licensed franchisees of master licensee MBEC Communications, L.P. For additional information, please visit www.theupsstore.com or www.mbe.com.
Follow us on Twitter at @TheUPSStore_PR, and like us on Facebook at facebook.com/theupsstore.
Media Contacts:
Lisa Murray
Entrepreneur Media Inc.
lmurray@entrepreneur.com
(949) 622-5220
Brandon Olson
The UPS Store
bolson@mbe.com
(858) 455-8846
Friday, April 1, 2011
President Visits UPS to Highlight Private Sector Energy Solutions
Landover, April 01, 2011
UPS Becomes Charter Member of National Clean Fleets Partnership
Speaking to a crowd of more than 300 employees and representatives of major American companies at the UPS (NYSE: UPS) facility here, President Barack Obama praised efforts to reduce the environmental impact of corporate trucking fleets, noting the potential of alternative fuel vehicles to lower the nation's dependence on oil and drive savings both from an environmental and business standpoint.
"If you're a business that needs to transport goods, I'm challenging you to replace your old fleet with a clean energy fleet that's not only good for your bottom line, but good for our economy, good for our country and good for our planet," said Obama.
Chairman and CEO Scott Davis welcomed President Obama to UPS, which with its "rolling laboratory" of nearly 2,000 alternative fuel vehicles was chosen to host the event. Pepsi-Frito Lay, Verizon and AT&T also showcased their alternative fuel fleets for the President. Those companies joined UPS and FedEx today in becoming charter members of the National Clean Fleets Partnership.
As members of the partnership, the companies - operators of more than 275,000 vehicles combined- pledged to support the Administration's energy security efforts and to develop new alternative fuel technologies in tandem with the government. The combination of private sector innovation with public sector support is seen as a way to drive efforts to lower America's dependence on foreign oil while growing the domestic economy and contributing a significant cost-savings to companies.
"Making the transition to a clean energy economy will help us... in two very important ways," Obama added. "First, it reduces the chance that our families, our businesses and our economy will be held hostage to the whims of the oil market. Second, investments in clean energy have the potential to create an untold number of new jobs and new industries right here in the United States."
During today's event, UPS Chief Sustainability Officer Scott Wicker guided President Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on a tour of UPS vehicles, including plug-in all-electric and compressed natural gas trucks. Those technologies make up only a fraction of an alternative fuel fleet that includes hydraulic hybrid, electric hybrid, propane and liquefied natural gas for heavy trucks.
"Though many hurdles still remain and the path to success will not be easy, the sustainable business benefits of alternative fuels cannot be under-emphasized," said Davis. "We must deal with the short-term problems of cost differentials and infrastructure to prepare for our long-term future."
UPS's alternative fuel fleet recently hit a milestone of 200 million miles traveled since 2000 and for the first time, there now are alternative fuel and technology choices for virtually all forms of trucks on the ground. As Wicker noted to President Obama during their tour, there is no one-size-fits-all solution currently available for every situation. Investment in a broad spectrum of choices is vital to ensuring long-term program viability and to making real reductions in foreign petroleum consumption.
Obama's focus on private-public interaction may bode well for companies that approach energy security and sustainability campaigns as a natural part of business planning. Though technologies like liquefied natural gas can help to conquer even the most demanding conditions at a significant cost-savings, government incentives are still important to offset the initial high cost of vehicle and infrastructure investment. Economies of scale will develop over time as demand increases, making it a win-win situation for all parties involved.
On Wednesday, Obama urged Congress and members of the American business community to embrace a series of long-term energy security goals. Obama's strategy is closely aligned with many initiatives already underway at UPS and if achieved, would result in more alternative fuel vehicles on the road as well as additional fuel-efficiency standards.
From the introduction of its first electric vehicles in 1935 to the establishment of the industry's first sustainability report in 2003, UPS has consistently paved a path of innovation and growth potential in the environmental arena. The company pursues a balance of economic prosperity, social responsibility and environmental stewardship. This integrated approach guides the company as it develops strategy, sets goals, measures performance and takes action.
