♦ NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ♦ CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU ♦ SEPT 2009 ♦

Dear Member, From the Desk of Our President

Tourism and Hospitality is the
city’s number one industry. As
the “Designated Marketing Or-
ganization” for marketing and
promoting the community nation-
ally and internationally with the
support of Accommodations Tax
dollars, your North Myrtle Beach
Chamber of Commerce, Conven-
tion & Visitors Bureau, advocates
a strong partnership with the city
and county to help assure that the
business climate at the local level
remains positive and supportive
for quality growth and a thriving
economy.
In addition to hospitality and
tourism, our Business Plan for
2009-2010, includes position
statements and collaborative ini-
tiatives in support of transporta-
tion and infrastructure; planning
and development; education and
workforce; economic develop-
ment; and efficiency of govern-
ment; all aimed at enhancing and
improving North Myrtle Beach as
a premier vacation destination, as
well as a place to live, work, and
raise a family.
Over the last ninety days, perhaps
you have read about the special
Advertising and Marketing Blitz
Campaign we initiated with the
financial support of the City of
North Myrtle Beach.
Realizing the downturn in our
nation’s economy, and the nega-
tive projections made for this
summer’s tourism business, the
city agreed to grant the chamber
$200,000 with an additional
$50,000 from the chamber’s
budget to provide $250,000 for
the campaign.
The results were impressive and
hopefully you have seen exam-
ples of these results from the
number of visitors we have been
fortunate enough to attract to our
city. This means critically needed
tax dollars are generated to keep
our businesses operating and city
services at optimum levels.
The online marketing campaign,
which ran from March 15th
through July 15th, leveraged the
impact of the chamber’s current
marketing efforts already in
place. Internet inquiries rose 70%
during that time. In June alone,
the chamber distributed close to
40,000 Visitor’s Guides and a to-
tal of 81,000 over the 3-month
period. This compares to 47,000
one year ago for the same 3
months.
Overall inquiry types were up
even more. Hotel-Motel inquiries
rose by 152%; Condos/ Beach
Houses were up 125%; Attrac-
tions rose by 119%; and Golf was
up 72.8%.
This truly indicates the quality
brand we have all created for
North Myrtle Beach and the huge
number of potential visitors inter-
ested in our location as a family
vacation destination.
It also says wonders about how
our full time residents welcome
these visitors which is so very
much appreciated and important
to our success.
Thank you for all you do to make
our community such a wonderful
place.

Inside this issue… Sincerely,

Annual Turkey Dinner Drive………………………………………..pg 5

Board of Directors Spotlight……………………………………..….pg 6

R. Marc Jordan, IOM, CCE
Henry Brown visits North Myrtle Beach……………………………pg 6 President/CEO
 North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce North Myrtle Beach
Board of Directors Chamber of Commerce Staff
Officers
Mike Robertson…………………………………Chairman of the Board Marc Jordan
Damon’s Grill President/CEO

Ed Horton………….…..Immediate Past Chairman/Visitor Center Chair Trina Scabery

Executive Assistant
Anderson Brothers Bank
Rachel Whitley………………………………………………...Treasurer Ann Arnold
National Bank of South Carolina Chief Financial Officer

