Meet & Eat January 23rd, 2023 Meet Eat Banner January 18 2023 1080 ร— 1080 px

The most productive lunch hour possible… Meet & Eat with us to make quality business connections!

An innovative program to do face-to-face, one-on-one, human-to-human relationship building, referring, and connecting! This is NOT a zoom meetup – itโ€™s a one-of-a-kind quality, virtual connection experience.

Bringing lunch? Optional. Making virtual business connections? Guaranteed.

* Free for Chamber Members and $10 for guests.

* You MUST pre-register on Eventbrite no later than 9pm on 1/17/23.

* You MUST register for the event at Blitzr BEFORE by 9pm 1/17/23. (Simple instructions included with your Eventbrite ticket confirmation.)

https://bit.ly/meetandeatjan2023

Schedule:

*Please arrive anytime from 11:30-11:50am. The electronic doors close promptly at 12 pm.

| 12 pm | Person-to-person, no distractions networking. Meet in 7-minute increments with 7 different business professionals.… Read the rest

Annual Meeting – Wilsonville Area Chamber of Commerce – 12/15/2022 Annual Meeting 12152022 square

The Chamberโ€™s Annual Meeting is held each December. This event features a complimentary breakfast to celebrate and thank all our members, volunteers, committee chairs and board members. It is of course also a great way to re-connect with other members as we all look forward to a new year.

Enter the business card raffle to win a chance at more than $300 in great door prizes!

The celebration is complimentary but limited to Chamber members ONLY. To attend you MUST pre-register. We have to have an accurate head count for food and beverage. If you pre-register but then cannot attend, please email us and let us know you’re not coming.

Meeting Agenda

Doors Open 7:30: Touch base with old friends and make new connections.… Read the rest

Massive Changes to Google Business Profile Management pexels cottonbro studio 6986455 1

In their never ending quest to be more relevant to searchers, often to the confusion of business owners, Google has made some massive changes to their Google Business Profile Management.

5 big changes to Google Business Profile Management include:

Add Temporary and Permanent Closures

Google Posts for your search results – featuring updates, offers and events

Insights are now shown Performance Metrics

Suggested Edits – driven by user feedback and not just Business Owners

New Action Icons and Carousel – for more flexibility

You can read all about these changes and how they impact your business here. … Read the rest

Join us for Morning Spark Networking on 12/7/2022 Morning Spark Networking 12722 Goosehead Insurance Beltran Properties

Morning Spark Networking Event

Date: Wed. December 7th, 2022

Time: 7:45-9:00am

Host: Goosehead Insurance and Beltran Properties

Address: 29781 Town Center Loop West, Wilsonville, OR 97070

Register: https://bit.ly/morningspark12072022

Our Morning Spark Networking events are great for meeting and making quality business connections. Our Chamber Ambassadors will welcome you and will offer to personally introduce you to anyone you’d like to meet. (Hint: our connection board shows you the business cards of everyone in the room)

Everyone is eligible to win great door prizes!

Complimentary coffee, tea, water and a light continental breakfast will be served

Guests are always welcome to join us for a fun, business-building morning. (*)

About our Hosts:

Goosehead Insurance:ย We understand the power of choice. More importantly, the benefits from making a smarter choice.… Read the rest

How to Build Untiring Customer Loyalty Loyalty

Customer loyalty is essential to strong sales.After all, itโ€™s easier to get repeat sales than it is to convince a new consumer to buy from you.But customer loyalty is something grown and nurtured,not bought or ordered. It takes time.

That time investment is worth it because it means more revenue and sticking power. Bill Zinke, Senior Vice President of Marketing at BELFOR Franchise Group said, โ€œOne of the key lessons from the pandemic has been [that], in good times, building customer loyalty can help you grow faster and more profitably, and in tough or challenging times, it can be the difference between surviving and going out of business.โ€

However, just because someone has been buying from you (or donating to you if youโ€™re a non-profit) does not mean they are loyal.… Read the rest