If you are reading this, you've probably accessed our new Web site (http://www.mandmchamber.com/).
As with most Internet projects, it's a work in progress. That is how it should be. A chamber must be a constantly evolving organization because the world we live in is constantly evolving. In order to meet the needs of our members, we've got to be nimble.
Electronic communication is nimble. If we want to get a message out to our members, we've got three fast options: E-mail, our Website and our Facebook page.
A blog is a different type of communication. It's fast, to be sure. But it's not necessarily the best method for quick communication.
Blog posts can be used to communicate longer messages, a bit like the director's message on the second page of Memo, our now quarterly newsletter.
It is our intent to use this blog to provide useful information to our members. Perhaps you'll find a post describing a member benefit, or a post clarifying what a chamber of commerce is and what it can do for members. (Some people think we are part of the government. Others think we give away free money. There are misconceptions out there.)
We could use this method of communication to offer tips to our member businesses. When we did a member survey last January, many members said they wanted us to provide useful information to help them manage their businesses, usually in the form of workshops or seminars. This blog could be another source of useful information.
Please check back frequently. Please talk back: There is space below each posts for your comments.
Our goal is to make our Website interactive and communicate better with our members, without bombarding them with e-mail. We think blogging is one way we can do that.
