BBOS Mobile - Lumber

Blue Book Services is a leading business-to-business credit and marketing information agency, serving the international wholesale lumber and forest products industry. Traders, brokers, credit managers and transporters alike rely on Blue Book ratings, reports, and information to make safe, informed, and profitable business decisions. Blue Book Users can now access Blue Book information from an iPhone using their Blue Book Online Services (BBOS) email address and password. Main Features: Search for companies by Company Name Blue Book ID number City State Zip code and radius of zip code Current number of pay reports Pay indicators Credit Worth rating Species Products including boards, cabinets, crates, dimensional lumber, doors, flooring, industrial products, millwork, OSB, pallets,panel products, plywood and trusses Classifications (business function) such as mills, wholesalers, retail lumber yards, distribution yards, secondary manufacturers, importers and exporters Services View complete Blue Book listings Dial out from a phone number View company locations using your phone’s mapping application Link to company email addresses, web sites, and social media pages View contact names Add notes to company and person records which can be shared with your enterprise users Access your BBOS Watchdog Groups Practical Applications: Streamline a trip to visit a group of customers: 1. Create a Watchdog Group on BBOS at your computer. 2. Add all the companies you will be visiting to this specific Watchdog Group. 3. Then while you’re traveling, open the BBOS Mobile app on your phone. 4. Tap on the Watchdog Groups button. 5. Choose the specific group you previously created. 6. Review listings and ratings for real-time information. 7. Find most direct route to customer location using map features. 8. Search by radius to find prospective customers near your location to visit. Find a connection’s information while you’re out of the office: 1. In BBOS Mobile, tap on Quick Find. 2. In the text field, type the name of your connection and matches will appear. “Lumber Blue Book is my ‘Go To’ resource for customer prospecting. When I have a specific item to move, I can develop a prospect list by item in seconds, and check their credit rating at the same time.” – Joe Flemming, Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, AL Contact us: 630-668-3500