A message from the Executive Director of the South Niagara Chambers
Every day we are pleasantly surprised by some of the amazing things that our members across South Niagara are doing. Although we are well connected with our business community, we still are constantly learning about the impact they’re making, and it’s wonderful! We love to share these great stories, and it is our hope that through sharing news of local businesses, our 2000 members will not only learn about assets in our communities, but participate in opportunities that they may have been reluctant to try or not known about. Our joint BA5s are a great example and have been a very successful experiment for us! Discovering the hidden gems in South Niagara, while meeting hundreds of potential new customers, suppliers, employees or mentors has been particularly satisfying for many of our members.
Beyond this next level of networking, we want to ensure that our communities know who our local businesses are. We get frustrated when all we hear or read about is the negative things that are happening within our business community. We have a lot of great businesses doing amazing things, and we are committed to getting those stories out. To this end we have partnered with EPOCH Avenue to develop 30 – 45 second social media video clips about our members. You may have watched some of these videos already, which are published on EPOCH Avenue’s facebook page and shared by our Chambers’ pages. We encourage our members to take a look, and let us know if they have an interesting story about their business that deserves a feature video clip from EPOCH Avenue! The only catch is that your business must have a Facebook page and be active on social media in order to be considered. The best part of all? This offer is FREE to members of the South Niagara Chambers!
The shoot itself couldn’t be easier. The EPOCH crew will show up at a preapproved time and will begin the video with a lead-in question, allowing you to take it from there for the next 30 seconds. EPOCH will then end the interview with a closing remark. In order to get the best return on your investment of time, make sure you know what you want to talk about including any exciting upcoming events or opportunities. You know your business best, so think of what you want to promote!
We are thrilled to be able to provide this newest service to our members. Utilizing social media more effectively is something that most of us can do better, but few of us have the time or expertise. Once again through your local chamber membership in South Niagara, you have access to that expertise with minimal investment of your time!