another terrific member benefit IS all ready to go
The email reads like this but comes from your chamber when they click the link they will see a screen like this VERY IMPORTANT: Keep your current media related members in the same membership plan they are in today. you will want add them again (just their name, email, etc.) under the new "Press release contacts" group for these communications (they will not be considered members but only a list type contact).to activate this new service go to mms configuration (PRESS RELEASE CONFIGURATION) 
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 MEMBER REVIEWSYour membership organization (Chamber of Commerce) has invested in membership services so they can strategically help their members grow business. This is why we handle your setup, product and service documentation, mobile application, text prospecting, and search engine support. Aside from this, we also provide your organization with a tool they can use to activate an easy way for you to request people to quickly review your business directly on Google. Normally people who are at your facility that have android devices, or google local operating on an iPhone, will be prompted to review your business. This is terrific for most of us, but what about all of the locals that love your business and have never seen that prompt? We are going to be showing off this new tool at our next Chamber Collaborative - Be sure to register here for the next meeting. You can also finish reading about the new Member.Reviews by going to www.Member.reviews
If you are an existing member who have noticed that new members are receiving additional marketing services, that is because new members are paying a one-time onboarding and technology fee of $49.95 (which you were not charged in the past).
Would you like the same services explained at www.MembershipPublishingSystem.com? Just let us know at the Chamber and we will invoice you a one-time fee of $49.95 and then get you started. If you have any other questions please let us know as well. First Step is to submit a support ticket or use CHAT to tell us that you would like the MEMBER REP system activated for your organization.
Now you will have a full accounting of all member touches and are able to monitor and be sure that your Member Reps are indeed communicating with members. As always let us know if you need our assistance.
 We have heard many great things from our customers about the services we are providing to their Chamber members. One thing we also are hearing is that sometimes it is hard to explain all of the terrific benefits members receive when they are part of the Chamber Lobby program. To try and help rectify this, we have created a second way for Chamber leaders to explain the member benefits. Since we know that most businesses today are interested in mobile marketing and texting systems for growth, we thought a good move would be to start telling prospective members that when they join the Chamber, they will receive a complete mobile publishing system at no extra charge. To make it even easier you can send them to www.MobilePublishingSystem.com so they can quickly learn all about it.  YourCity . LocalShoppingDistrict . ComEvery community deserves a local shopping district even if your location is not geographically laid out like this. Today, people shop online more than ever so your community has a second chance to lay out your retail and professional businesses in a way that will help them prosper. If you are a community leader and you think this is a good idea then you need to work with us here at Chamber Lobby. The quality of our technology, workmanship, delivery and pricing is outstanding and untouchable. 1. Getting the Documentation DoneIn today's changing online world Two Things need to happen. One: be sure your community businesses document their individual products and/or services for search (even if they are not selling online), and Two: have a program in place to do this work for your busy business owners as part of their membership, or business license. Otherwise you are likely to have a community-wide website with nothing in it and poor overall search results. 2. Using Documentation to Dramatically Improve Community PromotionOnce there is a loaded community database of business services and products (that we build for you), a mobile app for every business, and master mobile app for the entire community, your community will have something significant to advertise. In addition, search engines and your new Chamber Lobby website will contribute significant results.
 Several customers have asked us to provide a ANYTIME MEMBER TOUR. We have also provided a scheduler for those prospective members who have questions or would like to learn more.
 Dear Members,
As you may know our Chamber receives tens-of-thousands of impressions a month from people searching our area through search engines and within our own membership directory. In order to help in this indexing process, and to improve your own business success online, the Chamber provides each and every member with their own marketing landing page that is sometimes referred to as a Traffic Catcher System (TCS) page. We know you are busy SO WE ARE HAPPY TO BUILD THIS PAGE FOR YOU. All you need to do is login from the link below using the LOST PASSWORD function. Once in, simply look for the BRIGHT RED REQUEST SETUP BUTTON and answer a few short questions. Please allow 5 minutes for this process. THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE LINK TO YOUR MEMBER LOGIN (find this link in your MMS Configuration area and look for system links #2.1) Please have your RETAIL MEMBERS visit www.PointyForMembers.com to learn more. We Now Offer Monthly Retail Member Webinars from the Membership Services Department Website2/16/2018  Chamber Nation is pleased to announce another valuable service where we work with your members to help them succeed.
