Momentum for Chambers

The good news: We made our FIRST OFFICIAL SALE of Momentum's new AI platform for #chambersofcommerce. The bad news: In this digital age, you can't post your "first dollar" on the wall anymore! 🤣 SPECIAL THANKS to Gina Suydam, IOM and the Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce for being the FIRST to come on-board. We have some other chambers in our pipeline, but Gina and WYCCC are the first ones in, and ready-to-launch. Super exciting! So, what did WYCCC get themselves? It's no easy challenge for a chamber - or any membership association - to get information from their members on what their actual needs are. Chambers want to help their members... But, they can BEST help them if they know what they need. Here's how we accomplish it: - Momentum AI gathers information from association members on their growth plans, their referral needs, and what they're looking to accomplish when they join. - We use that input - along with the chamber's specific programs and initiatives and our proprietary algorithm, that we refer to as "the Momentum way of doing business" - to create a customized, personalized, AI-generated strategy for each of these members. - Members having that kind of personalized attention, and their chambers knowing more about how to best service them, puts them onto a much stronger path to engagement, investment and renewal. We all know that small businesses, especially first-year members, are the most vulnerable for non-renewal. Imagine being the chamber that delivers each and every new member a strategy to make the most of their membership... A gameplan for a stronger relationship. We work with chambers and business associations throughout North America, and (forget about the "cool factor" of AI for a second) I have NEVER seen a chamber that provides each of their members a customized strategy, based on their growth goals - especially small businesses. There's simply too many members. Guess who now has the power, today, to create individualized membership strategies for their members? Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce. And, because of AI, they're able to do it without really adding more work onto their staff - which is the challenge in the first place. Next week, on Tues, June 25 (noon-1 p.m.), we're doing a virtual overview and walkthrough of the Momentum AI platform. 𝗪𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 - that's creation of a landing page and customized, AI-generated strategies for 25 of your members ($500 value) - to one of the participants in the session. I just need a half-hour of your time... 15 minutes for a presentation, and 15 minutes for Q&A... and we'll TRANSFORM your relationship with your members. The link to participate in the Momentum AI walkthrough is in the comments. Don't be the chamber in your community that's NOT providing customized, personalized strategies to your members. #momentum #AI

Last week, my daughter's car died at college 10 hours away in NC. Yesterday, while I worked on other stuff, 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 researched 10 used cars we'd found close to her, put together a report on reliability and consumer reviews, and e-mailed her, so she can make some appointments for this weekend. Did you catch what I said there? Operator did all of that 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. Think about that. This AI exercise was not about saving time, or enhancing something I was working on. It literally allowed me to accomplish multiple things at the same time. People know all the hats I wear - I work hard at being a professional multitasker. This takes it to the next level. Operator is a feature of OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro, which is $200/month. I've had it a week and a half, and with just a couple projects, I've already made that money back. Can't wait to see what I use it for next!!!! #momentum #ai #chatgpt

Are you using 𝗔𝗜-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 because they're convenient, or because they enhance the story you're trying to tell? I'm seeing more and more AI-generated images here on LinkedIn - which is great! Unfortunately, most of them are basic business depictions: An office. A networking room. Front doors of a small business. Space fillers. The beauty of AI-generated images is that those of us who are storytellers, but not necessarily artists, have access to an incredible visual storytelling tool. I've said it from the moment DALL-E was made available publicly: I'll never use stock photos again. Stock photos to me were basically spending 45 minutes looking through folders of images to finally settle on one that was... kinda... close to what I wanted. Maybe. With DALL-E, I can envision a story that not only goes with my post, but enhances the storytelling. I can work imagery, themes and references into the image that make the message stronger - for use in media like LinkedIn posts and especially Powerpoint presentations. I've included some of my favorites below. These definitely took comprehensive prompting and, in some cases, many tries - and even some help over in Canva - to get them where I wanted them to be. I'm not an artist. I'm a visual thinker, but the muscle mechanics to bring those visuals to life just aren't something I was blessed with. So, unless I wanted to spend all kinds of money to commission someone to take a whack at the vision I had in mind for images like these (which I'm not going to do for a LinkedIn post), until only recently I had no way of expressing my ideas visually. It's very exciting to now have this capability. VERY exciting. My encouragement to you is this: If you're taking the time to make AI-generated images to support your social media, presentations or whatever... Use this powerful tool to unleash your creativity. Don't make an AI-generated image of an office because the last LinkedIn best practices blog you read says you should always post an image. Use that space to enhance your post with more storytelling. Remember, the vast majority of people who scroll to your post will not click "Read More"... So, you essentially have three lines to get your point across. They will, however, see the image you include with your post. Do you want it to be blasé and rote? Or, do you want it to make those three lines leading up to the "Read More" stand out? #momentum #ai #dalle3 #chatgpt

