Last week, I posted about how chambers can use Twitter to welcome and promote members.  Since then, I've seen lots of chambers using these concepts to talk about their members on Twitter.  I've also seen some great examples of chambers of commerce using Twitter in other ways and wanted to share them with you here.

Ask your followers what they'd like to see posted from you.  The Boise Metro Chamber asked their followers this exact question. What a fanstastic way to engage your followers to learn how to provide information that they want.
Boise Chamber uses Twitter to ask for input

Share business information about your community.   The Indianapolis Chamber shared information from another organization reporting on local job creation.  Even though the chamber didn't create the report, the news is relevant for those following the Indy Chamber. 
Indianapolis Chamber uses Twitter to share local business information


Reach out to people talking about your community.  If you're not using tools like Twitter Search or Twilert, start right now!   Set up searches for your chamber's name, your city's name and other community-specific terms you'd like to monitor.  The Wausau WI Chamber likely used one of these services to find the tweet below:
Potential relocation to Wausau Wisconsin

and responded with:
Wausau Wisconsin Chamber uses Twitter to reach out to potential new residents

This is a great way to introduce someone to your community AND connect them with businesses in your area (YOUR MEMBERS) that can provide the products or services they are looking for.  You can even go further and create links that take them directly to your employment, visitor or relocation information pages as needed.

In the next example, a board member for the Tualatin OR Chamber saw this tweet from someone obviously visiting their community.  (And maybe not sure why they were there?)
Visitor to Tualatin Oregon

and responded with:
Tualatin Chamber Board Member welcomes a visitor using Twitter

Wow! If I had posted that original tweet, I would be very impressed that a local business person found it and thanked me for visiting the community. How cool is that?

Cross-promote your blog.  The tweet below is a great "double play" post from the Asheville NC Chamber.  First, they are cross-promoting their blog and including a link to the post.  But at the same time, they are sharing great information about the local business community with their followers.
Asheville NC Chamber uses Twitter to cross-promote their blog

And, here's another example of connecting your followers and chamber members with each other on Twitter.  The Rogers-Lowell AR Chamber shared several of their members who are on Twitter with this post:
Rogers-Lowell AR Chamber connects members on Twitter

And, if you're not following what the Loveland CO Chamber and their President/CEO Brian Willms are doing on Twitter, you should be.  There are many great examples of them sharing local information, relevant business and marketing information for their members, retweeting others, promoting members and events and connecting busineses in their area.  Bravo!

I'm very excited (yes, I'm a geek) that so many chambers are using Twitter and other social media to have conversations with their members and share information.   Do you have other examples of how your chamber is using Twitter?  Please share them in the comments below or email me at curt.moss[at]weblinkinternational.com.