As a member of a chamber of commerce, or any other membership  organization, if you want to get the most value from your investment you will need to become “one of the group”. You do this by attending events, being open and friendly, chatting with the staff and volunteer leadership, and just being involved. Remember, [...]

Our association has a members-only social networking site called “Myno”, short for MyNorthMasonChamber.com. It has been a boon for our Chamber of Commerce. Here are a few of the many reasons why. It is a “Velvet Rope” site. By definition, this means you can’t participate if you are not a member of our Chamber. We [...]

I keep seeing people on Facebook, Twitter, and such promoting themselves too forwardly. This is a mistake. Don’t be like that. If you are going to promote yourself or your business directly, make sure you promote or support somebody else online 10 times for every time you mention yourself. That is a good rule of [...]

We doubled membership of the Chamber in the past 2 years. Internet social networking has been a key factor in our growth. Way to go 2009 Trustees and award winners.

Do you like to meet and socialize with fascinating new people? When you go to a conference or event, are you open to meeting the most successful people in the room? If the keynote speaker were to come up to you and strike up a conversation, would you be happy about that? I bet you [...]

At our Chamber of Commerce, we have 63 members using Twitter (the list is here). Actually, they are signed up for Twitter and have posted a few times, but most aren’t really using it much. I think the main reason is because they give up before the value sinks in. Don’t give up. You will [...]