There are businesses in your area that have been around for decades. Maybe you even have businesses who are faithful, long-time chamber members for 40+ years. If so, what do you do for them? How do you showcase their investment? Should you do so through discounted membership? Honoring Long-time Chamber Members Recently, in the […]
A Hidden Benefit of Storytelling After a Membership Sale
There’s a grocery store here in Florida where its check-out people always comment on your purchases. They either compliment your selection, talk about the good value of the product on sale, or they ask you how you use it or how you like to cook it. It doesn’t happen on every item but it […]
Adding the Fun Back in Your Chamber Fundraiser
Competition for money is always difficult and seems to be becoming more so. With all the natural disasters and needs on sites like GoFundMe, not to mention schools/PTAs, little leagues, and other clubs, the monetary requests never seem to end. That’s why if you want people to participate in a chamber fundraiser it had […]
Chamber Networking Events: How Often Is Too Often
This post is for the small chambers out there, the ones with under 100 members. If you hold networking events, how often do you do it? That was a question that was brought up recently on the Chamber of Commerce Professionals group on Facebook. The chamber pro asking the question currently hosts them every […]
Petastic Event Ideas for the Chamber
People love their pets. If you’ve been considering a pet event among your latest event ideas, you’re in good company. Including pets is a wildly pupular trend right now. (The bad puns are free.) Pet Event Ideas that Won’t Be Cat-astrophic The town where I live is largely pet-friendly. We have bars for pets and their […]
Chamber Event Idea: Economic Forecasts
If you’re looking for a new chamber event idea to get your community excited about the future try an economic forecast event. With an economic forecast event can bring in major (or local) speakers to educate the town about upcoming opportunities and projects. But since the mere phrase of “economic forecasting” makes most people […]
Customer Service Tips for Chamber Members
No matter what the type of business, customer service is of the utmost importance. Yet, as I talk to many businesses they all see their service and dedication to the customer as their differentiating factor from their competition. Seriously. Yet, you and I both know that while everyone may differentiate themselves from the competition through […]
