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The Mall at Barnes Crossing celebrates silver anniversary

March 2015

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Retail picture changing in Tupelo

here has been a bit of retail news in Tupelo in recent weeks, perhaps ushering in a new era for Northeast Mississippi’s shopping hub.

From downtown to Midtown, from west Tupelo to Barnes Crossing, things are happening.

With retail sales close to $2 billion a year, Tupelo and Lee County are a natural focal point for developers.

In this month’s issue of the Business Journal, you’ll note the focus on The Mall at Barnes Crossing.

The mall turns 25 this month, a veritable senior citizen in the ever-changing landscape of retailing.

The nation is littered with the “dead malls,” defined as malls with high vacancy rates and/or low consumer traffic. There’s even a website dedicated to them.

You won’t find the The Mall at Barnes Crossing on site, as it remains the retail anchor for the region.

The mall recently got a new majority owner in New Yorkbased Rouse Properties, and in a

Q&A in this issue, the company says it has big plans for its newest addition. No doubt we’ll see a renovation inside and out in the coming years, DENNIS and an effort to SEID bring more high-traffic tenants.

• Speaking of tenants, V.M. Cleveland looks to attract a few for a strip center he’s building next to the Tupelo Furniture Market where a Brooks Grocery store was to have been built.

Cleveland, the chairman of the market and the developer of the property at the corner of West Jackson Extended and Coley Road, said another grocery store has expressed interest in locating in the 35,000-square-foot strip center.

“We’re going ahead with the project, and we have six to 10 tenants interested in it,” Cleveland. “We do have another grocery store interested in it. I’m in

the process of going on without the grocery store, but if there is interest in it, we can put them at the end of the center.”

Brooks owner Brooks Davis shelved his idea in December after word that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was looking to build up to three of its smaller-format Walmart Neighborhood Markets in the city.

Llast month, city Development Services director Shane Hooper confirmed that WalMart had formally requested a permit to build a 40,000-squarefoot Neighborhood Market on South Gloster Street next to the former Atlanta Bread Co. • In the Barnes crossing area, work is moving quickly on the Academy Sports store on North Gloster Street, where the Katy, Texas-based company is building its fifth Mississippi location.

So why did the company pick Tupelo?

“With how much access Tupelo residents and the surrounding communities have to outdoor recreation and youth sports, we’re excited to cater to such an active community with

diverse recreation interests,” said Ken Attaway, Academy Sports and Outdoors’ executive vice president and chief operating officer. “We look forward to offering family fun at our everyday low prices for years to come.”

The 62,000-square-foot Tupelo store will employ about 125 people, the company said.

Some out-parcel lots are available by the Academy Sports store, which could lead to other retailers – or restaurants – to locate near it.

• Seeing all this activity, inevitably a question is asked about Target.

A lot of things need to happen before we see Target in the AllAmerica City, not the least of which is where the store would go. Sure, there’s land available, but the question is how much is will that land cost, and how much will it cost to get the site ready?

Target recently stumbled in Canada, where it shut down its more than 100-store operation there after only two years. It also announced it was cutting several thousand jobs at its

headquarters.

So, not everybody likes Target it seems. To be fair, Canadian shoppers found Target stores there to be under-stocked, with prices higher than Targets in the U.S. In addition, Target was going up against two well-established retailers. Plus Canada has far fewer people than the U.S., which means there are far fewer consumers to share the pie.

If a developer has deep enough pockets to lure Target, it will then lookt o quickly land other retailers and restaurants on the site to help pay for those development costs. That could mean recruiting existing ones in the market, as well as recruiting new ones.

But that’s putting the cart before the horse.

In the meantime, retailing will continue to evolve in Tupelo. If retail sales continue to grow, then perhaps somebody will eventually put a bull’s-eye on the city and make a lot of shoppers very, very happy.

Contact DENNIS SEID at (662) 6781578 or dennis.seid@journalinc.com.

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Celebrating silver

BY DENNIS SEID

The Mall at Barnes Crossing turns 25 years old

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TUPELO – For the first couple of years The Mall at Barnes Crossing was open, it was a common sight to see as many cattle as customers.

Built on what had once been thriving dairy farm land, the mall replaced homes, barns and other farm-related buildings.

Mall security, which today circles the bustling parking lot, often had to rustle up cattle back then..

Fortunately, one of the security guards a quartercentury ago was handy with a rope and was able to round up the bovines until the neighboring farmer could retrieve the escapees.

It’s a story that mall general manager Jeff Snyder often tells. Today, his neighbors now mainly consist of retailers, restaurants, banks and other businesses.

Snyder joined the mall in 1992, and said its impact on the area has been significant.

