End of year is the time we come together and give thanks for those who are important to us. Everyone seems a little nicer and we take the time to show more appreciation than we do the rest of the year. That’s why this is the perfect time to thank Read more…
Everyone knows local currency is the perfect gift for the people on your list but there’s one organization that is using local currency as a reward to “catch” locals following safety protocol (like good driving) and doing good deeds. The Shenandoah, Iowa Police Department, in cooperation with the Shenandoah Chamber and Read more…
If you read our social media streams or this blog, you’ll find in addition to best practices regarding shop local and local currency programs, we also like to highlight creative ideas we see on the Interwebs. It’s amazing what some chambers and visitors bureaus are doing to drive participation in Read more…
It’s too late this season. Not trying to be a downer just stating the obvious — it’s December. However, next season there is no reason to create more work for your chamber and your staff. I don’t think there’s anyone in the chamber industry who needs more work, right? That Read more…
Small Business Saturday, the day after Black Friday, is coming up this Saturday. It’s an important day (and weekend) for local merchants as some bring in as much as 30% of their year-round revenue just in that weekend following Thanksgiving! While that can be a real boon to the Read more…
As a chamber you probably have a larger web audience than most of your local merchants. You probably also have a more established, higher ranking website than most of them. Because of this larger audience you can help your member businesses quite a bit through web referrals. Leveraging Content by Read more…
If you’re like most chambers and always looking for sources of non-dues revenue, we have an easy one for you. This idea works well with or without a local currency program but having one means even larger opportunities for non-dues revenue. Many chambers are running a shop local program this Read more…
Image credit via Flickr by David Blackwell There are things that stick with us the whole year — we remember whatever holiday celebrations we conduct, we remember the end and beginning of school for as long as we have school-aged children or have to drive through school zones, and we Read more…
The topic sounds super simple doesn’t it? Simple and desired, yes? But there’s more to people buying chamber bucks and revenue coming in. The purchase is not the only form of revenue involved. Here’s how a chamber currency program makes the chamber money and is a continual source of non-dues Read more…
Senior citizens are often hard to buy for. They don’t want clutter as they may have recently downsized or are thinking about it. They have their favorites in life and aren’t leading the charge to experiment with something new. They may have limited mobility, or do not have access to a Read more…
