CHAMBER E-CONNECTION
Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce Weekly Events Newsletter
 
August 26, 2016
In This Issue
Take Steps for Literacy in SW MN
MAFAC Photography Competition Vote
Marshall Amateur Hockey Association Registration
Red Baron Arena & Expo Grand Opening
Dementia Event
Perfectly Paired
Avera Marshall Foundation Golf Tournament
6th Annual Downtown Walkabout
First Independent Bank Groundbreaking
Enhanced Listings
E-Connection Policies


Welcome New 
Chamber Members!



(507) 828-1134



Have a job posting within 
your company?
Want to post it on the
Chamber website?


 

This is FREE for Chamber Members!

 

Log in to your ChamberMaster account 

and post now!  

Not sure how to log in? 

Call the Chamber at 

507-532-4484 

or email 

erinr@marshall-mn.org

to learn how!

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| CURRENT/UPCOMING EVENTS |


Take Steps for Literacy in SW MN
August 12 - September 8, 2016

MAFAC Photography Competition Vote


Now through August 27, 2016
Stop by MAFAC, 109 N 3rd St, Downtown Marshall
Marshall Amateur Hockey Association Registration


Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm 
Red Baron Arena
 
Red Baron Arena & Expo Grand Opening


Thursday, September 8, 2016
3:30-6:00 PM
 
Dementia Event
Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 12:15 PM

Register by contacting Jaen Weilage (507) 532-1326 or ace.lyon@co.lyon.mn.us
 
Perfectly Paired
Friday, September 9, 2016
7pm to 9 pm
Reservations available by calling or visiting 
SMOC Family Planning Clinic 507-537-1950
Avera Marshall Foundation Golf Tournament


Monday, September 12
Marshall Golf Club
View registration form here.
6th Annual Downtown Walkabout

 
Thursday, September 15th - Saturday, September 17th
Game pieces can be purchased at Sole Mates, The Escape Spa
and the Marshall Area Chamber in September!
 
| BUSINESS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
  
 



First Independent Bank Groundbreaking



First Independent Bank Groundbreaking on Tuesday, August 23rd at their current location.  Outside addition and inside renovation to be concluded next July.



New Chamber Member Enhanced Listings

Chamber Members:
We are excited to announce an exciting new benefit! This new benefit will feature many different items for members to use while managing their business listing.  With this upgrade, we can now include the following:  
  • 1600-character description to describe your business
    (vs. 200 characters in Basic Listing)
  • Media section for YouTube video and a Photo Gallery
  • Logos within Business Directory and Individual page listings
  • 'Highlights' section with up to 5 bullet points
  • Unlimited Keyword search terms
  • News Releases
The cost to upgrade to enhanced listings is $50/year. Sign up for a Special Limited Time Offer - 50% off your first year! That's only $25 to utilize these new features! You must sign up before September 30, 2016. This offer is only good this year with our upgrade.
Let us know if you need your login information to take advantage of these features.

These are just our NEW features! If you haven't taken advantage of your current benefits, you can post Events, Job Postings, Hot Deals, link your social media accounts & more!
 
Please see the Marketing Package that outlines some visuals and examples for you. You can learn more about these features at the September 8th Chamber 101 Meeting at the Marshall Chamber. Please register!
 
On our website, some members that have already added this featured upgrade including  Cornerstone United Methodist ChurchMarshall Convention & Visitor's Bureau &  AP Design
 
This is essential for businesses that do not have a website or web presence yet! To search for your business online, we may be the first website that pops up to find more about you. For those with an already established website, this will add to your business visibility and search presence. We are the #1 hit when searching for 'Marshall, MN' so your business will be found through the Chamber website!

Let us know if you have any questions! Call (507) 532-4484 or email  chamber@marshall-mn.org.

Customer Testimonial:
'I would like to share how impressed I am with the results we have seen since we began utilizing the enhanced features on our business listing through the Chamber.  We have seen a significant uptick in new customer activity as well more job seekers reaching out to us.  I highly encourage Chamber members to take advantage of this great opportunity available to them.  It is also a very user friendly site to work with.'

-Michele Kroger, Spartan Staffing



Chamber E-Connection Guidelines and Policies

Newsletter Goals and Audience

The purpose of the Chamber E-Connection newsletter is to share our members' events with
other business and community members. It is an informational newsletter and helps to promote
our member businesses and their events.
Each Friday, our newsletter is sent to over 1,500 individuals. Our separate emails are sent to
the same list, but are held especially for our Chamber events and Business After Hours.

Newsletter Policy

E-Connection events are included based on requests from the member business. The following criteria are requested by the Marshall Area Chamber for event submissions:
  • Events flyers or submissions must be an actual event. We do not include sales or promotions.
  • Events can be included in the E-Connection for 2 weeks Free of charge, and you have the option of adding one additional week for $10. 3 weeks is the max per event.
  • Submissions must be sent the Wednesday prior to that Friday's
    E-Connection to be included to chamber@marshall-mn.org

  • All event flyers are for Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce members only. 

Any Chamber member businesses events can be submitted to the Chamber website as well here. Click submit new event.
Chamber Member Job Postings             
  • Great America Financial Services
    •  Client Relationship Manager (Marshall, MN)
  • Kruse Motors
    •     Automotive Detailer

Any Chamber me mber may submit job postings! Ask about your login by 
emailing chamber@marshall-mn.org or c all the Chamber at 532-4484.

 
Sincerely,
 
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Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce
118 West College Drive
Marshall, MN 56258
(507) 532-4484