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Thank You!
The Chamber would like to thank everyone who made the first Windy City Ribfest in Uptown a great success! We could not have done it without you. We're already thinking about next year, so send us your thoughts and feed back.
Congratulations to Bar-B-Que Bob's, winner of the People's Choice Award for best ribs at the festival!
Email Marketing Workshop: Getting Started with Constant Contact
When: Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Where: Loyola University Chicago
Sullivan Center, Room #202-203
6339 N. Sheridan
Chicago, IL 60660
The Andersonville Chamber of Commerce, Edgewater Chamber of Commerce, Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, Rogers Park Business Alliance, and Uptown Business Partners present Getting Started with Constant Contact, an email marketing workshop designed to help provide you with best practices for setting up or improving your email marketing.
Learn how to:
* Set up your account options
* Build and manage your contacts
* Brand your emails to match your website
* Analyze email reports to maximize results
* Other shortcuts and tips!
Get the latest on sales, discounts, special offers, events and other announcements from Uptown's incredible businesses!
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Shop Uptown & Save Big with the Member 2 Member Discount Card
One great benefit of Uptown Chamber membership is the Member 2 Member Discount Program. All you have to do is show your Member 2 Member Discount Card for savings on all kinds of goods and services at participating Uptown businesses.
Even Uptown residents can participate! For $25/year become a "Friend of the Chamber" and receive your discount card for savings all year long.
Call the chamber if you have any questions or would like to participate in the program - 773-878-1184.
The Real Value of Joining a Local Chamber of Commerce
What is the real value to a company of joining the local chamber of commerce? The American Chamber of Commerce Executives and the Schapiro Group set out to answer just this question and their findings are released in the report "The Real Value of Joining a Local Chamber of Commerce."The resounding conclusion is that consumers favor businesses who belong to their local chambers. Here's a few of the stats:
- Most consumers (59%) think that being active in the local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy overall. It is 29% more effective, however, for communicating to consumers that a company uses good business practices and 26% more effective for communicating that a business is reputable.
- If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., sits on the chamber board), consumers are 12% more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition.
- When consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 44% more likely to think favorably of it and 63% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.
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