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What is Tea Bureau?
Why was Tea Bureau formed?
Who can use Tea Bureau?
How do I use Tea Bureau?
Who can join Tea Bureau?
What is the cost to list my business on Tea
Bureau home page?
What is the cost to list myself as a
speaker in the Tea Speakers Bureau?
Can I arrange a payment plan?
How do I join? How can I get pricing/rates for
Tea Bureau? Contact info.
What is the procedure for submitting
news releases about my business?
What is the procedure for submitting
articles?
How is Tea Bureau publicized to
benefit my business listing?
How can I get more information about
advertising with The Tea House Times publication or Tea Bureau?
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Contact Information - and
How to join our email list.
What is
Tea Bureau?
Tea Bureau is a facility for
making connections with consumers and tea industry professionals.
Tea Bureau is an extension of services provided by
The Tea House Times publication. Tea Bureau connects consumers and
tea businesses to all facets of the tea industry. Tea Bureau
launched in March 2008. While there is already a load of
information provided through The Tea House Times website and other
linking partners via Tea Bureau, links are in a
constant building process. Bookmark our site for frequent
visits and usage to view updates and keep on top of trends.
www.teabureau.com
Why was
Tea Bureau formed?
Since The Tea House Times
print publication serves mainly those interested in Victorian or English
style tea service, Tea Bureau was formed to provide a place for all
types of tea businesses to connect and reach out to consumers. In
addition, it is a place for news and articles that might not otherwise
fit into our print publication yet are significant and worthy for
reading and publication in another form - on the internet. In
today's world people want and need access to both print and online
information. With the addition of Tea Bureau, we can provide both.
Who
can use Tea Bureau?
Anyone with access to the
internet may access the pages of Tea Bureau to read articles and news,
find tea rooms and tea businesses, tea party ideas, recipes, free games,
events, tours, speakers and more. New business owners may use Tea
Bureau as a resource for finding associations, training, business
advice, trade events, wholesale resources, and much more.
How
do I use Tea Bureau?
From the home page of
Tea Bureau, information is categorized for
easy access - of interest to consumers or of interest to those in the
tea trade. Near the top of the page is a Table of Contents with
general information broken out into these two interest groups. The
links within this first Table of Contents will bring you further down
the page direct to consumer or trade connections. A Second Table
of Contents, just below the first one, is a list of direct links for
information of interest to both consumers and trade. Click on
links or company logos or buttons to access information or visit other
business websites.
Who can join Tea Bureau?
By joining we mean adding the
name of your business to our tea business and resource directory
listings or Speakers Bureau via Tea Bureau. If your business does not necessarily fit
into the mold of our Victorian inspired print tea publication, then Tea
Bureau is the best place to promote your business. (If your
business does fit in with our publication theme, you may request rates
for our publication as well as Tea Bureau)
What is the cost to list my business on
Tea Bureau home page?
The cost is equal to or less
than print advertising in our publication. Fees are below
standards for print advertising and online promotions. The cost to
list your business is less than most companies charge for one month or
even one week of online advertising. We believe in working
together so everyone saves money. Co-op Marketing at its finest.
What is the cost to list myself
as a speaker in the Tea Speakers Bureau?
The cost is equal to or less
than print advertising in our publication. Fees are below
standards for print advertising and online promotions. If your
business is a Tea Bureau member, you may also request a basic speaker
listing for no additional cost. The cost to list your business is
less than most companies charge for one month or even one week of online
advertising. We believe in working together so everyone saves
money. Co-op Marketing at its finest.
Can I arrange a
payment plan?
If necessary, yes,
arrangements can be made.
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How do I join? How can I get pricing/rates for Tea Bureau?
If you are interested in listing your business
or service in Tea Bureau, please
email. for pricing and to learn how we help support your business and drive
traffic to you. When contacting us, please include the following
information: Your name and title, your
business name, business address, email address, website url, telephone number, #
years in business, and a short description of your business and products or
services offered. We are only listing businesses with direct
connection to the tea industry with products and services of interest to tea
business owners and consumers who visit tea rooms, tea salons, tea shops, and
shop tea related businesses. Businesses under consideration for listing
within Tea Bureau may be asked to provide references. We reserve the right to accept or decline
acceptance into Tea Bureau.