Our #ChatGPT Projects webinar, designed specifically for chambers of commerce, is Monday morning at 11 a.m. EDT. To be clear, we're not teaching you how to do projects in ChatGPT. "Projects" is a feature of ChatGPT. If you weren't aware of that, please, please join us. Monday's webinar will light up the productivity and time-saving impact that AI can have on your chamber's operations. #momentum #ai #chamberofcommerce #chambersofcommerce

This is important.... The 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗔𝗜 platform is sponsorable! We're providing subscribing chambers with the pitch they need to get a sponsor (or sponsors) to cover the cost of the platform. Meaning, you can (a) provide an invaluable tool for your members; (b) learn more about them so you can serve them better; and (c) demonstrate your chamber's leadership in innovation... With zero impact on your budget. We will walk you through exactly how to do it. Contact us! #momentum #ai

Are you using ChatGPT PROJECTS yet? It's a powerful productivity tool for chambers of commerce, business associations and not-for-profits. In our webinar on Monday, February 24, we'll teach you how to use PROJECTS to: - Automate mission-critical tasks you have to do every month - Customize those automations to meet your organization's specific needs directly - Integrate these tools into your operations, so that anyone who steps into important roles can access and activate them Almost everyone is using AI to save time. Let's take your AI game to the next level, and start making a powerful difference in your organization's operations. https://lnkd.in/ge4nEKCq

𝗔𝗜 + 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 = 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 I was honored yesterday that Joel Turner interviewed me for one of his Economics classes on the business of AI - we had a really great discussion. One of the prominent topics was TRUST surrounding AI, which wandered into the debate over use of AI tools at universities. Having crossed the country doing trainings and presenting on AI the past two years, I've learned that there's a very interesting separation over AI use in higher ed... There are colleges and universities that have embraced it... And there are colleges and universities that have banned it. My go-to talking point is that those who have banned it are doing their students a disservice. AI is not going away, and as college students head out into the workplace... Knowing how to use AI is something that employers are going to want to see on that resume. I did an AI training for an organization in Georgia in the fall, and they'd invited their interns to participate. I noticed toward the end of the training, the interns were laughing amongst themselves. When I asked, they said blatantly, "𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗫𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳." I said, "Yeah, that doesn't make much sense. Why is that?" Their answer was simple: "We're not allowed to use it." Now, I understand the worry about laziness and plagiarism - and the notion that students COULD allow ChatGPT to just do their work for them... And, in my discussion with Joel yesterday, we talked about why there's a disconnect - and it's important, because it happens in business, too: AI is not intended to do your work for you.... It's intended to make the work you do BETTER. 𝗔𝗜 + 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀 = 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 It applies very well to the "AI is going to take away jobs" argument, as well. If you treat AI as though it's going to replace tasks that you don't feel like doing, then, yes, it'll probably take your job at some point. But, if you use AI to strengthen, enhance and improve tasks that are necessary to grow your business (or the company you work for), the end result will be different. The WHY is the most important thing... Why do you, the human, write a blog or social media post? Is it because it's on your to-do list? Or, is it to drive engagement, entice new prospects and otherwise move the needle for your company? THAT'S the difference. Consequently, why would a university student engage AI in their work? Is it because they left the project to the last minute and need six pages written for the morning? Or, is it to dive deeper into research, get additional perspective and enhance the (human) work they're doing? *** I don't remember the exact quote I gave him, but I liked the premise: There's a difference between using AI as a crutch, and using it as a tool... That differentiation is the deciding factor in many of the AI-or-no-AI trust debates. So, how are you using AI? As a crutch... ... or, as a tool? #momentum #ai

𝗤: "𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧?" A: Get it. The paid version - ChatGPT Plus, or whichever platform you like - offers additional features to help you do things better and faster. It's usually around $20 a month, and you'll save that in billable hours the very first time you use it. More importantly, though, when something's free it's never free. The reason any of these platforms give you something for free is because they're using your data to train their AI. The only way to turn that off? Have the paid version. #momentum #ai

Have you used #ChatGPT Canvas yet? I think you'll like it. Check out our new video on the Momentum AI for Chambers YT Channel (and subscribe!!!). #momentum #ai #chamberofcommerce #chambersofcommerce https://lnkd.in/gvmnyj-Q

We are incredibly excited to be launching Momentum AI with our next chamber - the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber!!!!! PAACC members will now have the opportunity to receive an AI-generated, customized, personalized strategy to make the most out of their membership with the chamber! We're on a roll right now, setting up more and more chambers across the country with this powerful member engagement tool.... We've got another announcement for another chamber coming almost imminently. Want to get on-board, and put the power of AI to work for your members? DM us ASAP! #momentum #ai #chamberofcommerce #chambersofcommerce