“As the only enclosed mall within a 90-mile radius, The Mall at Barnes Crossing serves a trade area of more than 450,000 people and sees an average of 12 million shoppers annually,” he said. “The mall has a large economic impact on the region, providing tax revenues for the city and many jobs at its over 90 specialty stores.”

The Food Court at the mall at Barnes Crossing is popular spot in the 690,000-square-foot center.

When the mall opened in 1990, sales per square foot averaged $151; today, that figure hovers around $360, making it one of the top three or four performing malls in the state.

In the late 1980s, Tupelo had two malls – the downtown mall that is now the BancorpSouth Arena and the Tupelo Mall, which now is Midtown Pointe, a medical and professional complex (it was formerly Gloster Creek Village).

But even with those two malls, research from the Community Development Foundation showed that Tupelo was missing out on millions of shopping dollars because residents were leaving town to shop.

Harry Martin, the CDF’s president-emeritus, was accustomed to recruiting manufacturers and other

industrial organizations to Tupelo and Lee County. But he and the CDF decided to recruit a regional mall.

“You’d be surprised, when we did the study, to see how many people were going to Birmingham and Memphis to go to the big malls and shop,” Martin said in an earlier interview with the Daily Journal. “We wanted to capture those sales and the tax dollars.We had to do that to stay competitive and to grow as the center of Northeast Mississippi.”

CDF commissioned studies, which recommended building a regional mall that would draw shoppers from across Northeast Mississippi. But the plans didn’t specifically call for the development in Tupelo.

According to Snyder, multiple towns around Tu-

The mall attracts walkers as well as shoppers. pelo wanted the retail project.

However, Tupelo was able to attract the attention of Owensboro, Kentuckybased David Hocker and Associates. The retail developer visited the region and looked at multiple locations. The four locations it scouted in Tupelo included one on McCullough Boulevard and another on Highway 45-Alternate just north of Verona.

Hocker and Associates, along with joint-venture partner R.F. Coffin Enterprises of Cleveland, Ohio, opened the mall in March 1990.

A CRAZY IDEA

Asked why his company chose Tupelo, in particular the site in what was once called Ruff’s Bottom, named after the family that owned the land in the area, Hocker said the choice was “simple.”

“We looked at several other sites, we looked at the trade area, and our feeling was that Tupelo would be the dominant retail market in the region,” Hocker said.

“People thought we were crazy.”

Martin also remembers many skeptical people in Tupelo.

“The feasibility report for

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a regional mall and its success was much greater than most people in the town thought was reasonable,” Martin said. “In my years with CDF, I saw a lot of projects that members of the community thought wouldn’t be successful. …

It’s been highly successful.”

Snyder remembers people saying there was no way people would drive six miles from Crosstown to shop.

“So many people said it would never work,” Snyder said.

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Q&A: The Mall at Barnes Crossing The Mall at Barnes Crossing marks its 25th anniversary this month.

Jeff Snyder, the mall’s general manager, joined the mall in 1992 and has seen the landscape literally and figuratively change over the years.

The most recent change is a new majority owner of the mall.

Last September, NewYork-based Rouse Properties bought a 51 percent stake in the mall and now is its managing owner.

Missy Heanue, Rouse’s vice president of marketing, joined Snyder in a Q&A with the Business Journal.

Q: WHAT ARE THE PLANS for The Mall at Barnes Crossing to celebrate its silver anniversary? Anything special to mark the occasion?

JS: ON MARCH 7TH, the official anniversary, we will be hosting a family friendly birthday party with cake for Barney Bear, the mall’s mascot.We will also be hanging photos of the land before the mall was built to honor a historic site that today serves as a central gathering place in the Tupelo community.

Q:WHAT ARE SOME of the highlights of the past 25 years that stand out most about the mall, and the area around it?

JS: I HAVE MANY MEMORIES throughout the years. Most of them revolve around people. Customers, employees and those in the community who have believed in all that has happened at Barnes Crossing We have had two weddings at the mall and 150 couples have had their vows renewed. Barnes Crossing has played an important role in lives of the entire community.

We also host many community events that give back. Last year’s tornado relief efforts come to

malls more relevant and give shoppers and families more reasons to visit and spend time at the mall.

Our cosmetic renovation programs involve everything from installing new and upgraded amenities such as freeWi-Fi from end zone to end zone, soft seating, new flooring and lighting, fresh paint and upgraded interior and exterior signage. Our strategic capital programs involve targeting certain portions of our malls where we can reconfigure excess, unproductive retail space to accommodate a better quality merchandise mix that may consist of high volume restaurants, entertainment tenants and leading national larger format tenants.

While we can’t share any specific details at this time, we see great potential in The Mall at Barnes Crossing and are evaluating similar opportunities.