Marc Jordan……………………………………………..President/CEO Ruth Anne Ellis

North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Director

Ed Prince…………………………………………….Public Policy Chair Marilyn Rinehart

Prince & Prince Properties Marketing/Advertising Director

Hardy Butler………………………………………...Membership Chair Charlene Lynam

Retired Retailer Community/Special Events
Director
Joyce Thomas……………………………..Marketing/Advertising Chair
Century 21 Thomas Realty Vicki Keibler
Membership/Sales Director
Ron McManus……………………..Community & Special Events Chair
Dixie Chicken Fishing Funament Jennifer C. Prince
Media/Communications
Monroe Baldwin…………………………Economic Development Chair Specialist
Myrtle Beach Tours
Antonel Neculai
Board Members at Large MIS/Marketing Database
Bubba Collins Manager
Kim B. Dayvault
Bubba Collins Insurance Myrtle Beach Mall Jay Drummond
John Griggs Operations Assistant
Larry Spainhour
State Farm Insurance HTC Visitor Center Information
John Smithson George Gregory Specialists:
Ex-Officio Elliott Realty Sandra Appelbe
Jim Eggen Richard Scott Charlotte Bailey
Myrtle Beach Seaside Resorts Gilmore Entertainment Brenda Brewster
Debra Brown
Grace Spainhour Dan Moore Jan Ellington
Grace Realty Co. DM Development Company Patricia Harrison
Tom Staats Betty Mauney
Century 21 Barefoot Realty Inc. Joe Flesch Fazelle Scaggs
Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort Betty Ann Sharpe
Office Volunteers:
Jessica Worley
Mary Beam
Ocean Drive Resort Frances Beck
Dottie Brehaut
Jean Etheridge
Find us on Facebook: Rosemary Hannell
Jean Gibson
www.facebook.com/people/North-Myrtle-Beach- Lucille Lewis
Chamber/100000067578226 Minnie McIntyre
Mary Kay Nance

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 Member Spotlight
The Signatures Group, Inc.
In 1996, with the Internet just getting started, Cara Adams left
The Post and Courier Display Advertising Department in
Charleston to set out on a new venture, exploring how and what
this new internet opportunity could do to promote and expand
small business; with the idea of starting a local online directory
to shop businesses, get local assistance for leisure travel and
groups needing our knowledge and expertise.
Today, The Signatures Group, Inc., offers 8 one stop source city
guides for business info, real estate assistance, and destination
travel planning; Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head, Colum-
bia, Greenville in South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, Asheville,
North Carolina and New Orleans Louisiana. Other destination
cities that will be included as well are San Francisco, California,
New York City, Las Vegas, Nevada and Orlando, Florida. Linda
Cox is our newest addition as Sales Manager for The Signatures
Group, Inc. for the Myrtle Beach area. She will be handling all
leisure travel and groups in the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle
Beach area from our AccessMyrtleBeach.com city guide and
local business clients. Give her a call today at (843) 427-4112.
Want to be included in the Member Spotlight?
E-mail Jennifer Prince at Jennifer@NorthMyrtleBeachChamber.com or fax 843-280-2930. Spotlights are on a
first come first serve basis and may be edited by staff members
SANDPIPER HEATING &
AIR CONDITIONING, LLC
We at Sandpiper Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC would like to
introduce ourselves to you and tell you a little about what we
offer as a local company. In our ongoing efforts to provide the
very best products and services to our customers, we endeavor to
help make your home or place of business as healthy and com-
fortable as possible.
If you are a restaurant owner we are now also able to service
your refrigeration equipment, such as walk in coolers and freez-
ers and ice makers. We also highly recommend our Preventative
Maintenance Contract which extends the life of your equipment
and gives you priority status as our customer.
We are also excited to be able to offer Duct Cleaning. Unhealthy
air in the home can cause stale, musty odors as well as breathing
problems such as allergies, asthma or other respiratory ailments.
Our goal as a company is to keep our customers 100% com-
pletely satisfied. Please contact us with questions you may have.
We look forward to serving all of your Heating and Air Condi-
tioning needs.
Visit us on the web at www.sandpiperhvac.com. Contact us at
(843) 385-7263 or (910) 443-0883.
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SendOutCards
Kerry Kasotsky is an independent distributor of SendOutCards, a
relationship marketing system. With SendOutCards, businesses
can send customized greeting cards and gifts to their clients and
prospects to build and maintain relationships. Take a moment
and send a thank you for your business card, an unexpected birth-
day card, etc. Clients may not remember exactly what you did
or said but they WILL remember how you made them feel.
Kerry helps her clients plan and budget SendOutCards marketing
campaigns that take advantage of the time and cost saving fea-
tures of the system. With SendOutCards, you create cards with
photos, digital handwriting, and signatures with a few key-
strokes. The system’s card catalog contains 13,000+ greeting
cards and its gift catalog has dozens of business-appropriate gifts
and gift cards. You can store contact data online and receive e-
mail alerts for important events. Once you create your custom
card with SendOutCards, the company prints and stuffs it, adds a
first class stamp, and mails it via the U.S. Postal Service. A gift
is packaged with a custom card in a clear envelope and mailed
via Priority Mail. All you do is make selections via your
SendOutCards account on the internet, and SendOutCards does
everything else! There are several SendOutCards packages
available with costs and features to fit every budget. For more
info contact Kerry at (910) 383-2741 or
Kerry.Kasotsky@yahoo.com; go to www.sendoutcards.com/
Awesome Party Planners and Catering
Awesome Party Planners and Catering can help you plan your
next event. Experience the taste, ease, and excitement of letting
us assist you on making your event one to remember for a life-
time. Our professional consultation services can help guide you
from planning to clean up. We present a talented team that in-
cludes a professional Cake Artist, skillful DJ/Master of Ceremo-
nies, and friendly wait staff.
Use our services at your location or ours. Our on-site reception
hall is the perfect venue for catered parties of between 15 to 70
guests. It is a great place for family and friends to spend quality
time together!
We are now taking reservations for all events: anniversaries,
birthday parties, board meetings, community events, family reun-
ions, holiday parties, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, and
retirement parties.
For more information please call (843) 385-0765 or visit our
website at www.awesomepartyplanners.com

