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LIVINGSTONCOUNTYCHAMBER.COM
14th Edition / August 2018
2 • Thursday, August 23, 2018 The Chamber Factor
Designing
coming in to the area, business to those in need of
please be sure to stop in any your services. If you are a
time to pick up information member and not yet sent us
(Continued from previous page.) about all there is to see and your business cards, please
do in the area. pop a stack in the mail
Your business info Our Main Lobby has been ASAP or stop by the office
updated to include an ex- with them. We love to get
up front in Chamber pansive business card dis- your info in the hands of cus-
lobby redesign play to help connect your tomers!
Early this summer, before
the onset of the busy tourism
season, the Chamber com-
pleted a redesign of the in-
A taste of Europe can
be found in Geneseo
side lobby. This completes
the 2-phase update of our
Visitor Center and Main
Lobby. GENESEO – EuroCafe and our famous cakes.
Our Visitor Center is open is an ethnic restaurant that We continuously work on
24/7 and features tourism was opened more than four new recipes that often are
related business and attrac- years ago in Geneseo, N.Y. combined with traditional
tion information on Living- Somebody could ask: Polish cuisine. The results
ston County and the Finger Why in Geneseo? Our an- are delicious! Chicken a’la
Lakes Region. If you have swer is: Why not? Varsovie, or Polish Style
family members or visitors Krystyna and I (Margaret) Country Ribs.
we love what we do: Cook- EuroCafe is open four
ing and baking and we days a week, Wednesday
must be doing something through Saturday from 11
good if for the fourth year a.m. to 8 p.m.
in a row we are ranking We also serve Polish
No. 1 in Trip Advisor and beer, wine and variety of
Yelp. Polish vodkas.
At EuroCafe, located at Come and check for your-
82 Main St., Geneseo, we self the taste and the atmo-
serve mostly Polish home sphere of EuroCafe.
made food like pierogi, kiel- You can also follow us on
basa, stuffed cabbage, po- social media at facebook.
tato pancakes, dumplings, com/Euro-Café-Real-Food-
a variety of delicious soups Deli-439504192862979/.
EUROCAFÉ
REAL FOOD & DELI
NEW:
Selection of Polish Beers, Vodka’s and Wine
•
Variety of Polish and Ukrainian Gifts
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Experience the Old World with the
Taste of Authentic Polish Cuisine
Euro Delicious
Homemade Polish,
and European Food
•
Café Homemade Cakes
82 Main Street , Geneseo
The Chamber Factor Thursday, August 23, 2018 • 5
Orville and Wilbur um, located in Glenville, the trail came from a col-
Wright secured a place in near Schenectady, focuses laboration between The
the history books when, on on rocket and jet research National Warplane Mu-
Dec. 17, 1903, the broth- and development because seum and the Livingston
ers made four brief flights of the long relationship be- County Chamber of Com-
at Kitty Hawk,N.C., with tween the city and the Gen- merce and Tourism. Muse-
their first powered aircraft. eral Electric Flight Test Fa- um volunteers Kevin House,
Less than a year later, New cility and the Malta Rocket Jamieson Steele, and Don-
York’s Glenn Hammond Test Station which began to- nalee Walker dealt with vis-
Curtiss began manufactur- ward the end of World War itors on a daily basis who
ing engines for airships, II. The museum includes the wanted more. Once their
and eventually formed state’s largest aviation re- curiosity was piqued by
Curtiss Aeroplane and Mo- search library, interpretive the story of early flight in
tor Company, now part of exhibits, restored aircraft, America, tourists asked for
Curtiss-Wright Corpora- and educational programs. recommendations on where
tion. His company built air- Other featured locations to visit next. From making
craft for the U.S. Army and include the National Soar- informal recommendations Larry Tetamore
Navy during World Wars ing Museum, dedicated to to travelers, the idea of The Movie Memphis Belle
I and II, and his advances motorless flight, the Intrepid creating a statewide trail
with seaplanes led to naval Sea, Air and Space Muse- was born. Other warbird torical Aviation Trail web- to preserve and promote
aviation. The Curtiss Muse- um, Wings of Eagles Dis- museums and aviation cen- site and create promotional New York’s unique avia-
um is located in the town of covery Center, the Ithaca ters were contacted and the materials. After almost two tion heritage. Visit Histori-
Hammondsport in the Fin- Aviation Heritage Founda- excitement grew. Livingston years in the making, the calAviationTrail.com to find
ger Lakes. tion, the American Airpow- County Chamber & Tourism trail is now ready for visi- suggested itineraries by re-
At the other end of the er Museum, and the Old professionals joined forces tors! gion, special event listings,
aviation timeline the Empire Rhinebeck Aerodrome. and brought the marketing The intention of the His- and links to participating
State Aerosciences Muse- The concept for creating expertise to design the His- torical Aviation Trail is trail members.
585-346-5705
5833 Big Tree Road • Lakeville
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm DESIGN AND INSTALL CUSTOM KITCHEN AND BATHROOMS
Location: 4635 Millennium Dr., Geneseo, NY 14454
Don & Tammy Gullo
3225 GENESEE STREET • PIFFARD, NEW YORK
Websites:
www.livingstoncountychamber.com
PHONE • 585-243-4260 FAX • 585-243-4263
www.fingerlakeswest.com www.gulloskitchenandbath.com
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on attaining the designa- gratulations, Livingston the Long Agency is a part. that Tom Wahl’s has been tion for every jug of water
tion of “Internationally Cer- County News. ranked a must-visit summer- sold during “World Water
tified Chiropractic Sports time destination for both its
Physician.” This designa- Tom Wahl’s ice cream and home-made Month” in March, Wa-
tion qualifies him to work in Sweeteners Plus Tom Wahl’s in Avon has root beer. ter Treatment by Culligan
the Olympics or any inter- made a list of the Finger was able to raise $1,283
national games and recog- Lakes top spots for ice
nizes him internationally as cream, according to the Fin-
Water Treatment through its bottled water
an expert in the evaluation ger Lakes Regional Tourism by Culligan sales for the Finger Lakes
of management and reha- Council. The Council noted Through a $1 dona- Land Trust.
bilitation of sports related
injuries.
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Chamber welcomes
Melissa Savino
Member Services Coordinator
Melissa Savino joined the Livingston County Chamber
of Commerce in July as the member services coordinator.
Her primary focus is recruiting and retaining members
and facilitating the Livingston Leadership program. Her
goal is to work with businesses to promote their growth
and create opportunity; to offer support with practical,
inspiring programs, resources and events.
Melissa worked as the secretary to the county admin-
istrator and county attorney for the past five years and
previously at St. Agnes School in Avon for 15 years.
Melissa is also the owner of The Cake Place.
Melissa lives in Avon with her husband Mark. She en-
joys making cakes, camping and spending time with her
family – especially her new grandson.
18 • Thursday, August 23, 2018 The Chamber Factor
Marketing: You’ll lose customers the same way you gain them
Marketing and adver- The Importance what is lost? an unsatisfied customer can customer with something of
tising are only part of the Is the business “user wreak havoc on the reputa- value is important too. A
equation when attracting of Appearance friendly”? Potential custom- tion of your business. paint store could send out
new clients. Service is per- Consider the appearance ers are typically courted Customer service is a an email showing the five
haps the single most import- of the company. When mar- during the sales process, of- valuable tool that should most popular colors for the
ant aspect of any business. keting your business, do fered deals and presented be implemented. Take time coming season. A garden-
If your business provides you advertise low prices or with a can-do attitude. This to foster a relationship with ing store could send out
good service, but you are a fast turn-around? Are you can create a two-fold prob- your regular customers and a monthly what to-do list,
still losing clients, it is im- focused on creating an im- lem. First, are you actually learn what you can do to in- while an HVAC business
portant to identify the rea- age of luxury and comfort, able to provide what has crease their satisfaction with could send out reminders to
sons. We have identified or are you targeting teens? been promised once the cli- your products or services. change filters.
some of the problems local Take a hard, realistic look ent is retained? Secondly, You will gain valuable in- We recommend taking a
businesses encounter when at what your marketing and are you putting this much sight that will increase your hard look at your existing
marketing to potential and ads say about the business, effort into retaining current businesses’ bottom line. customer base and the im-
existing clients. and how this influences a clients? Is any effort put into age and reputation of your
Many entrepreneurs and potential or current custom- retaining current clients? business. There are many
small businesses in the ser- er’s perception. Marketing Consistency ways to increase business
vice industry have difficulty Consider whether your
Build Customer and Value by adding new custom-
determining value. Wheth- image has changed recent- It is important to consis- ers, but the general rule of
er you want to be at the ly. For instance, consider a Relationships tently contact customers to thumb has always been that
top or bottom of the price clothing store that has pro- Creating a relationship show them you value their it is less expensive to retain
range, or somewhere in-be- vided family clothing in the with customers makes it business. Depending on the an existing customer than
tween, you need a starting past and has now chosen easier to not only retain type of store you own, you obtain a new one.
point. Research what other to focus on teens, neglect- them, but to obtain new might send them a month- Please feel free to stop by
companies in similar mar- ing their current customers. customers as well. Word ly coupon or notice of a the Chamber to chat with
kets are charging for their This example illustrates an of mouth is the best adver- special that is operating. our experienced staff to
services. Setting your price obvious change that may tising. A satisfied customer Not all contact should be brainstorm ideas for your
too low at first can make or may not be in the busi- will sing your praises, while marketing, providing the business.
it difficult to retain clients nesses’ best interest, but
once you have to raise is one that will lead to the
them. loss of existing customers.
Let’s look at some of the Will these changes bring
factors that influence client in enough new customers,
retention: and revenue, to replace
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FACTOR at 243-0296 or
email ads@livingstonnews.com
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To Get Started:
Go to www.Livingston-
CountyChamber.com and
click the “Member Login”
button on the botton of the
screen.
Log in to the MIC with
your username and
password. If you haven’t
ENGINEERING
created an account, create
one using the link in your
New Member Welcome
email.
If you do not have your
credentials, click “Forgot
username/password” and
enter the email address as-
sociated with your member
account. if you need assis-
tance at any time, contact
Melissa in our office at 243-
2222, or email Melissa@
livingstoncountychamber.
com).