Frank J. Kenny's Chamber of Commerce Industry Blog

Are you attending a special event or want to show off your new branding? Then you might just be in the market for some cheap giveaway ideas. While branded promotional items that you give away are a great way to market your chamber, you may be concerned about the impact of that on your budget. […]

If your ideal member was looking for help to build their business, would they find your chamber website if they weren’t specifically looking for the chamber? In addition to a solid content marketing plan, a Chamber FAQ page could be the “SEO ranking gold” that you were looking for. Once they find your site, does […]

Ahhh the honeymoon, when members are new and filled with dreams of how extraordinary membership will be. It’s an ideal time for the new member welcome packet to shine. It goes a long way because you have their attention. They’ve just given you money and they are looking for a return on their investment. It’s […]

If you work for a smaller staff chamber and/or you’re very good at what you do, you may be plagued by thoughts of how your chamber would get along without you. What would happen if you weren’t available? Could you take a sick day? Go on vacation for a week? Could you take a longer […]

Business advocacy is important because any lobbyist will tell you that business is inextricably tied to government. The candidates who are elected–and the laws that are passed–directly impact the business environment locally, across the state and the nation. But just how involved should a chamber of commerce be? At what point is involvement helpful to […]

Do you have a blog on your chamber website? Are you wracking your brain for ideas on what to post? And are you dreading that day (or days) you’ve set aside to generate content? Chamber blogging doesn’t have to be a pain. If you can create a process and figure out where and how to […]

When someone leaves, it’s natural to want to know why. No matter what the relationship, leaving hurts. If you’ve lost a member (or more) this year, your chamber of commerce board may be asking you to conduct exit interviews of members who quit. With COVID, the why behind the departure may be more important than […]

We often get asked for ideas for increasing non-dues revenue. While there are many ways to create additional revenue streams for your chamber, we’re going to focus on non-dues revenue event ideas in this article. And not just any events. We’ve compiled the types of events that will get people talking. Fun, creative, unique and […]