Advertising & Marketing

If you want to increase your company’s awareness and brand recognition among business owners, managers, and community leaders, the Chamber offers a number of advertising opportunities to support you in reaching these key publics.

Chamber Business Expo
Business Expo is a unique business development opportunity for members undertaken annually by our Chamber in collaboration with neighboring suburban chambers. Recognized as the largest exhibition of businesses in central Ohio, the event, held in June, attracts approximately 100 exhibitors and an attendance of more than 500 business people. While most business expositions are for businesses from the same industry, this event features a variety of businesses exhibiting both business and personal services.

Newsletters
The Chamber’s monthly newsletter, Chamber Connections, is distributed via e-mail link to approximately 1,200 business people and community leaders each month and is archived on the Web site. With more than half of the publication focused on news about members, the newsletter has a high readership level and is a cost-effective way of reaching important decision makers with your company’s message.

Chamber Links, a weekly e-newsletter, offers timely updates, event registration links and links to benefit quotes for health insurance and group-rated workers' compensation coverage.

Advertising Opportunities: Advertising space in full color is available in the monthly newsletter in 1/2-page, full-page, 1/4-page or 1/8-page formats. Ads may be purchased on an annual and monthly basis. For year-long advertisers, the ad content can be changed each month as or rotated as desired. Professional design assistance from the Chamber is available. Members who enter into a contract for the same advertisement during a six-month period are given a 20 percent discount. To reserve or inquire about newsletter-advertising space, click here.

E-Newsletter Advertising Opportunities
The weekly e-newsletter features electronic "headliner" ads linking to members' Web sites or other electronic content, as well as the affordable "e-sert," which provides a link to a PDF document provided by the advertiser or produced with the assistance of the Chamber.

For an outline of advertising rates, click here.

Direct Mail Program
Members can market products and services directly to other Chamber member businesses by purchasing mailing labels for one-time use. The membership list is continually updated and is available only to members. To order a set of mailing labels, click here.

Taste of Worthington
This annual food festival, generally held on the second Friday in July, is designed to promote member restaurants, caterers and others in the food industry. Participants may choose to sell appetizers, entrees or desserts, or any combination of these. Vendors set their own food prices and keep all the proceeds from food sales. Held outdoors in a festive outdoor “block party” atmosphere, the event includes activities for children and music. Event goers can sample several menu items and then vote for their favorites in a friendly competition that recognizes the best in each food category. To learn more about being a food vendor, click here.

Web Site Marketing
The Chamber's Web site is designed to increase your exposure to potential customers and clients. If you want to maximize your exposure on the Chamber's Web site, you may wish to consider sponsorship of the Web site's homepage or other primary pages that will gain your business a high level of contact and exposure. There is also the opportunity to have a banner ad placement on the top of the page of your business category in the Membership Directory and Business Directory or both. For more information, click here.