Chamber earns honors from TCCE

Grapevine, TX—Local Chambers from across the state of Texas convened Tuesday night June 19, 2018 for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Annual Excellence Awards. The awards honor organizations for exceptional efforts in marketing, communications and media outreach. Awards are judged in seven separate categories: Social Media Marketing and Communications, Brochures, Chamber Map, Magazine or Community Guide, Print /Electronic News, Outstanding Chamber Website, and Outstanding Traditional Marketing Campaign.

In the category of Newsletters the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning first place for its Alice Business Today. In the category of Social Media the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning first place for its content use of Social Media. In the category of Marketing the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning second place and in Brochures, Alice placed second in the state.

“This is an extremely competitive process,” said Page Michel, TCCE Chairman of Communications whose division oversees the process. “This year we had a large number of entries from around the state and judges that were attentive to every detail. Rest assured the winners had to demonstrate their best. A victory tonight truly indicates the Alice Chamber of Commerce is the best in 2017 in four of the seven categories.”

The overall competition had more than 200 entries from which the best were judged by panels of experts in the specific field around the state. “This honor demonstrates the phenomenal work done by the [Insert Chamber] organizationally and in the community” said Kelly Hall, 2018 TCCE Board Chairman and CEO of the Longview Chamber of Commerce.

“One of the primary responsibilities for a chamber is to promote the organization, community and that chamber’s members,” said Hessel. “By winning this award Alice Chamber of Commerce can be held up as an example of the best at promoting the chamber, its businesses and providing excellent information to people in Alice.”

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The Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) is the professional society of chamber of commerce executives and professional staff in the state of Texas. Established in 1908, TCCE remains a strong, viable organization and the longest standing association of chamber of commerce professionals in the nation.
As a private not-for-profit 501 (c)(6) TCCE operates with the primary goal of serving its membership by providing excellence in professional development, networking, resource and idea exchange opportunities and grassroots advocacy information and coordination. Through its publications and other resources TCCE provides operational guidance and leadership to chambers across the state.


Chamber earns honors from TCCE Grapevine, TX—Local Chambers from across the state of Texas convened Tuesday night June 19, 2018 for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) Annual Excellence Awards. The awards honor organizations for exceptional efforts in marketing, communications and media outreach. Awards are judged in seven separate categories: Social Media Marketing and Communications, Brochures, Chamber Map, Magazine or Community Guide, Print /Electronic News, Outstanding Chamber Website, and Outstanding Traditional Marketing Campaign. In the category of Newsletters the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning first place for its Alice Business Today. In the category of Social Media the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning first place for its content use of Social Media. In the category of Marketing the Alice Chamber of Commerce was honored as the best in Texas, winning second place and in Brochures, Alice placed second in the state. “This is an extremely competitive process,” said Page Michel, TCCE Chairman of Communications whose division oversees the process. “This year we had a large number of entries from around the state and judges that were attentive to every detail. Rest assured the winners had to demonstrate their best. A victory tonight truly indicates the Alice Chamber of Commerce is the best in 2017 in four of the seven categories.” The overall competition had more than 200 entries from which the best were judged by panels of experts in the specific field around the state. “This honor demonstrates the phenomenal work done by the [Insert Chamber] organizationally and in the community” said Kelly Hall, 2018 TCCE Board Chairman and CEO of the Longview Chamber of Commerce. “One of the primary responsibilities for a chamber is to promote the organization, community and that chamber’s members,” said Hessel. “By winning this award Alice Chamber of Commerce can be held up as an example of the best at promoting the chamber, its businesses and providing excellent information to people in Alice.” ### The Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives (TCCE) is the professional society of chamber of commerce executives and professional staff in the state of Texas. Established in 1908, TCCE remains a strong, viable organization and the longest standing association of chamber of commerce professionals in the nation. As a private not-for-profit 501 (c)(6) TCCE operates with the primary goal of serving its membership by providing excellence in professional development, networking, resource and idea exchange opportunities and grassroots advocacy information and coordination. Through its publications and other resources TCCE provides operational guidance and leadership to chambers across the state.
2018 Alice Business Today - July 2018