Lynn chamber ready for membership drive

The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce will host a two-day membership drive Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with more than 40 volunteers calling on non-member businesses to take advantage of the group’s promotional, marketing and networking opportunities.The drive offers $1,000 of complementary advertising and public relations opportunities for businesses joining this month.New members will have $75 taken off their first year of membership and for most businesses the investment will run $225 for 2015.New members will also receive a complementary print or web ad for The Item, LynnHappens.com and Lynn Journal. Radio station 104.9 is offering 50 30-second on-air commercials for $25.Other perks include free business counseling at your business with SCORE (Service Corp. of Retired Executives), eBlasts and social media broadcasts to over 8,000 professional contacts, ribbon cutting photo ops and a complementary set of mailing labels of the LACC membership.The LACC is a 400-member non-profit organization representing businesses primarily in the Lynn, Lynnfield, Nahant and Swampscott area but many members are from the North Shore and Boston region as well.”Businesses join the Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce for three main reasons: Networking, marketing and government advocacy opportunities,” said LACC President/CEO Lesley Gould. “You do not have to be a business in the Lynn area to join. If you want to do business in a specific area, you should join that chamber. A business can join as many chambers as they want to help grow their business.”The LACC organizes more than 40 after-hours and lunchtime networking events annually and hosts monthly government affairs meetings open to the membership to discuss and represents the business community on issues affecting them locally and statewide. The LACC boasts over 8,000 professional contacts via eBlast and through social media.In addition, the LACC continually offers members a variety of no cost marketing and PR opportunities to help grow their business.Gould says the LACC will be officially launching both an international committee and a Young Professionals Group this spring to give more businesses a voice and networking opportunities in the community. In addition the LACC is working on several innovative marketing opportunities open only to LACC members and focusing on community outreach volunteering.”The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce should be part of every business’s marketing plan,” she said. “We’re a low-cost marketing arm for your business. We like to say; you didn’t join us; you hired us, because the staff and board of directors is working 24/7 on promoting your business every day. I’ve been in the chamber industry for 15 years. I’ve witnessed many businesses making new connections and growing their business from the opportunities we offer. It’s always great to see the LACC at work for our members.”To join, and for more information, please email the LACC office at [email protected], go to www.LynnAreaChamber.com or call 781-592-2900.