Happenings
Music on Main
Thursday, Sept 3rd
Andrew Thielen
(Big Band)
Journey to downtown North Myr-
tle Beach to get to know the area
merchants in a relaxed and fun
atmosphere. Enjoy a live band on
Main Street from 6:30-8:30 pm
the first Thursday night of the
month through the summer. For
more info contact Parks & Rec-
reation Center at (843) 280-5584.
Ambassador of the Month
Congratulations to Cathy
Honeycutt with FOX TV on
winning July Ambassador of the
month!
Are you interested in becoming
an Ambassador? Contact Vicki
at (843) 241-2109.
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Business After Hours
(BAH)
Thursday, September 17th
5:30 –8:00 pm
Grand Strand Resorts
408 Main Street, NMB
Don’t miss this great networking
opportunity. Come and enjoy
food, beverages, and door prizes!
Next After Hours:
October 15th—Molly Darcey’s
Irish Italian
International Festival
Saturday, September 26th
10 am—4 pm
Main Street, NMB
Entrance is free to the public the
day of the event. This festival
highlights delectable entrees from
local restaurants that feature Irish
and Italian foods, arts and crafts,
awesome music, and an area em-
phasizing FREE children's activi-
ties.
If you have questions regarding
the Irish Italian International Fes-
tival please contact Parks and
Recreation at (843) 280-5570, or
visit www.nmb.us/afc.
Sounds of Summer
Concert Series
Friday, Sept 18th
7—9 pm
McLean Park, NMB
Featuring Jim Quick and Coast-
line (Beach music). Bring a
beach chair, blanket and non-
alcoholic beverages! For more
info call Parks an Recreation at
(843) 280-5584.
Freedom Fest ‘09
Saturday, September 12th
Freestyle Music Park
This daylong festival will feature
a concert by country music super-
star LeAnn Rimes at 8 pm, fol-
lowed by “Kiss the Sky” a spec-
tacular fireworks and laser finale.
Additional entertainment will in-
clude afternoon concerts by Char-
lie Floyd and Southern Express,
Jeffrey Allen Edwards and South-
ern Blues and 60’s superstar Billy
Joe Royal.
Tickets for this exciting event are
on sale now. Tickets include 2-
day park admission, rides, a patri-
otic parade themed exhibits and
concerts.
Purchase your tickets by calling
(843) 236-7625.
For more info visit
www.FreestyleMusicPark.com.
Special Thanks…
Atlanta Bread Company for the
delicious pastries…
Frank from Pittsburg for the
hot doughnuts…
Bruce Brown from the North
Brunswick Chamber for the
wonderful gift basket…
All the models and volunteers
that helped make our photo shoot
at the new O.D. Pavilion a suc-
cess…
 Welcome New Members For July
Acosta Mechanical
4245-A Exchange St.
Little River
(843) 272-4174
Bloomin'deals Consignment
10001 Beach Dr.
Calabash
(910) 575-4949
5th Annual Paws Across
the Water Duck Race
Saturday, September 12th
Barefoot Landing, NMB
Support the Humane Society of
North Myrtle Beach by attending
the 5th Annual Paws Across the
Water Duck Race on September
12th beginning at 11:30 am. The
race will be at 2:00 pm, but there
will be festivities all day long!
This event will be held on the In-
tracoastal Waterway at Barefoot
Landing. See thousands of ducks
race to win the 1st place prize, a
$2,000 gas card from Myrtle
Beach Harley Davidson. Also, 20
other prizes will be awarded!
To purchase your ducks please
visit the Humane Society of
North Myrtle Beach shelter at 409
Bay Street or adopt your ducks
o n l i n e :
www.HumaneSocietyNMB.org.
Also, adoption papers are
avaiable at the Chamber’s Visitor
Center.
All the proceeds from this event
will benefit the Humane Society.
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Carol R. Stump
1000 11th Ave. N. #108
North Myrtle Beach
(843) 249-3962
Martinez's Painting Company
PO Box 4135
Wilmington
(910) 231-7515
MyrtleBeachHotels.com
357 Lake Arrowhead Rd., MB
(843) 445-2930
Annual Turkey Dinner Drive
Sponsored by Grand Strand Resorts and Boulineau’s
Two North Myrtle Beach busi-
nesses in conjunction with the
North Myrtle Beach Chamber of
Commerce have joined forces to
make the Thanksgiving holiday a
little brighter for hundreds of
families in the North Myrtle
Beach area.
Boulineau’s IGA and Grand
