Who Says Twitter Won’t Get You Anywhere?

Whoever said that Twitter would get you nowhere didn’t have the right username! According to a recent article on WWLP.com, 22-year-old Ashley Terekes of Westfield, MA got a free trip to The Ashes Cricket Tournament in Australia through Twitter. How, you ask? Well, Ashley’s username is “@theashes” and some fans of The Ashes Cricket Tournament in Australia mistook Ashley’s Twitter account for the tournament’s. Needless to say, Ashley now has quite the cricket following now, despite the fact that she knows next to nothing of the sport. When she started asking some questions about the tournament, the rules, etc., it started the campaign, “gettheashestotheashes”. Qantas saw it and offered to fly Ashley from New York to Australia for the tournament—proof that Twitter can get you places!

While this is a rather unique example, we at Encharter Insurance believe strongly in the power of social media to “get you places” in the business world. In fact, we have started our Partners Program where we help local small businesses grow by showing them they can use social media to their competitive advantage. If that sounds like something you would be interested in, first check out our Partners Page, then call us at 888-865-1244 or email us at socialnetworks@encharter.com. We’d love to help your business grow!

And of course, don’t forget that we can help you with any of your Amherst MA Business Insurance needs as well! Call your local Encharter Insurance agent at 888-865-1244, visit our virtual insurance office at www.encharter.com or visit one of our local offices. You can also find us on Facebook and (yes) Twitter!

At Encharter, “It’s all about protecting you!”

Encharter Insurance and Partners Giving Back

We would just like to give the people at Valley ComputerWorks in Hadley and Ink & Toner Solutions in Amherst MA some major props for completing their food drive last month. It’s nice to see that local businesses, especially Partners of Encharter, are “partnering” up to give back to the community. We are proud to work with them and we are proud to have been a part of this food drive. Our Encharter Insurance employees were very generous and, again, we’d like to thank Valley ComputerWorks and Ink & Toner Solutions for the opportunity to serve our community in this way.

If you have any questions about Amherst Car Insurance, Amherst Homeowner’s Insurance, Amherst Life Insurance or Amherst Business Insurance, contact us today! You can call us at 888-865-1244, you can visit our virtual insurance office at www.encharter.com  or you can visit our office for insurance in Amherst MA. And now, you can find us on Twitter© and Facebook©!

At Encharter, “It’s all about protecting you!”

Taste of Amherst 2010

Sometimes, it can be difficult to find fun, family-friendly activities to do on the weekends. But, if you live in the Amherst area, then your search for that ever-elusive event is over! June 17-June 20, rain or shine, the Amherst Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 19^th annual Taste of Amherst event. Well-known restaurants from the Amherst area will gather on the Amherst Town Common to delight your taste buds! They are expecting 20,000 attendees and there will be fun, food and entertainment! Keep an eye out for our Partner of Encharter, The Black Sheep Deli, too. They will also be raffling off gift certificates for restaurants, so be sure to be there! For more information, visit their website: www.tasteofamherst.com

And here are the hours:

Thursday, June 17 5pm-9pm

Friday, June 18 5pm-9pm

Saturday, June 19 12pm-10pm

Sunday, June 20 12pm-4pm

Our staff members love to attend this event and the desserts are always a huge hit. You might even see some of us there! If you do, be sure to say “Hi!”.

And of course, if you have any questions about Amherst Car Insurance, Amherst Homeowner’s Insurance, Amherst Life Insurance or Amherst Business Insurance, our Encharter Insurance agents would love to help! You can call us at 888-865-1244, you can visit our virtual insurance office at www.encharter.com or you can visit our office for insurance in Amherst MA, our office for insurance in Lexington MA or our office for insurance in Reading MA. And now, you can find us on Twitter© and Facebook©!

At Encharter, “It’s all about protecting you!”

Two Partners of Encharter Team Up for Food Drive!

Our Partners of Encharter Program is a great way to encourage and help local businesses grow. You can visit our site to see a list of our Partners and the offers they generously give to our valued clients. You can also see a summary of what it means to be a Partner of Encharter in one of our other blogs. But the greatest thing about our Partners Program is having the ability to see our Partners working together, not only to benefit their own respective businesses, but to contribute to the betterment of their community.

Ink & Toner Solutions (with locations in Amherst and Northampton) and Valley ComputerWorks (in Hadley) have teamed up for a food-drive in June. The contributions will benefit the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. (For more details, see the Local section of the Tuesday, May 25 edition of The Republican). Be sure to help these businesses help your community! Stop in and bring nonperishable food items to their respective locations in Amherst, Northampton and Hadley.

And if you would like to know more about our Partners of Encharter Program, or if you have questions about Amherst Car Insurance, Amherst Homeowner’s Insurance, Amherst Life Insurance or Amherst Business Insurance, contact us today! You can call us at 888-865-1244, you can visit our virtual insurance office at www.encharter.com or you can visit our office for insurance in Amherst MA, our office for insurance in Lexington MA or our office for insurance in Reading MA. And now, you can find us on Twitter© and Facebook !

At Encharter, “It’s all about protecting you!”