19 Inexpensive Ways to Surprise and Delight Your Customers
Your marketing is finally paying off. Someone is trying your business out for the first time. Hurray! That’s not the moment when you want them to have a mediocre experience.…
6 Ways to Use SMS Messaging for Your Business
What do you do when you get a text notification? If you’re like the average person, you drop everything and look at it. We have been conditioned to believe that…
Optimize These 7 Easy Things to Maximize Your Google My Business Listing
Most people will agree Google is a large part (dare we say owner?) of the internet, at least from a marketing perspective. That means whether we like it or not…
Yelp Ads Have Changed. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Do you have the kind of business that people write reviews? Do people find you through Yelp or would you like them to? If so, just like social media sites…
6 Resources and Tips to Make Your Holiday Business Better
Concern over the holiday shopping season is one that’s looming large on most business owners’ minds. Will it be a good one? Can it be so good that it makes up…
Are You Using Experiential Marketing in Your Business?
Do you feel like your business is just shouting into the wind? Does it seem like the time you spend on social media is extensive but yields few results? Are…
6 Tips for Pivoting Professionally: making the career change with no experience
There’s been a lot of information about the need to pivot during COVID-19. Many businesses have switched what they produced or altered their services to fit the new demands of…
How Do I Start a Business in Alameda?
“I want to go into business.” At the Alameda Chamber of Commerce, we love hearing this phrase. There is no better feeling than when someone wants to invest in our community. While the…
10 Easy Ways to Increase Sales
One of the most obvious ways to boost revenue in your business is to increase sales. But during our current pandemic, how do you make that happen? It’s easier than…
I’m a New Alameda Chamber Member. Now What?
Have you recently joined the Alameda chamber? New chamber membership brings a lot of benefits, but also a lot of questions. We’re here to help and ensure you are as…