Strand Resorts are working to-
gether for the fifth year in a row
to raise money for turkey dinners.
"In the past four years, the Turkey
Dinner Drive has donated over
1,000 dinners to area families,"
said Betty Mauney, Information
Specialist for the North Myrtle
Beach Chamber.
Mauney is spearheading the fund-
raising effort and will help organ-
ize volunteers to deliver the tur-
key dinners November 25th.
"There are many deserving fami-
lies in our area," Mauney said.
"We work with churches, schools
and North Strand Helping Hand,"
she continued.
Pike-McFarland-Hall Associ-
ates, Inc.
1300 Professional Dr., Ste. 201
Myrtle Beach
(843) 497-0272
Send Out Cards
9180 Southern Blvd. SE
Winnabow
(910) 383-2741
A Thanksgiving dinner can be
provided for $19.00 which in-
cludes a twelve to fourteen pound
turkey, yams, two cans of vegeta-
bles, cranberry sauce, rolls and a
pie. The Turkey Dinner Drive
will kick off Thursday, Septem-
ber 17th at the Chamber’s Busi-
ness After Hours, held at Grand
Stand Resorts beginning at 5:30
pm.
Those wishing to donate can also
make contributions via mail;
please make checks payable to:
North Myrtle Beach Chamber,
PO Box 349, North Myrtle
Beach, SC 29597.
In an ideal world, everyone would
be able to enjoy Thanksgiving
dinner with family and friends.
But the reality is that many peo-
ple in this area can’t afford a holi-
day meal and many would spend
the day alone if it weren’t for
some caring, generous people in
our local community. Help make
Thanksgiving special for the less
fortunate in our community by
donating an entire Thanksgiving
dinner.
 Chamber Celebrates 10th Anniversary
The North Myrtle Beach Cham-
ber of Commerce celebrated our
10th anniversary on August 9th.
An open house was held on Fri-
day, August 7th from Noon – 5:00
pm to commemorate the event.
Chamber members were invited
to stop by for refreshments, cake
and tour of the Chamber office.
The Chamber definitely has
plenty to celebrate. This past
year; we received 4-Star Accredi-
tation from the US Chamber of
Commerce, a recognition only
283 chambers have received.
In March 2007, the chamber hired
a new President/CEO, R. Marc
Jordan, who was attracted to
North Myrtle Beach following
Henry Brown visits NMB
Congressman Henry Brown Jr.
made a stop in North Myrtle
Beach on August 20th to speak to
the Chamber legislative Grass-
roots Network. The meet and
greet was held at Prince Resort in
Cherry Grove. Members of the
Chamber’s Legislative Grassroots
Network received a special invita-
tion to attend. Chairman of the
Legislative Council, Ed Prince
along with Mayor Marilyn Hatley
presented an appreciation plaque
to Brown for his efforts in com-
pleting the much-needed beach
renourishment project last sum-
mer.
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a 32 year chamber career. The salute the foresight and leadership
chamber has a staff of eleven full of our founders many who are
time employees and six part-time. still active with the organization
today. The enthusiasm and com-
The Chamber has worked dili- mitment still exists today to con-
gently promoting tourism. In tinue this legacy of leadership
2008 they created the “Twice the into the future,” stated Marc Jor-
Fun, Half the Distance, Experi- dan, President/CEO of the Cham-
ence North Myrtle Beach Bus ber.
Tour.” The tour was so success-
ful it was repeated again in 2009
and plans have been made to con-
tinue to tour each year. The
Chamber has also increased mar-
keting efforts by developing a
$250,000 interactive blitz cam-
paign that ran this past spring,
which increased inquires 70%.
Also, we are currently working on
travel centers that will be placed The Chamber Staff poses for a
in upscale malls in North Caro- photo with the 10th Anniversary
lina. Celebration cake on Friday, Au-
gust 7th.
“As we reflect and celebrate on
our first decade of service to the
business community and citizens
of North Myrtle Beach, we must
Board of Directors Spotlight
Kim B. Dayvault
Specialty Leasing Manager, Myrtle Beach Mall
Board of Directors Term: 2008-2011
