January 2007 - Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

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Board of Directors2OfficersChairman of the BoardDavid BrittainSea Captain’s HouseImmediate Past ChairmanW. Wayne GraySpring House Restaurant Group Inc.Finance Committee Chair/TreasurerJim Creel Jr.The Creel Corp.Legislative Policy Council ChairFrans MustertPatricia Grand Resort HotelMarketing & Advertising Committee ChairSteve ChapmanSea Island An Inn on the BeachMembership Committee ChairLeigh Ammons MeeseSea Mist ResortGrowth and Development Committee ChairBrant BranhamEF Hucks and AssociatesTechnology-Based Marketing Committee ChairRoddy SwaimDunes Beach and Golf VacationsDirectorsMembership Committee Vice ChairElaine CarterWendy’s/Palmetto Restaurant GroupGrowth and Development Vice ChairTony CoxBurroughs and Chapin Co. Inc.Publications Vice Chair/Marketing CommitteeDavid DuRantPrestwick Country ClubNorth Strand Council ChairRick ElliottElliott RealtyBusiness Ethics and Standards CommitteeDavid GoodenA-1 WirelessSouth Strand Council ChairCindy GordonAtlanta Bread Co.Publications Chair/Marketing CommitteeBrent GroomeHTC CommunicationsSmall Business Council ChairSteve KahnFull Steam Ahead Inc.Legislative Policy Council Vice ChairAdam ParnessShredRight Corp.Convention Bureau Committee Chair/Marketing CommitteeJoe PerlColonial Mall–Myrtle BeachFinance Committee Vice ChairScott PlylerCarolina FirstBusiness Ethics and StandardsMyers RollinsWaccamaw Regional Transportation AuthorityTechnology-Based Marketing Committee Vice ChairChris ShroffShroff PropertiesLegislative Policy Council Vice ChairBrent SchulzDDC Engineers Inc.Growth and Development Vice ChairRichard SingletonColdwell Banker Chicora Commercial Real EstatebSmall Business Council Vice ChairBerkley WhiteClassic Homesspot lightAmbassadors are a group of dedicatedvolunteers from various businesses throughoutthe Grand Strand community. These membersserve as liaisons between the chamber andbusinesses. Their mission is to welcome andnurture current members and recruit newchamber members. Ambassadors serve asgoodwill representatives at various chamberfunctions and aid in the support of members.Ambassadors earn points by calling and visitingother chamber members, attending monthlymeetings, recruiting other Ambassadors,having a suggested business become a chambermember, and participating in chamberprojects. At the end of each month, thesepoints are tallied and an Ambassador of theMonth is named.Why become a chamber Ambassador?Ambassadors gain business exposure bybeing the first to meet chamber membersand put their company’s name in theforefront. By volunteering at chamberevents and attending the monthlyAmbassador meetings, your business isalways involved and kept current on what isgoing on within the chamber and community.Congratulations to KateJensen with Cruise Onewho earned Ambassadorof the Month forNovember. Jensen isserving her first year asan Ambassador.Applause to Tom Gardinerwith Coastal Federal Bankwho earned the second highestAmbassador points total forNovember. Gardiner isserving his first year asan Ambassador.member services guidemember services guideCongratulationsApplauseMember Resources Business Connections Marketing Strategies Education Programs Government RelationsBenefit of the Month• NetworkingThe chamber boasts of some of the finestcasual networking events in the Myrtle Beacharea. Relationship marketing is one of the keyways to generate and sustain business. Oursocial events encourage members to meet,build relationships, learn from each other anddo business.held the last Tuesday of the month in thechamber boardroom on Oak Street.Enjoy an exciting night of networking andmake valuable business contacts at thechamber’s monthly Business After Hoursevent held the last Thursday of the month.Connections Marketplace is the place youwant to be to connect with 30 to 65 memberseach month, exchange business cards andliterature. Grow your business, enjoy a greatbreakfast buffet and make more personalcontacts in an hour than you can make inExpand your opportunities to meet potentialcustomers and promote your business at thenew member’s Warm Welcome Receptiona week.MISSION To promote, protect and improve businesses throughout the Grand Strand.Tabletop Business Expos are held at each ofthe area malls throughout the year and at theMyrtle Beach Convention Center in March.The expos are an incredible way to promoteyour business to several hundred potentialclients in a very short period of time. Whetheryou have an exhibit or just wander from tableto table, networking doesn’t get much betterthan this!To learn more and register for theseand other chamber events, go toMyrtleBeachAreaChamber.com.
