Friday, October 28, 2011

Marketing Tool for Business Exposure – Valpo Chamber Partnership Program!

The 2012 calendar year will be an excellent time for Valpo Chamber members to consider participating in the Chamber Partnership Program to market their business brand to other businesses in greater Valparaiso.  

2012 is the Valpo Chamber Centennial Celebration, marking 100 years of service to the business community of Valparaiso. 

The Valpo Chamber Partnership Program provides a great opportunity to promote your business brand at specific chamber events throughout the year. The higher the partnership level, the greater the opportunity for exposure. There are four levels to the program: Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze.  
In 2011, 21 members utilized the Partnership Program:

Platinum
Gold
Centier Bank
Frontier Communications
Teachers Credit Union
Silver
1st Source Bank
Citizens Financial Bank
Comcast Business Services
Harris N.A.
Laciak Accountancy Group
NIPSCO
REGIONAL federal credit union
The Times Media Company
Uzelac & Associates, Inc.
Bronze
Berglund Construction
Burke Costanza & Carberry
Hoeppner Wagner & Evans LLP
Horizon Bank
MacLennan & Bain Insurance
Peoples Bank
Rittenhouse Senior Living of Valparaiso
Scannell Wealth Management Group

Please contact Danielle at (219) 462-1105 or oeding@valparaisochamber.org with any inquiries about the 2012 Valpo Chamber Partnership Program. 

Rex G. Richards 
President
richards@valapraisochamber.org


 

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Another great benefit to being a Valpo Chamber member? Referrals!

Did you know that the Valpo Chamber office fields more than 1,000 phone calls each month? Many of those calls are individuals inquiring about a variety of services.

For instance, do we know someone who can clean their gutters, fix their broken furnace, or list their house? We also have people call to ask where they can go to pick pumpkins, have professional photos taken, eat a good meal, have furniture refinished, board their pet, and the list of inquiries goes on and on and on.

For every question we’re asked, we refer callers and visitors to Valpo Chamber members ONLY.

Several weeks ago, all members were mailed a verification form. One purpose of this form is to keep our database up-to-date so that we can make accurate referrals. The information included on our verification forms is also posted on our website, so anyone can get up-to-date information about our members. Referrals are just one of the countless benefits of being a member of the Valpo Chamber.

Julie Gaskell
Vice President, Operations
gaskell@valparaisochamber.org