Serves on Community & Special Events Committee
Hometown: Fairfax, VA Kim is also the President of the
North Myrtle Beach Kiwanis
Lived in North Myrtle Beach: 28 Club and loves being involved in
years the community. Her favorite pas-
time is spending time with her
Kim has spent 14 years in mall family, husband Mark and daugh-
management at Myrtle Beach ter Peyton. Kim says her happy
Mall, and has held several posi- place is Disney World!
tions there.
 Visitors Guide Ads
Due Sept 8th
We have begun production for the
2010 Visitor Guide. For those
who have purchased an ad in the
guide, please remember your ads
are due no later than Tuesday,
September 8th. If you need more
information on ad specs please
contact Vicki Keibler at (843)
241-2109 or email
Vicki@NorthMyrtleBeach Cham-
ber.com. The guide will be avail-
able by early December.
AND don't forget we have a
great opportunity with NC
Road Trips for you to promote
your business in upscale malls
in North Carolina! Call Vicki
for details!
Southeast Tourism Society (STS) Offers
FREE classes to Chamber Members
The North Myrtle Beach Cham-
ber of Commerce Convention &
Visitors Bureau enjoys many
benefits of membership with
Southeast Tourism Society. As a
North Myrtle Beach Chamber
Member you arte invited to attend
the next STS Professional Out-
reach Program (POP) class, com-
plimentary. This program brings
timely information right to your
desktop with topics important to
your organization’s success. You
can enjoy this class from the com-
fort of your own office by watch-
ing the presentation on your com-
puter and listening over your own
phone – without leaving your
desk! This class is complimen-
tary.
Our Next Class: Wednesday, Oc-
tober 7th at 10:00 am,
“Travel Distribution Trends:
2009-2010”
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Quarterly Membership Meeting
Wednesday, September 16th
Please join us for our next Quar-
terly Membership Meeting on
Wednesday, September 16th at
8:00 am (location TBA).
Held quarterly in each of the
founding beach communities
which make up the City of North
Myrtle Beach, the North Myrtle
Beach Chamber of Commerce
Quarterly Membership Meetings
are aimed at gathering with all
chamber members for the purpose
of learning more about chamber
activities and discussing ideas to
enhance membership value.
To RSVP please call Charlene
Lynam at (843) 281-2662. There
PhoCusWright, the travel industry
research authority on how travel-
ers, suppliers and intermediaries
connect, will discuss key trends
shaping travel distribution in
2009 and beyond. Presenting key
findings from recent research in
online and offline channel trends,
consumer behavior, destination
marketing, leisure and corporate
travel, PhoCusWright’s senior
director of research Douglas
Quinby will examine the key
challenges and opportunities fac-
ing travel marketers in the months
to come.
We welcome you to our next
class on “Travel Distribution
Trends: 2009-2010.” For more
information about this class and
to register, click here.
is no fee to attend and please note
all Chamber members are invited
to each area meeting.
Once the location has been final-
ized we will announce it in our
weekly email blast and it will be
posted online in the Members
Only Area.
Don’t know how to access the
Members Only Area? Visit our
website, click on Members Only
and use the same email address
the Chamber has on file to re-
trieve your username and pass-
word.
Upcoming Events
Endless Summer Festival
We are now seeking sponsors for
the upcoming Endless Summer
Festival on Saturday, October
31st! We have sponsorships
ranging from $500 to $1,000.
This is a great event and perfect
way to promote your business to
visitors and locals!
Christmas Parade
It’s that time again! We are now
accepting applications for the
2009 Christmas Parade to be
held on Saturday, December 5th
on Main Street. You can
download an application by visit-
ing www.nmbevents.com or by
calling Charlene Lynam, Events
Director at (843) 281-2662.
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Tuesday, September 22nd @ 11 am Thursday, September 24th @ Noon

