MAUMEE, Ohio, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With 25 years of
experience between them, Josh Torres
and Isaac Lee express great passion
when discussing the vital role chambers of commerce play in local
communities. Having both worked extensively within chambers, they
bring first-hand knowledge to the essentiality of such
business-driven membership organizations.
The necessity of chambers to adapt, evolve and uphold their
relevance is what led Josh and Isaac to develop a revolutionary
concept which will help such business organizations maintain their
critical place in the continuously changing corporate world.
ChamberLife is a new productivity tool for chambers
which allows them to more effectively manage the recruitment and
retention of members. The product creates an automated process to
stay on task, focus on revenue-driven activities and enhance
relationships with membership.
"This is a product which will improve chamber productivity,"
said Torres, co-founder of ChamberLife Technologies. "If they
follow the steps of this program, they'll see higher rates in
retaining and bringing in new members. And membership is the
lifeblood of chambers."
According to Lee, chambers of commerce have struggled in recent
years maintaining relationships with members as they battle too
often with operational and funding hurdles.
"ChamberLife builds in efficiency so more time can be
spent working on mission-critical items," Lee said. "We created a
game-changer that will allow chambers to stay on task and know
exactly who to contact and when to contact them. This process will
tag and trigger the next task for the chamber with a deadline, and
keep the task automated throughout."
The implementation of ChamberLife requires advanced
technology and software development, something the entrepreneurs
were seeking assistance with. They partnered with Digital-55, a
creative marketing firm with extensive experience in cloud-based
development.
"We developed a simple, but potent CRM which produces solid lead
generation," said Greg Whitlow, CEO,
Digital-55. "Our technology was critical to implement with
ChamberLife to encompass its features and sleek design. We
took our technology and wrapped it around their productivity
tool."
Whitlow added that existing membership management systems in the
marketplace are not adequately designed to accommodate the needs of
chambers, so Digital-55 customized its product, built in automation
and developed a workflow for best optimization. "Now, even
one-person chambers will be able to accomplish their goals of
retention and new membership," Whitlow added.
As a full-service marketing agency, Digital-55 will also offer a
discounted bundle package for ChamberLife users, which will
include a custom website, full service email marketing and
dedicated customer care and technology support, Whitlow said.
To get their concept started, the entrepreneurs worked with
local entrepreneurial support groups including NextTech Ohio, and
Mercy Health. Torres said these groups provided funding, mentoring
and technical assistance.
"It has been a pleasure to work with Josh and Isaac on
ChamberLife, as a former chamber employee, I immediately saw
the value that they were creating. The founders' are
motivated, positive clients, and Mercy Health is pleased that
through the ESP grant we were able to assist them with the
development of their product so that they could go to market.
We are excited by the early adoption of so many clients with their
Beta version, and know that their tool will have a positive
impact." Megan Reichert
Director, Innovation, Mercy Health – Toledo.
ChamberLife received its first endorsement recently when
the Southern Ohio Chamber Alliance agreed to test the product
through its membership consisting of more than 100 statewide
chambers of commerce.
"There's no other tool like this which automates productivity,"
Torres said. "We're very confident chambers which utilize this will
realize greater success in creating stronger, more dynamic
communities."
To learn more about ChamberLife Technologies, visit
chamberlifehq.com. Digital-55, a Maumee-based agency, can be found at
digital-55.com.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/digital-55-advancing-productivity-tool-for-chambers-301106590.html
SOURCE Digital 55