What is the procedure for submitting
news releases about my business?
Please visit the
Tea Bureau Member News page for
directions for submitting your news. Tea Bureau Members may submit
one news release per month. Your news may be mentioned to our
email group and directed to our site for reading. We feel this is
a very worthwhile service and a bonus to our members. How many
news releases do you send out over the years in hopes of a mention
somewhere? The fact is that most publications will only use your
news if they need to fill space or have a particular article that some
of your news can be incorporated into. Tea Bureau Member News
reaches people who care about the tea industry for certain.
What is the procedure for
submitting articles?
Please visit
Tea Bureau Member Articles
page for directions for submitting your articles. Tea Bureau
Members may submit one article per month. This is a value added
bonus for our members as you can demonstrate your expertise to the
public and other tea businesses through informative articles in relation
to tea and its enjoyment and other business practices.
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How is
Tea Bureau publicized to benefit my
business listing?
Tea Bureau is a service of The Tea House Times. Our website receives
over 1.5 million hits per month and we are consistently ranked in the top 10
websites for tea. We drive traffic here through our own publication,
outside print and online ads,
links, and word of mouth referrals in addition to direct mailings to tea
room owners and consumers nationwide. We work hard to aid in your
success! We work hard to connect tea businesses and consumers in
every way possible. In addition to our website and print publication, we
run email promotions, and have paid ads in multiple tea and consumer
magazines.
JOIN Tea Bureau, USE Tea
Bureau. See how networking with professionals in our industry can
help your business grow. Together as a TEAM we can reach more
consumers interested in this wonderful, growing industry. Read what George Jage, World Tea Expo President, has to say about Tea Bureau:
“The Tea House Times already has proven to
be a well-connected and dynamic resource for the tea community and with the
energy and insight of Publisher/Editor, Gail Gastelu, the Tea Bureau will
certainly be another successful resource to help fuel the growth of the tea
industry.”
George Jage, President, World Tea Expo,
www.worldteaexpo.com
Click here to see our recent ad sent to various publications:
Tea Bureau
Ad
The Tea House Times co-op ads also show new reference to Tea Bureau.
See MayJune ads here. Our combined
advertising efforts are reaching over 400,000 readers through print and
over one million online.
Want to meet us? If you are a tea business owner, visit The Tea House
Times booth at World Tea Expo every year. For 2008 we are in Booth #507.
www.worldteaexpo.com
List your business or service in
Tea Bureau, please
email. for pricing. Please include the above requested information when
contacting us. If you do not see a category that best fits your
business - you are free to make a suggestion.
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How can I get more information
about advertising with The Tea House Times publication or Tea Bureau or
Tea Speakers Bureau?
When contacting us, please include the following
information: Your name and title, your
business name, business address, email address, website url, telephone number, #
years in business, and a short description of your business and products or
services offered.
If you are a Tea Room Owner, we offer special promotion packages if
you distribute our publication.
Click here to email. We will send details on how to get listed in
our Tea Room Directory. If your tea room needs a presence on the
internet, we can help with that too.
If you are a Tea related Business Owner, we offer print advertising
in The Tea House Times publication, a direct mailing service to
Victorian/English style tea room owners, or a listing with tea business
resources at Tea Bureau.
Click here to email for info.
If you are only interested in listing your business in Tea Bureau or
if you are a speaker, tea entertainer, harpist, etc.
Click here to email for Tea Bureau and Tea Speakers Bureau rates.
When contacting us, please include the following
information: Your name and title, your
business name, business address, email address, website url, telephone number, #
years in business, and a short description of your business and products or
services offered.
BONUS: If you participate in any of the above ways to publicize your
business, you are also invited to participate in our co-op ads in
various other publications - great way to stretch your ad budget.
Thus nature has no love for solitude,
And always leans, as it were, on some
support;
and the sweetest support is
found in the most intimate Friendship.
Cicero
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Tea Bureau
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Wholesale information
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