Established in 1888, the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce is the oldest chamber in the southwestern United States. Since launching Whither Phoenix in 1945, the GPCC has kept its members informed through regular publications. The newsletter’s name changed to Phoenix Action! in 1948, to Phoenix in 1963, to Dynamic Phoenix in 1969, to Today in 1997 and to IMPACT Magazine in 2007.

IMPACT Magazine is a slick, professional, effective information and branding tool, advancing the GPCC’s mission. It serves Chamber members as a news source and marketing venue and its fi nancial prospects are much brighter than that of its predecessor.

2007 ACE Awards: Award of Merit

Visitors from all over the world come to West Texas to see our spectacular sunsets, big blue skies, and rows of fertile farmland as far as the eye can see. Many come to the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce asking questions about agriculture, and our printed information was sadly outdated…until now.  The Chamber’s Agriculture Committee revised our agricultural brochure with the primary objective being to have one clean, concise piece with direction for more detailed information. The brochures are now in extremely high demand, as we have distributed thousands of these brochures to visitors and others, enhancing our educational efforts.

Award Level: Excellence

The Greater Des Moines Partnership led a group of business partners in a grass roots campaign aimed at celebrating Greater Des Moines and its' people, whose conviction and spirit pushed all the community twoard greater success in the face of a global recession.  This website was the foundation for all communication, outreach, and connection for the campaign.  The site spotlighted individual stories of hope, opportunity and success.  Content included statistical and anecdotal evidence that nurtured belief that time swere tough, but our community offered the greatest promise of prosperity as compared to the nation as a whole.

2007 ACE Awards: Award of Excellence

In 2005 the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce’s monthly publication, INBusiness, took a major leap forward when it was converted from a 4-page newsletter into a 12 to 16 page tabloid-styled newspaper.

"There's No Place Like Wyandotte" debuted at the 2009 KCK Chamber Annual Meeting on February 27, 2009. With over 800 community partners in attendance the video promoted the renaissance in Wyandotte County, Kansas in the areas of careers, housing and quality of life.

The video also provided us with a baseline of video to be used in other efforts to reinforce the change in the community.

The annual meeting is the signature event for the KCK Chamber and kicks off the new year by introducing our new leadership and theme for the year.  "There's No Place Wyandotte[sic]" was used in our promotional material and carried on throughout 2009 in other areas including our membership directory.

2007 ACE Awards: Award of Excellence

The Official Guide to Glenwood Springs is the premiere publication of the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association. It is designed primarily to serve as guide for nearly two million tourists annually. It also includes a membership directory, is a lifestyle piece used by local realtors and for relocation inquiries, and is a source of advertising revenue.

The guide is converted to an “e-book” and doubles as an online resource. The objective is to consolidate resources to produce one very professional annual publication. The result is that the community be well-served with a comprehensive guide of consistent quality.

Award Level: Best of Show

Montgomery, Alabama’s story is America’s story. Yet, the typical visitor is not familiar with Montgomery’s history, only the turbulence and unrest. The MCVB’s challenge was to create a tourism marketing tool embracing Montgomery’s ancestry while portraying a vibrant vacation destination. Compelling interviews with local historians and attraction directors were seamed together and the story of Montgomery dramatically unfolds on screen. Recently awarded the prestigious Shining Example Award - Visual Excellence through the Southeast Tourism Society and a coveted Gold Addy Award through the Montgomery Advertising Federation, the video is shown on the MCVB’s website and in the Visitor Center theatre.

The Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, partnering with ICTN, Irving Community Television Network, and the City of Irving, led an effort to produce a 30-minute television program that aired in July 2008. This quarterly busine

2007 ACE Awards: Honorable Mention

One reason businesses join the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce (JACC) is to increase their visibility and business contacts. Consequently, our annual Membership Directory is a key member-to-member communications piece for our 1,100 plus member companies. It also serves as a recruiting tool for local businesses, a relocation guide for those moving into the community and an economic development tool for the various local and state economic development entities. The 2007 Membership Directory was designed to kick off the Chamber’s 90th anniversary celebration and to highlight and celebrate nearly a century of growth in both the Chamber and the City of Joplin. This theme was carried out throughout the publication, as well as all subsequent Chamber communications pieces and events during 2007.

2007 ACE Awards: Honorable Mention

A minimum of $600 million in annual new transportation revenue is needed to stem the erosion of funding resources and to address a state backlog of more than $40 billion in transportation projects currently in the planning stages but not yet funded for construction. The governor sought to gain consensus among legislative leaders for issues such as these when calling a special session of the General Assembly in November 2007 to address his proposal. 

Leading up to the special session, the GBC launched a campaign “Keep Maryland Moving” to educate the business community and general public about the need for increasing funding to the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund. The campaign included television advertorials, print, radio, Web site, and e‐mail communication. The campaign significantly raised public awareness of the issue and resulted in an annual increase in state transportation funding of approximately $421 million in FY 2009 and almost $500 million in FY 2012. These represent the largest annual increase in new revenue sources for transportation projects in more than 15 years.