Chamber Member Meeting Agenda - Feb 17, 2021

1. Village Report

2. Treasurer Report - Annual Report

3. Welcome New First Time Members

  • Theory Coffee

4. CH Chamber Cares

4.1 Chamber Cares Marketing Campaign (Amanda)

  • Internal Marketing Campaign - Additional Web Assets, Paid Ad Budget, 10 Hours Additional Staff Hours

  • The Use of an External Marketing Agency - Location based marketing targeting device ids and additional FB & Instagram Managed Campaign

5. Farmers Market

5.1 Looking for Additional Vendors (Would love to have Clarendon Hills Businesses Participate)

6. Big Gathering Event Status

6.1 We are going to make a call on Daisy Days the second week of March

7. Guideline Friendly Micro Events

7.1 Meeting with Blake from perfect show to review options.

8. Bylaw Review

8.1 Review and update of our Bylaws

9. OPEN Q & A

Chamber Member Meeting Agenda - Jan 20, 2021

1. Village Report

2. Treasurer Report

3. Welcome New First Time Members

  • Mr. Blues In-Home Pet Grooming and Pawdicures

  • Tierra Distilling Co.

4. CH Chamber Cares

4.1 What is CH Chamber Cares?

4.2 Chamber Cares Marketing Campaign

  • Internal "Bootstrap" Phase - Additional Web Assets, Paid Ad Budget, 10 Hours Additional Staff Hours

  • The Use of an External Marketing Agency - Location based marketing targeting device ids and additional FB & Instagram Managed Campaign

5. Farmers Market

5.1 Location Change

5.2 Looking for Additional Vendors (Would love to have Clarendon Hills Businesses Participate)

6. Bylaw Review

6.1 Review of Bylaws - Remember a changes require a special meeting of members

7. OPEN Q & A

Chamber of Commerce Member Meeting Agenda Dec. 16, 2020

  • Report from the Village

  • Treasurer’s Report

  • Membership Discount Deadline is Approaching

  • Mini Social Events Focused on Creating Community/Business Connections

  • Please sign up for your Content Capturing Session

  • GUEST “BUSINESS TROUBLESHOOTER” SPEAKER: Maggie Swift Partner of Unframed Digital, Denver CO - www.UnframedDigital.com

    Maggie Swift:     Partner, Director of Sales & Strategy

    After spending the past 6 years in magazine publishing, Maggie became imbued with helping business owners visualize their growth opportunities. With a reverence for the power of marketing, Maggie was the Director of Advertising for Mountain Living magazine before starting Unframed Digital. She earned her BA in Writing & Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University, essentially giving her a degree in the art of persuasive messaging.

  • OPEN FORUM AND Q & A

  • Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - Wed. January 20th, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom 

Chamber of Commerce Member Meeting Agenda Oct. 21, 2020

  • Opening Remarks pertaining to new challenges we are going to be facing

  • Report from the Village

  • New Resurgence Mitigations
    https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=22237

  • NEW Content Capturing Sessions (Amanda)

  • NEW Marketing Training and Accountability Program

  • Halloween Walk THIS Saturday, October 24, 2020

    • Community Guidelines

      • Masks Suggested

      • Social Distancing

    • Business Participant Guidelines

      • Masks required

      • Gloves Required

      • Candy must be distributed by businesses directly into trick or treaters bags or buckets using gloves.

      • No distributing unsealed food or beverages as giveaways. Only distribute sealed candy and gifts. 

  • Christmas Walk - is Not Happening in 2020

  • Clarendon Christmas Trees

    • Overview

    • Sponsorships - Great Promotional Opportunity

  • Open Forum and Q & A

  • Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - Wed. November 18, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom 

Chamber of Commerce Member Meeting Agenda 9-16-2020

  • Report from the Village

  • NEW Chamber Business Feature Program (Amanda)

  • Halloween Walk on Saturday, October 24, 2020

    • Community Guidelines

      • Masks Suggested

      • Social Distancing

    • Business Participant Guidelines

      • Masks required

      • Gloves Required

      • Candy must be distributed by businesses directly into trick or treaters bags or buckets using gloves.