In this case, it applies to YOURSELF a Chamber leader, and your RETAIL MEMBERS. We are sure that if you promote this (http://webinar.pointyformembers.com) to your RETAILERS, they will be very impressed after they attend the webinar. These are set for the LAST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 11 AM PACIFIC TIME, 12 PM MOUNTAIN, 1 PM CENTRAL and 2 PM EASTERN TIME.
Let's plan a Webinar for your retail community. They will be amazed at what the Chamber is doing to help promote their businesses. NOTE: You will see in this 90 second video how this scanning program integrates with the Chamber Lobby program. From the Smallest to the Largest Communities
Our Chamber Management System (CMS) was built to be the last chamber management system your organization will ever need! When you choose Chamber Nation as your chamber management software solution, you get a platform capable of running your entire organization, events, billing, dynamic websites, and much more. MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FEATURES: All-in-One Suite Our Chamber Management System (CMS) was built to be the last Chamber Management System your organization will ever need! When you choose Chamber Nation as your Chamber Management software solution, you get a platform capable of running your entire organization. With Chamber Nation, you are not just buying a leading edge CMS application; you are gaining access to the world’s most powerful CMS platform. Key Benefits - Chamber Management System
Support Center For Chamber of Commerce Staff The Chamber Nation philosophy is that our customers will not be limited by creativity, or the limitations of their skills to accomplish a vision. This is because we are fully committed to our customers' success through our willingness to help. The days of purchasing a database and then depending on yourself to figure it out are over. Our team will be there every step of the way during the roll out, and for years to come. From the smallest to the largest Chambers, our support center is the best in the industry with hundreds of references and amazing results. Support is always included, you will experience high availability and quick responses. A Membership Management System & Database The Member Database is the heart of the Chamber Nation system. It allows an organization to track member information, report on it, grant/deny access to the members' area, send emails to the members and more.
Membership Billing The Membership Billing System is an extension of the member database that allows you to create membership invoices and track dues payments. This part of the MMS is designed to be flexible, offering a variety of features that an organization can pick-and-choose to meet their particular needs.
Quickbooks (optional)The QuickBooks interfaces are written for Quickbooks Online (QBO) and QuickBooks Desktop (QBD) for Windows version 2014 and later. Event Registration Options to Match the Venue The Event Registration module allows an organization's members (or non-members) to sign-up for conferences, conventions, and other community events. The event registration system is designed to allow an admin to set up an event, offer a link to the public and/or members, then wait for attendees to register for the event. The system can be used to allow for online and manual registration, as well as generate various reports to produce attendee reports, name tags, and more. Booth Sales System with Mapping Built In If you hold business expos or outside events and sell booth space you are going to love this feature. Looking Beyond Transactional Event Registration. Need a Modern Event Experience For a Special Venue? We Support that Too! Online Ticketing Selling tickets online is easy when you embed our event platform into your website. Include a calendar of events, multiple ticket tiers, and detailed event descriptions -- super-simple setup! Setup Your Event Add detail to your event description. Create multiple tiers of ticket types. Offer groups of tickets, and cater to special needs with custom modifiers. Modern Check-ins Scan tickets or check guests in by name, and print name badges in seconds. Manage your attendee lists in real-time, adding new guests on-the-fly. Keep those lines moving! Sell Tickets Online Sell tickets online or on mobile, it's easy to embed into your website. Make it easier to find your event tickets with social media promotions. Onsite Networking Attendees use our fully integrated networking app to share event photos and comments, browse attendee lists, scan business cards and add contacts with a single click. Hosts can connect and engage with attendees during events. Fast Check-ins Scan attendees’ tickets and automatically print out name badges on the spot! Reduce check-in lines and provide an enriched business event experience. Pay Less, Get More Platform support is completely free for non-paid ticket events. No setup fee, monthly fee, annual fee, or event fee. Pay nothing extra to use the platform until you sell tickets. Mobile Networking Attendees can scan business cards and exchange contact information with a single click. Event planners can communicate directly with attendees in real-time. Made For Chamber of Commerce Event Planners and Attendees. Our goal is to improve the Chamber of Commerce event experience from start to finish for the Chamber who host events and those members and prospects who attend. Learn More Booth Choice and Registration The booth editor within event registration allows you to set up an interactive map for your conference, tradeshow, or other event. Registrants can select booths, upload their logo/picture, and see what others booths have been taken and by whom.When creating a booth map, you can create booths of different shapes, sizes and colors and drag them onto the appropriate spot on the grid. You are also able to add a background image, such as the floorplan of the conference hall and overlay your booth grid. Broadcast Messaging The Broadcast Email Message feature allows an Admin to send a simple email to the entire member database, or to a selected few members. The Admin is presented with a menu to "send new message" or to "re-send/add recipients" to a message already sent.In addition to the Broadcast Message system, the MMS is setup to send out a variety of other emails (event invitations, survey emails, etc.). For all these tools to work it is essential to have an accurate and up-to-date email list. To make this easier, we provide a Bounced Email report. Calendar The Calendar of Events feature is one of the most frequently used features in the MMS. It falls under the category of a Content Management Tool as it allows an organization to keep a calendar updated on their website. It also fits into the category of a Member Communication Tool because it is integrated with an event invitation system. The Attendance module allows an organization to track member attendance at various events. The format of the calendar is very flexible and customizable, allowing for multiple list-type formats and a flexible grid (calendar style) format. If you have special needs for your calendar, feel free to contact us.
