Dear Prospective Member,
We are pleased to provide you this informational packet on Membership in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. It is the commitment of our Chamber's leadership to continue to expand our membership services so that your investment in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce returns meaningful dividends for the growth of your business.
Thank you for considering membership in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce and for providing us the chance to promote your business throughout the coming years.
Sincerely,
Deborah Wing
President
Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce
5313 Gulf Drive, N
Holmes Beach, FL 34217
941-778-1541
941-778-9679 (fax)
Welcome to the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce - your island gateway. Each year over 18,000 visitors walk through our doors, over 340,000 visit our website, over 25,000 receive our island Visitors Guidebook and Map, and over 12,000 people call us for visitor and business information. All this and more are offered to you by the Island's official Visitor's Center.
Operating since 1949, members of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce receive excellent opportunities to meet other chamber members and expand their business network. With marketing and networking opportunities, community involvement and volunteer opportunities, our Chamber is always ready to assist you in building relationships.
Our diverse membership of professionals welcomes you, and we hope your business prospers within our community.
Join Us
On our website at you will find information on the many benefits offered by our Chamber. We offer you connections and contacts to grow your business organization as well as a collective, cohesive voice with elected and governmental officials that we work with to aid in enhancing our community. Our chamber works with the Tourism and Development Council, The Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as County and City officials to create and maintain the symbiotic relationships that are unique to our island, its local businesses, visitors and residents. We work for our members to enhance the business climate in the community. Feel free to download our Member Application Packet from our website.
Step inside and get to know us. We are waiting to assist you!
New Membership Information
Businesses supporting Businesses
MISSION STATEMENT
TO SERVE OUR MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY THROUGH PROACTIVE LEADERSHIP BY BUILDING A POSITIVE BUSINESS CLIMATE.
As a members of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce you automatically receive these opportunities to dynamically market you business:
- FREE link to the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce website at (With over 340,000 hits annually)
- FREE listing in 25,000 copies of the annual Visitors Guidebook viewed by island residents, businesses, membership and island visitors via direct mail and walk-ins
- FREE direct response inquiries from individuals specifically interested in your type of business
- FREE opportunity to place your business brochures in the VisitorCenter information display racks
- FREE one time insert in the Chamber Monthly Newsletter
- FREE placement of your business cards in the VisitorCenter information display racks
We also have monthly (optional) events that provide a chance for members to meet, market and interact with other members.
- Sunrise Breakfast - $8 per person
- Business Luncheon - $15 per person
- Business Card Exchange - $5 per person
What Membership Offers You
CREDIBILITY
You will be directly associated with the Anna Maria Island Chamber's "established" reputation of professional integrity and our commitment to the community.
EXPOSURE
The Anna Maria Island Chamber is a highly visible, accessible and accepted medium of information. Display your brochures and business cards in our local Visitor's Center.
DISTINCTION
As a member, you inherit the Anna Maria Island Chamber's reputation of quality, fair practice and ethics.
NETWORKING
Participation in an organized group of Anna Maria Island Chamber businesses with common goals. These events provide you a network of names, leads and potential profits.
OPPORTUNITY
AnnualAnnaMariaIsland Chamber social and fund raising activities allow you to become involved with business colleagues and the community as a whole.
POLITICAL INFLUENCE
Your Chamber, as a unified organization, promotes representation within the business community concerning primary issues that affect the management and well-being of all community enterprises.
REPRESENTATION
The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce is a member of the Florida Chamber of Commerce and FLA/USA. As a Chamber member business, you have exposure to activities relevant to the overall growth within Florida.
Expanded Marketing Opportunities
(Prices Vary)
- Online advertising opportunities on our website with live link logos and/or banner ads
- Advertising opportunities in service-specific sections of the Official Visitor's Guidebook & Business Directory. (More than 25,000 copies are printed annually) It's a sell-out every year and sends your sales message around the world
- Co-operative advertising opportunities with the Tourist Development and Convention Bureau
- Advertising in the AnnaMariaIsland Business Map
- Flyer distribution and advertising opportunities in the monthly Anna Maria Island Chamber News
- Direct Mail opportunities to over 500 visitors monthly requesting information on our island
- Full color back-lit transparency advertisements (DURATRANS) on service/product specific boards within the Visitor's InformationCenter, with direct phone-in technology
- Event sponsorship advertising opportunities
- Event participation marketing opportunities at island festivals, annual events and golf outings
Annual Membership Commitment
Standard Commitment$ 225.00
(includes one link to AMI web site)
Not-For-Profit$ 105.00
Real Estate Individual Associate/Broker$ 125.00
Administrative Fee (one time set-up fee)$ 25.00
Additional Fees
Accommodations$ 2.00 per unit
Real Estate Agencies$ 10.00 per Broker, Associate, Employee
Restaurant$ 1.00 per seat including bar
Banks, Savings & Loans$ 2.00 per employee
Commercial, Professional & Retail$ 2.00 per employee
AnnaMariaIsland Chamber5313 Gulf Dr. North
VisitorsInformationCenterHolmesBeach,Fl 34217
Email: el: (941)-778-1541
Fax: (941) 778-9679
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
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BUSINESS NAMECONTACT NAME
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BUSINESS ADDRESSMAILING ADDRESS
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CITY, STATE, ZIPCITY, STATE, ZIP
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TELEPHONETYPE OF BUSINESS
______In Business Since______
FAXNumber of Employees ______
______Insured______
TOLL-FREE #Bonded______
Licensed______
______Accept Chamber Certificates
WEB ADDRESSYES ____ NO _____
______DATE______
E-MAIL ADDRESS
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SPONSOR
WEBSITE DESCRIPTION:RECEIVE LEADS/ WEBSITE
(Brief Description of business for web use)Yes _____No ______
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Viewing Our New Website/New Member Listing/Updating Information
To view your listing on our website, the URL has remained the same and you can log in at:
UPDATE INFORMATION: All members have a unique Username/ID and Password to update and manage their online listings. Please ask us for your information if you do not have it.
