A while back I posted about Five ways your chamber can use Twitter. With the recent increase in chambers of commerce using Twitter, I've seen some great examples of how chambers can use Twitter.  I thought I'd share some of them with you.

Promote your members

Several chambers of commerce use Twitter to announce when local businesses join.  Below is an example from the Stillwater OK Chamber. In this example, they are also providing the member's address and a link to their website.   You might also consider linking to a Google Map of their location or to that member's listing on your own website.  (You can use URL shortening services to fit within the 140 character limit)

Stillwater chamber uses Twitter to welcome new members

Another way to promote your members is to announce when they receive local press coverage or awards.  The Clovis CA Chamber recently posted the item below to congratulate a member on being featured in a local publication, with a link to the article. 
Clovis CA Chamber uses Twitter to congraulate members

Connect your local businesses on Twitter
By using some of the tools I mentioned in this post, you can quickly find people and businesses in your area that are using Twitter.  Once you've found them, why not let your followers know, too?  The Asheville NC Chamber shared two local businesses and asked for others as well.  This can be a great way to develop your community of Twitter followers.

Asheville Chamber connects local businesses on Twitter


Promote Ribbon Cuttings
Holding ribbon cuttings is still a big part of business for many communities.  If your chamber does them, why not use Twitter to promote them?  The Greenville SC Chamber does this.  One thing I might recommend is to include a Google Map link to the location of the ribbon cutting.

Greenville SC Chamber uses Twitter to promote ribbon cuttings

Note:  Try to use your chamber's name when ever possible.  Using "Stillwater Chamber" or "Asheville Chamber" will help your tweets be found in search.   You do use Twitter Search, don't you?  As you might imagine, a search for "chamber" returns many more results than one for "Greenville Chamber." (Including some for chamber orchestras, gun chambers, etc.)

And Twitter is tweaking the SEO value of their pages, so using your name may help your chamber be found in more Google searches.  Note that the Clovis Chamber used their Twitter name in the post above, "@ClovisChamber," which is another way of including your organization's name in the tweet.

How are you using Twitter to promote your members and your community?  Please share your ideas in the comments below and include links to your tweets if you can.