2013 BBB serving the Heart of Texas Annual Report | Page 11

1912
1928
BBB GOES INTERNATIONAL
1930
ASSOCIATION OF BBBs DEVELOPS TRUTH IN ADVERTISING STANDARDS which underpin Federal Trade Commission advertising rules .
1945
1978
1987
1994
2007
2011

1912

FIRST BBB OPENS

IN MINNEAPOLIS , MINNESOTA FOLLOWED BY CLEVELAND AND SALT LAKE CITY IN 1913

1928

BBB GOES INTERNATIONAL
OPENS A BBB LOCATION IN MONTREAL

1930

ASSOCIATION OF BBBs DEVELOPS TRUTH IN ADVERTISING STANDARDS which underpin Federal Trade Commission advertising rules .

1945

New ad slogan : “ Before You Invest , Investigate ,” BBBs warned of swindlers . National BBB dedicates a division to protect servicemembers from con artists .

1978

1987

BBB AUTO LINE ® ESTABLISHED

LARGEST CONSUMER ARBITRARTION PROGRAM IN US HISTROY
Down through the years the Better Business Bureaus have resolutely stayed the course , showing themselves to be the best friends American consumers have ever had . - Ronald Reagan

1994

BBB GOES TO THE WEB

One of the first non-profits there .

2007

BBB

UPDATES ITS BRAND .

2011

BBB APP RELEASED .

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