OKEMO VALLEY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER BENEFITS

“We are a member driven organization striving to increase marketing & support our business members”

 2012 Member Application  We now accept Mastercard, Visa and Discover cards.

2012 M2M Member Benefit Program

Member Advertising Opportunities

Benefits of Membership:

Health Insurance:  Your membership allows your employees to access the VACE health insurance program through Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  This is a competitive health insurance program. Call to request an information packet.

Dental Insurance - Save $$ through the Chamber's Delta Dental program.

The Chamber Web Site:  All members are provided a free listing on the Chamber website; YourPlaceInVermont.com.  Members have the option to enhance their listings and to add banner ads.  Call our office for more information.

Okemo Valley Regional Guide:  Members receive a basic listing in the semi-annual regional guide books which are published in November and May. Company narratives and advertising space are also available to further highlight your business.   Guide Book distribution totals 60,000 annually to regional lodging properties, restaurants, realtors, resort information desks, State Welcome Centers, and are mailed out as requested.

    Brand Logo & Tag Lines:  Your membership allows you to use our Okemo Valley-Your Place in Vermont brand!  Use it on your website, business card, letterhead, and ad campaigns.  

Cost-Saving Benefits:  OVRCC is working to increase your savings in the areas of telecommunications, advertising, and our Member to Member Benefit Program (see list below)

Co-op ads are a great way to offer potential visitors a sense of what our Okemo Valley Region has to offer. From time to time you will be notified of co-op ad opportunities in Yankee Magazine, Vermont Life and the Vermont Vacation Guides, just to name a few.

Constant Contact - Email marketing service to connect with your customers - and take advantage of a special member benefit with training.  Sign up

Quarterly Education Series:   Guest speakers to present important topics of interest to our member business owners – free of charge.

Free Rack Card Space:  Brochure space is available at the Ludlow Information Center and the Chester Information booth.

Referrals:  The Chamber office is currently open six days a week Monday – Thursday 8:30-4:30pm, Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm to assist visitors with area amenities such as lodging, dining, shopping, attractions and various services. 

Chamber Mixers:  Held from 5:30-7:30pm on the second Wednesday of every month.  Sponsored and hosted by you as a Chamber member enables you to promote your business and to provide excellent networking opportunities for business development.  Learn from and teach fellow business owners while enjoying a social break.  Monthly locations are listed on the website and in our newsletter.  Call to inquire about hosting a “mixer” to showcase your business.

Events:  The Chamber markets; The Chester Fall Craft Show, Chester’s Overture to Christmas, Ludlow’s Winter Carnival and Chesters Winter Carnival;  Belmont Cider Days and many more regional events.  We now offer co-op event marketing via google adword campaigns.

Executive and Local Board Meetings:  Elected board members meet to discuss current state of affairs and future programs.  The Executive Board oversees the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber staff and is the finance committee. The Executive Board and the Board of Directors reviews events and policy.  There are always opportunities to serve on a Board or Task Force.  OVRCC is open to new and fresh marketing concepts.

Chamber Work Groups:  Each year the Chamber forms work groups (task forces) to focus on areas of interest, such as marketing, membership development, wedding promotion, communications and more.  Work groups help direct the Chamber with new programs and initiatives, which are presented to the Board for approval.  All members are encouraged to become involved.

Membership Lists:  Upon request, members are provided, once a year, with mailing labels of all chamber members.

Information:  Chamber Staff is available to you, in person, by email, or by phone to address your questions and concerns.

