Tag Archives: chamber of commerce

Branding, Marketing and the Internet for Aspiring Innkeepers. Part Two

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Chef Forfeng

This is part two of a series based on a recent session I did for Aspiring innkeepers at the recent Mid-Atlantic Innkeepers Conference in Virginia. Part One can be found here. Slide 10 was on utilizing your business cards and … Continue reading →

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Is Chamber membership worth it for Bed and Breakfasts?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Chef Forfeng

One answer, Yes and No. It depends on the Chamber of Commerce. I get this question frequently, especially from people just opening up B&Bs for the first time. I just got this question again last night and decided to finally … Continue reading →

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Working on The Men of Glastonbury Calendar

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Chef Forfeng

For those who may not know, I kind of fell into a full time job this past June at the local Chamber of Commerce that I have been a member and ambassador at for the last few years. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Reputation Management for Lodging, Maine Innkeepers Association

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Chef Forfeng

This past week, Scott Thomas from Brewster House (http://www.brewsterhouse.com/) and I gave a seminar to the Maine Innkeepers Association (http://www.maineinns.com/) on reputation management. Following are the two powerpoints used, the handout and the page notes from my portion of the … Continue reading →

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Leveraging your business cards for the hospitality industry

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Chef Forfeng

I collect, through networking, probably about a hundred or so business cards monthly. Approximately 5/6 of them don’t have anything printed on the back. I recently went through my card file and pulled out all of the inns and bed … Continue reading →

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Measuring the ROI of social media for lodging. Can you? And should you even try?

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Chef Forfeng

I keep getting asked this question by innkeepers, “How can I measure the ROI of social media?” What a fun question to try to answer! How can you measure the price of your branding? You can’t. Not in hard fast … Continue reading →

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Forget Tripadvisor, don’t forget word of mouth for lodging

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Chef Forfeng

With the dearth of online travel review sites, Tripadvisor, Yelp etc. and the focus the media puts on how important online reviews are, I think lodging businesses have a tendency to forget how important local chambers of commerce and lodging … Continue reading →

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