August Business After Hours

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hosting a wonderful Business After Hours!
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 Six Commandments of Effective Search Engine Marketing
If you are looking for an effec-
tive, low financial risk, low
cost way to market your busi-
ness over the internet, I have
good news for you. The answer
is Search Engine Marketing
with a blend of Search Engine
Optimization. Wouldn’t be in-
teresting to cut a deal with a
newspaper, a magazine or a TV
station that would be willing to
charge you only if the ad you
placed with them is generating
results for you? You know
what? As crazy as it sounds,
there actually is such a mass
media outlet and is called
Internet.
Now that I (hopefully) grabbed
your attention, let me detail six
of the most important rules (I’ll
call them commandments just
to ring a bell in your mind
about how important they are).
If you are not very familiar
with the concepts but still be-
lieve it sounds promising and
helpful for your business, don’t
hesitate to contact the Chamber
of Commerce. The Chamber
offers its members and the lo-
cal business community in gen-
eral, through programs like
“Recipe for Success”, many
opportunities to become more
knowledgeable in the field.
1. Perform SEO
People think they can buy their
top position on search engines
under the upper and side paid
areas. What they don’t know is
that ranking is another impor-
tant factor.
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This is why you first need to
push up your website organi-
cally, through classic SEO,
otherwise you will get lower
and lower in the sponsored link
section no matter how high you
are willing to bid for the key-
words.
2. Understand your keywords
for every page
Bring your customers to the
right page once they searched
for a specific keyword. Make
sure each page on your website
has specific keywords and you
don’t mix them up to create
confusion for search engines
and most important, for your
potential customers.
3. Check your meta keywords
In order to rank highly, make
sure the meta keywords you
can see under View—Page
view in your browser match
the keywords on that page.
4. Always create good content
Content is the King!
Google hires so many young
PhD’s that is no wonder their
search engine is able to act ex-
actly like a human mind. There
is no way to fool search en-
gines and the better the content
is (easy to follow, to the point,
wrapped around the keywords),
the higher they will rank your
website.
5. Focus on WIIFM
This should be the core of your
marketing strategy - the ques-
tion that each and
every web site visitor asks with
no exception: “What’s in it for
me?” Pay extra attention to the
description of your pages, it’s
just like the subject line of an
email. You need to grab peo-
ple’s attention and you need to
do better than your competi-
tors. Who are your competi-
tors? All the other nine web-
sites listed along with yours on
the search engine results page.
It’s a tough competition:
“Click me, no, me, me…”
6. Search engine market
through Pay-per-Click
You don’t want to ignore a
strategy that is able to offer
you a 300% return on your in-
vestment. You obviously have
to invest a little bit in order to
get a return. This is not only
fun, but also very effective.
In the end, there is only one
more thing I would like to em-
phasize: these strategies and
tactics are not without risk.
Any mistake you make, any
wrong word placed on your
website might have a huge
negative impact on your brand.
People talk and you know how
quickly words spread out. Only
this time it’s the word of…
mouse.
Antonel Neculai
 Candlelight Memorial Vigil

Lets get together and show our support and patriotism

on Patriot Day, September 11th to honor the innocent
victims of 9-11-01. The Vigil will be held at the
Horseshoe on Main Street at 7:00 pm on Friday, Sep-
tember 11th. Red, white, and blue glow sticks will be
provided for the fist 2,974 participants. Our goal is to
light a candle stick for each one of the 2,974 victims
of 9-11-01.