ADAM ROBISON | BUY AT PHOTOS.DJOURNAL.COM Q:THERE’S THE LONG-HELD BELIEF A shopper walks past Charlotte Russe inside The Mall at Barnes Crossing. It is one of nearly 90 ten- that the life of a mall is around 20 ants inside the mall, which turns 25 this month. years, yet TMBC seems to only get better with age.What makes the mind and the mediathon that the energy and excitement from market trade area with limited en- mall the exception rather than the raised over $242,000 to help those the community when the mall of- closed mall competition, which rule? who lost their homes. ficially opened. meets our criteria when evaluatMH:WE UNDERSTAND THAT the There are many highlights, but What inspired me was that a ing acquisitions opportunities.

Mall at Barnes Crossing is an imhearing customers share their developer could look at farmland portant part of the Tupelo commemories associated with the two years earlier and see the reQ:WHAT PLANS does Rouse have munity and we are committed to mall is very special. gion’s future at Barnes Crossing. for the mall? Renovations, expan- its long term success.We have a sions, etc. – what can shoppers strong track record of positioning Q:WHEN IT OPENED in 1990, there Q:WHAT ATTRACTED Rouse to the expect, and how soon can we exour assets as the premier regional was nothing else but a lot of farm- mall? pect them? retail destination in their respecland. Lots of cows. Did you ever MH:THE MALL AT BARNES CROSSMH:WE ARE CONSTANTLY evaluat- tive market with the quality of reenvision seeing what’s happened ING features strong anchor tenants ing opportunities across our port- tail mix and environment that today not only to the mall, but the and a diverse mix of national, refolio to add value for shoppers, today’s consumers demand and Barnes Crossing District itself? gional and local retailers.We saw retailers and the local communiexpect.

JS: IT’S BEEN AMAZING to see the an opportunity to leverage our ties where our malls reside.We There is a long and growing list transformation of the Tupelo area. proven national platform and ex- have invested in several cosmetic of prominent retail, restaurant Initially, the mall looked out of pertise as a regional mall operator renovations and redevelopment and entertainment brands that place amongst all the farmland. to further improve the quality of projects that have repositioned are focusing their expansion efBut after 25 years it’s the farmland the asset, optimize its merchanand enhanced our malls to attract forts in the middle markets and that looks out of place. dising mix and enhance the over- better quality retailers and inwe believe the mall’s attractive poTupelo has transformed into a all customer experience. crease the frequency and duration sition in the Tupelo trade area vibrant and growing trade area In addition, The Mall at Barnes of shopper visits. makes it an ideal location for high and serves as a regional hub for Crossing serves an expansive and The capital improvements we profile names that are looking for retail and service.You could feel fundamentally strong middle make are designed to make our quality real estate.

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doubters, Hocker’s group bought 170 acres. The land extended to the property that now houses the main mall, Toys R Us, Red Lobster, Pier 1, Waffle House, Baskin Robbins, Ryan’s, Old Navy and LifeWay. Hocker said that Barnes Crossing Road, as well as North Gloster Street, were both two-laned roads when his company chose the site for the mall.

Snyder said that Barnes Crossing Road, the name inspiration for the mall, was a gravel road.

“We paid for a big part of the road improvements that were made,” Hocker said, noting that it was the first of several improvements the mall has made through the years.

The last major project, completed six years ago, was a $13 million renovation and expansion plan that’s added national retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Coldwater

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The last major renovation at The Mall at Barnes Crossing was a $13 million project that brought several new retailers, including Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Dick's Sporting Goods.

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Kmart, McRae’s and JCPenney as the anchor stores. Reed’s also was one of the original specialty stores, becoming the first merchant from Uptown – which is now downtown Tupelo – to open a store in the Barnes Crossing area.

According to Daily Journal coverage of the mall at the time, the mall had 43 specialty retailers signed to join the anchors at its opening on March 7, 1990.

Food court tenants included Corn Dog 7, Chick-fil-A, Sbarro and Elrod’s Hamburgers.

The mall mix changed over the years, with Snyder saying it was able to attract more national retailers as it proved it could draw shoppers. Chains such as Gap and Bath & Body Works came.

“Retail is constantly evolving, changing, and we’ve changed over the years, too,” Hocker said.

“But I think we’ve been very successful. We’ve served the trade area exceptionally well. The mall has been very positive for our company.”

Last September, the mall got a new owner.

One of the largest mall owners in the country bought a 51 percent con-

trolling interest in The Mall at Barnes Crossing and the nearby Market Center shopping center.

Rouse Properties, a New York-based real estate investment trust, entered a joint venture with David Hocker and Associates.

With the deal, Rouse took over as the managing owner of the properties.

The deal, valued at nearly $99 million, includes a one-year, $67 million non-recourse loan, which is a loan secured by collateral.

