Chamber Chatter: The latest Chamber news for you

Holiday Giveaway

Congratulations to our

"Spend $100, To Win $1,500"

Shop Local Kearney Holiday Giveaway Winner...Kristi Mayo!

Since the Holiday Giveaway started, on November 18, it has been a huge success...and we have the results to prove it!

Thanks to 18 incredible sponsors, we gave-away 42 gift cards via the the Shop Local Kearney Facebook page
Which has received 460 Page Views, 120 Page Likes, and 127 Page Followers
Post Reach hit 7,288 people with a Post Engagement of 3,603
Shop Local Videos have been played more than 1,000 times.
More than $22,000 in receipts were turned in by 43 local residents for a total of 205 entries

Thanks to all who participated for supporting Kearney businesses and for shopping, eating, spending, and enjoying local whenever possible.

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Member Announcements & Events

NOTICE : Occasionally the Kearney School District will have a professional development day where staff get to do lunch on their own, and many of them end up at local restaurants. We understand this can, at times, cause issues for our beloved local eateries. So, we wanted to be a good community partner and alert you as to when these days will take place so you can be well prepared for a potential rush.

The next KSD professional development day where staff get to do lunch on their own will be January 6, 2020 . Thank you.

Business of the Month

Updike BBQ & Catering, LLC

Championship style BBQ custom made for each order. National award winning BBQ catered to your venue or served in our banquet facilities. We have two large mobile cooking trailers to provide on-site cooking or enjoy FREE use of our banquet room.

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Meetings & Events

Dec. 24-31 – Christmas Holiday Chamber Office Closed

Jan. 1 – New Year Holiday Chamber Office Closed

Jan. 1 – NO January Chamber Luncheon

Jan. 14 – Shop Local Committee Meeting 8:00am

Jan. 14 – Ambassadors Committee Meeting 12:00pm

Jan. 16 – Chamber Off The Clock 4:30pm

Jan. 21 – Marketing Committee Meeting 1:30pm

Jan. 28 – Finance Committee Meeting 9:00am

Jan. 28 – Board of Directors Meeting 10:00am

Info on all Chamber meetings and events can be found on the Chamber Calendar .

Off The Clock - Networking Mixer

4:30-6:30PM on Thursday, January 16, 2020

This come and go 2 hour networking mixer (previously known as After Hours) provides ample opportunity to network with the fellow business owners of Kearney and the surrounding area. Come have a drink on us, drop your business card in to win a prize, and network with your peers!

We are currently seeking a Host for this event.

THANK YOU to our Event Sponsor: Pediatric Smiles Dentistry

Don't forget to bring plenty of business cards!

Enjoy lite appetizers, beer, wine, and soft drinks.

Brief presentation at 5:30pm by our Host & Sponsor.

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Include #BeKearney in your social media posts

The use of hashtags for social media marketing is nothing new, but we wanted to provide our members with one more tool for increased exposure by sharing #BeKearney in your social media posts.

These days, hashtags not only categorize your content and makes it discoverable by users, but they are an effective way to get more followers, increase engagement and expand reach and brand awareness.

As organic reach declines and paid impressions rise with the algorithm changes put in place to push brands to pay for exposure, hashtags still represent the single best way to organically drive your social marketing campaigns, by leveraging your posts to boost reach on most social media platforms.

Research has shown that posts with tagged locations get 79% higher engagement than those without a geographical tag .

The location tag is an excellent way to promote local brick-and-mortar businesses or increase exposure in a specific area.

In addition to these benefits, using #BeKearney in your social media posts will allow the Chamber to quickly and efficiently find your posts and share them, further expanding your reach and growing your audience.

Holiday Hours

The Chamber office will be closed Christmas Eve thru New Years Day (Dec. 24 - Jan 1).

We will be monitoring phones and emails so fee free to connect with us as needed.

Normal office hours will resume on Thursday, January 2nd. Thank you.

Snow Days

In the case of inclement weather conditions and for the safety of our staff, the Chamber Board has adopted a system in which the Kearney Chamber office will be closed if and when Kearney public schools decide to close. Chamber phones and email will continue to be monitored.

Members Only Sneak Peek

We're so excited, we just can't wait to tell you. In January we will be unveiling a brand new feature of our website, the Members Only Area. This special area is available to your organization as a benefit of your membership with the Chamber.

The following features and functions are available within the new Members Only area:

Update your organization's contact and online directory information
Update your organization's chamber representatives
Submit events, job listings and coupons which are displayed on the Chamber’s website
View and print special “Member to Member” coupons offered exclusively to chamber members
View special web pages posted by the Chamber available exclusively to chamber members
Your organization’s name, primary business category, representatives, address, phone, website, email, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn information are all included as part of your membership.
Additional options such as a secondary website address, additional business categories, business description and logo are also available.

If you are your organization's primary contact for the Kearney Chamber, simply use your event registration login and password to access the Members Only Area. Please contact the Chamber office at (816) 628-4229 or [email protected] g if you have questions or need your login information sent to you.