2012 M2M Benefit Program

Allen Pools & Spa - 10% off on all cash and carry items Allen Pools

All Seasons - 15% off room rates All Seaons Motel

Andrie Rose Inn - 10% off room rates non-holiday periods.  2 night minimum stay required.  www.Andrieroseinn.com

Best Western - Ludlow - 15% off room rates www.bestwesternludlow.com

Blue Sky Trading - 10% off www.blueskyvt.com

Brandmeyer's Mountainside Lodge - 10% off lodging for members and/or their families; Moose Lounge Restaurant, Friday & Sat night, buy one dinner, get 50% off the second (higher price applies to the full price dinner).  Soup to nuts catering - 10% off any order $500 or more.  www.brandmeyerslodge.com

Calm Moments Spa - Facial: $50, Relaxation Massage: $50, Deep Tissue/Therapeutic Massage: $60 with Laura and Patrice only. Monday through Friday only: Non-holiday. Limited availability. Must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. "Member to Member" benefit must be mentioned at time of booking to receive this price. http://www.calmmomentsspa.com

Castle Hill Resort & Spa - 25% off lodging, non-holidays www.castlehillresort.com

Chapter XIV - 10% off clothing www.ChapterXIV.com

Chasse Fine Art Gallery - 10% all art and merchandise in studio www.chasseart.com

Chester Hardware - 15% off retail on Benjamin Moore paints www.chesterhardware.doitbest.com

Chester House Inn - 10% off room rates for members and/or their families  www.chesterhouseinn.com

Chrisandra's - 10% off Main Street store items and 25% off 72A Pond Street location on custom ordered upholstery www.chrisandras.com

Clear Lake Furniture - 10% off all new wood or upholstery orders to all chamber members and their employees. www.clearlakefurniture.com

Combes Family Inn - 10% off lodging and dinner www.combesfamilyinn.com

Constant Contact - www.constantcontact.com/features/signup.jsp?pn=okemochamber

Cool Moose Cafe - Locals dining club discount 20% off.   www.coolmoosecafevt.com

CTM Media Group - Offers 20% on new distribution programs and up to 40% on CTM’S wholesale print buying network.  CTM also would like to offer our members a “FREE” basic profile. http://www.ctmmediagroup.com

Gallery 103 - 10% off www.gallery103.com

Giggles Children's Clothing - 15% discount to member’s  www.giggles4kids.com

Golden Stage Inn - 15% off room rates www.goldenstageinn.com

Green Mountain Outlook - Offers New Members a buy one get one free advertisement. Buy one week at a discounted rate and get the next week free (color or black and white available, free ad must be used the week after the paid ad).  http://www.gmoutlook.com

Green Mountain Railroad offers a group rate discount system to individuals instead of the full ticket price $16.00 www.rails-vt.com

Happy Trails Motel - 15% off room rates www.happytrailsmotel.com

Hawk Mountain Resort - 10% off all pool and gym memberships and 10% off food at The River Tavern www.hawkresort.com

HB Fuels - Offers a Pre Buy price of $3.799 and Budget price of $3.899 (12 monthly payments). Also, if members sign up for propane and fuel oil, we will give an additional 10 cents per gallon off of both fuels. This is our Dual Fuel discount. www.hbplumbingandheating.com or call 802-885-2300

Hugging Bear Inn & Shoppe - 10% off purchases in the Teddy Bear Shoppe www.huggingbear.com

Images by Donald Dill - 10% off photos www.imagesbydonalddill.com

In Touch Therapeutic Massage - 20% off Therapeutic Massages www.intouchtherapeutics.com

Inn at Weathersfield - 10% off your dinner bill (excludes holidays and special events/limit 6 people per visit)  www.weathersfieldinn.com

LaValley Building Supply – 5% off.  Also sign up in store for their e-member program for the latest updates on products and services and additional savings.

Live Authentically, LLC. - 10% off Live Authentically courses www.liveauthentically.org

Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD) “The Bus” - offers all businesses and employees that are members a steep discount on its winter bus season passes! Regular price is $150, OVRCC members pay only $75 (a 50% discount). The winter season bus passes are valid through April 30, 2012 and are good on all MVRTD routes. To qualify for this special discount, winter bus season passes should be purchased directly at MVRTD.  Visit our website at www.thebus.com for schedules and more information or call (802) 773-3244 ext. 117.

