CLOSED FB GROUP FOR CHAMBER MEMBERS
Now, get even more connected with your fellow Chamber members:
Share good ideas and advice
Share road blocks you've encountered
Canvas fellow business members
Offer member-to-member discounts and services
The Bartow Chamber is excited to now provide you, our members, with the opportunity to connect with your fellow Chamber members in a digital format through our closed Bartow Chamber Member Connection Facebook Group.
This group is open exclusively to MEMBERS of the Bartow Chamber of Commerce and is a space to share information and connect. We know we have a diverse group of professionals and organizations and we want you to get to know one another!
To join the group click here and answer the three simple questions. We look forward to connecting soon!
BUSINESS OF THE MONTH
Interested in becoming a BUSINESS OF THE MONTH? Call Kathryn, 863-533-7125, or email her here.
Business of Month
Over $1,500 in advertising for $350!
 The featured Business of the Month for the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce is a promotional opportunity available to all Chamber members. This program provides additional marketing and exposure for your organization through a variety of channels. Those channels include:
CAPITAL CITY MAGAZINE 1/3 PAGE AD - $540 VALUE
Your business will receive a free third page ad in the Chamber’s quarterly publication, CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY, featuring you as business of the month. CAPITAL CITY QUARTERLY has a readership of 40,000 with circulation to homes and businesses throughout Southwest Polk County.
SOCIAL MEDIA - $250 VALUE
Your business will receive weekly shout-outs via the Chamber’s various media sites, the Greater Bartow Chamber Facebook page and Capital City Today Facebook page, with an audience of more than 1,100. You will also receive a targeted, boosted post to reach up to 5,000 viewers.
CHAMBER WEEKLY NEWSLETTER - $500 VALUE
Your business will be the featured business of the month in our Chamber Weekly Newsletter distributed to more than 1,000 emails weekly.
RADIO - $250 VALUE
You will receive periodic shout-outs throughout the month as the Chamber’s featured business on WBF FM 102.9 & AM 1130. Provide a short, one sentence description to help listeners learn more about your business.
STORE DISPLAY
The Chamber will provide you with its Business of the Month store display to keep in your lobby or office to designate you as the Chamber’s Business of the Month.
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SUPPORT OUR NEWSLETTER SPONSORS!
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2019 ANNUAL MEETING: NEW PRESIDENT, PHIL MINDEN
The 2019 Annual Meeting for the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce took place last Saturday, and many say it was the "ONE OF THE BEST!" The event featured the Bartow High School Jazz Band under the leadership of BHS Band Director, Jon Eckman, as surprise entertainment kicking off the program. The band played New Orleans favorites to put everyone in the mood for the theme, "MARDI GRAS!"
2018 President, Mrs. Emily Spath Clark, took the stage and thanked all the volunteers, staff members and Board of Directors for their support. 2018 proved a very busy year, with 45 new member businesses joining, 12 ribbon-cuttings held, nine Business After Hours scheduled, one new staff member coming aboard, Kathryn Bevilacqua-Ely; and Mrs. Clark also noted that Chamber staff and Chamber Ambassadors personally visited more than 400 members of the Chamber.
PHOTOS FROM ANNUAL MEETING: MARDI GRAS!
CHOCOLATE CHARMS AND CHAMBER COMING UP!
Coming up February 7 - a smorgasbord of Chocolate, just in time for Valentine's Day!
BARN BOOGIE IS FEB. 28TH!
MEMBERSHIP MILESTONES
60 Years
Ewing, Blackwelder & Duce Insurance
45 Years
McDonald's of Bartow
35 Years
Allen & Company of Florida, Inc.
30 Years
Southwest Florida Water Management District
20 Years
County Seat Cafe Catering
5 Years
Polk County Public Schools, Polk Academies
TEMPCO Pest Control, Inc.
COMING EVENTS
(All meetings are in the Chamber Boardroom unless otherwise noted.)
January 29, 2019
ENGAGE SERVES
A-C-T Classroom
Tuesday, February 5, Noon
AMBASSADORS / DELEGATES MEETING
Wednesday, February 6, 8:30 a.m.
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 7
LEADERSHIP BARTOW AGRIBUSINESS DAY
Thursday, February 7, 5:00 p.m.
SPATH JEWELERS FUN THURSDAY
CHOCOLATE CHARMS AND CHAMBER
1360 N. Broadway Avenue
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, Feb, 8-10, 2019
L.B. BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL
L.B. Brown Avenue
Tuesday, February 12
ENGAGE SERVES
A-C-T Classroom
Wednesday, February 13
Professional Development Academy
Polk State College
Saturday, February 16
SYFY BARTOW: STEAMPUNK! Downtown Bartow
Tuesday, February 19
ENGAGE SERVES
A-C-T Classroom
Wednesday, February 20, 5:00 p.m.
WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY at EWING BLACKWELDER & DUCE INSURANCE
322 E. Main Street, Bartow
Friday, February 22, 6:00 p.m.
JEEPIN' WITH JUDD downtown Bartow
Thursday, February 28, 5:30 p.m.
BARN BOOGIE at LELAND YOUNG'S BARN!
YeeHaw!!
NEW MEMBERS
Painters - Commercial/Residential
Bright On Time Power and Pressure Washing
David Henson
5055 Oakwood Trl
Mulberry, FL 33860
813-540-5370
www.brightontime.net
HELLO BARTOW! MEMBERS PARTICIPATE FOR FREE
ROI ALERT TO ALL MEMBERS!
We've established a new perk to your membership. Now, as a member of the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, you may include a promotional item for your business in the HELLO BARTOW! welcome baskets for new residents. PARTICIPATION IS FREE OF CHARGE! If you are interested, contact the Chamber, (863) 533-7125.
LB BROWN HERITAGE FESTIVAL FEB. 8, 9, 10
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