Rouse purchased the ownership share of R.F. Coffin Enterprises.

“The acquisition represents Rouse’s 36th mall and 23rd state and is consistent with the company’s goal to continue to upgrade and diversify its asset base across the country,” said Andrew Silberfein, president and CEO of Rouse Properties, when the deal was announced.

Rouse’s addition of The Mall at Barnes Crossing gives the company some 25 million square feet of retail space across the country.

“The combination of Rouse’s national platform and Hocker’s experience and proven track record will enable us to drive revenue and sales productivity and optimize the

merchandising mix at the properties,” Silberfein said.

David E. Hocker, chairman of David Hocker and Associates, said his company has been “highly focused on the Tupelo market for more than 25 years and are pleased and honored by the opportunity to partner and work with the outstanding team at Rouse. The energy and vision that Rouse brings to our partnership offers great promise for the future of The Mall at Barnes Crossing and Market Center.”

Rouse will make some significant enhancements to the mall, but the details aren’t quite ready to be announced, said Missy Heanue, Rouse’s vice president of marketing.

“We are constantly evaluating opportunities across our portfolio to add value for shoppers, retailers and the local communities where our malls reside,” she said “We have invested in several cosmetic renovations and redevelopment projects that have repositioned and enhanced our malls to attract better quality retailers and increase the frequency and duration of shopper visits. The capital improvements we make are designed to make our malls more relevant and give shoppers and families more reasons to visit and spend time at the mall.”

Henue said Rouse’s renovation programs at its other properties include installing new and upgraded amenities such as free Wi-Fi, soft seating, new flooring and lighting, fresh paint and upgraded interior and exterior signage.

“Our strategic capital programs involve targeting certain portions of our malls where we can reconfigure excess, unproductive retail space to accommodate a better quality merchandise mix that may consist of high volume restaurants, entertainment tenants and leading national larger format tenants,” she said.

“While we can’t share any specific details at this time, we see great potential in The Mall at Barnes Crossing and are evaluating similar opportunities.” dennis.seid@journalinc.com

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Ever thought of starting your own business?

Changing course from working as an employee to an entrepreneur is a very big step, but if done correctly, business ownership can be a very rewarding life choice. To ensure a successful transition into becoming your own boss, the Renasant Center for IDEAs, the Tupelo/Lee County Regional Business Incubator, can help!

The Renasant Center for IDEAs is ready to help your small business grow into a global competitor in today’s economy. Powered by a suite of productive services and resources, we help design, develop and eventually distribute your business goals into the community and global economy.

Since its opening in 2006, the Renasant Center for IDEAs has graduated a diverse list of clients into the community including Mabus Agency, Homestretch Furniture, Snyder and Company, Hyperion Technology Group and songShine, among others.

As a small business owner, you will have to wear many hats to solve problems and take advantage of opportunities to grow. That’s why we offer the following services:

Help with the fundamentals of starting a business: ✓ One-on-one business counseling ✓ Business plan reviews to help you stay on track ✓ Choosing qualified employees ✓ Networking with other business owners

Welcome to the Renasant Center for IDEAs!

MANPOWER

Administrative Services

✓ Basic clerical assistance ✓ Mail and package handling ✓ Desk-top publishing ✓ Access to common office equipment such as a printer, scanner, copier and a fax machine.

Technical Services ✓ Connections to legal assistance ✓ Market research ✓ Connections to business financing To schedule a tour of the Renasant Center for IDEAs and learn more about how the business development program can help you create a new future, contact Judd Wilson at (662) 842-4521.

Interested in starting a business? Let the Renasant Center for IDEAs and the MS Small Business Development Center help you get started.

‘Starting a Business – First Steps’ March 10

‘Business Issues – Disaster Recovery’ March 13

‘How to Develop a Business Plan’ March 24

All events are from 1-2:30 p.m.

To register for a workshop or for more information, contact Dana Cawthon at 1-800-725-7232 or economicdevelopment@olemiss.edu.

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Each month, we sit down with a tenant of the Renasant Center for IDEAs and talk ideas, opportunities and business. This month, we caught up with Brian Jenkins of Jenkins Appraisal Services. Jenkins Appraisal Services is located at 398 E. Main St., Ste. 117 and can be contacted at (662) 419-9115.

Tenant Spotlight

Jenkins Appraisal Services Each month, we sit down with a Renasant Center for IDEAs tenant and talk ideas, opportunities and business. This month, we caught up with Certified Appraiser Brian Jenkins of Jenkins Appraisal Services.

to other similar homes that have sold in the last twelve months in the neighborhood or broader market area. Appraisers are not home inspectors, but we do look for obvious signs of structural, plumbing, electrical or other maintenance WHY IS IT IMPORTANT for issues that may need to be someone to get an ap- addressed. praisal?

