Best Practice Recordings -Chambers Of Commerce / Cities
Chamber of Commerce / Best Practice Sessions
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:
1 - Think of 3 key events that are occurring over the next 2 months.
Are they represented in the app (beside being a calendar listing?)
2 - Name ways you are actively promoting your app
CLICK HERE to see real ways that Community apps are being promoted!
 Hopefully you get some new ideas!
3 - Push Notifications play a vital role in the success of your apps!
They serve two purposes 
1- They communicate a message in real time
2 - They remind Users that they have this resource!  
ACTION ITEM: CLICK HERE to access multiple Push notification examples that you can copy and paste (or modify of course) and schedule out!   
May 2025 - Click HERE
Yodel / App My Community Partnership
Yodel provides Event Mangement services.  Therefore, they can create a channel that all local events are funneled into.  You can determine what events / businesses you would like included.  This information can be imported into the app to keep your events section continually populated.  Service does have an additional fee, but uplimited support by the App My Community & Yodel teams.
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September 2024 - Click HERE
- Overview of new features that include:
 - Exporting Businesses from the Admin Console into an Excel spreadsheet
 - Exporting individual detail page QR Codes into a Zip file
 - Discussion about upcoming Event section updates
 
- Use Case Examples:
 - Creating Sections for the Fall (Halloween, Trunk or Treats, Garage Sales)
 - Updating Images throughout the App for the Season
 - Emergency Resource - Create a submenu with contact information  (I.e. Natural disasters such as Hurricanes, Tornadoes, etc)
 
- Example Apps:
 - Rochester Compass - Heavily utilizes special events and push notifications.  Great resource for Users new to the area
 - Discover 37 - Turns on and off specific "Communities" regularly.  Utilizes the Scavenger Hunts
 
February 2024 - Click HERE
December 2023 - Click HERE
- Custom communities / sections / icons
 - Examples of ideas to keep the app looking timely
 - Examples of physical items to promote the app
 - Discussion and Q&A
 - Guest Chamber: Kearney Chamber of Commerce (Visit Kearney mobile app)
 
February 2023 - Click HERE 
Chamber of Commerce Mobile App Administrators discuss with AMC:
- New features
 - How to drive downloads
 - Discussion and Q&A
 
September 2022 - Click HERE
 - Event Feature Overview
 - Calendar Imports
 - Two tab calendars
 - Special categories with submenu
 - Special event sections
 - New Features
 
- Feature overview of custom forms and Marketing Assets tools
 - Collaboration of ideas on marketing and initiatives to promote downloads.
 - Guest Chamber App: Greater Madison Area Chamber of Commerce - Discover Madison Mobile App
 
February 2022 - Click HERE - Collaboration of ideas on creating sponsorship levels and pricing.
 - Feature overview of Splash screens and banner ads
 
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