Here are just a few ideas of how you can market your business with the Chamber!
Rotating Banner Ad - Feature a banner ad for your company. Your ad will be rotated on the Bellingham.com webpages among other advertisers. Ad size is 240 x 150 pixels. $19.95 per month, minimum 3 months. $199 for a year. Ad can be linked to your website, your chamber mini-site, or your chamber directory listing.
Exclusive Webpage Advertising - Choose the page you want to be exclusively featured on i.e. Real Estate, Transportation, Health etc. and place your static ad on our website. Price is $29.95 per month, minimum 3 months. $299 for the year. Ad size is 600 x 200 pixels.
Electronic Coupon Ad- Feature an electronic coupon in our Whatcom Weekly Update E-blast. Promote a monthly campaign of your product or service. This weekly publication goes out to over 1500 subscribers. Your coupon will be included in 4 weeks of the update. Each Member is limited to 3 campaigns per year. Price is $99 for 4 weeks.
Whatcom Weekly Update Sponsorship - Have an article you want to share or perhaps you are rolling out a new product or service? Every week the Chamber sends out an e-blast to over 1500 subscribers. Be a sponsor of that e-blast and you will be the featured article with Company name and logo. Price is dependent upon membership level.
Exclusive Marketing E-blast - Want to get that new product or service out to the membership? Purchase an exclusive e-blast. You provide the ad or flyer in html format and we will send it out to our subscribers (over 1500). Specs are must be 600 pixels wide and no larger than 100mb. Price is dependent on membership level.
Host a Networking Breakfast - Whatcom County's premier networking event that produces over 35, 000 leads annually. Host this breakfast and recieve: a promotional e-blast with company logo, Company name listed on the homepage of bellingham.com, listing on events calendar and mention at the month prior breakfast and Strictly Networking Lunch. We provide the venue, food, ambassadors, 3 breakfast coupons, picture on our website with company mention and link and the food. You provide the centerpieces and a raffle prize, both optional. (2nd Friday of the Month)
Host a Business After Business - There is no better way to showcase you business than to have people come to your place. Host a business after business at your company and recieve: a promotional e-blast with company logo, Company name listed on the homepage of bellingham.com, listing on events calendar and mention at the month prior Strictly Networking Lunch and the Networking Breakfast, ambassadors for guest check-in and picture taking, nametags, protable sound system, pictures on bellingham.com with company mention and weblink. You provide the venue, raffle prize(s), food and beverage. Price is dependent on membership level. (3rd Thursday of the Month)
Host a Strictly Networking Lunch- This is your chance to shine and so easy too. The new Strictly Networking Lunch is increasing in popularity and keeps growing. Host this and you will recieve: a promotional e-blast with company logo, Company name listed on the homepage of bellingham.com, listing on events calendar and mention at the month prior Strictly Networking Lunch and the Networking Breakfast. We provide the venue, food, ambassadors and 3-5 minutes to talk about your business. You show up and enjoy. Optional to provide a raffle prize. (4th Wednesday of the Month)
Mini Website on Bellingham.com- Have a website that is corporate run or to hard to make changes? Want to have one of the best website addresses in Bellingham? Your web address could be www.bellingham.com/yourcompanyname. Use your Chambe mini site to promote local ad campaigns, show off you community involvement, let people know about you and your company, adds SEO's to your website. We have many packages for you to chose from. We build or you build, price are anywhere from $5.95 - $14.95 per month plus a nominal set-up fee.
Advertise on KGMI 790am- Wnat to share your topic with a large audience, have a new product or service that you want to tell about. The Chamber's Whatcom Report is on KGMI 790am every Sunday morning from 8a-9a and is hosted by our President & CEO, Ken Oplinger. You can opt for 20 minutes on air or a weekly ad campaign. Price is from $200 - $350.
Spring Business Showcase - Dust off your inventory and get ready for Spring Business Showcase in April. This Business to Consumer event is just the ticket for you if you are a business that drectly works with retail customers, restaurants, consumer service goods. This event is on a Thursday night from 4p-9p, over 80 booths and has an attendance of over 2800 people. That is an average of 560 people per hour. Food, beer and wine samples are interlaced into the booth area.We even provide a seminar on how to work a trade show to make sure you get the most out of your investment. Price is dependent on membership level. This is one you will not want to miss.