JOIN THE 1,500+ BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF THE GLENDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Joining the Glendale Chamber of Commerce can benefit your business in many ways.
Below are the top 10 reasons you should join – voted on by business leaders just like you!
- Creates business credibility
- Networking opportunities and relationship building
- Sense of community
- Provides direct connection with city officials
- Unique advertising opportunities
- Business education and quality resource sharing
- Business referral opportunities through the online and print directory
- Keeps you in the know
- Cost saving benefits and services
- Sizable chamber with something for every business
A national survey reveals that being active in a local chamber of commerce is an effective business strategy because two-thirds of consumers believe that such companies use good business practices, are reputable, care about their customers, and are involved in the community.
The study, conducted by The Schapiro Group, an Atlanta-based strategic consulting firm, found consumer perceptions of chamber members to be positive in many ways:
- When consumers know that a small business is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 49% more likely to think favorably of it and 80% more likely to purchase goods or services from the company in the future.
- If a company shows that it is highly involved in its local chamber (e.g., is a chamber board member), consumers are 10% more likely to think that its products stack up better against its competition.
- When consumers know that a national restaurant franchise is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 68% more likely to eat at the franchise in the next few months.
- When consumers know that an insurance company is a member of the chamber of commerce, they are 36% more likely to think favorably of the company.
Being a member of your local Chamber of Commerce should make you PROUD! You are investing back in your business community and therefore being identified as a more reputable business by consumers. To help you reap the benefits of association, the Glendale Chamber has designed a Proud Member logo to use however you’d like! You can pick up a decal from the Chamber office to display in your window, you can share the digital version on your website or social media accounts and you can even incorporate it into your own collateral (i.e. flyers, business cards, emails).
Being a proud member is being an active member. Like most things, you get what you put in! To reap all of the benefits get engaged:
- Attend events - click here for the online events calendar
- Consider joining a committee - click here for a list of Glendale Chamber committees
- Like us on Facebook and request to join the member exclusive Glendale Chamber Connects Facebook group
- Follow us on Instagram for live stories on what's happening in the Chamber
- Support your fellow members - click here for the online business directory
