Business/Professional Publications

I am the editor and primary author for the Direct Mail Journal. This monthly newsletter (and related blog) has been publishing tips and techniques for growing small businesses for over 10 years. The newsletter currently reaches 20,000+ small business subscribers monthly. The site maintains about 5 years worth of historical articles (usually only one article per newsletter is posted – each newsletter has 3 – 4 articles). Since 1983, I’ve written/published dozens of articles, thousands of lines of ad copy, a number of technical manuals, and numerous sales proposals.

Industry & Research Panels

I am the editor and primary author for the Direct Mail Journal. This monthly newsletter (and related blog) has been publishing tips and techniques for growing small businesses for over 10 years. The newsletter currently reaches 20,000+ small business subscribers monthly. The site maintains about 5 years worth of historical articles (usually only one article per newsletter is posted – each newsletter has 3 – 4 articles). Since 1983, I’ve written/published dozens of articles, thousands of lines of ad copy, a number of technical manuals, and numerous sales proposals.

Professional Presentations

A representative sample of professional presentations is provided below. I have extensive experience working with PowerPoint and making presentations to audiences both large and small. This is a skill that provides a benefit for my teaching instruction. I also provide coaching for my students who need to give presentations for class projects and job interviews. Zehr, W. (2019). Tuition Increase Recommendation [report/presentation]. Presented April 2020, Eastern Oregon University, Board of Trustees, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2019). Union County economic development. [presentation]. Presented April 2019, Union County Mayors, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2019). Strategic goal 4, objective 1. [presentation]. Presented March 2019, Eastern Oregon University, University Council, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2018). eCommerce 101 (online careers). [presentation]. Presented March 2017, Student Technology Expanded Programs (STEP) Tech Expo, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2017). BA498 online group project re-design. [presentation]. Eastern Oregon University, Teaching and Learning Summer Institute, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2017). eCommerce 101 (online careers). [presentation]. Presented March 2017, Student Technology Expanded Programs (STEP) Tech Expo, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR, USA. Zehr, W. (2015). College of Business interview presentation. [presentation]. Presented March 2015, Eastern Oregon University, College of Business, La Grande, OR, USA.

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Patents, Trademarks, & URL’s

Patents, Trademarks, & URL’s 1) System and Method for PC or Smartphone, Desktop-Direct One-to-One Digital to Hard Copy USPS Mail at Discount Postal Rates. US 62789377. January 7, 2019. 2) Method and apparatus for supplementing mailing transaction costs. US 20010025274 A1. September 27, 2001. 3) Credit based advertising through email. WO 2001071616A2. September 27, 2001. 4) Distributed system for conducting physical delivery mail service over the internet. WO 2000057285 A1. September 28, 2000.

Complete List of Patent Activity

I own six U.S. Trademarks that are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and own over 60 top level domains registered with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). I have two additional domains registered in China (.cn). I serve as a technical advisor for Zairmail. The company has 500,000+ lines of code spread across a number of servers in the cloud. I write specifications for new features, assign the work to Software Engineers, and track technical progress. Over 50 significant new technical features were added 2015 – 2019. I have a keen interest in economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. I will continue to explore research opportunities, and practical applications, in these areas, for the benefit of the communities that we serve.