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2012 Chamber Membership Directory
A New Year ~ A New Look! Marty Chapman, President
The Chamber is excited to announce a new look for the 2012 Membership Directory. Our directory will be DIGEST size - 5 ½” x 8 ½” - and be spiral bound. This size and binding will make the directory more portable (simpler to stash in a purse or planner) and more practical (remains open to a selected page). Additionally, the inside pages of the directory will be 70# text weight paper allowing for easy pen & pencil notations. The contents will be much the same with Chamber members listed alphabetically and by business category. It will still contain names and contact information for elected officials and governmental agencies. In addition, detailed listings for local schools, medical facilities and utilities are included. Other helpful information includes County demographics and economic indicators. Printed in quantity, the directory is distributed to every Chamber member and placed in libraries, banks, government buildings, post offices, schools, medical facilities as well as various other locations throughout the community all year long. Ad space is available in four size options in either color or black and white. This is a great, cost-effective promotional opportunity for you to reach Putnam County residents and newcomers and also connect with your fellow Chamber members. As a bonus, directory advertisers will also receive FREE exposure on the website. Advertisers can also have a QR icon placed on their ad, if desired. Place your ad now; the deadline is November 11, 2011. Current Chamber members will soon be receiving a letter to approve their 2012 directory listing. New businesses interested in being listed in this valuable directory must first join the Chamber; but the time is limited. It’s a great way to reach your target audience and support your Putnam County Chamber at the same time.
Thank you to our Renewing Members for your continued support of the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce! Your investment demonstrates your willingness to support and build a better business climate in which to live, work and play in Putnam County.
New Members C. Adam Toney Discount Tires, Inc.
Dan Fitzsimmons 3558 Teays Valley Road Hurricane, WV 25526
304-397-6510 [email protected]
www.cadamtoneytires.com
Prestige Memorabilia
Michael Foust (304) 741-2082
Sherri’s Avon Beauty Center Sherri Payne
301-4 Great Teays Blvd. Scott Depot, WV 25560
304-989-8268 [email protected]
The 2011 Putnam County Chamber Consumer & Relocation Guide with a complete list of Chamber members is always available free of charge at
the Chamber office. You can also find the guide on our website, www.putnamchamber.org
Congratulations to Valley Sign Shop
Chamber Business of the Month for October! Valley Sign Shop, locally owned and operated is Putnam County’s source for signage needs. This full service sign shop located in Mid Valley Square in Hurricane (across from Hurricane City Park) offers top quality signage at reasonable prices, while making sure service is always at the forefront of the entire process.
Products offered by Valley Sign Shop include:
Lighted storefront signs and window graphics Fleet and vehicle graphics Street signs Plastic yard signs Indoor and outdoor PVC signs LED signs Custom acrylic logos and letters Banners Subdivision signage Indoor and outdoor business office lettering Magnetic signs Coroplast signs Dimensional plastic formed letters Laser cut aluminum letters and logos And more…
Take a look at these recent projects done by Valley Sign Shop!
For more information on Valley Shop call (304) 562-1774 or visit their website at www.valleysignshop.org.
Businesses selected for “Business of the Month” are drawn from the names of Chamber members attending Business After Hours.
Join us for the October Business After Hours Sponsored by:
Toyota
Tuesday-October 25, 2011
1 Sugar Maple Lane, Buffalo, WV 25033 5 pm–7 pm, Cost $15
Plant Tours Available, Please RSVP
RSVPs are required; pre-payment is appreciated. Business After Hours is open to members and their guests.
The cash drawing sponsored by BB&T is valued at $400; you must be present to win! RSVP on the Chamber website www.putnamchamber.org , call 304.757.6510 or email [email protected]
Get Your Ticket Today!!!!! 3rd Annual Masquerade, Music & More
Saturday, October 22, 2011 7 pm – 11 pm
The Commons of Putnam County (formerly the Museum in the Community)
Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd Annual Masquerade, Music & More ~ $25 per person, $40 per couple.
Don’t miss out on all the fun planned for you! Festivities for the evening include music by The Lost Cause; hors d’oeuvres prepared by The Greenhouse of Teays Valley with a wine and beer cash bar. New to this year’s silent auction of merchandise & services will be some very special celebrity signed items offered by Prestige Memorabilia. There may even be a car . . . keep watching for updates on the available auction items. As always, costumes are encouraged, but optional ~ costumed guests, however, can compete for the People’s Choice Award and bragging rights for the year! Please RSVP to the Chamber at www.putnamchamber.org or by calling (304) 757-6510. You can also email your reservation to [email protected]. There are still a variety of sponsor options available; donations of auction items are also welcome.