YEAR AFTER YEAR, there WHAT IMPROVEMENTS add are thousands of transac- the most value to my tions in Mississippi involv- home? ing the purchase, sale or ALTHOUGH EVALUATED refinance of a residential CASE-BY-CASE, improvehome. Appraisals can help ment costs are not usually a home seller make an edu- recovered in our market cated decision when deter- when determining apmining the selling price of praisal valuation versus his or her home, whether cost. However, improving a listing independently or home’s marketability with the assistance of a real should be considered estate agent. A certified ap- when making improvepraiser follows state and ments as this could signififederal laws and regula- cantly shorten selling time. tions that govern the pro- Adding square footage may fessional valuation of real be a seller’s best option in estate and provides reliable adding home value, but adhome values required by ditions should be easily lending institutions. Ap- completed, for instance, by praisals are also beneficial finishing an attic. A homeor necessary for private owner should be careful mortgage insurance re- not to overbuild their Gross moval, tax assessments, di- Living Area in comparison vorce settlements, estate to other homes in the planning, employee reloca- neighborhood, but should tions and more. add functional living space at a low build out costs in WHAT DOES an appraiser order to maximize return. look for?

Any tips for those OUR JOB as an appraiser preparing for a home apis to take on the role of a praisal? knowledgeable buyer. We Finish any minor retypically compare a home touching you may have

About the Renasant Center for IDEAs

Operated by the Community Development Foundation, the Renasant Center for IDEAs (RCFI) serves as Tupelo/Lee County’s business incubator by lowering startup costs for new businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to an affordable office space, services are available to tenants including assistance with business basics, management and financial training, technical, accounting and research. Since its construction in 2006, 16 businesses have graduated from the Center, creating 374 jobs in Lee County. Currently, 27 RCFI tenants employ 126 workers. started. Make your home look as finished and as nice as possible; don’t leave any unfinished painting or renovation jobs in limbo. Get those done and you’ll do your appraisal a favor. Appraisers do not consider how clean your house is, but taking care of maintenance items, yard work, etc. allows the appraiser to view your home in the most accurate possible way.

For more information about Jenkins Appraisal Services, call (662) 4199115.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

Gain Business Exposure at CDF Roundtable Events WHAT IS a business roundtable?

THE CHAMBER’S FREE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE offers an important educational, promotional, and networking opportunity to businesses of all sizes. The event agenda features brief, informative reports given by 10 CDF Chamber member businesses to over 40 members at each meeting.

HOW CAN business roundtable events help my professional network grow?

BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE meetings offer a variety of discussions encouraging active engagement between CDF Chamber members representing a wide range of occupations from contractors, medical professionals, non-profits, retail, restaurants, and more. By joining these roundtable discussions, CDF members facilitate the growth of our business community and local economy, as well as gain exposure while making effective connections throughout the Chamber network.

“As the advertising di-

Join us for CDF Business Roundtable

Wednesday, March 25 4:00 p.m.

CDF Boardroom 398 E Main St., CDF Center

Free for CDF members.

For more information, contact Emily Addison at (662) 842-4521 or eaddison@cdfms.org. rector for the Daily Journal, attending CDF’s Business Roundtable is important in order to find out about new or expanding businesses in our area.

I also have time to network with area business

owners, including existing and prospective clients, before and after the meetings. The meetings are casual and fun. Come join us.”

RICHARD CRENSHAW

CDF Business Roundtable Chairman

Support Mississippi’s workforce by responding to HB 911 and SB 2457 at msmec.com The recent findings of Blueprint Mississippi’s competitiveness study reveal Mississippi’s approach to workforce training requires streamlining in order to compete in a recovery economy.

The Mississippi Economic Development Council stated, “Mississippi must cut through the red tape of committing targeted workforce project dollars and increase our pool of available dollars – or continue losing out to other states – like Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, who have already set up streamlined systems.”

The Mississippi Legislature has advanced bills

aimed at improving our state's workforce training system.

Mississippi's Strategic Workforce Program – Mississippi Works Fund outlined by Governor Bryant and currently being worked on in the legislature (HB 911 and SB 2457) will do just that.

The Mississippi Works Fund improves our current system by: • Reallocating $50 million over two years of surplus unemployment compensation fund dollars to make a meaningful difference.

• Providing a streamlined system for targeting these funds for strategic workforce development.

This proposal is good

news for our business community, but because the bills differ in approach - there is still a lot of ground to cover over the next few weeks as the Legislature further considers this issue.

Show your support behind workforce training at msmec.com. Your online response to these proposals gives you an opportunity to have a meaningful voice without leaving your desk.

Thank you for your continued partnership in the economic development of our community, region and state. Together, we can make Mississippi a better place for all its citizens and businesses.

