Samples

Interactive map of Plano, Texas. This sample was provided as part of the 2018 Chamber of the Year application.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

The Tulsa Regional Chamber wanted to develop and execute a lead generation marketing campaign to drive increased inquiries for business relocation proposals. To accomplish this, the Chamber partnered with member firm Gitwit Creative, a digital agency based in Tulsa. The intended audience for this campaign was site selectors for industries targeted within the Chamber-led Tulsa’s Future regional economic development plan. The campaign goal was to build a marketing funnel that would engage site selectors and shift perceptions about Tulsa, eventually generating increased proposal requests.

2018 ACE: Grand Award

The goal of these videos is primarily to attract attention to the Valpo Chamber. In this current day, younger generations may not know what a chamber does and it can be hard to attract them to the idea. These videos serve as a bridge to those who want all their news in the digital format in a fast and more entertaining fashion.

Membership retention is crucial to the growth and vitality of the Plano Chamber. Retention is the responsibility of all staff, but is managed by the Director of Membership Development. Special efforts are made for first year member retention which is a critical indicator of member satisfaction and engagement. This sample was provided as part of the 2018 Chamber of the Year application.

Membership recruitment is the primary responsibility of the Membership Team, and is a critical component in ensuring the growth of our membership. Strategized goals and programs are set in place to secure memberships from key business sectors in Plano and surrounding communities. This sample was provided as part of the 2018 Chamber of the Year application.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

The Lincoln Chamber rolled out a seasonal street sign campaign to accompany the historic 2017 Solar Eclipse. The 2017 Solar Eclipse was the first one visible from the United States since July 1991 and Lincoln was in the path of total darkness. To welcome visitors and celebrate this rare experience, 50 clever signs were hung around downtown Lincoln for an informal scavenger hunt. Participants shared their findings on social media using the hashtag #isawthesignlnk. The goal of these creative street signs was to entertain our residents and visitors in Lincoln, in addition to getting our residents moving around Lincoln.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

One Acadiana is the leading economic development organization for the nine-parish region known by locals as Acadiana, but following extensive research on external perceptions and awareness of what "Acadiana" means, it became clear to us that we needed to develop a powerful, external brand to market the region and recruit business investments. Brand development was only the beginning, as it's the execution of the brand that gives it momentum. Sharing of the brand has most notably been done through industry one pager materials and a microsite.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

The Prelude to Progress series aimed to educate the Sanford Area community through a variety of mediums about the cumulative financial and intellectual contributions by the private and public sectors to Sanford and Lee County's economic development.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

In 2017, the State Chamber of Oklahoma Research Foundation researched, developed and released OK2030, a strategic vision plan to put Oklahoma at the top of national rankings by the year 2030. Despite incredible people and resources, Oklahoma currently lands near the middle or bottom of many rankings related to education, prosperity and health. The goal of OK2030 is to radically improve Oklahoma's business climate and competitiveness; fiscal stability and governance; workforce and talent development; and quality of life.

2018 ACE Award of Excellence

The goal of this campaign was to make sure important school tax renewals on the ballot passed, and hopefully, in a big way, so there would be no doubt our citizens support public education. This sends a strong message to companies looking at the Huntsville/Madison County area as a possible location and companies located here now as they look to recruit that our community cares about funding schools.