Register Your Business Today! 2011Business Expo & November Business After Hours
Sponsored by:
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Mark your calendar and make plans to participate in the Chamber’s Business Expo & Business After Hours, scheduled for Thursday, November 10 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Joint Forces Reserve Center (Armory) in Eleanor. The Business Expo registration fee is $150 and includes a 6’ table, tablecloth and admission for two representatives to attend the concurrent Business After Hours event. Registration forms are available now by contacting the Chamber office. This year there will also be space set aside for the Chamber’s home-based businesses at a cost of $100. Act quickly . . . exhibit space at this event typically sells out and is available on a first come, first serve basis.
Frontier will be sponsoring the Business After Hours portion of this event. The combination of the annual Business Expo with the monthly Business After Hours allows exhibitors the opportunity to more extensively promote their business to each other and to guests in attendance. For non-exhibitors, the cost to attend is $15 per person with RSVP, pre-payment is preferred.
Member News! Thank you to Triad Engineering for hosting the September Business After Hours on Thursday, September 22, 2011. Congratulations to those lucky winners who took home a WVU or Marshall themed door prize provided by Triad. The winner of the $300 BB&T Cash drawing was Dr. Randall Peterson, MD, had he been present.
Calvin Broyles Jewelers has expanded their Teays Valley store! Visit their new location at Scott Junction Plaza, just a few doors down from their previous location. For more information, call (304) 757-3920.
Joe Sowers, Sowers & Company, A.C., has office space for lease ranging in size from 150 square feet to 1300 square feet. Please call 304-757-6989 for more information.
Congratulations to the Putnam Public Service District who was recently awarded the 2011 Water Taste Test Award from the West Virginia Rural Water Association at the WVRWA’s 26
th annual Training & Technical Conference Banquet held on
September 13, 2011 at Snowshoe Mountain Resort. From the entries representing over 300 members in all 55 counties in West Virginia, Putnam PSD was given the water quality award as judged on the following criteria: odor, appearance, flavor, mouth feel, aftertaste, and over-all impression. Putnam PSD is a community-owned-and-operated water and wastewater utility serving Putnam County, WV. For more information about the company, visit PutnamPSD.com.
Best Medical, located at 2 Davis Court in Hurricane, hosted an Open House and Ribbon Cutting on September 27
th at 11:00 a.m.
The Durable Medical Equipment and Respiratory Therapy Company first opened its doors in 2005 and recently expanded to the Hurricane area to better service patients located in Putnam and Kanawha counties. Best Medical is an ACHC accredited company, locally owned and operated by Regina Jones Gillispie, a Registered Respiratory Therapist of more than 20 years. Best Medical offers free delivery and set up of oxygen, hospital beds, walkers, bath aids, wheelchairs, nebulizers, CPAPs and BIPAPs, as well as a large variety of cash sale items in their showroom. Best Medical has staff to provide support regarding insurance benefits, billing, equipment consultations and 24 hour emergency service.
The opening of Sherri’s AVON Beauty Center was celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening event on Tuesday, September 27, 2011. The Beauty Center carries a wide variety of AVON products as well as seasonal merchandise and monthly specials. Sherri’s AVON Beauty Center located at 301-04 Great Teays Blvd. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For more information call (304) 989-8268 or email [email protected]
The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Hurricane welcomed C. Adam Toney Discount Tires, Inc. to Putnam County with a Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, September 16, 2011. C. Adam Toney Discount Tires has a wide selection of tires for your automotive needs. They stock most major brands and offer automotive service work at most locations (View each location for details). Call or stop by for pricing and availability. C. Adam Toney Discount Tires is located at 3558 Teays Valley Road in Hurricane. For more information on C. Adam Toney Discount Tires visit their website at www.cadamtoneytires.com
Putnam Chamber NOW (Network of Women)
Presents the Women’s Cancer Awareness Luncheon Thursday-October 20, 2011; 11:30 a.m.
