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MEMBER SERVICES
The Benefits of OPEAA Membership
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Credit Card Program
In 2007, OPEAA and BB&T (Branch Banking & Trust) partnered together to provide our members with a credit card program second to none. Our "cost plus pricing" is not available to individual members, although some process over $1,000,000 each month.
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By combining our volume, all members, large or small, receive our volume discount. Additionally we have one contact at BB&T to assist members in transitioning to a better program, or to handle any problems which may occur. One member is saving as much as $30,000. To see your savings, all it takes is three (3) months of credit card statements. No meetings or appointments are necessary. To learn how you can save with BB&T, just contact:
Melissa Ray
BB&T Merchant Services
128 W. Main Street
Duncan, SC 29334
Sales: 864-949-5011
Fax: 864-949-5034
Service: 877-672-4228
E-Mail: MRay@BBandT.com.
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Communication & Publications
OPEAA members are kept informed of regulatory and legislative activities directly affecting our industry. Members also receive a Weekly Update from the Small Business Legislative Council.
Brochures and pamphlets promoting the Aftermarket industry, and educating your customers about their legal rights, are also published - and are available to OPEAA Members.
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Identification Programs
The OPEAA logo offers instant identification with professionalism, and is the true mark of the professional Aftermarket Manufacturer, Supplier or Distributor.
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As a Member, you will be able to use the OPEAA logo on your letterhead, business cards and catalogs - as well as in your advertising, on your website, and at trade shows or regional expositions. With membership, you will receive a Certificate (suitable for framing), and camera-ready artwork of both the logo and your member designation for reproduction on all your company literature.
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Professional Development and Business Sessions
A prime purpose of OPEAA is to provide a forum by which members can exchange ideas and learn from each other. Seminars geared toward all aspects of selling, marketing, and of general business management are held annually by OPEAA, and have proven highly informative and successful. OPEAA's Annual Meetings are tremendously successful events - and they are usually held in February, in a warm climate.
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Legal Issues
Everyone encounters legal issues in their businesses at one time or another - and there are standard questions we all have about our industry. Rather than having to retain legal counsel individually for answers to generic questions - you can turn to OPEAA for assistance in areas such as standard disclaimer language to use on catalogs; model warranties; and issues of anti-trust and restraint of trade.
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