When you reach a milestone like 5, 10, 20 or more years as a Chamber of Commerce supporting your community, you want to celebrate it. A milestone like this is more than just a celebration of longevity; it’s an opportunity to showcase measurable achievements, highlight the businesses that helped shape the community, and demonstrate the […]
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Why Every Chamber of Commerce and CVB Needs an Annual Report: Make Your Impact Impossible to Ignore
You and your team work tirelessly. Between hosting networking events, advocating for local businesses, driving tourism, and organizing ribbon cuttings, the daily work of a Chamber of Commerce or Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is non-stop. If your community’s success isn’t documented, it’s invisible. If you don’t tell your stakeholders what you did and the […]
Halloween Content Ideas to Show Off Your Town
13 Halloween Social Media Ideas to Boost Engagement, Promote Local Businesses & Tourism, and Increase Interaction From spooky scares to family-friendly fun, Halloween is filled with events and festivals, tasty treats, and seasonal finds. Promote some of your favorite things to do, tasty treats, or spooky items with these social media content ideas. Whether you […]
How to Create Travel Itineraries using National Days
Increase Tourism in Slower Times and Boost the Local Economy with These Tips Creating themed itineraries or travel packages built around fun national days gives visitors a reason to explore your community and support local businesses, even outside the traditional holiday rush. These itineraries make it easy for someone to find just what they’re looking […]
How to Organize Your Canva Designs & Files (includes the 2024 Canva update)
Have you spent too much time looking for a design in Canva only to be frustrated and overwhelmed? I have, too! I’m going to give you an effective and easy-to-implement solution to your Canva organization problems. It will make your files easy to search, organize, and find. I recently used these steps to organize our […]
10 Do’s and Don’ts to Promote an Event on Social Media
These tips can help you get the best results from promoting your event on social media. #1 DO create a Facebook Event for your event Why should you do this? First, it’s free. Who doesn’t love the free promotion of an event? Second, anyone who searches for things to do in your town or upcoming […]
7 Ways to Boost Chamber Visibility and Member Engagement Through Member Training Events
Workshops and training events are an excellent benefit to your members. They can learn new skills, brush up on existing knowledge, and network during the breaks. Have you ever thought about how to make these events work for your Chamber? These events are an opportunity for you to improve your member services, increase your visibility […]
How to Use Your Out-of-Office Email to Market Your Chamber of Commerce
d I emailed the Vice President of Membership at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance, but he was out of the office. His out-of-office automated reply email was outstanding – the perfect example of using every opportunity to market your community. He included links to some of the feature items of their website; this makes it […]
Retain Your Members: Promote Your Chamber Successes & Benefits
Promoting your Chamber by telling your members what you do for them and touting your successes is imperative to the success of your Chamber. As a Chamber of Commerce professional, you work hard to support your members and help grow your community. A lot of what you do is behind-the-scenes work, so your members never […]
