3 Storytelling Tips for Marketing a Boring Product/Service at the Holidays Tips for Marketing a Boring Product or Service During the Holidays

Weโ€™re not here to call your baby ugly. But letโ€™s face it, if youโ€™re reading this article, you must think your product or service isnโ€™t the sexiest, easiest to market. But that doesnโ€™t mean there isnโ€™t good potential. Storytelling can help enliven even the most common products. Through these marketing suggestions you can finish the holiday season strong and carry that momentum through next year.

Storytelling Tips for Marketing Boring Products and Services

Find the Hero of The Story

Your product or serviceโ€”no matter how (traditionally) uninspiringโ€”helps someone. Just figure out who and how. For instance, if you own a 5-minute oil change business, it may not be the sort of thing people get excited about, but you offer a very convenient service.… Read the rest

Morning Spark Networking and Ribbon Cutting 1/11/2023 – Arts Academy Wilsonville Arts Academy Wilsonville Morning Spark

Our Morning Spark networking events are great for meeting and making new business connections within the community. Facilitated introductions between attendees ensure you will meet everyone.

Everyone is eligible to win great door prizes!

Guests are welcome to join us for a fun and business-building morning.

Register here

Timeline:

7:45 | Attendees are welcome to arrive early to meet and greet

8:00 am | “Free-Range”/General Networking among attendees

8:15 am | Meet Arts Academy Wilsonville

8:25 am | Ribbon Cutting

8:35 am | Round the Room Introductions

8:50 am | Announcements and Business Shoutouts

8:55 am | Raffle Drawing

9:00 am | Event Concludes

Register here

* Non-members are limited to two Morning Spark events before joining the Chamber.

(WACC follows all state, county, and local safety regulations.… Read the rest

Meet & Eat January 23rd, 2023 Meet Eat Banner January 18 2023 1080 ร— 1080 px

The most productive lunch hour possible… Meet & Eat with us to make quality business connections!

An innovative program to do face-to-face, one-on-one, human-to-human relationship building, referring, and connecting! This is NOT a zoom meetup – itโ€™s a one-of-a-kind quality, virtual connection experience.

Bringing lunch? Optional. Making virtual business connections? Guaranteed.

* Free for Chamber Members and $10 for guests.

* You MUST pre-register on Eventbrite no later than 9pm on 1/17/23.

* You MUST register for the event at Blitzr BEFORE by 9pm 1/17/23. (Simple instructions included with your Eventbrite ticket confirmation.)

https://bit.ly/meetandeatjan2023

Schedule:

*Please arrive anytime from 11:30-11:50am. The electronic doors close promptly at 12 pm.

| 12 pm | Person-to-person, no distractions networking. Meet in 7-minute increments with 7 different business professionals.… Read the rest

Annual Meeting – Wilsonville Area Chamber of Commerce – 12/15/2022 Annual Meeting 12152022 square

The Chamberโ€™s Annual Meeting is held each December. This event features a complimentary breakfast to celebrate and thank all our members, volunteers, committee chairs and board members. It is of course also a great way to re-connect with other members as we all look forward to a new year.

Enter the business card raffle to win a chance at more than $300 in great door prizes!

The celebration is complimentary but limited to Chamber members ONLY. To attend you MUST pre-register. We have to have an accurate head count for food and beverage. If you pre-register but then cannot attend, please email us and let us know you’re not coming.

Meeting Agenda

Doors Open 7:30: Touch base with old friends and make new connections.… Read the rest

Massive Changes to Google Business Profile Management pexels cottonbro studio 6986455 1

In their never ending quest to be more relevant to searchers, often to the confusion of business owners, Google has made some massive changes to their Google Business Profile Management.

5 big changes to Google Business Profile Management include:

Add Temporary and Permanent Closures

Google Posts for your search results – featuring updates, offers and events

Insights are now shown Performance Metrics

Suggested Edits – driven by user feedback and not just Business Owners

New Action Icons and Carousel – for more flexibility

You can read all about these changes and how they impact your business here. … Read the rest