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06/17/2026

Learn more about the speakers at the MBC Print and Ship Symposium in July - ShipRite Software , Mark Ford will be presenting:

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06/16/2026

Time to book your seat at the MBC Print and Ship Symposium and book your flight.

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06/16/2026

Ben is excited to attend the 2026 MBC Education Symposium July 17-19:
📍Find him at the show and say hello!
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06/15/2026

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Learn how to be different..................

Costco makes $240 billion a year.

Sam's Club makes $84 billion.

They have roughly the same number of stores.

The difference isn't the products.

It's one decision most businesses get backwards:

Costco sells membership.
Sam's sells merchandise.

Sounds like semantics.

It's not.

Here's what's really happening:

Costco makes roughly $4 billion a year just from membership fees.
That's BEFORE you buy a single rotisserie chicken or 50-pack of toilet paper.

That membership revenue is most of their profit.

Which means they can sell products at razor-thin margins. Sometimes at a loss.

Because the business model isn't "sell you stuff."
It's "own your wallet."

Sam's Club is owned by Walmart. Bigger parent company. More resources. Better supply chain.

Still makes less than half what Costco does per location.

How?

Because Sam's thinks like a retailer.
Costco thinks like a membership company.

After 15 years building multiple 7-figure businesses, here's what I know:
Your revenue model determines your freedom.

When you sell products, you're constantly chasing the next transaction.

When you sell access, you own the relationship.

Most service businesses are Sam's Club:
→ Chasing project work
→ One-off sales
→ Competing on price
→ Starting from zero every month

The ones printing money doing half the work? They're Costco:
→ Recurring revenue models
→ Membership or retainer fees
→ Product becomes the bonus, not the business
→ Predictable revenue you can count on

Costco's private label, Kirkland Signature, accounts for 25%+ of their sales and drives massive loyalty.

Sam's has Member's Mark. Nobody talks about it.

Because when membership is your moat, everything else becomes proof of value.

When transactions are your model, you're just another option.

The businesses that scale aren't the ones with the best products.
They're the ones who figured out how to own the customer, not just serve them.

Recurring revenue isn't sexy.
It's not a launch.
It's not a viral campaign.

But it's what separates businesses doing $84B from businesses doing $240B with the same infrastructure.

Your next level isn't in selling harder.

It's in changing what you sell.

Eric Steadham
FotoZoomer
525 W Sunset Rd
Henderson NV 89011
702-485-4421
[email protected]

July 17th, 18th, and 19th at Sunset Station Casino, Henderson, NV Your registration includes: -Education sessions Vendor trade show access -3 night hotel stay (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) -Meals throughout the event (excluding dinner Saturday evening)

06/15/2026

Learn more about the speakers at the MBC Print and Ship Symposium in July - FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation , Frank Corral will be presenting:

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06/12/2026

Join us! The only thing you need to do is get to Las Vegas — everything else is included. Stay tuned for more speakers to be announced.

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06/12/2026

Learn more about the speakers at the MBC Print and Ship Symposium in July - TechShed , Ryan O'Malley will be presenting:

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06/11/2026

How to get to Vegas? Starting from anywhere...let's go pre-paid room available until June 24th......

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06/11/2026

Are you an Idiot? I am

I – Impactful

D – Determined

I – Insightful

O – Original

T – Trailblazer

What kind of idiot are you?

Come to the 2026 MBC Print and Ship Symposium and find all kinds of idiots that are Independent Business owners making a difference in this world one customer at a time.

July 17th, 18th, and 19th at Sunset Station Casino, Henderson, NV Your registration includes: -Education sessions Vendor trade show access -3 night hotel stay (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) -Meals throughout the event (excluding dinner Saturday evening)