 If you live, work or play in Southeastern Massachusetts, you know our region offers something wonderful for everyone. In a changing world, we must keep our economy strong to ensure our people and places are here for decades to come. That's why the Chamber's South Shore 2030 plan was created. South Shore 2030: Choosing our Future is our constantly evolving roadmap that guides smart, informed planning decisions. A local team of large and small business leaders, nonprofit leaders, elected officials, and policy experts are building and implementing a plan to promote our region's economic future. Our mission is to create the right environment and balance for our current and future businesses and resident workforce to thrive. Key Accomplishments
2022 HighlightsLearn more about how we drove economic development in the region. Release of South Shore 2030 Infrastructure Priorities Report
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 ROCKLAND, MA AND ALEXANDRIA, VA, ISSUED AUGUST 31, 2022… The South Shore Chamber of Commerce has been named one of three Communications Excellence Best In Show winners by ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. ACCE is the leading national association for chambers of commerce and economic development organizations representing over 1,600 members, and more than 9,000 industry professionals. The South Shore Chamber of Commerce initially won the 2022 Award for Communication Excellence for “Overall Best Campaign” for their Hello! South Shore campaign. Hello! South Shore is a regional destination marketing campaign that was created and designed to assist the regional recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. After receiving a Regional Pilot Project Grant through the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, the Chamber partnered with local towns, businesses, and organizations to create a series of excursions that ran throughout the summer. The excursions were designed to spotlight arts, culture, history, outdoors, food, shops, recreation, holiday events, farmers’ markets, and neighborhoods across the South Shore. The campaign was the first to formally promote the South Shore region. It’s companion website www.hellosouthshore.com encouraged 600,000+ residents to think of “local” as more than their own neighborhood or town and promoted broader exploration. This was accomplished through an exciting and robust marketing campaign—launched in less than six weeks— spotlighting discovery and the many excursions across the 25 cities and towns the chamber represents. The Chamber enlisted local business members for campaign creation including logo and creative development as well as media placement. The campaign launch spanned three months during the summer of 2021 with 125 unique communications produced and delivered through email, radio, social media, billboard, magazine, and other forms of media. The website, www.hellowsouthshore.com, is still very much the hub for all the excursions and places to visit in the region. As a result of this groundbreaking campaign for the South Shore Chamber, Hello! South Shore reached nearly a million impressions in just 13 weeks. The project also provided countless local businesses, organizations, and events the much-needed support they deserve as they recover from operational losses due to the pandemic. The Best In Show Award was announced live at the ACCE Annual Convention held July 27 in Indianapolis. The Hello! South Shore campaign competed against major metro chambers and regional chambers in 3 other award categories including Digital Media, Website, Print & Electronic Publications. “Effective communications and storytelling are crucial to supporting a chamber’s mission and showcasing its impact,” said ACCE President & CEO Sheree Anne Kelly. “The South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s innovative efforts to help drive engagement and make a difference in the region it serves are inspiring and very deserving of this recognition.” “Looking ahead and beyond recovery, the Hello! South Shore project is directly linked to our larger economic and community development goals as part of the South Shore 2030 Plan,” explained Peter Forman, president & CEO of the 121-year-old chamber. “If you’re thinking about a campaign to brand your region, think local. Marketing the assets of your community to outsiders falls flat if the local businesses and residents don’t recognize and value those assets first.” A panel of communications and marketing professionals from ten U.S.-based chambers of commerce evaluated entries submitted for this year’s competition. Entries were organized by category — based on the chamber’s annual revenue. Judges presented 13 Awards of Excellence and three Best in Show awards. About the South Shore Chamber of Commerce The South Shore Chamber of Commerce is the largest, not-for-profit business organization in the region and holds a 5-Star Accreditation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Funded by members and partner businesses for over 120 years, our mission is to cultivate a stronger South Shore economy by encouraging a robust and diverse business climate; and by supporting the local members and communities we represent. We know when businesses succeed, our communities succeed. To learn more, please visit www.southshorechamber.org or call 781-421-3900. About the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) is the professional society supporting the people who lead local, regional, statewide, and international chambers of commerce and related business and economic development organizations. Our membership includes more than 1,600 business/civic organizations worldwide. We provide our members with information resources, thought leadership, education programs, original research, benchmarking, retirement security, and access to a network of peers. For information, visit www.acce.org. Special thanks to all the local businesses and organizations that participated in |
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EAT South Shore and Hello! South Shore are partnering this summer to help spread the word about all the fabulousness that our region has to offer - and, of course, how delicious it is! Have some fun this summer while eating out (or taking out) at our awesome member restaurants.
The rules are simple:
The rules are simple:
- Eat in or get take out from any of the 30+ EAT South Shore restaurants
- Take a photo and tag @eatsouthshore, #hellosouthshore
- Be entered to win a WEEKLY gift card giveaway to an EAT South Shore restaurant!
Participating Restaurants
| Abby Park, Milton Alba on 53, Norwell Alba Restaurant, Quincy Alma Nove, Hingham Atlantica on Cohasset Harbor, Cohasset Bia Bistro, Cohasset Burtons Bar & Grill, Hingham Caffe Tosca, Hingham Carmela's, Kingston The Chantey at Marina Bay, Quincy Clandestine Kitchen Fuel America, Weymouth Galley Kitchen & Bar, Scituate Greenside Grille Restaurant, Hingham Idle Hour, Quincy Jac's Cafe, Rockland Lenny's Hideway, Cohasset Liv Creative Cuisine, Marshfield Local 02045, Hull | Lucca South Shore, Rockland Mamma Mia's, various location Nantasket Flatts, Hull Novara Restaurant, Milton Olde Salt House, Cohasset The Parrot, Hull Players Sports Bar & Grille, Rockland The Quarry Restaurant, Hingham The Range, Hingham Red Lion Tavern, Cohasset Sarcastic Swine BBQ, Abington Stars on Hingham Harbor, Hingham Three V, Plymouth The Tinker's Son, Norwell Tosca, Hingham Trident Galley & Raw Bar, Hingham Wahlburgers, Hingham WATERCLUB, Quincy Zef Cicchetti & Raw Bar, Quincy |
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