MV Chamber 411:
We Deliver Results For Our Members
We Deliver Results For Our Members
Are you considering a membership with the Mill Valley Chamber, or are you a member wondering what we've been doing for the past year to support community and economic vitality in Mill Valley and, most importantly, your business or nonprofit organization? You came to the right place!
Don't see an answer to your question below? Email us anytime at info@millvalley.org or give us a ring at 415.388.9700.
Here's a quick rundown of the Chamber's membership benefits:
Don't see an answer to your question below? Email us anytime at info@millvalley.org or give us a ring at 415.388.9700.
Here's a quick rundown of the Chamber's membership benefits:
MARKETING & PROMOTION
Our most comprehensive benefit manifests itself in a variety of ways, and it's important for you to know that many of these benefits do not require you to do anything to receive them. For example, the EnjoyMillValley.com directory pages that feature your business receive tens of thousands of view per year.
- Editorial expertise. Our Enjoy Mill Valley website is dedicated to sharing local business news and cool things happening in the 94941 with residents of Mill Valley and beyond. There is no greater source of promotion for our our members and our town than this website, with an events calendar, a visually appealing member directory and an ever-popular blog highlighting Mill Valley. It's a proven success, averaging 10,000 UVs per month. Members who have been profiled on it have seen a marked uptick in business as a result. If a member business is doing something that deserves the spotlight, we'll create a unique editorial piece that is not contrived but substantive. That editorial expertise lays the foundation for us to distribute quality content through our Friday Flash newsletter and various social media channels. When something is happening with you that the community should know about, let me know and we'll make it happen.
- Visually Engaging Member Directory. EnjoyMillValley.com provides three tiers of directory listings, including a premium, top of the page digital ad available to members only; a free listing for members, with a photo of each member business' storefront & contact info; and a text only, "for your convenience" list of non-member businesses.
- Map of Local Businesses. Our downtown Visitor Center receives thousands of visitors each year, most looking for local maps, a good restaurant or a retail shop with a specific focus. By far our most popular giveaway is our full-color, pocket-sized, foldout Community Map to hand out to visitors and residents alike, as well as a map specific to Miller Avenue and a Tam Valley Map on the way later this month. Only Chamber members are featured on these maps. You can view the latest edition here!
- Advertising. The Chamber offers affordable advertising opportunities for its members on the Enjoy Mill Valley website (media kit here), as well as in its major print publications of the year: the Enjoy Mill Valley Guide, the aforementioned year-spanning, comprehensive guide to everything Mill Valley that goes out to 37,000 households within the June issue of Marin Magazine!
- Foodie Flyer. Our two-sided postcard flyer highlighting all of our food-serving Chamber members has been distributed all over Marin. Only Chamber members are on the flyer.
- Visibility at Major Events. Our member businesses have the opportunity to sponsor some of Mill Valley’s signature events, including the incredibly popular Wine, Beer & Gourmet Food Tasting on June 2, and Winterfest, our holiday festival that draws thousands of people downtown in December to enjoy a 100-foot slide, a visit from Santa, food from 8 local restaurants, live music and dance performances from local organizations and a Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony. Winterfest is on Dec. 8 this year.
- Chamber Saver Discount Program. Our member-to-member discount program incentivizes our members to support each other's businesses, and it continues to be among our most popular membership benefits. We use this program as a platform for other discount programs throughout the year.
ADVOCACY
We are laser focused on supporting our members as they navigate municipal issues, have their voices heard by those that can affect change and ensuring an efficient, fair permitting process. We continue to work hard to build and sustain the commercial district of Miller Avenue in the aftermath of the Miller Avenue Streetscape Plan. That includes the new holiday lights on Miller, parking improvements, a banner program and much more. Making Mill Valley a destination remains one of our major goals, and in 2018 we installed three brand new way-finding signs along the Mill Valley-Sausalito Multi-Use Path, directing people to our Miller Ave. and Downtown shops and restaurants as well as our Tam Junction shops and restaurants.
NETWORKING
While the Chamber often connects its members on an individual basis when mutually beneficial, networking occurs primarily at our monthly EMV After Hours events, hosted by a different member each month, as well as our regular educational events. These events are celebrations of our hosts, shining a bright spotlight on both the business or organization as well as the diverse range of distinct commercial districts within which they reside. Click here to see photos from our recent EMV After Hours event at Lighthouse Bar & Grill and The Club at Harbor Point.
EDUCATION
Our incredibly informative Biz Essentials educational series spanned SEO, Google Business Listings and E-commerce, with dozens of members turning out for these great workshops and coming away with a number of actionable steps to improve their business from noted experts in their field. And for our Chamber Members, these events were only $5! We've also covered managing the multi-generational divide, hiring & employment law, sustainability, staffing, credit card fraud, data security, social media and the State of the City.
BEAUTIFICATION
Our Enjoy Mill Valley Fund raises money for local civic projects and support our ongoing efforts to foster a vibrant and small town community that benefits everyone in Mill Valley. Working with the City of Mill Valley, County of Marin and local nonprofits, the Chamber identifies deserving, "shovel ready" local beautification and infrastructure projects that just need a little funding boost to complete. We just funded the installation of two gorgeous new public art benches, and we’ve previously funded the restoration of the replica Gravity Car, an overhaul of the Clock Tower downtown, a series of downtown plantings, making our hugely popular Movies in the Park series a sustainable venture (and kept it free!). More on the way! All donations to the Enjoy Mill Valley Fund are tax deductible.
Want to join the MV Chamber or renew your membership? Go here!
Want to join the MV Chamber or renew your membership? Go here!