MARCH 2015

Five reasons a current membership listing is important for your business

1

CONSUMERS SEARCH FOR YOUR BUSINESS THROUGH CDFMS.ORG CDF’s 1,200 members received a combined total of over 463,000 referrals and searches last year. Referrals and search statistics are made up of member page hits, search results, url clicks, map clicks and ChamberAdvantage participants. With this many referrals given, correct membership information is imperative for maximum consumer reach!

2 3 is correct.

REFERRALS The chamber receives one thousand phone referral requests each year. CDF only refers chamber members so make sure your information

CONSUMERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO SHOP WITH CHAMBER MEMBERS Recent research by The Shapiro Group has shown that by just being a member of a Chamber of Commerce, consumers are 73% more likely to be aware of a business, 68% more likely to think positively of its local reputation, and are 80% more likely to continue to do busi-

ness there. Show your Chamber support by maintaining an up-to-date membership listing.

4

CHAMBER MEMBERS CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH EACH OTHER We’re all in this together!

One of the main goals of any Chamber of Commerce is its member-to-member support. By providing adequate contact information for your business, a chamber member is more likely to solicit your services.

5

HIGH NEWCOMER TRAFFIC A great resource for those relocating to our area, CDF’s membership directory sees high traffic from newcomers in search of a variety of services including moving companies, real estate agents, health care providers and more. Help our area’s new residents feel welcome by updating your information and being available to offer your services!

View your membership listing at cdfms.org. To update your contact information, call Zandra Hereford at (662) 842-4521 or zhereford@cdfms.org.

Have you checked your online membership listing lately? Please visit our online directory at www.tupelochamber.com, and check your membership lising for accuracy.

Contact us at (662) 842-4521 or zhereford@cdfms.org to update your information.

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CDF Ambassadors vital to Tupelo/Lee County business community A vital role in the Chamber’s membership outreach and retention program, CDF Ambassadors serve the Tupelo/Lee County business community by enhancing communication between the CDF Board of Directors, staff and the general CDF membership.

The Ambassador Program consists of volunteers from the Chamber membership who assist the Chamber in various activities. This year’s club represents such business sectors as technology, communications, banking, real estate, non-profits, insurance, hotel and hospitality management, restaurants and telecommunications, among others. Participation in the club gives participants a unique opportunity to share their business with the community and other Ambassadors, while serving as goodwill emissaries of CDF’s Chamber of Commerce division.

“Our Ambassadors are vital in helping our staff meet the needs of our 1,200 members,” said Karen Geddie, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce for CDF. “They generate excitement and enthusiasm within our membership and business community through their participation in ribbon cuttings, grand openings and other Chamber events.”

The CDF Ambassador Program consists of volunteers from the CDF membership who assist the Chamber in various activities. This year’s club represents such business sectors as technology, communications, banking, real estate, non-profits, insurance, hotel and hospitality management, restaurants and telecommunications, among others. Participation in the club gives participants a unique opportunity to share their business with the community and other Ambassadors, while serving as goodwill emissaries of CDF’s Chamber of Commerce division.

By attending events, CDF Ambassadors not only facilitate CDF’s connection to its members but also develop relationships for their own businesses. A perfect committee for those in sales, it often offers the opportunity to meet the newly opened businesses that join the

CDF. They also make sure the needs of our current members are being met through visits, calls and email. In addition to attending CDF events, Ambassadors make crucial visits and phone calls to member businesses ensuring all the needs of our businesses are met.

AMBASSADOR OF THE MONTH June Wigginton, independent associate with Legal Shield - Grady Wigginton & Associates, is January’s Ambassador of the Month.

June attended ten CDF events and ribbon cuttings and contacted 19 CDF members through the member mentor program. Congratulations, June!

Robinson and Associates President and COO Ty Robinson said, "CDF shows that it puts its 'better foot forward' with the Ambassador program. It says a lot to our community and our prospects that we have a dedicated group of volunteers – some business owners and some em-

ployees – who take time out of their working day to give support to the businesses and industries within our community in a variety of different ways.

Not only does CDF 'talk the talk,' the Ambassadors show that CDF 'walks the walk.'"

Ambassadors serve a

term of one calendar year, beginning in May of each year. Ambassadors receive credits for attending and volunteering at Chamber events, assisting in bringing in new members and helping with member retention. An Ambassador of the Month is recognized each month, with an Ambassador of the Year recognized at the CDF Annual Meeting each spring.

"Milton Burle said, ‘If opportunity doesn't knock, then build a door.’ This is how I view CDF. It supports local business with free advertisements, free usage of meeting space, and a CDF ChamberAdvantage Program for discounts that you may use and also become a part of at no cost,” said Cheryl Foster of Tupelo Wingate by Windham.

