by Salem Chamber | Jun 13, 2016 | Press Room blog
Salem’s efforts in helping our students achieve high levels of success after high school are on the map, and your chamber’s Kathy Moore is a significant spoke in that wheel. The Reach Higher initiative is First Lady Michelle Obama’s effort to inspire...
by Salem Chamber | Jun 13, 2016 | Press Room blog, Uncategorized
“This will solve all of your marketing needs.”If anyone says that to you, politely walk the other way. As a novice marketer, the first thing I learned was that there is no marketing “silver bullet”. There are, however, a number of tools at our...
by Salem Chamber | Jun 6, 2016 | Press Room blog
Guest opinion by Tim Fahndrich, president of Third River Marketing, a digital marketing agency based in Salem. You may remember the scene in the movie “Pretty Woman” where Julia Roberts tells a snobby retail clerk, “Big Mistake. Big. Huge.” This was after the clerk...
by | May 12, 2016 | Press Room blog
Ask a business owner about the younger generation of workers and the response will be polarized. Some claim younger workers are an essential part of the workforce, while others state younger generations of workers need focus in workplace skills such as communication,...
by | Apr 15, 2016 | Press Room blog
What makes a great leader? Is it someone who is confident and committed to their work? Someone who is positive and inspires others? Have you worked with such a leader?If you are fortunate, you will have the opportunity to work with this type of leader at some point in...
by | Apr 4, 2016 | Press Room blog
Meet Bill. Bill was recently promoted to a technical manager for a team of 12 people. Bill has great software development skills and is well liked by his coworkers, both of which led to his promotion. But Bill lacks the managerial skills needed for his new role. He is...
