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 a monthly e-newsletter of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DAVID CARLSON, Chair, Tegrete Corporation
JILL PRESSELLER, Past Chair, Gries Lenhardt Michenfelder Allen, PLLP
NICK SHULTZ, Vice Chair, First American Bank
JERI VAN HEEL, Treasurer, MVp Mechanical Service Co.
BOB SCHLICHTE, Board Advisor, Grand Casino Mille Lacs & Hinckley
LISA ALBERS, Rush Creek Golf Club
DAVID HENNINGSON, Henningson & Snoxell, Ltd.
GRADY KINGHORN, Kinghorn Construction
KRISS MILLS
NAOMI MOGARD, Rasmussen College
SCOTT MOUNGER, OSTB Wealth Strategies
KYLE SABOT, Rogers Printing & Promotional, Inc.
AMY VALEK, J&B Group, Inc.
SHEILA ZACHMAN, Commercial Realty Solutions, LLC
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CHAMBER UPDATES
This month we are proud and excited to introduce the brand new Marketing Academy! We've partnered with three experienced marketing professionals to create a four-course program that will focus on today's important marketing topics. We've once again offered both package and a la carte pricing, similar to our Business Institute.
We have moved into the planning stages for our spring events, including the Business & Community Excellence Awards in April and the First Responders Luncheon in May. Look for more from us very soon, including sponsorship information.
Reminder - please call to make an appointment before you stop by the office. We are often out in the community and don't want to miss you!
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Don't miss this opportunity to increase your marketing know-how with Rosalie Bell of Origin Marketing,
Suzie Meier of Red Technologies, KimAileen White of Whitestone Personal & Professional Marketing, and
DJ Hartley of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce.
 ACADEMY GOALS:
To educate attendees on the marketing options available today.To provide enough detailed information and additional resources regarding those options, so that attendees can begin a plan/strategy for their unique business needs. Courses are designed and presented by Origin Marketing, Red Technologies, and Whitestone Personal & Professional Marketing.
Courses are held at the St. Michael City Center, Gries & Lenhradt Meeting Room from 8:30 am to 11 am on the following dates:
- Thursday, Feb. 25
- Thursday, March 31
- Thursday, April 28
- Thursday, May 26
St. Michael City Center Gries & Lenhardt Room
11800 Town Center Dr. NE St. Michael, MN 55376 Course Fees Marketing Academy Course Package with Certificate - Members $150 - Registration for one participant for all four courses
- Certificate presented at last class
- Must complete all courses.
Marketing Academy Course Package - Members $150 - Registration for all four courses, which may be attended by different participants from the same company
Marketing Academy Course Package - Non-Members $240 - Registration for all four courses, which may be attended by different participants from the same company
Individual Courses - Member: $40
- Non-Member: $60
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 3 pm to 4:30 pm
Minnesota School of Business, Elk River
Presented by Tim Stolz
Perhaps one of the biggest opportunities and challenges presented by the new economy is the relationship an organization has with its customers. New technologies have created new ways to communicate, partnerships between organizations are becoming more common, and retaining existing customers has become an integral strategy of many organizations. An organization has many "customers" (internal and external) it needs to consider. The key to developing an appropriate customer service strategy may depend on whether the organization maintains an "authentic" relationship with its customers versus a "transactional" one. This class is interactive, informative, and collaborative. You'll also have an opportunity to address a customer service challenge you are facing today in your own organization.
Presented by Henningson & Snoxell, Ltd.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 8:30 am to 10 am
Dehn's Country Manor, Dayton Breakfast is available for purchase; please arrive at 8:15 if you plan to order breakfast. FEBRUARY'S TOPIC: Impactful Personal Presentation in 150 Words or Less with Jackie Menne
FEBRUARY'S SPEAKER:
As CEO, Chief Empathy Officer of Joule Microbusiness Network, Jackie has made a career of both auditory and visual communication. Her path, however, was more of a maze than a ladder beginning in Cincinnati as a broadcast writer for radio and TV followed by marriage, Minneapolis and Musicland where she ran the Advertising Department when the national chain was a rockstar. She left before the dark days to work at bright ad agencies including Periscope on consumer goods and retail brands including Aveda, Target, Motorola, Medtronic, Arctic Cat, Mall of America, Treasure Island Casino and Lee Ann Chin before starting her own ad agency in 1998 followed by Joule in 2010.
This month's Spotlight Sponsor: National Karate of Albertville
MARKETING ACADEMY Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 8:30 am to 11 am
St. Michael City Center - Gries & Lenhardt Room
FEBRUARY'S TOPIC: Marketing Foundation & Marketing Today
Brought to you by Origin Marketing, Red Technologies, and Whitestone Personal & Professional Marketing
Please visit our website for all event details.
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MEMBERSHIPWe welcomed the following new members in January:
The following members renewed their investment with the Chamber in January:
C. Emery Nelson
Commercial Realty Solutions, LLC
EnDiSys
First American Bank
Health Enhancement Therapies
Heating & Cooling Two, Inc.
J Zac, Inc.
K-Manufacturing, Inc.
Metropolitan Abstract Services
Northwest Family Dental Center
Partners in Pediatrics, Ltd.
River Inn - Hanover
Roy C., Inc.
Techmate
Voyageur Real Estate Group
Thank you for your continued support of the I-94 West Chamber of Commerce!
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I-94 West Chamber of Commerce
21370 John Milless Drive :: PO Box 95
Rogers, MN 55374
763.428.2921 :: Fax 763.428.9068
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