Please visit The UPS Store 4988, Signal Hill Shopping Center, 9532 Liberia Avneue, Manassas, VA 20110, 703-367-8955.
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Landover, April 01, 2011
UPS Becomes Charter Member of National Clean Fleets Partnership
Speaking to a crowd of more than 300 employees and representatives of major American companies at the UPS (NYSE: UPS) facility here, President Barack Obama praised efforts to reduce the environmental impact of corporate trucking fleets, noting the potential of alternative fuel vehicles to lower the nation's dependence on oil and drive savings both from an environmental and business standpoint.
"If you're a business that needs to transport goods, I'm challenging you to replace your old fleet with a clean energy fleet that's not only good for your bottom line, but good for our economy, good for our country and good for our planet," said Obama.
Chairman and CEO Scott Davis welcomed President Obama to UPS, which with its "rolling laboratory" of nearly 2,000 alternative fuel vehicles was chosen to host the event. Pepsi-Frito Lay, Verizon and AT&T also showcased their alternative fuel fleets for the President. Those companies joined UPS and FedEx today in becoming charter members of the National Clean Fleets Partnership.
As members of the partnership, the companies - operators of more than 275,000 vehicles combined- pledged to support the Administration's energy security efforts and to develop new alternative fuel technologies in tandem with the government. The combination of private sector innovation with public sector support is seen as a way to drive efforts to lower America's dependence on foreign oil while growing the domestic economy and contributing a significant cost-savings to companies.
"Making the transition to a clean energy economy will help us... in two very important ways," Obama added. "First, it reduces the chance that our families, our businesses and our economy will be held hostage to the whims of the oil market. Second, investments in clean energy have the potential to create an untold number of new jobs and new industries right here in the United States."
During today's event, UPS Chief Sustainability Officer Scott Wicker guided President Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on a tour of UPS vehicles, including plug-in all-electric and compressed natural gas trucks. Those technologies make up only a fraction of an alternative fuel fleet that includes hydraulic hybrid, electric hybrid, propane and liquefied natural gas for heavy trucks.
"Though many hurdles still remain and the path to success will not be easy, the sustainable business benefits of alternative fuels cannot be under-emphasized," said Davis. "We must deal with the short-term problems of cost differentials and infrastructure to prepare for our long-term future."
UPS's alternative fuel fleet recently hit a milestone of 200 million miles traveled since 2000 and for the first time, there now are alternative fuel and technology choices for virtually all forms of trucks on the ground. As Wicker noted to President Obama during their tour, there is no one-size-fits-all solution currently available for every situation. Investment in a broad spectrum of choices is vital to ensuring long-term program viability and to making real reductions in foreign petroleum consumption.
Obama's focus on private-public interaction may bode well for companies that approach energy security and sustainability campaigns as a natural part of business planning. Though technologies like liquefied natural gas can help to conquer even the most demanding conditions at a significant cost-savings, government incentives are still important to offset the initial high cost of vehicle and infrastructure investment. Economies of scale will develop over time as demand increases, making it a win-win situation for all parties involved.
On Wednesday, Obama urged Congress and members of the American business community to embrace a series of long-term energy security goals. Obama's strategy is closely aligned with many initiatives already underway at UPS and if achieved, would result in more alternative fuel vehicles on the road as well as additional fuel-efficiency standards.
From the introduction of its first electric vehicles in 1935 to the establishment of the industry's first sustainability report in 2003, UPS has consistently paved a path of innovation and growth potential in the environmental arena. The company pursues a balance of economic prosperity, social responsibility and environmental stewardship. This integrated approach guides the company as it develops strategy, sets goals, measures performance and takes action.
Please visit The UPS Store 4988, Signal Hill Shopping Center, 9532 Liberia Avneue, Manassas, VA 20110, 703-367-8955.
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