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Summerfest Street Fair

Summerfest Street Fair

Come join the Chamber of Commerce celebrate Point Pleasant’s biggest attraction, Sunday June 6, 2010. The annual Street Fair is fun for all at the NJ Shore. Crafters, New Merchandise & Food Vendors! Rides and animals for the kids, fun for the whole family. Crafters, Food, Local Shopping, Ent...

The Famous Halloween Parade and Contest

The Famous Halloween Parade and Contest

The Chamber of Commerce presents one of the largest Halloween Parades along the Jersey Shore. Sunday, October 25, 2009. Prizes are awarded for numerous categories of costumes for all age groups. Come join the fun.

 

Chamber Items of Interest

2010 Business Leaders and Board Members

This year we are proudly honoring

2010 Leaders of the Point Pleasant Community and

Congratulating our 2010 Board of Directors

 

Lifetime Leadership Award

Edward Gilmore, Retired, Point Pleasant Borough High School

 

Leadership Award for Business Excellence

Bubbakoo’s Burrito’s

 

Leadership Award for Entrepreneurship

The Scone Shoppe

 

Leadership Award for Service to the Community

The Point Pleasant Foundation for Excellence in Education

 

Leadership Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

Jack Burke

 

2010 Executive Board

Frank Scarpone, OceanFirst Bank, President

Colleen Smith, J.F. Murray, Co., Inc., Vice-President

Nancy Strassheim, Heim Electronics, Secretary

Heather Keefe, Keefe Communications, LLC, Treasurer

 

2010 Directors

Frank DaSilva, Purple Iris Florist

Matt Petrosky, Shore Resolutions

Mary Buletza, Raphael and Raphael

Ron Sicker, C&R Packaging

Ray Soehngen, Broadway Ray

Christian Tranger, Beaver Dam Hardware

Pam Montemurno, Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

 Past President, Dr. Rob Coombs, Coombs Chiropractic

 

Lifetime Directors

Fran Day, Retired

Joe Sperduti, Sleepy Hollow Exxon Service Center 

Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce

 

 

Go with a goal. One of the first and most common mistakes that people make when entering a networking situation (planned or otherwise) is to fail to have a firm goal in mind. Are you looking to acquire new prospects, meet colleagues for possible collaborations, create a mutual referral partnership, create name recognition for you and your business, find funding or just "shop around" for interesting news and trends you can use? If you haven't taken the time to determine what your goals are for the encounters ahead, you will have a hard time meeting them.

Hone your message. When someone asks you what you do, can you articulate not only your business but it's benefit to them in a clear and concise manner? How about your "elevator speech" or 15-second intro - is it crisp, to the point and compelling, or do people's eyes glaze over before you get to the end? This is not the time to give a dry and deadly-dull job description. Save that for your resume. When someone asks about you and your business, you are being given a golden, but brief, opportunity to knock his or her socks off and to persuade them that you are the best thing to happen to them since sliced bread. Make sure you do so.

Check your gear. Make sure that you have everything you need to make a great impression. Are your business cards or other hand-outs up to date, and as professional-looking as you can make them?   And don't forget to double-check the time, date and venue.  

Educate your audience. Are you seeking a collaborative partner for a project? Then make sure everyone knows what the project is and what sort of partner you are looking for (and the general parameters of the partnership they'll be investing their time into). If you're looking for referrals, then do your potential referral sources know what constitutes a good referral for you?  

Follow through. The most important part of networking happens after the initial contact. The best impression, the snappiest laser marketing message and the deepest desire to work together will all come to naught if they don't hear from you in a timely manner - or even worse, never hear from you at all. No matter who said what about calling whom, always follow up promptly and in a manner designed to strengthen the relationship and add value for the other person.

Mastering the art of effective networking, like any other business activity, requires time, dedication and attention. But in the end, the dividends it pays are well worth the time it took to cultivate them. Take the time to master these five tips and you will be amply rewarded with the prodigious fruits of your networking labor in 2010.

 

  

 


 



Climate Action Committee

Do you really need a bag?

Plastic bags are made of petroleum - Americans use 380 billion plastic bags a year wasting precious energy resources and at the same time pollute the earth. Plastic bags can take up to 100 years to bio-degrade and toxic waste seeps into the earth.

The Point Pleasant Climate Action Committee and The Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce are asking Point Pleasant Businesses to put the earth bag sign in their doorway to remind people to use them. We strongly encourage residents to consider this whenever they shop, “Do you really need a bag?”

Thanks for your support!

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