Do you remember being a teenager? When a parent asked you to do something did you jump up immediately and execute with military precision or did you drag your feet, wanted nothing to do with it? Interesting. Well, your members may feel the same way about your invites to attend events. There’s only one way […]
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How to Use Turnkey Events to Grow Your Chamber
Have you ever thought about turnkey events? It’s a step beyond hiring an event planner or handing your event over to a chamber event committee. A turnkey event company brings the event to you and handles (almost) everything. Many parent teacher associations (PTAs) are embracing these kinds of events as lucrative, low-effort fundraisers. Here’s how […]
Is Your Chamber Competing with Member Events?
Businesses are doing their best to build an audience and brand and trying to become a larger part of their customers’ lives. They have to. What worked years ago, isn’t working these days. With labor shortages, product/part shortages, and the ever-growing competition on the internet, businesses are having to try things they’ve never done before. […]
In-Person Networking Events: How to Bring Them Back
Remember the good ol’ days of in-person networking events? You picked a date, set up a venue, sent out some emails … and people showed up. Or maybe not. Maybe you’re trying to re-kindle your in-person networking and you’re getting a slow start. Perhaps your members are still concerned about safety or they’re now in […]
Hybrid Events: How to Connect Online and In-Person Attendees
As a chamber professional or event organizer, do you feel like you’re on a roller coaster? Here’s why hybrid events will be your challenge and opportunity in the future. The global pandemic brought massive lockdowns and panic. Then the vaccination comes out. Numbers go down. People relax and feel they can attend events in person. […]
Are Business After Hours Events Being Ended by COVID?
What do you think? Did COVID and COVID restrictions end the days of Business After Hours, Mixers and other networking events for chambers? Or are they still valuable? Do people still want to attend? Yes and No The answer may be as simple as what Henry Ford used to say, “Whether you think you can, […]
Sponsorship Level Ideas and Names for Virtual Events
Virtual events are necessary but hard. From the initial concept to sponsorship level ideas, getting people excited by yet another “online” meeting, event, or happening is exhausting these days. Enticing them to buy tickets feels like pulling teeth. And forget the sponsorships! Those are next to impossible, right? Or are they? If you’re still getting […]
Chamber Ribbon-Tying Events are the Hot New Trend
We first wrote about chamber ribbon-tying events over two years ago. It was a great idea then that some chambers were using to signify a unification of the community with the opening of a business or entity. Now with COVID-19 and the re-opening of businesses, the emotional significance and impact of this event is greatly […]
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