Seymour-South Knoxville Chamber of Commerce

40 years for the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department

admin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:51:50 +0000

The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department will be celebrating 40 years of community service with a festival on Saturday, July 30, 2011.
SVFD has served the area area since 1971 and is a completely volunteer agency started by citizens and business owners. In the past 40 years, the have added Vehicle Rescue/Extrication and Emergency Medical response to their services along with public education, smoke alarm installations. The Fire Department has always been supported solely through donations and they currently run 4 to 5 calls per day.
“This celebration is the department’s way to thank everyone for their support throughout the years. We hope to continue serving the community for many years to come,” said Corky McCarter, Assistant Chief for Seymour Volunteer Fire Department.
Everyone is invited to attend the festival at Seymour First Baptist Church, located at 11621 Chapman Highway in Seymour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be activities and live demonstrations throughout the day including inflatable slides, equipment displays, and refreshment from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. SafeKids and Sevier County Sheriff’s Department will sponsor a Car Seat Check Point from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
All agencies that respond with Seymour Volunteer Fire Department have been invited to bring apparatus and this will be a great opportunity for the community to learn about their Fire Service throughout the area.
Please contact Corky McCarter at 742-3776 or Kevin Nunn at 963-2488 with any questions.
Come out and celebrate proudly with one of the finest Volunteer Fire Departments in East Tennessee…your very own Seymour Volunteer Fire Department!!!

copyrighted information used with permission from Tri-County News.

8th Annual Chamber Banquet

admin — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:36:56 +0000

Seymour – South Knoxville Chamber hosts 8th Annual Banquet

The Seymour – South Knoxville Chamber of Commerce invites you to their 8th Annual Banquet on March 25, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. The Banquet will be held at First Baptist Church in Seymour. The evening will be filled with wonderful food, great networking opportunities, door prizes, and hilarious entertainment. The Seymour – South Knoxville Chamber is excited to announce the entertainment this year will be Sam Venable. Mr. Venable is a humor columnist for the Knoxville News Sentinel. In recent years, Sam has become increasingly popular on the stand-up comedy circuit. He delivers his bizarre look at life on a wide variety of topics — everything from how to speak “hillbillyese”, to the insanity of ever-present warning labels, as well as coping with the nutty life in which we live, and the perils of growing older. For more details on attending the Banquet or if you are a business interested in joining the Chamber please contact the Seymour – South Knoxville Chamber at 865-661-8557 or info@seymourtn.org

After Hours Networking

admin — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:05:13 +0000

On September 20, 2010 the Seymour – South Knoxville Chamber of Commerce hosted our first After Hours Networking Event at the Seymour Library. Our guest speaker for the evening was Daniel Monday with Slamdot, Inc. Daniel brought us a very interesting and relevant presentation about social networking and the proper use of a website to promote your business. Our delicious appitizers were prepared by Willie’s Restuarant. Yum!
I wanted to point of just a few key things from Daniel’s presentation. He graciously agreed to share this with us again and is happy to answer any quesions you may still have. You can call 661-8557 and we can put you in touch with him.

TOP 8 GOALS OF A WEBSITE

* Establishes instant credibility
* 24/7 advertising and business hub for your company
* Improved relations with existing customers, better customer service
* Same time and money by reducting call volume for common info and questions.
* Provide timely information to media, customers, vendors and others
* Generate leads and increase walk-in traffic
* Sell online directly if it makes sense for your business
* Learn from your customers

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WEBSITE A MORE EFFECTIVE SELLING TOOL

Do’s and Dont’s

DO have your logo and branding (colors, etc.)
DO have clear and easy navigation.
DO have content targeted to your audience.
DO provide some company history.
DO list services and products.
DO have other customer testimonials.
DO have FAQs.
DO have a contact form – A MUST.
DO have and use social media integration
DO have a built-in blog.

DON”T use a dark background.
DON’T use things that required Flash player.
DON’T copy someone else’s content.
DON’T use frames.
DON’T allow pop-up windows.
DON’T use background music.
DON’T use sitebuilders.
DON’T have broken or dead links.
DON’T have an intro page.
DON’T use scrolling marquees
DON’T have excessive linking
DON’T use ads.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media…you do NOT have to be an expert, only people teaching it do!
*Generates more traffic to your website.
* Results in more inbound link.
* Creates an open and interactive communications channel with your customers.
* Establishes credibility amoung users.
* Acts as a great tool for getting out quick updates and promotions.

Just a few social media sites….

Facebook – just like traditional networking and word-of-mouth, but virtual.
Twitter – short thoughts and updates.
LinkedIn – ongoing resume and professional history, good for business to business.
Flickr – great for photo albums and long-term storage.
YouTube – online videos
Digg – great for submitting articles and having people “digg” them.
Blogging – gets indexed almost immediately and generates backlinks.

Thanks Daniel for all the great info!

We look forward to seeing everyone at our next After Hours Networking. Check our Event Calendar for future dates.