HomeMy WebLinkAboutBID Manager Report-August19 BID Manager Report
August 2019
Priorities for the Month:
■ Meet with Dave (Thrive Media)on monthly basis
■ Chalk Walk Map/Artist Registration sheet
■ Chalk Walk ArtistNendor email for day of event
■ Started Fall Wine Walk planning-Sept 14t1i 2-6pm
o Ticket setup online-live August. 5th
■ Beautification plan
o Upgrade holiday decor
o Look into local grants& OACF funds
■ Hold Budget meeting
■ Holiday Parade sponsorship letter follow ups
■ Update Holiday Parade entry form-goes live Sept. 3rd
■ Train 3 new summer/fall interns; weekly meetings
■ Email template completed;bi-weekly emails to begin in August
■ Change message on interchangeable sign
■ Continuous website updates
■ Reconcile gift card account every Friday
■ Develop and send the monthly newsletter
■ Put all advertising medial in place for the month&invoiced businesses for
reimbursement(buses,billboards,directory ads,banners)
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
■ Put together the monthly agenda
■ Sent out prior minutes and agenda
■ Attended monthly meeting
■ Attended Holiday meeting-Whoville
o Added event to website
■ Attended final Chalk Walk meeting
o Stuffed 50 artist bags
o Attended Chalk Walk
o Attended wrap up meeting
Beautification/Retention Grant/Mural Grant
■ Held monthly meeting
■ 1 retention grant submitted
■ 1 potential mural location being looked at
0 Working on potential utility box art project
■ Invoiced OCVB/The Howard for fall banner sponsorship
Holiday Parade
■ Held meeting
■ Holiday Parade meeting with title sponsor
■ Looking for more sponsorships;will send follow up emails to past sponsors
■ Secure contracts for bleachers,bands,vendors,etc.
■ Start looking for volunteers
Wine Walk
■ Licenses collected for businesses/Class B filed for
■ Updated homepage-website
■ Punch cards to print
Recruitment Fund Grant
■ Put together paperwork for approved Adventure Games RFG-$5,000
Other Highlights/Projects
■ Will make a Facebook event for Whoville/Breakfast with the Grinch
■ Grant applications-holiday parade &beautification-WPS
■ Start 2020 Operating Plan
■ Will start Wine Walk postcards
■ Will make a Facebook event for Downtown Trick or Treat