Bright Spots - Our community has a first class art museum, and assets like this are the envy of most other communities our size. Learn about this and other bright spots in our community by visiting our This is Zanesville & Muskingum County, Ohio webpage, and check back frequently to see new content.

Gitomer on Sales - The old way of selling is dead. The only people who don't know that are other sales trainers, recently released old-world sales tactics books that are still trying to convey old messages, and several million salespeople still trying to cold call, pitch the product, overcome objections, and close the sale. Click HERE to read the rest of the article.

Networking - If networking is your priority, we offer some good opportunities this week.   

• There is a Tourism Team Meeting this week, Tuesday, June 2 at 9:30 AM.  The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce's meeting room on the lower level of the Welcome Center.  Anyone with an interest in the hospitality industry is welcome to attend.  For more information contact kashby@zmchamber.com . 

• The MCBI Big Idea Contest winners will be announced at an event on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The event will be held at the business incubator located at 2725 Pinkerton Road in Zanesville. Please RSVP to 453-3649 or email Jo at jwhite@mcbi.info.  Hor d'oeuvres and Beverages will be provided. 

• The Christmas Committee meets this Friday, June 6 at 9 AM.  The meeting will be held in the Chamber of Commerce's meeting room on the lower level of the Welcome Center.  Anyone interested in helping with the Christmas decorations for Zanesville and Muskingum County is welcome to attend.  For more information contact kashby@zmchamber.com. 

• The First Friday Art Walk is Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm.  Join us at the downtown galleries and studios and enjoy some great art and good conversation.  Visit www.artcoz.org for more information.
   

Legislators Speaking - State Senator Troy Balderson and State Representative Brian Hill are the presenters on Wednesday, June 11 (next week) at the monthly meeting of the Muskingum Valley Human Resource Management Association.  The meeting is from 8 am to 9 am.  Chamber members are welcome to attend these meetings, but please RSVP if you plan to attend to dmatz@zmchamber.com. 

Hiring - The latest free webinar from the Ohio Chamber's HR Academy is called "Using Your Hiring Process and Basic Personnel Documents to Limit Employer Liability".  It will be held onWednesday, June 4th from 10:00am to 11:30am. The presenters areBrian Butcher, Esq. & Pete Nevada. Esq. of Clemans Nelson & Associates, Inc.  Register here.

Golf Report - The Chamber's Spring Golf Outing was a success and we would like to thank all of those who participated and were sponsors for the event. The winning team, Second Capital Consulting, won with a score of 18 under par followed by two teams with 14 under par, WHIZ and Disrupt Media (WHIZ won on the scorecard playoff)

We want to thank our major sponsors:  

• Careworks Family of Businesses
• Dollar General
• Eclipse Resources

Hole sponsors for the event included:  

• Affordable Doors
• Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union
• Big "O" Refuse
• Boyer Insurance
• Brian Addis, Architect
• Briarwood
• Carpenters Local 200
• Comfort Inn
• Community Bank
• Denny's
• Disrupt Media
• Hasseman Marketing & Communications
• Lumbertown
• Matesich - Michelob Ultra
• McLain, Hill, Rugg and Associates, Inc.
• Miller-Lynn Insurance
• Muskingum Iron & Metal
• Northern Lights Imaging
• Primrose Retirement Community
• Second Capital Consulting
• UM Resources
• Zemba Bros., Inc

Growing Manufacturers - Zane State College is starting a Summer Manufacturing Institute where junior high students will take daily field trips to area businesses for an up-close look at how products are created and produced. Students will learn about manufacturing careers available in the community through tours of local facilities and presentations by local experts. It will be held August 4-8 in Zanesville and August 11-15 in Cambridge. For more information call 588-1319 or visit www.zanestate.edu. 

Submit Your Events - If you have an event coming up you should enter it in our online events and meetings calendar at zmchamber.com as a way to promote it.  It's free to members and it's simple to use.  There is a "submit new event" link on the right side of the calendar page. Click it and fill in your details.  You can also find the calendar link at any time on the homepage of zmchamber.com.  Events entered in our online calendar also automatically posted to the Chamber's Facebook page.

 THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS