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  • Partial Client List

    KY Georgetown Scott County Chamber
    WA NUCA of Washington
    FL Greater Fort Myers Chamber
    MA Associated Builders and Contractors
    FL Greater Sarasota Chamber
    TX El Paso Home Builders Association
    FL Suncoast Utility Contractors Association
    FL Charlotte County Chamber
    TN Tennessee Home Builders Assoc.
    FL Hispanic Chamber of West Palm
    OR Bend Chamber of Commerce
    FL Christian Chamber of SW Florida
    MD Maryland National Capital BIA
    FL North Florida NUCA
    FL Carrollwood Area Business Assn
    FL Hardee County Chamber
    TX Texas Home Builders Assoc.
    NJ ACCA of New Jersey
    NH HBRA of New Hampshire
    OH PHCC of Ohio
    OR Oregon Home Builders Assoc.
    FL Central Pinellas Chamber

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    • Michael Sipe, President, CrossPoint Capital

      “Thank you for the Chamber Membership Drive Training with Oliver Group DIRECT. What I saw unfold as Rob and Kate Oliver worked their magic  on the room was one of the finest deliveries of fun, learning and practical marketing tools that I have seen from any platform anywhere in the

    • Anne Hotte, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

      Rob & Kate, No way!  These flowers are just beautiful!  Is this another example of “shock and awe”?  It works!  We are sharing the timeline and new approach to retention at the staff meeting tomorrow!  I am so excited about it!  Thank you for ALL that you did!  You make

    • Maria Patterson, Carrollwood Area Business Association

      Dear Rob & Kate, Thank you many times over for facilitating the most successful Membership Drive in the history of CABA!  We appreciate all you have taught us and all the expert information and advice you have generously shared.  You are both a joy to work with and thank you

    • Patricia Crowley, Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce

      Dear Rob and Kate, On behalf of the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, thank you for presenting your “DIRECTDrive” to our membership committee.  The teachings you shared certainly were a result of our successful Membership Drive.  We appreciate your support to the Chamber and look forward

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    • Three Hidden “Success Killers” and How to Beat Them!

