August 3, 2015


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Upcoming Events
August 11, 2015
New Teacher Welcome Luncheon!
August 11th, 2015 @ Riverfront Event Center, 11:30-1:00 Read more...
August 14, 2015
Scooters Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting!
August 14th, 2015 @ 1907 Broadway, 7:30-8:00 Read more...
August 17, 2015
Yankton School Welcome Back Coffee
August 17th, 2015 @ Yankton High School, 8:00am  Read More...
August 18, 2015
Sacred Heart School Welcome Back Coffee
August 18th, 2015 @ Sacred Heart Middle School, 8:30am Read more...
August 21, 2015
Riverboat Days
August 21st is the start of Riverboat Days!  Friday evening through Sunday the 23rd! Read more...
August 24, 2015
Mount Marty College Welcome Back Coffee
August 24th, 2015 @ Cyber Cafe, 8:00am  Read more...
August 28, 2015
Chamber Golf Day!
August 28th, 2015 @ Fox Run Golf Course - Save the Date!  Read more...
Sept. 8, 2015
Membership Mixer
September 8th, 2015 - United Way -  Read more...
Sept. 10, 2015
Leadership Yankton
September 10th, 2015 - Get Registered today!  Read more...
Sept. 15, 2015
Time Management Workshop presented by Southeast South Dakota SHRM
September 15th, 2015 - Get Registered today!  Read more...


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Parade Trinkets Needed
by Friday, August 21st...
The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce and Ambassador Committee would like to distribute trinkets to the Riverboat Days crowd in promoting our Chamber Members.

If your business would like your trinkets distributed in the parade, please drop them off at the Chamber office no later than Friday, August 21st. If you are not able to drop them off, please call the Chamber office at 665-3636 and we can make arrangements for someone to come pick them up.

The 2015 Riverboat Days theme is "We Salute You"! 
Top Mistakes Small Businesses Make
As a continuing series, the Chamber will be posting top mistakes and marketing tips for small businesses in the Spotlight once a month:
August Tip - MISTAKE: Following Other Businesses
You are unique even if you have a similar product as your competitor.  Why follow the crowd?  You need to set yourself apart from the crowd, not follow it...  
25 Rules to Successful Tourism
by Roger Brooks - Lesson Twenty-Five
"Repetition Gets Results, Repetition Gets Results"

Repetition is the key to making a message stick. How many of us can think back to lessons learned from our mother's growing up and now tell those same lessons to our kids? We remember these lessons not so much for how wise they are but because they were repeated to us over and over again.

 

Frequency and repetition in messages creates Top of Mind Awareness (TOMA). When people want to get away for a few days - what's the first location to pop in to their mind? What location were you thinking about?

 

Ads typically need to be seen five times before they are remembered. If you are trying to figure out a way to spend your marketing dollars, Brooks shares in this lesson "you are far better off running an ad in a single magazine five times (or more) than you are running the same ad once in five different publications."

 

Consistency is also key to effective marketing. He states "while you may see the same photo, the same slogan, the same ad promoting your community time and time again, the customer doesn't see it as often as you do." If there is inconsistency in your message, it's the same in theory to only running the ad once - it won't be remembered.

 

Not sure this lesson is on point. Think about this. What is the first thing that comes to mind for the following communities?

  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Salem, Massachusetts
  • Orlando, Florida
  • Hollywood, California
Time Management Workshop
Tuesday, September 15th - Register Today!
Southeast South Dakota SHRM presents Lisa Te Slaa, MBA, in a Time Management Workshop to be held Tuesday, September 15th.

Cost:  $75 after 8/31/15; $65 early bird registration before 8/31/2015!; $50 non-profit.
Time:  7:30am - 11:30am - includes breakfast
Where:  KPI Training Center; 700 W. 21st St

Take control of your life! Learn to plan and organize effectively, set and achieve goals, and live a balanced life!

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Riverboat Days Kiddie Train Volunteers Needed!
Is your group or organization wanting to volunteer for a project? The Yankton Riverboat Days Committee is looking for volunteers to help with the Kiddie Train on Friday, August 21 from 6-9pm and Sunday, August 23 from 11am to 5pm.

Volunteers must be 18 years old and able to run a tractor mower. Contact Rich at 605-760-4436 for more information.
In This Issue
New Members
Scooters
1907 Broadway Ave
Yankton, SD  68730

Mike & Cindy Reynoldson
Welcome to the Chamber!
Renewing Members
CherryBerry
HeartPrint Home Care
Sapa Extrusions, Inc.
Security Shredding Services
Vision Care Associates, L.L.P.
Yankton Motor Company
Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce
(605) 665-3636
[email protected]
Convention & Visitors Bureau Calendar
Need to get your event listed?  Submit an Event!
August Welcomes Teachers!
Welcome new and returning teachers of the Yankton area schools for the 2015-2016 school year!

August 11th - New Teachers Luncheon; Riverfront Event Center;  121 W. 3rd St.  more info...
 
August 17th - Yankton School Welcome Back Coffee
- Yankton High School, 8:00am  more info...

August 18th -Sacred Heart School Welcome Back Coffee - Sacred Heart Middle School, 8:30am  more info...

August 24th - Mount Marty College Welcome Back Coffee - Cyber Caf�, 8:00am  more info... 

Did you know the Chamber now has the option of paying fees online?

Just login to your Member Page or pay when you register. It is that easy!



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October 15th   

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Chamber Board 

President: Josh Svatos; Vice President: Chris Ferdig; Secretary/Treasurer: Ken Kopetsky

Board Members:  Chuck Aman ~ Bridget Benson ~ Shane Bertsch ~ Kevin Hunhoff ~ Tammy Matuska 

Cynthia Miller ~ Marcy Moser ~ Kathy Quinlivan ~ Kristi Palecek ~ Dan Somsen

Becky Souchek ~ Jack Weeks ~ Todd Woods



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