by Chamber Nation on Friday July 30, 2010
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Our founder, Richard Scully has started a new blog which is setup to share ideas with Chamber of Commerce executives who want to learn neat tech tricks for Chamber websites.Sure there will be some information on Chamber Nation at times, but really designed to be a good resource for great online solutions for anyone who might like to learn.
Signup for email delivery of these tips at:
www.ChamberTechBlog.com
by Chamber Nation on Tuesday July 13, 2010
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We are excited to announce the launch of a new regional Chamber Technology Center. It will support all members of the Chester Lake Almanor, Quincy and Eastern Plumas Chambers of Commerce. The first proto-type Chamber Technology Center is located in Quincy California which is centrally located in Plumas County California. The new center has just been painted, emptied out and will sport new signage designed to challenge local businesses about being found online or not? We are adding more computer terminals and cameras for members to use for the BuyLocalProgram.Com system.
Currently Free Enterprise (SIFE) students are using the facility to optimize Lake Almanor area through a chamber going green community grant. Once this project is finished the center will open for about 800 members.
A large electronic monitor showing all "live" Chamber Search Engine© traffic so non-members can quickly see the value in Chamber of Commerce membership.
Begin to spread the word that a lot of very exciting things are underway in Plumas County for "Chamber Members" !
The sign to the left will be used in the lobby and will be 7' tall and much easier to read says Russ Flint!
More to come about this new center which will be used as a proto-type for other Chamber Nation
customers throughout the country.
by Chamber Nation on Thursday June 24, 2010
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Mobile search could grow from 9 percent of all queries this year to 20 percent by 2012, estimates RBC analyst Ross Sandler in a new report issued today. There is still a huge gap between mobile’s share of overall search queries and its share of search advertising. Sandler estimates that mobile will still represent less than 2 percent of search ad budgets this year, compared to the 9 percent overall share. But he thinks that gap can narrow and that mobile search advertising can be a $2 billion to $3 billion market in 2012.CLICK HERE TO READ ENTIRE ARTICLE
Chamber Nation was the first company to launch Mobile Applications specifically for Chamber of Commerce executives and their members in 2007. Our customers are already on their way to terrific mobile success via .Mobi and our Area Search Engine technologies.
by Chamber Nation on Friday June 18, 2010
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READ ORIGINAL STORY AT THIS LOCATION:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100618/NEWS/100619792?p=all&tc=pgall
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100618/NEWS/100619792?p=all&tc=pgall
By MICHAEL W. FREEMAN
THE REPORTER EDITOR
Published: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
HAINES CITY – It’s been estimated that one of the greatest sources of business advertising these days is something that didn’t exist not so long ago: the search engine.
“The Chambers of Commerce are trusted sources of information, and rank very high on the search engines,” said Richard Scully, founder of Chamber Nation/EcTownUsa. “Typically when you’re looking to the Internet, you’re looking for national exposure. There’s a lot of online traffic for people looking for information in your community.”
The Internet has definitely changed the way Chambers of Commerce and local businesses try to reach out and find new customers, giving them a potentially worldwide audience.
“Advertising today is a two way road,” Scully said. “ ‘Find me’ is one model. ‘Follow me’ is another.”
Chamber Nation, based in Quincy, Calif., is a network of Chambers of Commerce around the county that provides its members with an online system to promote their businesses. The idea is for a national network and collaboration that helps promote Chamber membership.
The Haines City/Northeast Polk County Chamber of Commerce recently joined Chamber Nation, and used its June monthly meeting – held June 17 at the United Methodist Church – to introduce members to the site. Scully participated by phone from California, explaining to the local Chamber members how his web site works and can potentially help them.
“I think it will really, really benefit you and your business,” Linda Franz, chairwoman of the Chamber’s board of directors, told the Chamber members during the luncheon meeting. “It’s going to be very, very good.”
Jane Patton, the president of the Chamber, added, “We all want you to use this.”
Scully noted that the service aims to build on the reputation that Chambers of Commerce have around the nation as a good source for information about what’s available in the community: restaurants, lodging, job opportunities, real estate and more.
“We work with Chambers all over the country,” he said. “The Chamber is trusted. It’s positioned perfectly to bring traffic to your business. We have a Traffic Catcher system with a display page designed to move more traffic to an existing website.”