Sponsored by NMB Lions Club, Jays of Little River,

City of NMB and Rolling Thunder Chamber 13.

For more information please contact LION George

O’Neill at (843) 399-1111 or email
32serve@sccoast.net.

Keibler places 2nd in National Sales Contest by ACCE Members in the News

Vicki Keibler, Membership/Sales
Director for the North Myrtle
Beach Chamber of Commerce,
placed 2nd place in the United
States and Canada sales competi-
tion by the American Chamber of
Commerce Executives (ACCE).
The award recognized Keibler for
259 memberships sold during the
2008-2009 fiscal year. Keibler
attended the annual ACCE con-
ference in early August in Ra-
leigh, NC to receive her award.
The North Myrtle Beach Cham-
ber competes in the $200,000-
$499,000 category with many
other chambers across the nation.
At the conference in Raleigh, NC
the first week in August, chamber
of commerce representatives from
10
all fifty states and 23 countries
were in attendance.
“It is always nice to get recog-
nized by your peers and for the
city of North Myrtle Beach and
the State of South Carolina to
stand out is great for everyone,”
stated Keibler.
The North Myrtle Beach Cham-
ber of Commerce has been serv-
ing the local community for the
past ten years. The mission of the
North Myrtle Beach Chamber of
Commerce is to be recognized as
the premier business organization
serving the North Myrtle Beach
area and its business members by
providing quality products, pro-
grams, and services while influ-
encing issues that enhance the
economic prosperity of our com-
munity.
Congratulations to Capital Bank-
card and Vice President of Mer-
chant Services Brian Peters for
their recent recognition as the #1
Independent Sales Organization
for 2009 by the Electronic Trans-
action Association during the or-
ganization’s recent annual con-
vention in Las Vegas. Capital
Bankcard is a provider of mer-
chant accounts and credit card
processing solutions, including
hand held portable terminals,
online processing, gift cards, and
check processing. bri-
anlpeters@aol.com. Visit online
at www.capitalbankcard
atlantic.com.
Did your business receive an
award? Email Jennifer Prince at
Jennifer@NorthMyrtleBeach
Chamber.com to include your an-
nouncement in our next newslet-
ter!
 Chamber President chosen to serve as Ford
Foundation Fellow and ACCE Board Member
The American Chamber of Com-
merce Executives (ACCE) has
selected R. Marc Jordan, CCE,
President/CEO of the North Myr-
tle Beach Chamber of Commerce
CVB, along with 33 other busi-
ness-civic leaders to participate in
its Regional Sustainable Develop-
ment (RDS) Fellowship, funded
by the Ford Foundation. Begin-
ning in the fall of 2009, two
groups of Fellows, one of which
will include Jordan, will begin the
12-month program that will
deepen Fellows’ understanding of
the policies and practices that
lead to long-term economic and
community growth. Each Fellow
will work on a regional action
project that will address an oppor-
tunity for or barrier to creating
sustainable, inclusive prosperity
for their own region.
“Spurring regional, sustainable
development is one of the major
issues facing civic organizations,
especially chambers of com-
merce, in the 21st century,” says
Mick Flemming, President of
ACCE. “This program immerses
regional leaders in integrated eco-
nomic and community growth
strategies that foster greater eq-
uity of opportunity for all sectors,
neighborhoods and individuals.”
Jordan was chosen from a pool of
more than 60 distinguished and
talented candidates. Each Fellow
chosen, represents diverse com-
munities and personal back-
grounds. As part of Jordan’s ap-
plication he submitted four letters
of recommendation, a biographi-
cal sketch, news articles, personal
statements, and a history of his 34-year
Chamber career; which includes
the last 20 years spent as the CEO
of regional Chambers in Raleigh,
NC and Memphis, TN.
“I would like to thank Marc for
his willingness to represent our
community and share the benefits
of the Fellow’s program through
his service,” stated Ed Horton,
Immediate Past Chairman for the
Chamber Board of Directors.
Also, Jordan was recently elected
to the association’s board of di-
rectors. Jordan was officially wel-
comed to the board during
ACCE’s annual national conven-
tion which, this year, was held in
Raleigh, NC, July 29 – August 1.
“Marc’s successful leadership of
the North Myrtle Beach Chamber
of Commerce combined with his
excellent contribution to ACCE
and to many other boards, will be
of great value to our organiza-
tion,” remarked ACCE president
Mick Fleming.
Jordan joined the North Myrtle
Beach Chamber of Commerce in
February of 2008. He previously
served as President and Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of the Memphis
Regional Chamber, a position he
held for ten years. February of
2010 will mark an impressive 35-
year career serving in leadership
positions with Chambers of Com-
merce including Raleigh, NC,
Norfolk, VA, Rocky Mount, NC,
and beginning with the Greater
Lynchburg Chamber of Com-
merce.
Marc Jordan, President/CEO of
the Chamber.
About ACCE
Established in 1914, ACCE is the
only national association
uniquely serving the professional
development needs of individuals
managing chambers of commerce
throughout the United States and
Canada. Representing more than
7,000 chamber professionals,
ACCE enhances the knowledge,
leadership skills and management
effectiveness of chamber execu-
tives and their staffs through edu-
cation, trend analysis, bench-
marking and best practices.
ACCE promotes the highest stan-
dards of professional excellence
and integrity within the chamber
profession.
Read all the latest
Chamber News online!
www.NorthMyrtleBeach
Chamber.com
Click on “Chamber
Information” then
“Press Releases”
 July Website Report NMO…
Total number of visits: 47,094
Total number of page views: 132,807 Learn about the benefits the
New visits: 70.89%
Chamber has to offer!
New and existing members
Countries generating most number of visits
are welcome. Light
United States 45,309 refreshments will be served.
Canada 1255 Wednesday,
United Kingdom 118 September 30th @ 8:30 am
Poland 65
Held at the chamber office.
Germany 57
* The website received visits from 75 270 Hwy 17 N.
countries and territories
North Myrtle Beach