Celebration Expo set for March 15We’re throwing a party. A huge daylong party! Comejoin in the fun during the Celebration Expo featuringthe Can-Am Welcome Reception and 14th AnnualBusiness & Restaurant Expo. It’s two events combinedinto one Celebration Expo–that’s six hours formembers to promote their businesses to thousandsof visitors and locals in one day.During March, thousands of Canadians will descendupon the Grand Strand for Canadian-American Days,March 10-18. To kickoff this weeklong celebration, thechamber sponsors a welcome reception. Last year, morethan 3,000 people visited the 60 plus exhibitors andenjoyed door prizes, music and lots of entertainment.Also during March, your chamber holds its annualBusiness & Restaurant Expo. Last year more than1,400 people (open to the public) stopped by to notonly check out the 125 exhibitors but to enjoy theultimate food fest. Local restaurants participating inthe expo served up mouth-watering samples of theirfamous dishes.The Celebration Expo will feature the Can-AmWelcome Reception and Business & Restaurant Expo.That means twice the exposure for your business,twice the leads and twice the contacts!Mark your calendars for theCelebration Expo featuringthe Can-Am WelcomeReception and 14th AnnualBusiness & Restaurant Expoon March 15 from10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.,Myrtle Beach ConventionCenter, Exhibition HallsB & C. During the eveningwhen the restaurants dish uptheir smorgasbord of goodies,EventMBACC members will be able to enjoy the food freeof charge as part of Business After Hours. The publicwill purchase tickets for the food sampling.As a chamber member, you have the chance to promoteyour business to more than 4,500 people expected toattend the Celebration Expo. For $150, you’ll receive a10-by-10 space along with an 8-foot table that you candecorate in this year’s beach theme. There are no heightrestrictions for tabletop exhibits this year, so you canpull out your larger than life exhibit and really show offyour business.Celebration Expo featuring theCan-Am Welcome Reception and14th Annual Business & Restaurant ExpoDate/Time March 15 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.LocationRegisterMyrtle Beach Convention CenterExhibition Halls B & CMyrtleBeachAreaChamber.comDeadline: Feb. 1Questions? Call (843) 916-7225 or (843) 916-7221Register TodayGo to MyrtleBeachAreaChamber.com to registerfor the Celebration Expo. For more info, contactPat Creed, membership programs manager, at(843) 916-7225, creedp@mbchamber.org orKimberly Miles, festivals and special events manager,at (843) 916-7221, kemiles@mbchamber.org.Sponsored by Sam’s Club, Miller Lite and Bank ofAmerica.Legislative Update: Tourism news from SCPRTTourism Action PlanThe tourism action plan just released by New Carolina, the SouthCarolina Council on Competitiveness, concludes that additional dollarsspent on tourism marketing would result in significant additional dollarsfor South Carolina’s economy and thousands of new jobs.Using funds provided by tourism industry partners, the Tourism ClusterCommittee hired Tourism Development International of Ireland toproduce a statewide tourism action plan. Key recommendations ofthe plan call for private sector tourism leaders to form an umbrellaorganization to advocate for issues of industry-wide concern, fortourism leaders at the regional and local level to develop a model forjoint marketing with South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation& Tourism, for the development and execution of a statewide tourismproduct development plan, and for steps to improve air and highwayaccess to the state’s major tourism areas.MyrtleBeachAreaChamber.comc
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