© Can Stock Photo Inc. / Artisticco Shop local campaigns are a great push for your local economy but so often they get relegated to one day a year. Creating challenges throughout the year can breathe life into your shop local efforts. Here are some suggestions: Suggestions for Shop Local Read more…
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / dbvirago Chambers often lead the shop local brigade in communities and many feel that while they have the right message, they don’t have enough tools to mount an effective campaign. Telling people to shop local just doesn’t seem to be enough to compete with Read more…
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / PixelsAway Gift certificates are major business for stores and there’s no reason why your chamber can’t offer the same conveniences with your shop local campaign. But before you sign with a community currency program, there are a few things you should know: Who Holds Read more…
© Can Stock Photo Inc. / iqoncept Shop Local Saturday is a great program for one out of 365 days but that push alone is not a permanent solution for jump starting your local campaign. If your chamber’s entire strategy is tied to one day, it’s time to see what Read more…
The Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce is embarking upon an image campaign, leveraging both its pristine Great Lakes lakeshore and its gritty, industrial underbelly. Called “Make an Impression,” the 14-point plan embraces a tourism trend that celebrates the working parts of a community as much as its recreational and cultural Read more…
Ah, the elevator pitch. That pithy promo that every chamber representative should have at the ready should they be unexpectedly confronted with a new prospect. It sounds easy enough. Condense your unique value proposition into 2-3 minutes, add a nod to features and benefits and wrap it up in a Read more…
Conpoto is now hosting free, half-hour webinars to help chambers of commerce grow revenue with Chamber Bucks, a technology platform that enables communities to focus on small business, every day. Register today: [button link=”/wordpress/schedule-webinar/” color=”custom” size=”small” type=”flat” shape=”” target=”_self” title=”” gradient_colors=”#7dcdc8|#7dcdc8″ gradient_hover_colors=”#7dcdc8|#7dcdc8″ accent_color=”#FFFFFF” accent_hover_color=”” bevel_color=”” border_width=”1px” shadow=”no” icon=”fa-calendar” icon_position=”right” icon_divider=”yes” Read more…
How does a company consistently rank among the Cool Places to Work? Create an inspiring workplace. So says Ellyn Davidson, managing partner of Brogan & Partners—an advertising agency that has earned multiple Cool Places to Work in Michigan awards. The 30-year-old company treats employees to weekly manicures, weekly yoga classes Read more…
The Dearborn Area Chamber in Dearborn, Mich., has launched Gift Local Chamber Bucks, a community currency program powered by Conpoto. Wendy Fitcher, Vice President of the Dearborn Area Chamber and Director of Small Business Development, identifies the program as an opportunity to tangibly support local spending. “We always hear, ‘Think Read more…
The Grand Haven Chamber, located in Grand Haven, Mich., is going digital with their community currency program, Dune Dollars. Dune Dollars is managed by the Grand Haven Chamber and is now powered by Conpoto. For more than 40 years, Dune Dollars has been a paper-based gift certificate program. In August Read more…