    Three Hidden “Success Killers” and How to Beat Them!
    (Taken from the Chamber Direct Email Tips – 5.27.11)
    Before you read this CHAMBERDirect letter I wanted to share a portion of an email that we received from the Director of a small Chamber in Florida we are working with on a DIRECTDrive. Although this Chamber may be relatively small (under 200 members – but not for long!) they are thinking big and are in the process of beating all three of the “Success Killers” in the article that follows this excerpt from an email we received a couple of days ago.
    Here’s a portion of the content of the email:
    “Looks like we have already broken a record.  One gentleman has already collected 37 new members – checks and applications in hand!  Last I checked was Tuesday so it might be more than that by now!! Have a great weekend.  We look forward to seeing you guys on Tuesday.”
    Just wanted to share a little proof that Chamber membership is more valuable now than ever and that there are hundreds of potential members out there just waiting to be invited to join by the right person, in the right way and at the right time – now!
    Moving on –
    As you know the goal of this CHAMBERDirect newsletter has and will remain to be to offer real marketing and sales tools that can be implemented quickly, easily and with relatively little expense that will help you increase membership, retention and non-dues revenue.
    The ideas, strategies and tools we share are not “rocket science” (go to www.chamberdirectdrive.com and check out the FREE tips and tools)  and I hear time and time again from motivated and sharp people that they already know they should be doing many of the things that they read about in this newsletter and plan to get started “tomorrow”.
    Well, it’s “tomorrow” now – in fact the first five months of the year have already flown by.
    Three Hidden “Success Killers” and How to Beat Them!
    The Memorial Day weekend has always been kind of a “wake up” call for Kate and me to take a look back and ask ourselves if we have accomplished all that we set out to do at the near halfway point in the year.
    Over the past week we have taken time to do a “reality check” and celebrate the “wins”. It’s important in the “new economy” to focus on the “positives” just to stay motivated to get to the next step.
    We also took the time to look at the goals we haven’t met and asked ourselves what we can do to overcome the obstacles that get in the way.
    When we have an “honest” conversation about the obstacles that slow us down we find that rarely are they things like lack of skill, lack of motivation or lack of tools to get the job done. The truth is those obstacles are pretty easy to overcome with just a little focused time and energy.
    Here are the real obstacles that slow us down – maybe you can relate to some of them yourself.
    Fear is a big “success thief”. Fear of rejection, fear of what other people may think, fear of failure and fear of the unknown can slow or stop the most amazing people from reaching their goals.
    The wild part is that when we take the time to make a list of the potential downside of doing the things that are the most uncomfortable or cause the most anxiety for us we always come to the same conclusion – is that the worst that can happen? Why in the heck are we letting a little fear get in the way when the upside can be so powerful if we “just do it”?
    This quick analysis usually causes us to take action and just get started – always with a way better outcome than doing nothing!
    Procrastination is always a “success killer”. At this point in the year we ask ourselves why we put certain things off to the last minute and jump on other projects amazingly fast. Most of the time we come up with the same answer to this question.
    We tend to get right on the things that are exciting, fun and are nearly guaranteed to be a success and put off the things that aren’t all that exciting and where the outcome is a little less assured.
    When I make a written list of the things that I haven’t gotten done and put them on the top of my pile I tend to “knock them off” pretty quickly. The key is having an honest conversation with myself about what isn’t done and making a decision to quit putting them off.
    I admit that sometimes I simply take certain things off the list and make a conscious decision that they are not going to happen – might as well face reality and move on. Removing some of these things from the list can be pretty liberating and open up some new opportunities that we haven’t had the time or the energy to concentrate on.
    Not taking “action” is in my opinion the “killer app” when it comes to reaching our goals.
    The best ideas, the most amazing strategies, and best tools are meaningless until we “take action”. Waiting for every little thing to be in place and perfectly planned leads to “waiting”.
    Waiting leads to procrastination and procrastination leads to fear and fear leads to lack of confidence and lack of confidence leads to “inaction” – the “killer app”.
    Kate and I hope that this Memorial Day weekend you are already halfway to your 2011 goals. We are ahead on some “fronts” and behind on a few others – but we have taken some time to make a list of our goals, identify the obstacles, examine our fears honestly, created action plans and are now ready to move forward.
    So here is little “advice from the trenches” as we move into the second half of 2011.
    1.) Make a list of your “fears” and ask yourself why they exist and what the worst and best outcomes will be if you simply face them and push them out of the way.
    2.) Designate just twenty or thirty minutes a day (before you check your email or Facebook?) to work through the list of things that need to be done that aren’t that fun or exciting. I get some of the best “positive juice” from crossing something off the “procrastination list” that I have been avoiding.
    3.) Take massive action on several “fronts” in your Chamber even if the outcome is not absolutely certain. Taking massive action on multiple “fronts” will always trump taking small, tentative incremental steps. The most successful people I know can share story after story of all of the things they tried that just didn’t work out. They learned from those “case studies” and moved on with even more confidence to bigger and better triumphs!
    I’ve shared this quote many times in this newsletter but it remains one of the best when it comes to “fighting and winning” in the “new economy” –
    “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain!”
    All the best to you in the coming days, weeks and months!

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    • Michael Sipe, President, CrossPoint Capital

      “Thank you for the Chamber Membership Drive Training with Oliver Group DIRECT. What I saw unfold as Rob and Kate Oliver worked their magic  on the room was one of the finest deliveries of fun, learning and practical marketing tools that I have seen from any platform anywhere in the

    • Anne Hotte, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

      Rob & Kate, No way!  These flowers are just beautiful!  Is this another example of “shock and awe”?  It works!  We are sharing the timeline and new approach to retention at the staff meeting tomorrow!  I am so excited about it!  Thank you for ALL that you did!  You make

    • Maria Patterson, Carrollwood Area Business Association

      Dear Rob & Kate, Thank you many times over for facilitating the most successful Membership Drive in the history of CABA!  We appreciate all you have taught us and all the expert information and advice you have generously shared.  You are both a joy to work with and thank you

    • Patricia Crowley, Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce

      Dear Rob and Kate, On behalf of the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, thank you for presenting your “DIRECTDrive” to our membership committee.  The teachings you shared certainly were a result of our successful Membership Drive.  We appreciate your support to the Chamber and look forward

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    2005 - 2015

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