The site gives Chamber members plenty of options, including setting up pages on social networking sites like Facebook and allowing people to get information about them by using a cell phones.
“It’s expected that 20 percent of searches will come through mobile devices,” Scully said.
“There is also a Buy Local program that I know the Chamber is looking at doing.”
Best of all, he said, is that the web site is designed to be simple and user friendly.
“This is easy,” he said. “A lot of people have trouble with the Internet. Most people will admit that the problem today isn’t finding what you want on the Internet. You can find anything you want by going on Google and searching for something. The problem is going deep into Haines City.”
To help visitors to his site do that, Chamber Nation has listings for community news and events, and Chamber updates.
“We make it very easy to use, and the traffic counts are out of this world,” he said.
“These pages are really designed for search engines.”
To learn more about the site, log on to www.ChamberNation.com.
“The Chamber has paid for all these services for its members,” Scully said, “so you should take advantage of this.”
What do you think? Contact Michael Freeman about this article at Reportermailbox@gmail.com.
THE REPORTER EDITOR
Published: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 3:33 p.m.
HAINES CITY – It’s been estimated that one of the greatest sources of business advertising these days is something that didn’t exist not so long ago: the search engine.
“The Chambers of Commerce are trusted sources of information, and rank very high on the search engines,” said Richard Scully, founder of Chamber Nation/EcTownUsa. “Typically when you’re looking to the Internet, you’re looking for national exposure. There’s a lot of online traffic for people looking for information in your community.”
The Internet has definitely changed the way Chambers of Commerce and local businesses try to reach out and find new customers, giving them a potentially worldwide audience.
“Advertising today is a two way road,” Scully said. “ ‘Find me’ is one model. ‘Follow me’ is another.”
Chamber Nation, based in Quincy, Calif., is a network of Chambers of Commerce around the county that provides its members with an online system to promote their businesses. The idea is for a national network and collaboration that helps promote Chamber membership.
The Haines City/Northeast Polk County Chamber of Commerce recently joined Chamber Nation, and used its June monthly meeting – held June 17 at the United Methodist Church – to introduce members to the site. Scully participated by phone from California, explaining to the local Chamber members how his web site works and can potentially help them.
“I think it will really, really benefit you and your business,” Linda Franz, chairwoman of the Chamber’s board of directors, told the Chamber members during the luncheon meeting. “It’s going to be very, very good.”
Jane Patton, the president of the Chamber, added, “We all want you to use this.”
Scully noted that the service aims to build on the reputation that Chambers of Commerce have around the nation as a good source for information about what’s available in the community: restaurants, lodging, job opportunities, real estate and more.
“We work with Chambers all over the country,” he said. “The Chamber is trusted. It’s positioned perfectly to bring traffic to your business. We have a Traffic Catcher system with a display page designed to move more traffic to an existing website.”
The site gives Chamber members plenty of options, including setting up pages on social networking sites like Facebook and allowing people to get information about them by using a cell phones.
“It’s expected that 20 percent of searches will come through mobile devices,” Scully said.
“There is also a Buy Local program that I know the Chamber is looking at doing.”
Best of all, he said, is that the web site is designed to be simple and user friendly.
“This is easy,” he said. “A lot of people have trouble with the Internet. Most people will admit that the problem today isn’t finding what you want on the Internet. You can find anything you want by going on Google and searching for something. The problem is going deep into Haines City.”
To help visitors to his site do that, Chamber Nation has listings for community news and events, and Chamber updates.
“We make it very easy to use, and the traffic counts are out of this world,” he said.
“These pages are really designed for search engines.”
To learn more about the site, log on to www.ChamberNation.com.
“The Chamber has paid for all these services for its members,” Scully said, “so you should take advantage of this.”
What do you think? Contact Michael Freeman about this article at Reportermailbox@gmail.com.
READ ORIGINAL STORY AT THIS LOCATION:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100618/NEWS/100619792?p=all&tc=pgall
http://www.theledger.com/article/20100618/NEWS/100619792?p=all&tc=pgall
by Chamber Nation on Monday May 24, 2010
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Amazing 150 year old institution still delivering the most reliable results over the telephone and online. Why not add your business to a robust Chamber of Commerce network for a fraction of the cost of most one day ads... plus your membership will run for an entire YEAR!