First State Bank; $10
The Putnam Chamber NOW (Network of Women) invites you to join them on Thursday, October 20th at First State Bank beginning at 11:30 a.m. for the Women’s Cancer Awareness Luncheon. A light lunch will be served by the Gallery. There will be a cost of $10 to attend. Following lunch the American Cancer Society will present an information session on signs, symptoms, preventative measures and treatments for women targeted cancers. Please RSVP to [email protected] or www.putnamchamber.org.
Generation Putnam Presents Healthy Kids, Healthy WV-Putnam County
See flyer below or more info at www.facebook.com/healthykidshealthywvputnamcounty
Community News
Sign up TODAY! Putnam County Schools Portfolio Fair
Dates: October, 19, 2011-Hurricane
November 9, 2011-Poca December 2, 2011-Winfield
Monthly Marketing Tip: 5 Ways To Improve Your Marketing Mix
It’s not about one marketing piece; it’s about the whole thing. To be effective, your business needs a presence both offline and online. It needs to use print and digital marketing tools. It needs both advertising (paid) and publicity (free). It’s the marketing mix that gets and keeps your company message “out there” in front of your target audience. Here are five marketing mix tips to seriously consider and implement: 1. Brochures & Business Cards Print marketing items are not dead yet. Sometimes our technology doesn’t work like it should, and having that business card and brochure as a backup could save your marketing opportunity. Besides, there are a lot of people who just need to have something in their hands in order to remember you, so give it to them. Have your calling card ready. 2. LinkedIn Use this business social network as an extended business card. As people hear your name around the Web and at conferences, there is a good chance that they will check you out on LinkedIn (this has happened to me). So fill out that profile and link it back to your website. 3. Website & Blog Your website is your digital home, so make it count. Let them know who you are, what you do, and how it could benefit them. And then solve a problem for free by answering a question that your target audience would care about. You could turn that answer into a little ebook or white paper for download, or make it a blog post. Just make sure it’s something that truly helps, because you’re building a relationship, and “fluff and foolishness” is not good for business. 4. Press Releases Use press releases to let the local media know about your business and upcoming campaigns. Your company probably has some awesome events, but nobody cares if they don’t have a chance to know about it. 5. Email It’s about the relationship, and email is one of the most enduring ways to build that relationship, so take the time to grow your list. For a beginner most of the initial work is in getting the code and placing it on your Web pages. But the email service that you use should have a guide or “how to” page showing you what to do. Once the code for your email subscription form is in place on your site, then you can begin to focus on what to send your subscribers each week or month. Remember, it’s consistent marketing that makes the difference.
Just remember, it’s about consistency and the total marketing package. It’s up to you to believe in your business—and to get the message out. B.G. Hamrick is an author, speaker, Internet marketing consultant, and website developer. He is dedicated to helping businesses use powerful new online and mobile marketing platforms to get visibility, traffic, leads, customers and raving fans. B.G. lives in Scott Depot, WV with his wife Jill & two daughters. Visit: www.BGHamrick.com
Calendar of Events for October 2011 Tuesday, October 11 Generation Putnam Cheers; 5-7 p.m. Putnam Care and Rehab; No Charge RSVP [email protected] Wednesday, October 12 Education Committee Meeting; 12 noon Putnam Chamber Office Thursday, October 20 NOW Meeting; 8 a.m. Putnam County Chamber Office Thursday, October 20 NOW Women’s Cancer Awareness Luncheon; 11:30 a.m. First State Bank; $10 Saturday, October 22 Healthy Kids, Healthy WV-Putnam County 5k Spooktacular Race; 8 a.m. Healthy Kids Fair; 10:00-2:00 www.facebook.com/healthykidshealthywvputnamcounty Saturday, October 22 Masquerade, Music & More; 7-11 p.m. The Commons of Putnam County; $25 single, $40 Couple Tuesday, October 25 Business After Hours; 5-7 p.m. Toyota, Buffalo, WV; $15 RSVP [email protected]
Putnam County Chamber Staff Marty Chapman, President
[email protected] Gretchen White, Project Director
[email protected] Mary Jo Hendricks, Administrative Assistant
[email protected] Ashley Alford, Public Relations
[email protected] Office Hours: 9:00 am—4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Physical Address: 5664 St. Rt. 34, North, Winfield, WV 25213 Mailing Address: PO Box 553, Teays, WV 25569
Phone: 304.757.6510 ~ Fax: 304.757.6562 [email protected]
www.putnamchamber.org
