Author: Edge One

• 10 Easy Ways to Increase Sales

  © Can Stock Photo Inc. / olivier26One of the most obvious ways to boost revenue in your business is to make more sales. Here are ten ways you can start doing that today: 1. Do You Have A Sales Strategy? Most businesses think they have a strategy, but they don’t.  Now is a good time…

• Jessica Love Named 2017 Ambassador of the Year

  Jessica Love, owner of Love Blossomed Events and a Tigard Chamber Ambassador has been selected as the 2017 Ambassador of the Year. The Tigard Chamber has a great Ambassador team, there are many people on the team with lots of different skills and gifts, it was hard to choose because everyone is so committed to…

• Why Join the Chamber: Comradery

  Joining the chamber isn’t all about business. There are many incredible friendships that are created in the coming together for the economic betterment of the community. Don’t overlook the potential of deep, meaningful connections with your tribe at the chamber.We’re all just looking for that spot we belong, aren’t we? Abraham Maslow thought our desire…

• Why Join the Chamber: Political Action

  Few businesses have enough of a budget to warrant a personal lobbyist to speak on their behalf at the state capital and in Washington, D.C. but it’s those exact small voices that need the representation. How do you ensure your business is represented when it needs to be without keeping a full-time lobbyist or legislative…

• How to Volunteer Your Way to a Better Job

  Job competition these days is tough and a lot is expected from a resume. High school students trying to get into good colleges worry about volunteer hours. Recent college grads don’t possess enough “real world” experience to work in their chosen industry. Mid-level professionals find it hard to prove to higher ups that they’re ready…

• Anatomy of a Great Blog Post

  Want a sure-fire way to get more traction on your business blog posts? Make sure each post contains these important pieces.Many small businesses are starting to realize the importance of good content. But what makes content good? Better yet, what makes for great content? While it starts with something that answers your customers’ questions, entertains…

• Dark Social Media: You May Be More Popular Than You Think

  Have you ever surfed the Interwebs, found an article, and shared it via email or a text message? If so, you’re a dark social media practitioner. But it’s not as bad as it sounds.Alexis C. Madrigal coined the phrase “dark social” in a 2012 article written for The Atlantic entitled “Dark Social: We Have The…

• 5 WAYS TO A BETTER BEDTIME ROUTINE

  What does your bedtime routine have to do with the success of your business? Plenty. Every time you use everything you have on a given day and you’re exhausted beyond belief, and then you short yourself essential sleep, you’re borrowing from tomorrow’s success. It’s impossible to give tomorrow your all when you’re exhausted, so establishing…

• Press Release – 2017 Shining Stars Award Nominations Sought

  For Immediate Release  Contact:  Debi Mollahan, CEO, Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce (TACC), 503-639-1683, debi@tigardchamber.org Recognize a Tigard Volunteer! – Call for 2017 Shining Stars Award Nominations It’s that time of the year when Tigard celebrates its community by calling for Shining Stars nominees.  The 43rd annual Tigard Shining Stars Community Awards Celebration recognizes and…

• Everything You Need to Know about Incorporating Video in Your Marketing

  The hottest trend in content marketing for business is video. It’s everywhere and with multiple social media platforms investing serious resources into video in 2017, you can assume it’s not going away.Using Video for Your Business The “old-fashioned” way of using video–and I mean this facetiously because it’s how we did it a year ago—was…