1. Getting Started with the ChamberExecs Community
Get the most from the ChamberExecs community - complete your profiles today and quickly
establish a strong chamber network. Members with complete profiles are more likely to receive
new business opportunities and benefit from increased exposure throughout the community,
member directory and bulletin.
What Makes Your Personal Profile Complete?
A profile photo
Your profile summary
Your LinkedIn Link
Your Twitter Link
Your Facebook Link
Two past positions
Your education
At least 5 connections
Started/Joined a Group
At least 3 posts
Easily complete most of your personal profile by importing from LinkedIn
What Makes Your Business Profile Complete?
A profile logo
Add profile description
Your Twitter Link
Your Facebook Link
Your YouTube Account
Your Slideshare Account
Your Flickr Account
At least 3 contacts
At least 3 posts (from contact tied to the business profiles)
2. Community Engagement Strategies
We encourage you to engage with the ChamberExecs members in some way at least once a
week. There are two broad categories of engagement activity:
Contributing content
Interacting within the community
Within each of these categories are a number of different actions or features available within the
ChamberExecs community. Without going into the specific procedures needed to accomplish
each task, here's an outline of some ways you can engage the community.
Generate Exposure by Contributing Content
Each time an article, event, media or offer is added to your profile, the content is highlighted on
the homepage, chamber wall and throughout the community. Contributing content generates
exposure, positions you as a through leader, and helps you do more business!
Media: Share your expertise by posting media to your profile that is
distributed throughout the community and the Library. Upload and synch
your profile to the videos, presentations and images stored on YouTube,
SlideShare and Flickr.
Articles: Post articles and share bookmarks of interesting content from
anywhere on the web. From chamber news to informative articles,
bookmarks are a great way to share your expertise within the
ChamberExecs community.
Offers: Posting an offer is one of the most important tools to help you do
more business with ChamberExecs members. By posting offers for your
products or services, your business will immediately generate exposure
throughout community, offer directory, member bulletin and more.
Events: Post an Event, then extend the value of your event by posting
presentations, pictures and recaps to the community. Connect members
back to your event and reach the members that were unable to attend in
person.
Groups: Start a new Group or participate in one that you have already
joined. Groups can be open or private. Private groups are perfect for
communicating with your existing clients or prospects because you can
share information that is not visible to the rest of the community.
3. Interacting within the community
Meet more members and grow your business online 24 hours a day. ChamberExecs enables
you to connect, communicate and create more business opportunities on your schedule, at your
convenience.
Discussions: Post a new Discussion topic or share best practices and answer
questions in an existing Discussion
Wall: Post to the Community Wall to share news, announcements, links and updates.
Inbox: Have private conversations with members within the community. Private
message members that have a specific interest in content you posted to ensure that it
is seen.
Monitoring: Consistently monitor discussions, groups and events every week to
make sure your business is participating effectively and being represented within the
community.
Events: Increase participation for your Event by inviting members to register and see
who is already planning to attend. As the Event host you can message attendees and
edit your Event details at any time.
Leaders: Find members who attended offline, face-to-face events and invite them to
connect online.
Network 24/7: Build relationships within the community by connecting to members
and facilitating connections between mutual contacts.
Directory: Find chamber executives by position, chamber and region. Select a
chamber to view their location on the map, business profile, and executive contacts.
These examples are just a few of the various features available within ChamberExecs to help
you engage the Chamber Leadership. The basis for your success within the community is your
involvement and interaction with the members of the community. When members come first,
everybody wins!
4. 10 Easy Ways to Promote Your ChamberExecs Profile
1. Announce your Involvement - Send an email blast to your prospects and clients
announcing your involvement in the ChamberExecs community
2. Link to your ChamberExecs Profile – Remember to add a link to your ChamberExecs
profile from your website, social media profiles and newsletter.
3. Social Media - Announce and link back to your ChamberExecs profile on Facebook,
LinkedIn and Twitter
4. Promote Your URL - Always put your ChamberExecs profile URL / domain on letterhead,
business cards and in e-mail signatures - wherever your clients and prospects are likely to
see it
5. Public Relations - Write and Distribute a Press Release announcing your involvement in
ChamberExecs.
6. Promote ChamberExecs - Hand out the ChamberExecs Benefits Flyer in your next
chamber meeting
7. Bookmark ChamberExecs – Ask your clients and prospects to “Bookmark
ChamberExecs.com” in Firefox or add it to “Their Favorites” in Internet Explorer
8. Communicate with your Members – The ChamberExecs community is the most efficient
and effective way to communicate with Chamber Leaders. Each day, connect to a member,
send a personal message, make an online introduction or start a discussion. It only takes
minutes a day, but goes a long way!
9. Post content – Organize a group, post an event or create and offer! It only takes seconds
to make a big difference!
10. Tell your members! - Ask your contacts, “Hey, have you visited the ChamberExecs
community at www.ChamberExecs.com?” Invite them to try it out.