      • No distributing unsealed food or beverages as giveaways. Only distribute sealed candy and gifts. 

  • Christmas Walk - Most likely will not be happening

  • Christmas Tree Decorating Event

    • Using the Brookfield Zoo Tree Decorating model

  • Open Forum and Q & A

  • Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - October 21, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom 

Chamber of Commerce Member Meeting Agenda 8-19-2020


Report from the Village

2020 So Far - The Chamber Board, Village, and Village Board deserve a huge thank you!

  1. New Website

    • Separate Member and Community areas with dedicated navigation dashboard

    • Enhanced business directory segmented by industry

    • Direct channel for businesses to promote their content

    • Chamber Members suggestion box

    • Schedule, Minutes, Bylaws & Email broadcast history access

  2. The Investment of Social Media Scheduling Software, Hoot Suite focused on generating consistency

  3. The Investment of G Suite to organize and automate administrative and marketing activities

  4. Professional Email Program Aweber so we can adhere to legal guidelines when sending bulk email.

  5. The implementation of Private Chamber Member’s Slack Channel

  6. The implementation of Private Board Member Slack Channel

  7. Chamber Marketing Intern Program - This is how we found Amanda!

  8. New Policies and Procedures

    • Sponsorship opportunity awarding policy

    • Promotional opportunity awarding policy

    • A policy the use of outside vendors focused on not creating a competitive environment

  9. COVID-19 Initiatives

    • 2 Virtual events (Financially supported by the Village)

    • Clarendon Hills Unplugged (Financially supported by the Village)

    • Drive-in Movie (Financially supported by the Village)

    • COVID-19 Troubleshooter Virtual Workshops during shut down.

    • Print Ads promoting our businesses during shut down  (Financially supported by the Village)

    • Print Ads promoting our businesses during shut down  (Financially supported by the Chamber)

NEW Business and Promotional Upgrades

  1. Amanda Hutchison is now officially a part-time paid staff member. 

  2. NEW Content Calender

  3. We approved $2000 for the next year for boosted Industry social media posts.

    • Targeting

    • Increased reach by 95%

  4. Open Forum and Q & A

Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - September 16, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER MEETING AGENDA 7-15-2020

  • Report from the Village

  • Farmer’s Market Report

    • Sponsorship opportunities

  • Event Report

    • Virtual Event # 1 with Scramble and Event # 2 West Side Winders

    • 1980’s Drive-in Movie Night (Co-sponsored with Village)

      • Sponsorship opportunities

    • Clarendon Hills Unplugged (Co-sponsored with Village)

  • Business Promotion Push

    • Chamber Social Media Via Dashboard

    • Industry-focused “Support Local Business” Social Media Campaign

    1. Open Discussion With Chamber Members About Challenges and Ideas for Generating More Awareness

  •  Treasurer's Report

Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - Wed August 19, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom

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Chamber of Commerce Member Meeting Agenda 6-16-2020

  • Report from the Village

  • Farmer’s Market Report

  • Virtual Event Report

    • Event # 1 Scramble 6-24-2020

    • Event # 2 West Side Winders

  • Phase 4 Reopening Content Push

    • Clarendon Hill Curior Ad

    • Chamber Social Media Via Dashboard

  • Weekly Business Troubleshooters June 24, 2020

    •  Shopify your business

  • New Potential Events in the Works

    1. Potential Drive-in Movies (Co-sponsored with Village)

    2. Potential Unplugged Wednesdays (Co-sponsored with Village)

  •  Treasurer's Report

  • Open Discussion With Chamber Members About Challenges and Ideas for Generating More Awareness

Next Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce Meeting - July 15, 2020, 9:00 am On Zoom