You have a chamber festival, or rather a festival the chamber puts on. After crunching the numbers and doing the work for years, you realize it’s no longer beneficial for the chamber. Now you have to tell everyone. Yikes! No one wants to be the bringer of bad news. There may be many people in […]
Babies and Business: Do They Mix? No-Children Attendance Policies
If you watch the news, you likely heard that Senator Tammy Duckworth is the first sitting senator to give birth while in office. While this is a new moment in history, what’s proposed is even bigger as it could affect your no-children attendance policies. Do you remember Marissa Mayer, former President and CEO of Yahoo!, […]
Is it Time to Move Past the Satisfaction Survey?
Every business wants to provide a good experience. It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in, service you provide, or event you’re hosting. You want people to enjoy it. When they do…they come back. And they tell other people about it. Winner, winner chicken dinner. But there’s a problem. Every organizer or business wants to know […]
6 Creative Chamber Employee Benefit Ideas
Health insurance costs a LOT these days and sometimes it’s simply not in the chamber’s budget to make insurance of of its chamber employee benefits. But how do you stay competitive with other employers if you can’t provide health insurance? These chambers have some creative ideas for employee benefits that won’t break your chamber budget. […]
How Chambers Can Help Fill a Business Content Need
We talk about chambers as a resource all the time on this blog. One area that works well in is content. People need information. The chamber provides it. But it needn’t all be articles on subjects of interest. Or videos for that matter. Sometimes the best kind of content is something they can actually use […]
Keep it Thriving: Attracting a Younger Demographic to Your Business Expo
Attracting a younger demographic is essential to any organization these days. After all, in the words of Whitney Houston “Children are our future.” But… we’re not talking kids here, of course. We’re referring to the young people who will give life and leadership to your chamber in the coming decades. Getting them involved early […]
Easy Ways to Inspire Content Creators
Most chamber pros understand the importance of content. They also get how hard it is to create good quality content that the community will find valuable. That takes time. Savvy chamber professionals reach out to members to act as content creators. This can be leveraged as a form of non-dues revenue (like in an advertorial […]