Chamber’s Inquiry Overview Upcoming Events:

5th Annual Paws Across the

Water Duck Race
18,000
16,000
Saturday, Sept. 12th
14,000 Barefoot Landing
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000 Irish Italian
4,000
2,000
July 08-June 09 International Festival
July 07-June 08
0
July 08-June 09 Saturday, Sept. 26th
July 07-June 08 Main Street

Endless Summer Festival

Saturday, October 31st
Main Street

The chart visually compares the number of

requests for specific information.
North Myrtle Beach
Chamber Of Commerce
July 07-June July 08-June
Convention &
Types 08 09 % Increase Visitors Bureau
Visitors Guide 131,450 210,963 270 Hwy 17 North,
E-Newsletter 1,355 3,015 North Myrtle Beach
Hotel/Motel 4,338 11,148
(843) 281-2662
Condos/Beach Houses 5,229 10,237 (877) 332-2662
Attractions 7,990 16,827
Golf 2,988 4,094
Group Tours 817 1,383
Calendar of Events 3,613 12,337
Fishing 1,531 5,111
TOTAL 159,311 275,115 72.69%

12
 September 2009
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
BOD @ 8 am

RC—Eagle Realty
Exec @ 4 pm @ 11 am

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
RC—Beach Quarterly Mem- RC—Horry
Memories Studio bership Mtg @ 8 BAH—Grand County State Bank
@ Noon am Strand Resorts @ @ 9 am
5:30 pm

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
RC—Timeless RC—Sandpiper
Memories @ 11 Heating & Air @
am Noon

27 28 29 30
NMO @ 8 am

Final Reminders…

□ Donate a Turkey Dinner for a much needed family in the North

Myrtle Beach area.
□ Attend the next Quarterly Membership Meeting on Sept 16th.
□ Attend Business After Hours on Sept. 17th at Grand Strand Resorts.
□ Join a Chamber Committee! Call us to find out how!