Updating Individual Member Listings:Our website features the ability for members to update their individual listings. Larry Chatt, of Island Real Estate, has created a video on how to update your listing.Please consult this video tutorial before attempting to update your directory listing. All members will need to go online and put in their own short company description as well as their “key words” to maximize website searches.
Basic listing and log in video:
All updates to directory listings are subject to approval before they are able to be viewed live online. It is the responsibility of each member to make certain that their website information is current and updated as needed.
Please watch the video PRIOR to logging in to the Chamber website. In addition, once you log in you will see an additional link on the administrative listing update page where you will be able to view a tutorial on how to view the tutorial video on updating your listing. Make certain to input your business website URL. This will allow a live link on the basic listing directly to your website from the Chamber website. The basic listing also allows for a 250 character description. Remember, this an area for a brief description
Don't Forget: Once you update your listing, you must hit the "Update Listing" bar or all your information updates will be lost and you will need to start over.
AnnaMariaIsland Chamber of Commerce
Web Marketing Opportunities
A marketing tutorial will be available online when you click "Become a Member" at the bottom of the home page. You will be sent to a marketing opportunities page and the link will be at the bottom of the page (complete with visuals) to see what each marketing package includes. To see the video go to:
BASIC WEB MEMBERSHIP - FREE with membership in the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce. Each member receives one free summary (basic) listing on the Chamber website. This listing displays how the business can be reached along with a hyperlink to the business website and a brief description on the business.
ENHANCED WEB MEMBERSHIP - $45 per year
The member will have a "More Info" and "Inquiry" tab placed under their free basic listing. The More Info & Inquiry tab navigates to a detailed listing page that is linked from the summary page on the directory. The detail page allows for 500 characters, a mapped tab for location of the business, a second hyperlink to your business website and the opportunity to further brand your business with your logo. The details page offers smaller businesses a specialty web page for their business that displays all the important information they require for customers to locate them and understand the services the member offers.
Enhanced Listing Information Video:
GOLD WEB MEMBERSHIP - $95 per year
The member will have all features of the Enhanced Web Membership along with two additional tabs on the detail page of the business web listing. One tab will be Specials, which will allow the business to display on the web a SPECIAL of their choice to attract additional business. A "Specials" logo will be displayed on the summary listing page which will further enhance a potential customer to click on the Gold Members detail page. The second tab will be a gallery which will allow the member to upload 4 additional pictures that will help to provide more information for potential customers.
PLATINUM WEB MEMBERSHIP - $175 per year
The member will have all features of the Gold Web Membership along with a Contact page AND an additional listing on the business category of your choice, or a video page to the business details page. The contacts page allows for three additional contacts to be featured as well as their photo to be displayed as well as a brief bio. Each contact will have individual information including telephone numbers, email, facebook, twitter and other social media contacts. The second option is a video page which will allow one video of your choice to be uploaded or a second directory listing in another business category. Please note that your second listing will be platinum as well.
ALA CARTE - $95 per year Video
The Enhanced Web Membership is included and required to sign up for the additional $50 video feature and this allows a member to add a video only of their business without the requirement of purchasing a Gold of Platinum web membership.
Gold-Platinum-VideoAla Carte Information Video:
Additional Banner Ads
on Select Pages of the AMI Chamber Website
Banner advertising is available on directory only pages of the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce website. The size of the banner must be 250W x 150H in pixels and smaller than 75 kbytes. No "flash media" banners, and no rotating banner images within a banner. Banners must be in a jpeg format. Based on the number of Banners per directory page, the banners will rotate and be randomly displayed. The following are the rates for the banner ads:
Where to Stay (Main)$ 700
Hotels/Motels/B&B (Sub)$ 400
Vacation Rentals (Sub)$ 400
Weddings/Special Events (Main)$ 400
Where to Eat ( Main)$ 200
Where to Shop (Main)$ 200
Fun & Leisure (Main)$ 200
Wedding Venues/Sites (Sub)$ 200
Catering/Banquet Halls (Sub)$ 100
Photographers (Sub)$ 100
Professional Services ( Main)$ 100
Relocation Resources (Main)$ 100
All other pages$100
In addition to the above marketing opportunities, the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce staff is available to assist with your website set up. The fees are as follows:
Set up Profile/Details Page (up to Enhanced Listing)$ 50
Set up Profile/Details Page (Gold/Platinum Listing)$ 75
Set up Contacts Page (additional fee)$ 25
Simple Banner Ad (created and loaded)$ 75
All services above assume three minor modification (maximum) to the listing.
Disclaimer: All prices subject to change without notice. Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce will approve all changes to we content. The Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce has the right to limit characters, length of video, content of listings, etc. Any questions, contact the site administrator at 941-778-1541.
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