New Program Launches To Promote Local Businesses

To assist our members with reaching their customers, we are always creating new programs to provide a greater reach, additional value and improved benefits for exposure. The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to roll out a newly developed platform called “Shop the Hudson Valley.”  Our goal is to provide our members an additional complimentary avenue to highlight their businesses both digitally and in print, not just for the holiday season, but throughout the year.
 
We will be investing significant resources to promote this program thanks to the support of the Animal Farm Foundation, Atlas Star, Branding Pros, KeyBank, Prager Metis, Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies, Riverside Bank- A Division of Salisbury Bank and Trust Company, Stenger, Diamond & Glass, TEG Federal Credit Union, and Ulster Savings Bank. I want to thank each of them for stepping up…to help promote our local businesses.
 
For over 13 years the Chamber has been resolute in promoting our Think Local First campaign, and we see Shop the Hudson Valley as a new, easy to use and exciting opportunity to continue encouraging residents to shop locally whenever possible, especially with the holiday season and Small Business Saturday right around the corner. This program is not just for business-to-consumer and retailers, but should also be taken advantage of by restaurants, personal services, professional services, tourism centric businesses and business-to-business entities. Each Chamber member will be allowed to have one offer at any given time. Businesses should use a fun and creative call-to-action that will stimulate potential customers to check them out and give them a call.
 
To participate in this program simply go to the Chamber’s website at dcrcoc.org, log in to your Member Profile, click Shop the Hudson Valley Deals on the left, and click the button to add a deal at the top. It’s just that easy! From there, your deal will not only be listed on our special website shopthehudsonvalley.com, but will be searchable by category and keyword. We will also translate this offer into a print version that will be distributed as part of our Bottom Line newsletter publication. Your company’s address, website, and contact information will be listed on your offer. 
 
We need your help to inspire our community to shop locally by providing an offer that will keep the business right here in the Hudson Valley. This is another great value and benefit of being a member of our chamber, so please take advantage of this complimentary promotional campaign as we launch Shop the Hudson Valley, and remember to always Think Local First.