Chamber Newsletter 1 and 2:  August 2010

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Thank you for being a part of making the Perham Area a great place to live your vacation!

 Your involvement in your Chamber and your Corporate Citizenship is what makes it happen.

  

Ambassador Visits

Business After hours / Fall Showcase

Business Referrals

Chamber building and information resource center

Committee & Event Support

Community Events Calendar

Coupon Value Books

Economic Development Referrals

Golf Scramble

Holiday Dollars

Leadership / Hall of Fame recognition

Local Issues/Involvement

Media Relations

Member Relations Visits

Membership Directory

Out of State  and In State Sport Shows

Parade of Lights

Perham Area Marketing

Perham Bucks Program

Perham DVD

Perham Events Committee (PEC) support:

 –Choc. Sat. / Garden Party / Crazy Days / Harvest Fest / Christmas promo

Perham Express Train (in town use and out of town parades)

Perham Vacation Guide Book

Perham.com website

Power Hour

Tourism Marketing

Trade Show

Turtle Fest Community Event Support

Turtle Races

Vacation Packs for visitors, locals, and mailings

Lodging Tax Marketing

Corporate Citizenship

PLUS MORE!      

 

 Can you think of more?

Thank you for keeping the Perham Area strong by supporting your Chamber!

Look for your Chamber information coming weekly from the Perham Area Chamber of Commerce.

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The mission of the Chamber is to promote the Perham Area to as many people as possible.  To get people to the area to shop, visit, or live, is the goal.

By getting more people to the area (#’s) we all are affected financially, directly or indirectly.  Along with promotion, the Chamber is there to unify the business community, and support where and whenever possible to make our area stronger and a better place to work and live.

 

Your Perham Area Chamber of Commerce has taken many strides since 2007 to take steps everyday towards our mission at hand and work towards attaining our goals.  Following are some changes and accomplishments of your Chamber since that time.

 

Financial                                                                                     

·          Fiscal Hub- cancelled for  fiscal accountability as of 7-1-07

·          Financial/Accounting changes – Fiscal & Budget Responsibility

·          A/P consistency and accountability

·          Media Sales – Feb. 09-

·          Member opportunity yearly “package” developed-

·          Member Bonus Marketing introduced- cooperative funding for marketing

Structure-Operations

·          Chamber structure and organization- unification-communication – efficiency

·          FFA  involvement in turtle races – Turtle Care

·          Updated Train Rental Contract-  and increased activity

·          Retail committee  structure / Perham Events Committee-  

·          Communication structure – email distribution list- perham.com -power hour

·          Ambassadors Business After Hours quarterly – Power Hour agenda- Fall showcase

·          Building Sale 5-08

·          Move to City Hall Corner location- Construction and furnishing

·          Fundraising Event increases $  / Raffles

·          Speaker system/sound system for Turtle Races

·          Leadership Banquet and Hall-of-Fame – restructured

·          Reconstruction of office and duties / Lodging Tax Administrator

·          Helped implement Lodging Tax in the City of Perham./ New marketing $

·          Membership increase from ’07- ’10.

·          Emphasis moved from promoting  to each other,  to marketing the Perham area outward

·          Back office for statistical needs developed for the phone system and website.

Website

·          Website –new 10-‘07

·          Data Base 2009 - own and maintain website and data base 4-09.

·          Advertising  5-09 – data base and website

·          Perham.com  promotion – marketing of  the site ‘08-’10- and future- 

·          Goggle analytics

Marketing

·          Perham.com promotion – packaging of website and directory

·          Perham DVD 2009- new production

·          Kiosk started – Landmark- Dean’s – Use of MOA for book distribution

·          PPPicks-  Marketing tool for sponsors

·          Marketing Campaign  from Fargo to Minneapolis ‘09/’10

·          Explore Mn. -expansion of marketing- heavy increase in 2010 / print / website / directories

·          Perham Vacation Guide at the Mall Of America

·          Website sweepstakes and promotion ’09 / ’10-  Perham.com marketing

·          Year round marketing committee developed

·          Lodging Tax Administration and board / marketing Jan. ‘10

·          Perham book vacation guide- new look- upgrade distribution  ’10 / ’11

·          Member Bonus Marketing introduced

·          Marketing campaigns have increased and out stretched.

 

As we continue our mission, we will strive to work with our membership in a cooperative manner to market the area like never before.  Look for your Chamber to work hard at expanding our marketing plans and be asking you to work with us. With our board of directors and office staff leading the way, the Chamber wants to work hand in hand with you the  member, to accomplish our goals.  As we step to the future, we ask that we unite together to do what is needed, to make our area a better place to work and live.

                               

THE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH ADVOCACY, MARKETING,

PROMOTING, AND NETWORKING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

 

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Perham Area Chamber of Commerce
185 East Main Street
Perham MN 56573
218-346-7710

Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 4:30pm

Fridays: 8 am - 2 pm

 

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