Lighting The Way: 100 Years

BBB 100ΥEARS Advancing Trust Together START WITH TRUST' 1912 NATIONAL VIGILANCE COMMITTEE IS FORMED IN DALLAS based on "Ten Commandments of Advertising" by Samuel Candler Dobbs of Coca-Cola". FIRST BBB OPENS OF COURSE THIS°REBUILT"WILL ONLY PICK UP LOOSE DUST, IT'S 30 YEARS OLD, THIS WHIZZBANG AT ONLY $859 IS WHAT YOU NEED. IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA FOLLOWED BY CLEVELAND AND SALT LAKE CITY IN 1913. TOP INDUSTRIES FOR COMPLAINTS IN 1915 DOOR TO DOOR SALES TOTAL INSTANCES OF SERVICE IN 1915 1,432,228 USED $1500 1916 ARTHUR F. SHELDON, founder of a well-known school of salesmanship, suggests the name "Better Business Bureau." WHIZZ BANG 85 99 BBB WARNS OF BAIT AND SWITCH TACTICS The Indianapolis, Kansas City and Louisville BBBS form. A "federal" organization of local BBBS evolved through several name changes such as NCOORATED IN NATIONAL BETTER BUSINESS COMMISSION, INC. 1921 OF THE ASSOCIATED ADVERTISING CLUBS OF THE WORLD INC Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and 1921 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS, INC. and 1946 ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUS, INC. 1928 BBB GOES INTERNATIONAL OPENS A BBB LOCATION IN MONTREAL ASSOCIATION OF BBBS DEVELOPS 1930 TRUTH IN ADVERTISING STANDARDS which underpin Federal Trade Commission advertising rules. 1945 PSS5SST! -I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE! OH YEAH! LAST TIME IT COST ME MORE THAN AT A LEGITIMATE RETAIL STORE! New ad slogan: "Before You Invest, Investigate," BBBS warned of swindlers. National BBB dedicates a division to protect CORTESY CARD servicemembers from con artists. REBUER