“CDF is a door that is built for you to have success in your business-- now just ‘knock’ and the door will be opened. The leadership and Ambassadors are here to mentor you as you walk in this opportunity for success and growth.”

Nominations for the 2015-2016 CDF Ambassador program year are now being accepted.

For more information about the CDF Ambassadors Club or to submit a nomination for the CDF Ambassador’s Club, please contact Emily Addison at (662) 842-4521 or eaddison@cdfms.org.

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2015

Event sponsorships provide unique opportunities If you are seeking non-traditional opportunities to drive visibility of your company, the Community Development Foundation offers a powerful marketing strategy developed to increase your market reach through Chamber event sponsorships.

Here are a few reasons why sponsoring an event is a brilliant way to promote your business:

Create, Develop & Enhance Credibility

Brand Awareness & Recognition

Businesses in general have few opportunities to build trust and establish rapport with clients and prospects. Getting involved with an event and being seen as dependable and supportive will accelerate the process. Attending an event is important but standing out in the crowd by being a sponsor will highlight you and your business with a captive audience.

Logo placement in a variety of places such as signs, websites, and email marketing campaigns, as well as radio and television promotions, will increase your brand awareness.

Being recognized as a sponsor communicates value and support with the audience.

Community Involvement & Giving Back

Highly Targeted Marketing

Corporations that get involved with local events send a message to the attendees that they are genuinely interCDF is responsible for bringing an audience who will ested in the community’s well being. Companies that show benefit from its program, so the majority of people who generosity for a cause spark more human interest and apattend an event will most likely know others with similar peal to the audience than those who do not. interests. Remember, not only will you be in front of them, but you have a chance to be recommended to their connections as well.

Save the date 2015 CDF Chamber Events

For more information, visit cdfms.org/events.

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CRYE-LEIKE REALTORS

RASBERRY FINANCIAL SERVICES

Crye-Leike Realtors celebrated their grand re-opening with a ribbon cutting after being displaced for eight months from the April 28, 2014 tornado. The sixth largest independent real estate company in the United States, Crye-Leike Realtors has operated in Tupelo since 2001, with 36 agents currently on staff. Crye-Leike Realtors is located at 1289 N Gloster St., Ste. A, and can be contacted at (662) 680-9355 or online at crye-leike.com.

A ribbon cutting was held at Rasberry Financial Services to celebrate their grand opening at 499 Gloster Creek Vlg., Ste. BC-7 at Midtown Pointe. Offering personalized financial planning services, Rasberry Financial Services can help you address your needs of today and planning for tomorrow, and also has the distinction of offering services to professional athletes playing football, baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf. For more information or to contact Rasberry Financial Services, call (662) 419-4319 or online at rasberryfinancial.com.

Commercial • Industrial • Residential Electrical Services

New customers are searching for you online!

Are you being found? http://thrive.ms

4875 Cliff Gookin Blvd. • Tupelo, MS Mike Timmons, Owner

Phone: 662-844-4053 Cell: 662-790-5922

www.timmonselectricms.com • miketimmons@comcast.net

A SIGN OF OUR SUCCESS Century 21 has 12 fantastic agents who are willing to

help you find exactly what you are looking for. Visit our website or download our app to see properties for sale or receive alerts on the place you’re interested in.

We also offer First-Time Home Buyer information, comparable market analyses, and much more.

We promise to help you make the impossible, possible.

There is a difference when choosing

Century 21..

1720 McCULLOUGH BLVD. TUPELO, MS 662.842.7878 or TOLL FREE 800.810.7777 suegardnerrealty@century21.com SueGardnerRealty.com

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CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2015

CHAMBER CONNECTION

MARCH 2015

Join us for New Member Networking New CDF members and new employees of current CDF members are invited.

Tuesday, March 31 4:00 p.m.

398 E Main St., CDF Center, CDF Boardroom

Bring your business cards and co-workers, and come network with other new CDF members.

This event is free for CDF members.

Registration required at www.cdfms.org.

Does your business have exciting news to share?

Contact Mallory Rutledge at mrutledge@cdfms.org or (662) 842-4521 to have it published in CDF’s monthly e-newsletter, Chamber Connection 2.0.

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Facebook is not a marketing plan – but be social

I

f there is one piece of social media technology Northeast Mississippians – residents and businesses alike –are obsessed with it’s Facebook.

It is an inevitability in today’s business climate because everyone appears to be using it. But that’s not completely true.

Mississippi business owners often look at national Facebook statistics and read about Facebook marketing and then get frustrated when their target market doesn’t bite.

Facebook has 1.9 billion mobile active users, which is impressive.

But the more specific we get, the faster the number dwindles. Only 890 million people use the social media site each day.

