How’s your chamber of commerce mission statement? No, seriously. How does it sound? Awesome? Boring? Full of words that people haven’t used since the 1950s or at least their MBA class? Business has become a tad less formal these days and if you don’t have a mission that resonates with the more transparent business climate, […]
15+ Tips to Find a Speaker on a Small Chamber Budget
There are so many incredible experts out there. If you need to find a speaker for events, there are all sorts of business professionals, social media gurus, cyber security professionals, and other people who can provide information and advice for your members. But their expertise might be a bigger investment than most chambers have budgeted […]
20 Health and Wellness Events Ideas for Your Chamber of Commerce
Health and wellness events and ideas are one of the hottest trends in business right now. From companies looking to institute wellness programs for employees to helping employees manage work and life balance, take better care of themselves, and be more productive, this type of content and events are hot. While traditionally the chamber wasn’t […]
A New Resource for Chamber of Commerce Professionals
Over the past several months, we’ve written twelve articles about addressing specific needs within your member demographics and community. This new resource for chamber of commerce professionals was written to help chamber pros meet the needs of the many different groups they serve. Each article speaks to things these groups are challenged by and what […]
42 Things Your Members Probably (or Should) Wonder About – Chamber Programming Ideas
Coming up with awesome events and chamber programming ideas can present problems. You don’t want to do something that others have been doing for years and yet coming up with new ideas presents its own sort of support issues. A new idea hasn’t been tried and it’s possible that it won’t catch on. So how […]
Meeting the Needs of Community Advocates
This article on community advocates is part of the Meeting the Needs Series that is designed to help chamber professionals meet the individual needs of certain market segments. See the footer of this article for a list of posts in this series. There are likely many “do-gooders” in your community. Sometimes it’s part of their […]
Chamber Blog Topics: The Super Duper List
With recent changes in Google’s analytics (and this is a constant, by the way) and a push for meatier, more well-written posts, coming up with chamber blog topics and creating content that means something to your audience is now more important than ever. You can no longer afford to simply write 200 words around a […]
Chamber Networking Events: Meeting the Needs of Networkers
This article on chamber networking events for networkers is part of the Meeting the Needs Series that is designed to help chamber professionals meet the individual needs of certain market segments. See the footer of this article for a list of posts in this series. Several decades ago, business owners joined the chamber and attended […]