Newsletter Editor The MMS offers a newsletter editor that allows an organization to edit and publish an electronic newsletter. The newsletter is then stored on your site, and emailed out to your members if you so desire. The newsletter editor allows you to select a 'template' to set up the common attributes for the publication such as the header image, masthead, colors and more.Once a template is created, you can add a newsletter (issue) and add/edit articles within the newsletter. As months go by, you can copy a prior month's newsletter to make it easier to create a new issue. Track Member The Chamber Nation system makes it very easy to stay in touch with your members and track all your conversations with that member. The MMS allows you to setup a reminder to contact a member in the future. Learn More Project and Committee Management The Projects/Committees module is a great way to create sub-groups within your membership. Members and admins can be a part of any Project/Committee that you set up. These Project/Committee groups have access to their own file archive, message board, and broadcast email system.Projects/Committees can be set up for a number of different occasions. Leave a Project/Committee unrestricted to start a volunteer campaign, or start a specific group for your board or action committee. Later, when sending event invitations or broadcast messages, you'll be able to send to any Projects/Committees you've set up. You can even use Project/Committee groups when running reports. Communications
Tiered Membership We provide guidance on how to set up and automate your tiered dues structure. The Chamber Nation Tiered Membership automation provides for multiple pre-packaged levels, or you can create your own levels for the perfect balance between membership value and revenue.
LOCAL VENDOR MARKETPLACE Learn what your local members can provide that could bring special value and income to the Chamber of Commerce. We can help you configure these services into your Chamber Nation system for hassle free accounting automation.
All Community Calendar Your program includes a syndicated calendar system so you can automate and publish a central calendar for your entire community. An Amazing Way to Organize Community Event Publishing, Automatically! "Now there is a way for the Chamber to provide calendar code to all of the organizations within their community. Once code is added to their own websites, the calendar only shows their events as they would expect. However, it also automatically includes those events on the community calendar and mobile applications." Learn More Drip Marketing Our Drip Marketing System is the best way to keep your members engaged with your organization. Drip Marketing campaigns are basically a set of emails on a timeline. When an event occurs for a member (such as signing up or renewing) the member will automatically start their Drip Marketing Campaign. It also works for other triggers like when a prospect is interested in learning about membership. CRM/Member Prospecting The CRM System is used to track your contact (interaction) with members and prospects. With this tool, you can record your emails, visits, and phone calls with your members and prospects. You can also report on these contacts. It is also helpful for recording historical data (membership plan history, committees previously served on, etc.). Board Member Reporting Program includes a fully automated Board Member report designed to save hours of work each month. With a single click you will see output that is sure to impress your board. We are told this saves our customers 2 to 3 hours of time and effort. Social Media Multipost Feature In several locations in the MMS, you will see links labeled 'multipost' or 'mpost'. This is a link to the Multipost feature. Multipost allows to you create a single post, and then post it to multiple social networks in one step. Multipost currently allows posting to the following social networks: Facebook, Twitter, and the MMS' internal member social network. We are working on adding other social networks to this list. Banner Ad Manager The Banner Ad Manager module has been tiered into separate ad-levels for your convenience. These include Platinum Ads, Gold Ads, Silver Ads, Broadcast Message Sponsor, and Scrolling Banners. Category Specific Ads There is an additional option in “Category Specific, Top of member directory search results”. After placing the ad you will be given the option to associate the ad with a category search. For example a Doctor can have advertising at the top of the medical category, and a restaurant can have an ad at the top of the dining category. Donation Automation If your organization takes donations, whether they are monetary or material, you can manage both with the Donations and Wish List Module.
