Connemara Chamber of Commerce

#SupportConnemara Marketing Campaign  2021 – Campaign Results Dear Connemara Business / Chamber Member, The Connemara Chamber of Commerce ran a free #SupportConnemara Marketing Campaign in 2021     Campaign Results ❆ Strong Business Engagement – 77 Connemara Businesses submitted to the Support Connemara Campaign   ❆ Creation of 6 Support Connemara Sections –  RETAIL – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/retail/ EAT AND DRINK – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/eat-and-drink/ SERVICES – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/services/ FARMING & EQUINE – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/farming-and-equine/ COMMUNITY AND EVENTS – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/community-and-events/ ACCOMMODATION – https://connemarachamber.ie/supportconnemara/accommodation/ ❆ Full Page Advert – Full page advertisement in the Connacht Tribune (2rd Dec) – See Advertisement Here >> ❆ Editorial – Galway Advertiser ❆ Social – 19872 Support Campaign Views on Social Media Channels ❆ Competition – 584 email addresses collected for Local Email Database SHOPPING VOUCHER COMPETITION 912 Entries to the €500 Shopping Voucher Competition Winner: Constance Masson – Sky Road Clifden – Well done Constance! ❆ Brochure Drop – 5000 Leaflets Dropped encouraging people to Shop and Spend in Connemara – See Brochure Here > ❆ Posters – 150 campaign posters put up  ❆ Radio – 50 plays of Support Connemara advertisements on Connemara FM ❆ Website – 3422 Website Views of SupportConnemara Campaign Landing Page – See Page >> Campaign […]

In April the Chamber wrote to a number of parties asking them to assist with the car parking during the summer months. We are pleased to report that Super Valu  in Clifden are assisting the Chamber by providing a number or spaces on level minus 3 to the business owners and staff of the town to park their cars and therefore freeing up valuable car parking spaces for people visiting the town on business or leisure. Clifden District and Community Council have also agreed to make the area on the beach road formally known as the ball alley available subject to planning and insurance. Car parking spaces are also available at the mart. Basic research shows us that most of the cars parked on street belong to business owners and staff. If business owners and staff park elsewhere it frees up the spaces for people patronising the businesses in the town.

See information on the Outdoor Seating and Accessories Scheme which is currently being administered by Galway County Council. You can submit your application for your business via this link. More info: Fáilte Ireland’s new Outdoor Dining Enhancement Investment Scheme, in partnership with Local Authorities will work to facilitate greater capacity in outdoor dining by supporting Local Authorities and hospitality businesses with upgrading and enhancing streets and public spaces and implementing weather-proofing solutions which will facilitate year-round outdoor dining. This investment scheme will be delivered under the Fáilte Ireland ‘Opening the Outdoors’ strategic pillar which aims to capitalise our outdoor assets and re-imagine our urban spaces. The Outdoor Dining Enhancement Scheme consist of 2 elements: Outdoor Seating & Accessories for Tourism & Hospitality Business – Providing support to individual hospitality and tourism businesses towards the cost of equipment to provide additional outdoor seating and facilitate individual businesses to increase their outdoor dining capacity for the summer of 2021. Weatherproofing & Outdoor Dining Infrastructure – Implement the necessary remedial works and weatherproofing solutions to areas where additional outdoor dining could be possible thereby increasing capacity and locations. Outdoor Seating and Accessories