If you haven't already noticed, 2013 is a very important year here at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. We're celebrating 90 years of leadership and excellence. We're looking back at our legacy, one that predates the founding of the City of Carlsbad by nearly three decades. The Chamber's founders are synonymous with the early days of this great city, they had vision and foresight and stepped up to lay the blocks for the greatness that this city would achieve.
“Our Place in Time” is the theme for the year because we’re not just resting on the laurels of the past, we also want to celebrate the modern-day pioneers whose work will reverberate into the Chamber’s future. We want to continue the Chamber’s tradition of excellence and leadership.
Why am I saying all this? It's because the Chamber of Commerce is not defined by its staff. The Chamber of Commerce is its member, it's you, and we need your help in spreading the word about what we do. Yes, I'm talking about our refer and earn program. We're looking to you, our members, to help us grow in 2013.
To that aim, we've renewed the Refer and Earn program, a popular initiative we launched last year. It's a win-win. By helping the Chamber grow, you're helping us move forward for the next 90 years. And there are some great incentives to rack up the referrals.
If a referral becomes a member, you'll receive a coupon good for the following rewards:
• First referral: Receive four passes to a Sundowner. These cannot be used when the Carlsbad Chamber does a joint Sundowner with a neighboring chamber. ($20 value)
• Second referral: Attend a First Friday Breakfast for free! RSVP Required. ($30 value)
• Third referral: Receive a marketplace ad in the Carlsbad Business Journal (based upon availability). ($50 value)
• Fourth referral: Receive one ticket to the State of the City Luncheon or $50 credit towards any chamber workshop this year. ($50 value). RSVP required.
• Fifth referral: We will deduct $150 from your 2014 membership renewal.
And that's not all.
Each time you refer five members to the Carlsbad Chamber, your name goes into a grand prize drawing that will be held at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Awards Breakfast in December. Yes, that seems like a long time from now, but it is going to go fast.
Refer five new members and you are basically receiving $350 in services and products, which doesn't even include the grand prize!
So, get busy and start earning! And remember, our members are all over San Diego County. In fact, 30 percent of our members are outside of Carlsbad's borders.
You must be a member in good standing to participate in the program.
To be clear, a referral is someone that you (as an active Carlsbad Chamber member) know or that you do business with that is currently not a member of the Carlsbad Chamber.
The referral is not someone that is already attending a chamber function or someone you meet at a Carlsbad Chamber event. If they are there, that means they are already on our radar, it is not someone that has been a member in the past, or a business that we have already been pursuing.
Once a referral is a member you will receive a coupon to use for the prize that you have won for that particular referral which will be required for redemption with an RSVP of at least one week prior to any event (except when it comes to Sundowners).
For more information about the program, call the Chamber at 760-931-8400 or email me at [email protected].
“Our Place in Time” is the theme for the year because we’re not just resting on the laurels of the past, we also want to celebrate the modern-day pioneers whose work will reverberate into the Chamber’s future. We want to continue the Chamber’s tradition of excellence and leadership.
Why am I saying all this? It's because the Chamber of Commerce is not defined by its staff. The Chamber of Commerce is its member, it's you, and we need your help in spreading the word about what we do. Yes, I'm talking about our refer and earn program. We're looking to you, our members, to help us grow in 2013.
To that aim, we've renewed the Refer and Earn program, a popular initiative we launched last year. It's a win-win. By helping the Chamber grow, you're helping us move forward for the next 90 years. And there are some great incentives to rack up the referrals.
If a referral becomes a member, you'll receive a coupon good for the following rewards:
• First referral: Receive four passes to a Sundowner. These cannot be used when the Carlsbad Chamber does a joint Sundowner with a neighboring chamber. ($20 value)
• Second referral: Attend a First Friday Breakfast for free! RSVP Required. ($30 value)
• Third referral: Receive a marketplace ad in the Carlsbad Business Journal (based upon availability). ($50 value)
• Fourth referral: Receive one ticket to the State of the City Luncheon or $50 credit towards any chamber workshop this year. ($50 value). RSVP required.
• Fifth referral: We will deduct $150 from your 2014 membership renewal.
And that's not all.
Each time you refer five members to the Carlsbad Chamber, your name goes into a grand prize drawing that will be held at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Awards Breakfast in December. Yes, that seems like a long time from now, but it is going to go fast.
Refer five new members and you are basically receiving $350 in services and products, which doesn't even include the grand prize!
So, get busy and start earning! And remember, our members are all over San Diego County. In fact, 30 percent of our members are outside of Carlsbad's borders.
You must be a member in good standing to participate in the program.
To be clear, a referral is someone that you (as an active Carlsbad Chamber member) know or that you do business with that is currently not a member of the Carlsbad Chamber.
The referral is not someone that is already attending a chamber function or someone you meet at a Carlsbad Chamber event. If they are there, that means they are already on our radar, it is not someone that has been a member in the past, or a business that we have already been pursuing.
Once a referral is a member you will receive a coupon to use for the prize that you have won for that particular referral which will be required for redemption with an RSVP of at least one week prior to any event (except when it comes to Sundowners).
For more information about the program, call the Chamber at 760-931-8400 or email me at [email protected].