Marketplace
Elevate. Engage. Empower.
Unlock a powerful platform that goes beyond the basics. Transform your member directory into an interactive, engaging experience that delivers more value to your community.
Strengthen connections, foster collaboration, and fuel growth. Retain and attract new members with ease.
The new way to promote your businesses online.
Key Features
Create a Thriving Online Community
A member marketplace gives you, as an organization, a unique way help your businesses promote their services, products, promotions, and events. Stand out amongst your peers while providing even more value for membership.
Businesses have the capability to quickly create listings of their services, products, promotions, or events and post them live to the marketplace for other members and the general public to view.
Business Posts
Each week, users on the platform receive an automated email highlighting recent additions to the marketplace from businesses, along with links to explore each post further.
Users can choose to receive all posts or customize their preferences.
Automated Emails
Businesses can set up Opportunity Alerts in their business profile to include any keywords that match their specific business.
When users make a request in the system, matching businesses receive a notification and can respond via private message.
Lead Generation Notifications
The request system designed to help users connect to the right businesses to meet their needs.
Users can submit a request with details on their needs. Users can post once and receive messages from several businesses.
User Requests
Direct messaging facilitates communication between users. This can be business-to-business or business-to-consumer.
Users can send a message about a specific listing or directly from a business profile.
Direct Messaging
The partner dashboard provides key metrics such as the number of businesses, total posts, engagement activities, link clicks, conversations started, leads generated, and more.
These insights enable organizations to demonstrate value to their members.
Analytics & Reporting
To ensure a cohesive and professional look that aligns with your brand identity, the marketplace is branded to your organization, featuring your colors, logos, and links to match.
With a simple and clean design, this marketplace is visually appealing, easy to navigate, and highly effective.
Your Branding
With this filter, users can easily sort through both the member directory and business posts based on available demographics and affiliations.
These can be customized by each organization.
Affiliations & Demographic Filter
The map displays all members on an interactive map, which can be filtered by category, affiliation, or zoomed into a specific location.
Each icon on the map is clickable, providing information about the business and a link to their profile.
Filterable Business Map
Upgrade select businesses to featured members to give them enhanced visibility and recognition.
Display a special badge on their profile and posts. Their posts are also prioritized to show highest in the full list and rotate in a sidebar section.
Upgrade Featured Businesses
Experience the benefits of a 30-day free trial, flexible month-to-month payments, and a quick and easy setup process.
FAQs About the Member Connection Marketplace
Q: How much time and effort is required to implement the Member Connection Marketplace?
A: We understand that time is valuable, so we’ve designed our platform to be quick and easy to implement, with minimal effort on your part. Most organizations are up and running in just a few days, and we provide full support every step of the way.
Q: Will our members actually use and engage with the new platform?
A: We’ve found that members are eager to engage with the platform because it’s designed to be user-friendly and aligns with their needs. Additionally, we offer resources and training to ensure a smooth adoption process for everyone.
Q: How do we promote the platform to our members effectively?
A: We provide email templates, communication strategies, and best practices to help you effectively promote the platform to your members. Our goal is to ensure your members are aware of and excited about the new opportunities available to them. We’ll support you along the way.
Q: What kind of return on investment (ROI) and impact can we expect?
A: Our platform is built to deliver measurable results quickly, with clear metrics to track engagement and impact. For example, the Staten Island Chamber saw over 5,000 member interactions in the first six months using the Marketplace.
Plus, with our 30-day free trial, you can see the benefits firsthand before making any commitment.
Q: What does the 30-day free trial include?
A: The 30-day free trial gives you full access to the platform, allowing you to explore all features, test its effectiveness with your members, and see how it integrates with your existing systems—completely risk-free.
Q: What happens after the 30-day free trial if we decide not to move forward?
A: If you decide the platform isn’t the right fit after the trial, there’s no obligation to continue. We make the process simple and hassle-free, ensuring your organization’s operations remain uninterrupted.
Testimonial
“The Member Marketplace has been an invaluable asset for our Chamber and our membership. I highly recommend it to any Chamber or Association looking to bring additional value to their memberships.”
Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
Learn more about how the Staten Island Chamber is using the Member Connection marketplace to support their members’ needs in today’s digital first world.
Staten Island Chamber Use Case
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