Programs and Events from the Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce, please be sure to allow images to fully enjoy this newsletter.
July 2013

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What has your Chamber been up to?

6 month report

 

2013 has been a very busy year for your Chamber so far.  Click here to watch a short video of what we have been up to...

Meet and Greet the Candidates

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We're partnering with Muskegon Community College and the Mlive/The Muskegon Chronicle to hold a "Meet the Candidates Night" next Monday, July 22, at Muskegon Community College's Stevenson Center, Room 1100 at 6:30 p.m. 
 
City of Muskegon Mayor and City Commission candidates will each make a two-minute presentation about their campaign, and then answer a question pertaining to Muskegon's future.  
 
We are encouraging all residents in the City of Muskegon to attend this important event!  Click here for more details...  

 

Lakeshore Art Festival - a Major Success!

LAF PEOPLE

 

This year, your Chamber produced the first ever Lakeshore Art Festival!

 

In its first year the Lakeshore Art

Festival boasted:

 

  • 40,000 to 50,000 people 
  • 230 art/craft exhibitors (including 16 Michigan Food Market exhibitors) 
  • 90 volunteers 
  • 50 Children's Lane events 
  • 20 street performances 
  • 14 local food vendors 
  • 13 radio interviews
  • 6 live TV interviews 
  • 2 Chamber members gained during process 
  • 1 flash mob
 
We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event a success!  To see pictures from this year's event, check out the Lakeshore Art Festival on Facebook. If you attended the event and have feedback on how we could improve it for next year, please email feedback to [email protected]. 

NEW FREE PROMOTIONAL BENEFIT!

Social Media

Chamber members can now add their social media sites to their online directory listing at www.muskegon.org

 

The online directory will now promote your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, Flicker, and FourSquare accounts!  

 

Adding your sites is easy!  Just log in to the member portal at Muskegon.org and click the link that says, "New: Update Social Network(s)". Email [email protected] if you need us to provide your portal username and password.  

 

The more you maximize your online directory listing, the better. Nearly 7,000 people have visited the directory this year to search for your business!

Promote your business on our Facebook! 

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Did you know that one of the

benefits of being a Chamber member is that you are able to promote your news and events on our Facebook page and LinkedIn group? Our Facebook page was designed as a place for our members to communicate with one another and share information.  Only members are allowed to post to the 1,600+ followers of this page.

 

The Chamber's LinkedIn group is another great place to promote your business.  The group now has more than 650 members for you to communicate and connect with. 

 

Need more training on managing your social media sites?  If you missed last month's Social Media Summer School class on LinkedIn presented by Revel Partner, Jason Piasecki, click here to watch his LinkedIn - "It's Not Rocket Surgery" presentation. 
 
Need Facebook and Twitter training?  Be sure to sign up for next week's Social Media Summer School session on these two popular marketing platforms. 
 
New Members 

All About Entertainment, LLC

 

American Mechanical Services of West Michigan

 

Anchor Insurance Group Inc. - Holton Road

 

Antler Cafe

 

Bush Concrete Products, Inc.

 

Castle Dunes LLC

 

Harbor Freight Tools

 

Hideaway Acres LLC

 

IONX Innovation, LLC

 

Kenyon Strategic Advisors, LLC

 

Zok's Hometown Service


Upcoming Events
Registration is required for all of the following events...

Date: 7.23.13

Time: 8 - 9:30 am
Topic: A panel discussion on best business practices for Twitter and Facebook
Where: Muskegon Chamber Training Room

Cost: $20/member, $35/general admission

EVENT SPONSOR: Parmenter O'Toole 

 

Date: 7.24.13

Time: 4:30 - 6 pm
Topic: Learn to maximize your Chamber membership
Where: Muskegon Chamber Training Room
Cost: FREE to attend! 

EVENT SPONSORS: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Accident Fund Insurance Company of America 

 

Date: 8.26.13

Time: Shot gun at 7:30 am & 1 pm
Where: Sign up your twosome or foursome by July 26 and save $$$

EVENT SPONSORS: Morgan Stanley, Next IT, Shoreline Vision, Priority Health, Waddell & Reed, Nichols Paper and Supply, Mercy Health and others!


  
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Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce | 231-722-3751 | [email protected]  | www.muskegon.org
380 W. Western Avenue Ste 202
Muskegon, MI 49440