These numbers are impressive, even when drilled down, but to say everyone is on Facebook is an overstatement.

Approximately 37 percent of Mississippi residents use Facebook, with only around 50 percent of those logging in daily. Therefore, less than 19 percent of the population has access to your messaging on any given day.

That 19 percent isn’t always the demographic you want. It’s 18-34 year olds, but 18-34 year olds who make less than $30,000 each year on average. And those who connect with you are only the ones who like your page.

The upside is this: If you can pull together meaningful content that will point your target market to a website or your business, Facebook has a low cost of entry.

Think about Facebook like a party. If you show up and start promoting yourself and handing out coupons before making introductions and learning about the other partygoers, you won’t be invited back. Facebook isn’t a billboard, it’s a conversation. Facebook isn’t marketing,

it’s a social platform.

Facebook also isn’t insulated locally like other social and marketing media. Facebook is an unforgiving environment. Not only will people notice a gaffe, it’s easily shareable. That’s Marketing why you have to make sure the content you post Matters is high quality. Don’t share a poorly lit photoJOSH graph of your products or MABUS a misspelled quote.

Just be social.

I recently took a large group of colleagues from around the state to lunch at a local Tupelo restaurant. The next day I got a message on my Facebook account from the restaurant owner thanking me for the business and exposure. That is how to use Facebook – to engage customers in a personal space. Facebook is a place for thank you notes, shout outs and sharing.

Facebook is not your website, but it can point to your website. Facebook is not a reliable place to host your video messaging, but it’s a wonderful place to share your messaging, or better yet, your outtakes.

Whatever you do, don’t invite people to like a business page you aren’t updating and engaging with regularly.

It is important to remember Facebook is not a marketing plan. Facebook is a social medium. Now go out there and make some friends.

JOSH MABUS is the owner of The Mabus Agency, a marketing and advertising company in Tupelo.

Contact him at (662) 823-2100 or josh@mabusagency.com.

A MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY 25 years ago The Mall at Barnes Crossing opened with only one locally-owned store to compete among the almost 100 new national stores.

Today, having grown to more than double our original size, thanks to you our loyal customers, Reed’s has not only survived, but prevailed.

Our Historic Downtown Tupelo Store, thanks to you, remains strong as well.

Today we renew our reasons for doing business here: “To deliver self-confidence, pride, and joy to every person we meet, every opportunity we have, every day; in an atmosphere of trust, appreciation, and mutual respect; and to provide us pride, joy, and self-confidence in ourselves; income for ourselves and our families; and the satisfaction of being part of a team of generous supporters of community needs and celebrations.”

Since 1990 Reed’s and our employees have donated well over $2 million and thousands of volunteer hours to our communities’ schools, charities, and community projects.

With your continued support, we look forward to being able to contribute even more of our energy and financial support to making Tupelo and Northeast Mississippi the best place in the world to call home.

Jack Reed, Jr. President, Reed’s

Retail pay hikes: What you need to know TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced last month that it was raising the minimum hourly pay for its workers to $9 an hour in April, and to $10 an hour in 2016 for those who are currently employed by the company. The world’s largest retailer was facing pressure from labor activists who were pushing for higher wages, but it is just one of several companies that have recently moved to boost pay for its employees.

Gap Inc., the parent company of Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic, raised its minimum hourly rate for U.S. workers to $9 last year, and then to $10

in 2015. The San Francisco retailer said the pay hike will raise the wages of 65,000 of its 90,000 U.S. employees.

Then in mid-February, Wal-Mart announced a wage boost along with major changes to the company’s training, scheduling and compensation policies.

Last week, TJX Cos., the parent company of discounters T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, also said it was boosting the minimum hourly pay to $9 in June.

Those who have worked at least six months will get an additional bump to $10 an hour in 2016.

The pay raises come as the nationwide fight for higher minimum wage

laws has gained steam.

Some observers say that retailers are also preemptively boosting pay to head off efforts by lawmakers to pass federal legislation mandating a higher minimum wage.

Many companies are also raising pay in order to hold on to employees who increasingly have more options in the job market as the economy improves.

What it means to consumers depends on the company. Giant corporations such as Wal-Mart can swallow some costs and save money by slashing their training and recruiting expenses. Smaller retailers who move to hike pay may be forced to pass expenses onto consumers.

Historic Downtown Tupelo | 842-6453 • Mall at Barnes Crossing | 842-5287 www.reedsms.com

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BUSINESS JOURNAL

MARCH 2015

BUSINESS JOURNAL

MARCH 2015

Business Directory Apartments

Bank

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Bank

Bank Of Okolona

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Business Directory Building Supplies

Commercial Cleaning Services

Commercial Plumbing

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Furniture

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Thank you for choosing RH Plumbing. We appreciate your business

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