Plan Bee Direct was incredibly helpful in creating and sending out marketing emails for a conference. They recommended great ideas and handled all the details for me, making the whole process quick and easy. I really appreciated their professionalism. Highly recommend them for anyone needing help with email marketing!

I am pleased to recommend Barbara Higgins and her new company Plan Bee Direct. Barbara worked with me for over 20 years, serving as a list manager, list broker, and administrative manager, until my retirement and the closure of Bethesda List Center. Barbara is organized and completes tasks.

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She can handle managing email campaigns and data improvement tasks in such a way as to make your organization shine. Her experience is rarely found in list companies these days. Barbara can be your “secret weapon” for marketing success.

Barbara was instrumental in deploying two emails for our upcoming conference to drive booth traffic. The process was seamless—uploading our files into the portal was quick and easy. Barbara responded promptly to all inquiries, ensuring everything stayed on track. The email deployment was successful, and the metrics exceeded expectations. Thank you, Barbara!

Barbara is responsive, flexible and just a wonderful partner. Her customer service goes above and beyond to keep our sponsors supported while ensuring they keep to our rules and regulations.

It is my pleasure to give Barbara Higgins my highest recommendation. She has always provided us with excellent, high quality customer service in a timely manner. I can’t count the times where she has stayed late and gone the extra mile to help us out. In my 35 years in the industry, Barbara’s commitment and dedication to providing top notch service stands above the rest.

Finding FixMyList was a life-saver. Making sure that our list was in tip-top shape means we have happier clients.

Barbara was wonderful to work with start to finish. She clearly laid out everything we’d need to do at the beginning and made sure to check in along the way to ensure everything was on track. She went above and beyond working with the sponsors to make their messages the best they could be and to get them the great reach possible.

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She responded quickly to my questions and laid out a simple process for the sponsors to follow. I’d definitely work with Barbara again and have recommended her to others within my organization.

Barbara was professional, easy to work with, and very responsive and helpful. Her assistance with email deployments was seamless and would use this service again in the future.

I thought my list was in really good shape. We mailed it all the time.  FixMyList showed me I was wrong. Our sales went up over 30% in 2 mailings.

I have worked with Barbara for over 25 years now with great results for our customers; and she has changed with the times and provides valuable B2B guidance and services for today’s fast changing world! Skip the companies with all of the window dressing and no substance. Barbara works in the trenches and is a “secret weapon” for trade show marketers. Hard working and great service!

Plan Bee Direct helped us create an html formatted email to raise awareness of a breakfast symposium we held at a congress. We appreciate their high level of flexibility and responsiveness. We had a positive experience working with them.

Very flexible and communicative! Would recommend!

Barbara and I worked together for getting out emails for an event this past November. I was thoroughly pleased with the experience. The communication was transparent and frequent. Barbara was also very responsive to questions from my end.

It was a pleasure working with Barbara and Plan Bee on email deployment for our satellite symposium during Obesity Week. Barbara was helpful, responded quickly to any questions or concerns, and each email was deployed smoothly. The Plan Bee site was easy to navigate and made uploading our content simple. I would definitely work with Plan Bee again.

A Decade of Excellence: Why Barbara Higgins and Plan Bee Direct Are Simply the Best

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with Barbara Higgins for over a decade across a wide range of high-profile projects, including those at University of Virginia Health Continuing Education, the World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. In every instance, Barbara has delivered nothing short of outstanding service—on time, every time.

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What truly sets Barbara and her company, Plan Bee Direct, apart in the crowded landscape of list service providers is her proactive, strategic approach. She doesn’t just fulfill requests—she enhances them. Barbara consistently offers thoughtful suggestions to improve email performance, boost read rates, and maximize marketing effectiveness. Her insights have directly contributed to the success of our conferences and courses, making her an indispensable part of our team.

Barbara is more than a vendor—she’s a trusted partner and a seamless extension of our UVA Health CE team. Her professionalism, attention to detail, and unwavering reliability make her one of the most valuable collaborators I’ve ever worked with. I can think of very few individuals I would recommend more highly.

If you’re looking for a partner who brings expertise, creativity, and a genuine commitment to your success, look no further than Barbara Higgins and Plan Bee Direct.

We had a great experience with plan bee direct for our first tradeshow. We needed to created a html file for our marketing eblast and Barbara was extremely helpful to work with and her turnaround time was so quick! We appreciated her creative guidance and direction on the design and were very happy with the final product! I would definitely work with her again!

It was great working with Barbara on a promotional email. Her template turned out great and the whole process was a breeze.

Plan Bee and Barbara were fantastic to work with!! They did stellar work, were flexible with our needs, and communicated very well. I hope to work with them again soon!!

On behalf of our entire team, I want to extend our heartfelt thanks to you and your company for the exceptional service provided during our recent hospital recruitment conference.
Your dedication and attention to detail ensured that our company’s advertisement reached a wide and relevant audience, significantly enhancing our visibility throughout and following the event. We truly appreciate the effort you put into making this a success!
It was a pleasure working with you, and we look forward to partnering with you again for future events.

I worked with Barbara Higgins on an email campaign for a high profile conference. Barbara was easy to work with, gave clear feedback, and provided timely communication. She remained flexible throughout the process and gave ideas to help with the campaign. Barbara is also just a pleasant person to interact with in general!

Barbara Higgins is real a pleasure to work with.  The online tools at Plan Bee Direct are so easy to use, and Barbara is there for any questions we may have.  Since order turnaround and efficiency is a major part of our business, we depend on Barbara to keep our flow of business going.  It is amazing how quickly she can fill our list needs.  She is a real gem.

I couldn’t of done this without them. the professionalism and quality far exceeded expectations.

Barbara was extremely easy to work with. Her follow-through was great as was her enthusiasm to get our information out in a timely, efficient manner. She also followed up quickly with a campaign metrics report before I even thought of asking for one. I would highly recommend her services and hope to use her again in the future.

Working with Barbara and Plan Bee Direct made the process of getting our promotional emails created, tested and sent for Heart Rhythm 2025 so simple and easy! She is very communicative and responds very quickly, or if there’s something urgent, she’s always available via phone.

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She built all four of our emails (HTML files), which not only saved myself and my team time to work ahead, but she was patient while we were getting our content in. She was also willing to adjust deadlines if we needed it.

Overall, I would definitely work with her again for future events (I have already recommended to our MET team that we go this route for 2025/2026 events) – thank you SO much Barbara! You are beyond amazing!

Barbara is incredible! This was my first time deploying an email to conference registrants and she made it so easy. I greatly appreciated her expertise and willingness to take on extra work at the last minute. She’s organized, quick to respond, and provides clear anticipatory guidance. Highly, highly, highly recommend!

I have worked with Barbara for more years than I can remember. She’s responsive, proactive, and the Fix-My-List product itself has become an integral piece of our data hygiene process. You’ll surely be impressed.