Local Backup System Our company believes in transparency and full accountability. We know that your data is your data and we provide you with tools to make that data very safe. Not only do we backup the data from our server arrays on a rapid and regular bases, but we also provide you with a module that makes it easy to backup all of your data from our server arrays to your local hard drive. It is also carefully formatted so that you will not have any trouble loading it into any other management system. MOBILE PUBLISHING FEATURES:((OPTIONAL)) Mobile Publishing System App Our Chamber Nation and Membership Management Systems are designed to promote small to large communities via our online Chamber Broadcasting System©. These systems gather content through our unique process so that communities we serve truly work online. We've now expanded the system to power mobile apps for Apple iPhone®, Google Android®, and HTML5 mobile devices. This core platform may now be used by unique communities to publish their own member centric mobile applications. Community Mobile App "If the community the Chamber of Commerce serves is not properly set up online, every business is at a major competitive disadvantage." The Chamber Intelligence app is designed to help communities go online. The mobile application makes it easier than ever for members to see the value in supporting the Chamber initiatives. Member App Functions Chamber Intelligence is an app that was developed to help members learn to utilize their Chamber of Commerce membership to more effectively build their business. Between this mobile application and the member's existing Premium Membership Plan service, members will begin to understand the power of their Chamber of Commerce membership. This app is a timely solution for community communications, commerce and growth. Current Member Features
Public App Functions With this app the general public is able to find the local Chamber of Commerce and its member businesses through Apple's iTunes, and Google's Android marketplaces.
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Management Tool Designed for Staff to Manage - We have developed our mobile publishing system around communities of people. The mobile applications created from our core technologies are designed to be interactive and extend membership management onto mobile devices. Our latest edition is called Chamber Intelligence and is available now to new and current customers. Master Plan for Apps Designed for Communities Organizations who are connected to Chamber Nation or Membership Management System may utilize their systems as a community-wide mobile publishing system. Mobile Publishing System The Chamber Nation and Membership Management Systems are designed to promote small to large communities via our online Chamber Broadcasting System©. These systems gather content through our unique Tiodew© process so that communities we serve truly work online *We've now expanded the system to power mobile apps for Apple iPhone®, Google Android®, and HTML5 mobile devices. *This core platform may now be used by unique communities to publish their own member centric mobile applications. WEBSITE FEATURES The Chamber Nation philosophy is that our customers will not be limited by creativity, or the limitations on their skills to accomplish a vision. This is because we are fully committed to our customers' success through our willingness to help. The days of purchasing a database and then depending on yourself to figure it out are over. Our team will be there every step of the way during the roll out, and for all of the years going forward, too. Website Automation
A Community Search Engine Most organizations that implement this program are typically the Official Organization within their communities and are charged with improving commerce. The Official Search Network has been created to help communities easily understand what people are searching for and finding, or NOT FINDING. As the Official Area Network expands, it becomes necessary to provide advanced search technology to find what you are looking for. Official Search Network includes:
Inside 360 Tours As you know the team at Chamber Nation is always looking for ways to help our customers improve relevance and membership value. Today, we are excited to continue that concept of thought by rolling out a new service that is only available through the Chamber. Not only is this service a powerful extension to the Premium Membership Plan, it is also an immediate revenue producer for the Chamber and the members are going to LOVE IT! LEARN MORE Reporting 1. Standard reporting and custom report writing for flexible options. 2. Network Search and No Finds Reporting
Additional Website Member Benefits
Election Management LEARN MORE The Elections feature allows an admin-level user to create an election with a variety of different questions, and send out emails to the membership to prompt members to complete the election. The election is also posted within the member's area, so those who are granted access can login and complete the election there. NOTE: the election system is designed to allow only one vote per person. The emails sent to members will provide a link that will require them to login to complete the election. Legislative Action Center Once enabled, you will need to edit/maintain a list of legislators. This is done from within Member Database Admin, house members and senate members are two special record types that you will see in the view drop-down. To set up an legislative item, log-in, then look for Legislative Action in the right column under admin functions.Enter the name of the Action Item (the issue at hand), begin and end dates, the details about the requests (why people should contact their legislator) then the suggested subject and message text, house/senate/both, multiple selection (whether you want people to be able to send to multiple legislators), limited members (if it’s just a few legislators that need to be lobbied, select them). When you’re done entering the action item, click on Submit. It will show up in the list, along with a url you can use to promote the action item. You can post this url on your website or sent out in an email to your contacts. As people respond, the system will track who has contacted which legislator. Resource Reservations The resource