Thoughts from the CEO
7 Reasons the Chamber of Commerce Is Not (Just) for Boomers
Christina R. Metcalf
6 Things People Want in Businesses Operating During COVID
Six months into the COVID and we’re all still trying to figure out what’s going on. Should masks be required? Will kids be going back to school? Do we need goggles?
Christina R. Metcalf
4 Marketing Tips for Businesses with No Marketing Budget
Christina R. Metcalf
Hugging your haters: How Jay Baer thinks you should handle a crisis
Whether you're dealing with a conflict at home, with your neighbors, or at your place of business, it can be easy to become bogged down in old ways of working through problems.
Michael Gallops
Pain Has Many Faces
The following is opinion editorial authored by Joshua Bonner, President and CEO of the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce. It was submitted to the press for publishing on Wednesday, May 15th, 2020.
Joshua Bonner
11 Ways to Make Money from Your Website
If you have a website for your business, you may have an untapped treasure chest at your disposal. Even if you don't make large amounts of money on your website, you can be bringing in something. This article will show you how.
Christina R. Metcalf
5 Ideas for Using Video to Save Your Business
These days with people working from home or those who are just looking for a distraction, you can count on your audience to be online. With kids at home and extra noise in the background, reading an article can be difficult but watching a video isn't. Video offers you the ability to connect with your audience because they can see you as a real person.
Christina R. Metcalf
10 Tips for the Best Darn Pandemic-driven Virtual Networking
Most people think of FaceTime and other virtual calling activities as casual communication platforms. But if you treat the chamber’s virtual networking events with the same mentality, you could be doing yourself a disservice. We put together this article to help all of us get the most from our virtual time together.
Michael Gallops
15 Little Acts of Kindness to Implement During COVID-19
In times like this we really need to be kinder to each other. Here are 15 tips for doing just that!
Christina Metcalf
Are You a 2020 Business?
If you are a business owner, you likely have learned quite a bit over the past decade. No matter what your industry, the way we do business has changed drastically. From internet sales to global competition, social media to chatbots, search engine optimization to word of mouth marketing, the learning curve in business has been steep. But these tools are not what make up a modern business. Here are 5 indicators of a modern business.
Christina Metcalf