Members:
I wanted to alert our members to a potential scam involving a marketing rep representing a company named Superior Marketing. The Chamber is not working with this company to distribute their marketing piece as they represented to one of our members.
In general, it is our policy not to distribute marketing materials at the Portales Vistors Center unless they come from one of our members, another Chamber or Visitors Center, a governmental agency or known travel destination of interest to our community.
There are a lot of companies that sell visitor guides, maps, refrigerator magnets, online advertising and other promotional ventures and quite often they will tell you they distribute their product through local chambers. We will not do that from an outside company without informing you directly by email or other means.
Usually you are wasting your money with these companies and there are lots of local options with our local media who are members including newspapers, radio, internet and phone book.
A visitors and newcomers guide and map is important and the Chamber self-publishes its own magazine format guide each calendar year, with our sales effort taking place each fall. Those sales calls this year will be done by myself or Victoria Garrett of our office. This professionally accomplished guide is our premier piece for marketing our community and we hope you’ll take a look at supporting it so that we have a single strong voice. Look for more information on the magazine soon.
Thank you so much for your membership. We’re doing everything we can to be a responsible partner. Call me anytime you have a question.
Karl Terry, Executive Director
Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce
100 S. Avenue A
Portales, NM 88130
(575) 356-8541 or (800) 635-8036
