Membership
Benefits Program
Assistance with Grand Openings,
Ribbon Cuttings, and Open Houses
You have the opportunity to take advantage of many benefits that will
provide great exposure to your business. Contact us today to schedule your
special ribbon cutting, grand opening or other ground breaking ceremonies. If
your business is soon to celebrate an anniversary (10, 15, 20, etc.), we can
help promote that!
What we'll do for
you...
Chamber
Representatives will meet with your business to plan the event.
nvitations and notices will be sent to
local businesses, members, press &VIP's.
Chamber
Representatives will make introductory remarks at the event.
Chamber Newsletter will print a photo and brief
after the event to include in our quarterly publication.
What you can do for
us..
Be a Caribou Area Chamber of Commerce member.
Notify us at least three
weeks in advance for availability of event and prepare a brief synopsis of your business for
the Chamber Newsletter.
Provide
simple refreshments.
Be present at the agreed
time and date, ready to meet and greet your visitors.
Referrals
Referrals can be one of your
company’s greatest assets. Each year, the Chamber office has thousands of
inquiries from visitors or residents for referrals. We constantly make
referrals on behalf of our members.
Literature Displayed in our Visitor
Rack
The Visitor Rack at the Chamber of Commerce office is utilized by many shoppers
and tourists who visit Caribou. Keep us supplied with your most recent
brochure, and we’ll make sure it is displayed. Non-member literature is not
displayed.
Gift/Welcome Bags to New Caribou
Residents and Guests
Tell new community members about your business. Give us your brochure, coupons
or special offers and we will include them in the gift bags given to new
residents and guests – at no
charge!
Caribou Area Chamber of Commerce Website
One of the many values of membership is a listing and link on our website www.cariboumaine.net
which averages over 10,000 hits per month. Visitors can find your business
listing three ways –
alphabetically, by category or by using key words. Members can showcase their
business even more by adding event to our website – at no charge. Also included is the “Community Events” link
on the website. The Caribou Chamber of Commerce Website – a great place to promote your business!
Mailing List
Target your business to business advertising with the Chamber’s exclusive
member list. This list is available to Chamber members at a surprisingly low
cost. The Chamber updates the list monthly and includes the appropriate contact
name. These are handy to have if you wish to expand your mailing list of
customers. Marketing specifically to Chamber members benefits you and your clientele.
Call 207-498-6156 to order labels for your company or for more information.
Business Card Rack
The Business Card Rack located at the Chamber office provides you with another
opportunity to promote yourself to other Chamber members, guests and the
community. Only Chamber businesses are allowed to display their cards.
News in the Chamber Newsletter
Let
other Chamber members know what’s new or happening at your business via the
Chamber newsletter. This quarterly asset gives your business exposure and
allows you to keep other members abreast of new products or services, a new
location, promotion or staff. A full
page insert can always be included in our 1000 copies of Newsletters sent out
quarterly for only $40.00 Send your news to the Chamber via e-mail to ccci@cariboumaine.net , or by fax to
207-492-1362, or by mail to
24
Sweden Street Suite 101
Caribou
Maine
04736.
Caribou
Area Chamber of Commerce Gift Certificate Program
Chamber
Gift Certificates aren’t just for the Holidays! There are four simple ways corporations or
individuals can contact the Chamber to purchase gift certificates: our website,
toll free phone number, faxable order forms or come in to the office. When a customer redeems one of our gift
certificates with you, please send the certificate directly to the
Chamber. We will mail your reimbursement
for the face value of the certificate within two business days. We will honor any established policies
stating the gift certificate must be redeemed for a percentage of its
value. A window cling is provided to
help advertise you are a member participating in the program. Help us to
promote business in our community by participating in the Gift Certificate program.
Bulk
Mailing Permit Usage
Bulk
mail is a way to save money on postage by doing things that save the US Postal
Service (USPS) money. They pass some of the savings along to you by charging
you lower postage prices. The most common type of bulk mail is called
"Standard Class". (It used to be called "3rd Class".) Most
advertising mail, newsletters, etc. are sent using Standard Class. A minimum of 200 pieces is a requirement.
Sorting boxes and supplies are obtained at the USPS for free.
Use of Office Equipment:
Fax machine to send and receive faxes
LCD
Projector
Large
Paper Cutter
Copier
/ printer
Use of Miscellaneous Promotional Supplies
Santa
suits for holiday events, fundraisers and gatherings
Clown
suits for special events, fundraisers and gatherings
High
Powered Industrial Bubble Machine
Sky
Guy to help promote any special event (weather permitting)
Confetti
Launchers
6
ft Banquet Tables
Marquee
Sign
* The Chamber need 2 weeks advance
notice to guarantee availability
Prospective Resident Lists
We receive daily, letters asking about moving to the
area. These are excellent "leads" to contact before they settle in
the area, particularly for real estate people, pre-school operators, banks,
etc. If you would like more information on how you can use the Referrals from
the Chamber to benefit you and your business, please let us know.
Mass
Emails
Bi-weekly
emails will be sent out keeping members in the loop with community event
information, reminders, workshops, seminars and business development opportunities.
Periodic emails/links are also sent out to members from Maine State Chamber,
LEAD, Aroostook County Tourism, and Aroostook Area Chambers of Commerce (AACC)
Caribou
Map & Guide
Chamber
members, you can have your businesses listed by category in the Caribou Map
& Guide. This publication is distributed state wide at all 7
Maine visitor centers.
Every other year we reprint and update thousands copies of the Map & Guide
which is also handed out during state wide trade shows, tourism packets, local
businesses, welcome/gift bags, relocation packets, special events and more.
Check
Collection Program with Re$ubmitIt®
(NEW
BENEFIT) Re$ubmitIt®
is a better solution for returned deposit item collections, with years of proven success in
capturing 100% of the face value of
all items collected electronically. When a deposit item is returned, your institution sends it to
Re$ubmitIt® where it is re-presented electronically - up to two additional
times. As a result of multiple submissions and strategic timing, you will
collect more from returned items, with less work.
Pays nothing - no set-up fee; no equipment to buy; can cancel any time. You
can start immediately, plus instructions
and notification materials provided. Spends less time on collections,
more on customers
Notary Public (NEW BENEFIT)
The Chamber provides a
low cost notary services to our members. Simply call our office to arrange an
appointment.
Membership Plaques
Show your customers that you
support their community. Remember 63% of consumers are more likely to buy
goods and services from a company they believe is a member of the local chamber
of commerce
A Tax-Deductible Business Expense
Chamber dues and related expenses are a tax deductible business expense
Join any Chamber Committee
& network with the membership
Annual Recognition Dinner Committee
(March)
Caribou Cares About Kids Committee (August)
Fall
Arts & Crafts Fair Committee (October)
Winter Carnival & Snowmobile Festival Committee (February)
Not only does the Caribou Area Chamber of Commerce contribute to the
vitality of the business
community as a whole, it can also
contribute to the success of your individual business.
What can a Chamber Membership do
for you?
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