Quick Program Summary:
Chambers of Commerce is EXISTING COMMUNITIES of people, knowledge and businesses that offer an exceptional array of information for their local area.
While many “dot com” companies are building communities of people that they "hope" are successful to sell advertising through, a Chamber community is ALREADY SUCCESSFUL and can offer an exceptional advertising opportunity.
A perfect situation for the advertiser that wants to promote their business to a very specific local market.
Learn More: www.ChamberAdvertising.com
Chambers of Commerce is EXISTING COMMUNITIES of people, knowledge and businesses that offer an exceptional array of information for their local area.
While many “dot com” companies are building communities of people that they "hope" are successful to sell advertising through, a Chamber community is ALREADY SUCCESSFUL and can offer an exceptional advertising opportunity.
A perfect situation for the advertiser that wants to promote their business to a very specific local market.
Learn More: www.ChamberAdvertising.com
by Chamber Nation on Monday May 24, 2010
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Adding text messaging to your Chamber of Commerce communications gives you a huge competitive advantage.
Instant, direct communication between your organization and the mobile phone of your member, volunteer or staff, wherever they are, means that you can distribute important event, community, operational or marketing information 'Right Now'.
Read More: www.ChamberTexting.com
Instant, direct communication between your organization and the mobile phone of your member, volunteer or staff, wherever they are, means that you can distribute important event, community, operational or marketing information 'Right Now'.
Read More: www.ChamberTexting.com
by Chamber Nation on Monday May 24, 2010
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Problem:Nearly 90 Million American adults use the internet every day, but finding local information is a real problem.
Most of us depend on the Internet for looking up area information, finding fun things to do, research and shopping.
For communities to compete successfully online for local and regional event promotion, they must provide a robust online calendar that people will want to bookmark because everything is published to one location.
Learn More: www.CalendarforToday.com
by Chamber Nation on Friday May 14, 2010
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Richard,I just wanted to send you a quick note to share with you how impressed our members are with all that is going on at the DACC right now. The website and tcs feedback has been phenomenal. Our lunch and learn sessions have been very well attended and has created a great spirit amongst our membership.
Basically what I am trying to say is thank you!
Kristina
Kristina S. Falck, IOM
Director of Operations
Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce
by Chamber Nation on Monday April 26, 2010
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What is the Buy Local Program?It is a communications platform for the Chambers of Commerce to use in educating the community on the value of buying locally and doing business online.
The Buy Local Program© was formalized for Chambers of Commerce by EcTownUSA. Originally implemented under the name of Community, it is now on Display in 31 states as of this update.
It allows Chamber members to display information on their various businesses and is indexed for local search results.
It makes it easy for the public to find local businesses and services.
by Chamber Nation on Thursday March 25, 2010
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There should be an easy way to let the world know that your business is working hard to go green. Well now there is!Chamber Nation formally released an entirely new way for active members to promote their going green commitments at ZERO COST.
All that's required is membership in a participating Chamber of Commerce. Your membership includes a FREE membership in the Green Business Chamber, which is being developed as a national co-operative of Chambers of Commerce in 31 states.
by Chamber Nation on Tuesday March 23, 2010
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Today all systems received an update so that members can now use the integrated multi-post tools for Twitter, Facebook and the Member Business Network. Chambers of Commerce will see the new update in the bottom of the member’s area (left side) where members can now broadcast advertising via Facebook.
by Chamber Nation on Monday March 08, 2010
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We are committed to providing members with outstanding support. We have updated our systems so that members can post and search solutions around the clock.
RSS Feeds are provided so that customers may follow the details on their members support center.
by Chamber Nation on Wednesday February 24, 2010
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Here is a photo of a LIVE ZIP CODE MAP of members who are registered users of the member advertising program (CLICK HERE FOR LIVE MAP).
by Chamber Nation on Wednesday February 24, 2010
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Location Carousel - A Patent Pending System
Simplified Processes for Data Collection
This is a full end-to-end content centric system designed to gather data from numerous sources.
It is a unique system with several "pulls" to create value, so that significant amounts of data may be collected on a variety of subjects or on individual businesses.
Partnerships may create specific changes to the data gathering process to assure that data gathering includes valuable information that may be transmitted through various data venues.