reservations modules can be used to allow members to reserve a resource that the association has. This could be a conference room, a party room, an LCD projector, or anything that you allow members to use for a limited time. Member Tours We understand that most of our customers do not have a budget to hire a sales support person. For this reason, that support is ALSO included with your Chamber Nation program. Visit MemberTours.Com Texting Reminders (optional) The broadcast text message module allows an association to send out text messages to a group of members. After the message is sent, there is a 'status page' available for that message. It will show the progress of the message (which ones have been sent, or which ones had difficulty). Also, If the recipients choose to reply to your text, their replies will show up on the status page. Expos All Year Why limit your Community Expo revenue to once a year when you can provide each business with a way to exhibit their business all year long? We have a terrific Expo Registration system and a Chamber Assistant team that works with your expo participants all year long. An amazing revenue generating program for your Chamber with full accountability for easy oversight and reporting. LEARN MORE Member Prospector Member Prospector has been created specifically for the Chamber of Commerce industry to help them educate prospective members on the value of membership. Once prospects are informed about the value of membership, then they move from "lead status" to a "qualified prospect". Once the prospect has received the electronic educational pieces, then it's easy to track them as a prospect until you are ready to press the "convert to member" button. Chamber Store The online store feature allows you to manage a catalog of items and sponsorships, and allows members and/or the public to purchase them. If you have a credit card merchant account or paypal account integrated with your MMS account, it will automatically be configured with the store. To start using the store, the first thing you will have to do is enter items into your catalog to make them available for sale. LEARN MORE Ask Sue LEARN MORE You: “Sue?” Sue: “What?” You: “I’ve got a question and I don’t know who to ask or what to do.” Sue: “OK. That’s why I’m here. Ask away, and then we’ll either find the answer or find options for you to check into.” As board members, committee members, and general members come and go within an organization, the challenge becomes how to share the institutional knowledge that will help the newcomer quickly get up to speed with what’s happening in the organization. No matter how dedicated and well-versed the newcomer is, there is still institutional knowledge that the newcomer needs to become a productive member of the organization.The question I’m often asked is how to share that knowledge, and when to share it? Here are a few thoughts on how I work with this important step in positioning an organization as valuable to newcomers. When you need advice on all those "other" kinds of things you can always ask Sue! Multiple Chamber Systems (optional) Multiple Chamber Systems is an exclusive Chamber Nation platform add-on that some may find very helpful. Especially if you have nearby Chambers that want to remain independent, but share central bookkeeping services, handle single registration for cooperative events, regionalize recreational assets, and much more. LEARN MORE A Chamber Game The Chamber GAME was created by Chamber Nation as part of its Chamber Social Network. This network is designed for members to collaborate, post business, or community news, request proposals from other members, and trade leads amongst one another. LEARN MORE Visitor Center Website Typically Chambers of Commerce like to promote their communities as areas where there are fun things to do. We think doing this shouldn't cost extra and the module is fully integrated into your membership management system. LEARN MORE Virtual Chamber Staff Chamber Nation has built the most amazing chamber support center ever. It was created to assist chambers who are looking to dramatically expand their membership services and value to help grow and retain membership. Please note: The following is an example script that was covered in the www.ChamberCollaborative.com so please feel free to copy and paste into your word processor and make adjustments to fit your own Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate your membership with the ____________________ Chamber of Commerce. We want you to know there are several ways you can optimize your return on membership by following this list.
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www.ChamberEventExperience.com (The same great Chamber Nation Event Management System Stays in Place... However, you now have two very different ways to handle events. Why? Because some events lend itself more to amazing membership engagement and we want that to be FANTASTIC!) Chamber Nation is thrilled to announce the most dynamic event management and networking tool on the planet. This is a new event management platform that allows you to easily create, manage, and promote events with all of the latest and greatest technology available but also completely changes how people are able to connect and network at your events. This leads to better events, event experience, and ultimately increasing your revenue and profits. Here’s a few things this will do for your events:
We will be announcing webinars soon to share this exciting EVENT EXPERIENCE system with Chamber Nation customers.You can view the actual Membership Services Department Here These tours are held every Thursday unless a holiday and will surely help you add members. Simply have those interested in joining the Chamber visit www.MemberTours.com to register for the next weekly tour. They will take between 15 and 30 minutes depending on the number of questions.  There are so many services now provided as part of membership, we thought it was time to make the website a bit more friendly for your members. Everything provided, services delivered are now clearly explained with out any outside links... all in one spot. Let your members and even prospective members know about this new service. We now offer CHAT SUPPORT here as well.  |
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