Customer Service Tips for Chamber Members No matter what the type of business, customer service is of the utmost importance. Yet, as I talk to many businesses they all see their service and dedication to the customer as their differentiating factor from their competition. Seriously. Yet, you and I both [...]
Douglas County Fair Parade Castle Rock was named 2017’s 8th Best City to Raise a Family in Colorado in a recent study from the leading personal finance outlet WalletHub.com. You can find the full study here: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-places-to-raise-a-family-in-colorado/38264/. To determine the most suitable places in Colorado for families to put down roots, WalletHub’s analysts compared more than 60 cities in the state across 21 key metrics. The data set ranges from [...]
5 Free and Effective Lead Generation Tips Are you struggling for customers or do you wish you had more clients? Aside from needing more time in the day, this is one of the most common sources of angst for small businesses. But how do you get more leads if you [...]
Chamber Membership: A Nice Bonus for Employees If you’re a chamber member, you may not give a lot of thought as to what that means for your employees but there are a lot of benefits for them as well 1. Lunch and Learns Chambers host Lunch and Learns and other [...]
How to Create a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy for Your Business Social media can be a nice distraction and a considerable time suck. But if you’re doing it for your business, you need it to be much more. So how do you make sure that you’re using your time [...]
Top of the Rock Community Events Castle Rock is a Colorado community abundant with public, performing and cultural events which ignite creativity and inspire conversation. Our residents' enormous commitment to the arts can only be reviled by their passion and dedication to preserving quality of life by promoting healthy and [...]
6 Reasons Solopreneurs Need a Chamber Membership If you’re a solopreneur, you’re likely putting in some long hours building your business. Anything that helps you be more productive for little money is a necessary investment for you at this point. You may have thought briefly about the chamber and [...]
Brick-and-mortar retailers can compete against Amazon, but only if they play it smart. First, be really good with a narrow range of merchandise. Specialty stores match up better against stores carrying a wide range of goods that they don’t specialize in, which is why department stores struggle. In fact, [...]
5 Questions You Should Ask Every Customer Determine your competitive advantage by getting it straight from the mouths of happy customers. CONSTANTLY SEEKING FEEDBACK from your customers is a great way to learn how to market your business more effectively. If you’ve never done this before, do it immediately [...]
As traditional retail stores close and vacancies mount, landlords across the country appear newly receptive to leases as short as a week, eschewing the typical 10-year time frame, even in locations that once shunned limited stays. The upswing in pop-up stores, as the short-term placements are called, is playing [...]
