United Linen Blog

Thank You For Being a Fan

 

We just wanted to take a minute to say "thank you" to all our fans.  We have fans all over the state of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri.  And on Facebook, we hit our 100th fan this week.  

For some, this may seem like a small number.  For others, 100 may be huge.  But it's not about the quantity.  It's about the quality.  We have always put a serious emphasis on the relationships we have with our employees, friends, family, customers, and vendors.  And so while there is nothing magical about the number 100, it's always time well spent to pause, reflect and say "Thank You" to those of you who have allowed us to help you be successful. 

Because we realize when we help you achieve your goals, we've hit ours. 

So to all our fans in the marketplace and in the social media space, "Thank You" for being a fan.

If you are on Facebook and would like to be our fan, please visit our fan page at http://www.facebook.com/unitedlinen.

 

United Linen in Forbes.com

Last week my friend Shel Israel, author of the upcoming book, Twitterville, sent me an email and suggested that we get in touch with a reporter for Forbes who was doing an article on businesses using Twitter.  The reporter, Dan Adler, was looking to Shel for some direction with the article and Shel suggested he look to several of those businesses Shel had highlighted in his book; United Linen being one of them.

So I got in touch with Dan Adler, based in NY, and we had a great conversation about how United Linen is using the (not new anymore) Twitter tool.  I must admit, I was a bit nervous, knowing I was speaking to a major publication.  I even had to call Dan back to make sure he was able to get anything out of my ramblings.  But Dan was very gracious and was able to sum up better my thoughts than I had said them.  The article is a compilation of ways businesses across the country, are using Twitter.  It was really cool to see us being mentioned along with the likes of Dell, Comcast, Starbucks, JetBlue and Sodexho.  Click here to see the article.

So, many thanks to Shel Israel (@shelisrael) for referring us...to Dan Adler (@adlerdaniel) for looking our way and including us in his article...and to the United Linen crew for keeping us customer-centric in the tools we use and the processes we practice in our linen and uniform business.

Is your business using Twitter.  If so, how?  We would love to hear your feedback and comments.

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New Frontiers - Joplin, MO

 

Ever so often an opportunity presents itself and we find ourselves expanding our borders. A few weeks ago we had the opportunity to acquire a linen company, Coul Corp, in Joplin, MO. After looking the deal over we decided to make it happen. So now we are excited to announce to the world that we are now open for business in Joplin, MO. It is a tremendous honor to serve the people in Joplin. Joplin is a fantastic town in the Southwest corner of Missouri; a town that found it fame and fortune in lead and zinc back in the 1870s. Today it's a thriving town of 49,000 with a market area population of 500,000. Joplin is home to celebrities such as Robert Cummings, Langston Hughes, Dennis Weaver and Darrell Porter. The types of businesses that make up the economic landscape of Joplin include medical, retail, transportation and manufacturing, just to name a few.

These are exciting times at United Linen & Uniform Services and we want to thank all of Joplin, for making us feel so welcome. 

 

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UL Gets Named B2B Twitterer of the Year

Many thanks to Joseph Zuccaro, the Marketing Consigliere, who named United Linen the B2B Twitterer of the Year. 

Joseph, thanks for recognizing our marketing efforts in the small business world. 

So when is the interview on Good Morning America :-)?