Chamber of Commerce
The most trusted source for local information
We start with the most "Trusted" source for local information in almost any community, which is the Chamber of Commerce. We are currently supporting content centric systems in 31 states serving tens-of-thousands of users.
School
Providing the Teacher and Class Real Work Experience
This system when implemented allows the Chamber of Commerce to convert the entire community into a real work experience program. This allows the program to expand its ability to gather vast amounts of data through a carefully planned model of technology and cooperation.
Students
Participants in Real-Work-Experience Program
Participating students are assigned to local businesses that need to be optimized for search engines and commerce. Students enjoy working with the system and the educational benefits gained from their interviews with business owners and others contribute to their growth.
Simplified Processes for Data Collection
This is a full end-to-end content centric system designed to gather data from numerous sources.
It is a unique system with several "pulls" to create value, so that significant amounts of data may be collected on a variety of subjects or on individual businesses.
Partnerships may create specific changes to the data gathering process to assure that data gathering includes valuable information that may be transmitted through various data venues.
Chamber of Commerce
The most trusted source for local information
We start with the most "Trusted" source for local information in almost any community, which is the Chamber of Commerce. We are currently supporting content centric systems in 31 states serving tens-of-thousands of users.
School
Providing the Teacher and Class Real Work Experience
This system when implemented allows the Chamber of Commerce to convert the entire community into a real work experience program. This allows the program to expand its ability to gather vast amounts of data through a carefully planned model of technology and cooperation.
Students
Participants in Real-Work-Experience Program
Participating students are assigned to local businesses that need to be optimized for search engines and commerce. Students enjoy working with the system and the educational benefits gained from their interviews with business owners and others contribute to their growth.
by Chamber Nation on Wednesday February 24, 2010
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Although the Chamber Nation system does not require QuickBooks to operate and automate membership billing and accountability, there are a number of organizations that require full accounting "roll-up" and this connection make this all possible.
The Chamber Nation system supports integration with QuickBooks online edition. The online edition is required to provided a direct connection between to the Chamber Nation© and QuickBooks® server arrays.
The benefits to the Chamber are significant too:
Go Chamber Nation© and Quickbooks® Online and have the Chamber information always available in you pocket or home computer. Everything is here!
The Chamber Nation system supports integration with QuickBooks online edition. The online edition is required to provided a direct connection between to the Chamber Nation© and QuickBooks® server arrays.
The benefits to the Chamber are significant too:
- Everything is now 100% online
- Everything is backed up automatically
- Everything is upgraded automatically
- Everything is immediately accessible via the Internet
- Everything is now available through a Smart-Phone
Go Chamber Nation© and Quickbooks® Online and have the Chamber information always available in you pocket or home computer. Everything is here!
by Chamber Nation on Thursday December 31, 2009
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Multi-Post services for various social networks like Twitter and Facebook have been added to the Chamber Social Network. This makes it easy for members to broadcast their business updates through the local network and their own social networks from a single platform.
by Chamber Nation on Thursday October 01, 2009
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To simplify the process of updating your social network(s) we now offer multi-post in the Chamber Nation system. So now your important system updates like events will be posted with one click to the Chamber Social Network, Facebook and Twitter.
Read more about the Chamber Social Network at: http://www.ChamberSocialNetwork.com or at http://www.MemberBusinessNetwork.com
Read more about the Chamber Social Network at: http://www.ChamberSocialNetwork.com or at http://www.MemberBusinessNetwork.com
by Chamber Nation on Thursday September 24, 2009
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Sarah at the Quincy Chamber of Commerce is "Thrilled" with her new communications platform. Within the first 10 minutes she was posting to her own network and via twitter with no extra work.
by Chamber Nation on Tuesday September 22, 2009
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The Elko Chamber of Commerce will be using the network to create member to member lead development. They expect many leads to be passed to members on a daily basis. With multi-post their other networks will be also updated with no fuss!
by Chamber Nation on Saturday September 12, 2009
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The network is expected to deliver 25-50 formal leads to its Chamber of Commerce members per week.Although the network will support social aspects as most expect, the real focus here it to create a powerful network of member-to-member lead distribution. Also public visitors will be able to submit intelligent requests for commere through the same network.
Read about the Chamber:
www.BoulderCityChamber.com
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