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inding your dream job in a corner office with approach for your marketing needs. Whether it’s tradeshow giveaways,
a secretary, a personal shopper and a private golf tournament tee gifts, employee recognition or thank you gifts for
bathroom (we can dream) can be tough. Many clients, I help you find the perfect logoed item for your target audience.
Fof us climb the corporate ladder looking for What is your role in the Chamber? For as long as I can
more power, more money, more something, but at the end remember, I’ve been involved on the planning committee for
of the day what is there to show for it? the Annual Golf Tournament in May, helping coordinate the player
Sally Anderson, owner of Key Promotions, was just like the rest package gifts (aka goody bags) and volunteering the day of the event. In
of us: on the corporate climb, spending more time on the clock than recent years, I’ve also volunteered my time at the Chamber Big Expo, held
with her family, but in 2009, that all changed. Starting up her own in the fall. I try to attend two or three Chamber events each month.
company, Sally quickly found that working as her own boss, What percentage of your business came from your
doing something that made a difference in her clients’ involvement in the Chamber? I’d guess probably about 90
lives and in her community, was a whole lot more percent of my customers are Newnan-Coweta Chamber members. I’ve
satisfying than morning gridlock traffic. learned the best way to grow my business is to attend Chamber events,
At Key Promotions, Sally works as get involved and get to know people. Having your name in the Chamber
owner, consultant, marketer, researcher, business directory won’t help unless people actually get to know you. The
distributor and personal cheerleader Chamber gives me plenty of opportunities each month to network.
The Key to Prosperity ~ B Y D A N A B R O W N

to all of the area’s local businesses, In what way has the Chamber impacted your business?
For starters, there’s no way I could have enjoyed the success I
and she is one of the keys helping to open
Sally Anderson Prosperity’s Front Door for Coweta County. have experienced without my involvement in the Chamber. In 2013, I was
How long have you been in
a finalist in the Chamber’s Small Business Awards and then in 2014, I was
business? I started Key Promotions in
this award and one that I will always cherish.
mid-2009. My children were much younger and I wanted a the winner in the Entrepreneur Category. It was a great honor to receive
way to work but be at home as much as possible. I wanted the How important is it for area businesses to get involved
flexibility to set my own schedule and have been very fortunate to in the Chamber, both by becoming a member and by
make a living simply by helping other businesses succeed. attending events? To me, becoming a member is pretty much a
What services does Key Promotions provide to no-brainer for anyone in our community! Becoming an involved member,
Coweta County? As a promotional product distributor, attending events, getting to know other businesses is truly the key in
I provide product ideas, research and a consultative getting your investment back from joining the Chamber.

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PAVILION & RESERVOIR
The Coweta County Water &
Sewerage Authority operates the
300+ acre B.T. Brown Reservoir,
primarily for the production of
drinking water, but its peaceful
waters and pastoral shores are
also a wonderful attraction for
residents and visitors who want
to enjoy the great outdoors.
Fishing is permitted on the
waters, and a park and pavilion
on the shore provides a great
Vision: To be a recognized community location for family picnics,
partner and leader in the water and reunions or just a day out.
sewer industry.
Mission: To enhance and preserve the
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responsible steward of the water resources 770.254.3710 | www.cowetawater.com
with which we have been entrusted. 545 Corinth Road | Newnan, GA 30263

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