Martha's Folk Art - 10% off retail sales at gallery & on website www.marthasfolkart.com

Message for the Week - 2 free 1/8-page ads for new chamber member who has not been an advertiser in the Message in the last 6 months. Call 802-875-4790.

Misty Valley Books - 10% off purchases (excluding already discounted or sale items) www.mvbooks.com

Motel in the Meadow - 10% off room rates www.motelinthemeadow.com

Mtn. Riders - 25% off all rentals and service http://www.mtnridersvt.com

NorthTech Systems - 10% discount on professional services.  802-259-3328

Okemo Sign Shop - 20% off print jobs www.okemo.com/signshop

Okemo Snowmobile Tours - 50% off 2-hour mid-week snowmobile tour. Non-holiday only. You need to show M2M card and make a reservation. www.snowmobilevermont.com

Okemo Valley Property Management - 10% off property management services - A-Z we do it all! www.okemovalleypropertymanagement.com

Pam Nelligan Photography - 15% off photographic services and prints www.pjnvt.com

Peace Positive Yoga - One free yoga class for members. http://www.peacepositive.com

Postage Ink, Inc.- 25% off all postage supplies, labels, postage meter ink (Pitney Bowes, Neopost, Hasler, FP Mailing Solution meters) 25% on all copier machine toners and ink etc.  http://www.postageinkvt.com

Riverside Pet Care at Ludlow - 25% off next purchase OR free first exam for new clients only www.riversidevetcare.com

River Valley Technical Center - 10% off classes and courses to all chamber members www.rvtc.org

Rockledge Farm - 20% discount on purchases or custom orders of furniture, woodwork, accessories and gifts from our showroom.  www.rockledgefarm.com

Ronald J. Theissen, CPA, CFP - 20% discount on professional consulting services http://www.rjtcpa.com/

Six Loose Ladies - 10% off any non-consignment purchase. Classes included! http://www.sixlooseladies.com

Skygate Financial Group, LLC - 20% off personal and business financial planning services http://www.skygatefinancial.com/

SSmith Graphics & Framing - 15% off graphic design or picture framing services to any new client ssmithgraphics@comcast.net

Staples - Contact Ann Marie Conklin from Staples at Annmarie.conklin@staples.com, or call 877-482-8026 x155, or fax 877-482-8027 to be involved in the Staples Advantage program. Staples Advantage is offering online ordering and control on StaplesLink.com, Customer Appreciation Discount Days, all the supplies you need, FREE next day delivery on most orders over $30, easy online return process, dedicated account management and quality customer service, and value added services with programs to support your organization's needs. 

Stone Hearth Inn & Tavern - 10% off room rates and 10% off meals for member’s www.stonehearthinnvermont.com

Tattersalls Clothing Emporium - 10% off all purchases with card. {HYPERLINK “http://Tattersallsclothing.com/”}

The Book Nook - 10% discount  www.thebooknookvt.com

The Boot Pro - 10% off non-sale merchandise and services  {HYPERLINK “http://thebootpro.net/”}

The Good Bus - 15% off all local transportation discount  www.goodcommons.com

www.Vermont.com - 2012 Special: New Vermont.com advertisers may purchase a listing for $560 ($100 lower than usual price). This listing will include your business name, business address, link to internal business page, and a link to your website; 1 category listing page (statewide and regional) - example - Lodging, 1 sub-category listing (statewide and regional) - example - B&B, and add an extra lodging sub-category page at no extra charge - example - Country Inns.

City Page Featured Promotions - Includes 100x100 banner, 50-word description of your business, and a link to your website.

Ludlow - www.vermont.com/cities/ludlow/

The Governor’s Inn - 20% off regular rates. http://www.thegovernorsinn.com/

The Pointe at Castle Hill - Vermont - 25% off lodging, non-holidays www.cavendishpointe.com

Unique Salon - 10% discount with, Nancy Durgin, on any nail, skin, hair treatment(s) and/or hair cut(s).

Vermont Journal - Any new Vermont Journal advertiser will receive 10% off 1st 4 weeks.  www.vermontjournal.com

Vermont Wedding Association - 10% off shows.  

Yankee Magazine - 2 offers:  50,000 Display impressions on YankeeMagazine.com with the purchase of 200,000:  60% discount on the purchase of Three Travel Exclusives e-newsletters - net price of $3,000 (includes all three)  {HYPERLINK “http://www.yankeemagazine.com/”}

WaterMusicArt Gallery & Studio - 10% off all art and merchandise in the gallery http://www.WaterMusicArt.com/

William Austin Antiques - 20% off www.wmaustin.com

 

MENU OF ADVERTISING OPTIONS:

Yearly marketing program for service companies.

Renews annually. February 2012 - February 13.  Click here  

 

 

PRINT & ONLINE - OUT OF STATE: 

1)     Next winter of 2012/13 Vermont Vacation Guide.  Distribution 100,000.

We're taking reservations NOW for the winter of 2012/13 Vermont Vacation Guide (inside front and back covers).   It's also online www.visitvt.com    $370.

The Vermont Vacation Guide is the Official State of Vermont Visitor's Guidebook. It provides guests with timely articles about what makes Vermont a special place to visit. Whenever someone calls 1-800-VERMONT this is the publication that is sent to them.  This guidebook is at every trade show the State attends as well as in every Welcome Center statewide.  This publication is great for getting visitors to our State and the Okemo Valley has the inside front and inside back covers!!  Contact Marji.

2) May issue of Yankee Magazine.

 

PRINT & ONLINE  -IN STATE:

1)            Our Summer/Winter edition of Okemo Valley Regional Guidebook.   Distribution 25,000

Ken Saccardo from Spring River Marketing will be handling this for us again.

We have added new features;  online coupons and online pdf version.  This publication is for our guests who are already in the Okemo Valley telling them what there is to do, where to eat, shop and stay.  www.okemovalleymedia.com

 

ONLINE:

1) Enhanced listing on http://www.yourplaceinvermont.com

Every member now has their own page for $150/year.  We can change text and pictures anytime.  We also offer banner ads throughout our site.  Many members have their enhanced listing under their specific category and also place a banner ad under another category for additional exposure.  Banner ads are $150/year.

 

2) Banner ads on www.yourplaceinvermont.com

Members that enhance their listing under their category like to take a banner ad on another page, for example, Calendar of Events, or Check Availability, or Specials.  This will give your business additional exposure.  Banner ads are clicked through to your website.  $150 for the year (beginning when it goes up).  

New feature:  you can now have a banner on an events landing page that clicks through to a special offer for that event.  Call the Chamber office so we can explain to you how it works.  Particular regional events are also sponsored through our google adword campaigns.

 

TELEVISION:

 1)            RSN is now Outside Television- Explore Okemo Valley television program

Call Dan Carbonara 802-258-2200.  We add your video to your enhanced listing.

 

2)            LPCtv – Okemo Valley; YourPlaceInVermont monthly program.

We invite new chamber members and list monthly events on our program.

 

MAPS:

1)            Okemo Valley Regional Map will be handled by Spring River Marketing

802-228-7664   ken@springriverenterprises.com

 

2)            Resort Maps.  Contact Kate Ruggles

802-882-1962   or kater@resortmaps.com

 

 

CALENDARS:  Okemo Valley is sponsoring a Photo Contest for our 2013 Calendar.  People can send in their photos from the Okemo Valley to info@yourplaceinvermont.com.  This LIVE online web photo contest will have all submissions up and viewers to yourplaceinvermont.com will vote for their favorite month(s).  Winners will be on our Chamber website, 2013 calendar and note cards.

 

 5th annual BUSINESS EXPO May 12th at the Jackson Gore Inn.  We are combining our expo with SWCRPC Energy Show.    Meet your fellow businesses in the Okemo Valley and sell to the public.  8' tables are $99 each and can be shared with another business.