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December 2019
Priorities for the Month:
• Phone conference with Better Dash Faster Consulting-Strategic Plan
o Send out I"survey
• Meet with Dave (Thrive Media) on a monthly basis
• Ran registration for Breakfast with the Grinch
• Start 2020 directory listings (print directory)
• 2020 advertising space in downtown directory
• 2020 bus & billboard schedule
• 2020 beautification contracts
o Hrnaks, Grounds Guys, Serwas
• NEW Bingo programmed launched for the holiday season
o Delivering more B1NG0 cards as needed
o Still collecting gift cards/certs from some businesses for prizes
• Weekly meetings with 2 fall interns (internship ends 12/13)
• Continue NEW email template to be sent out on a monthly basis to property/business owners
• Change message on interchangeable sign
• Continuous website updates
o Added donation link to website
• Started working on Cocoa Crawl
• Holiday Parade thank you letter to Oshkosh Corp.
o Met with Katie in person at the new headquarters to discuss for 2020
• Reconcile gift card account every Friday
• Develop and send the monthly newsletter
• Put all advertising medias in place for the month &invoiced businesses for reimbursement(buses,billboards,
directory ads,banners)
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
o Put together the monthly agenda
o Sent out prior minutes and agenda
o Attended monthly meeting
Beautification/Retention Grant/Mural Grant
o Beautification
o Will coordinate taken down of holiday decor
0 2020 Contracts to be signed
o No meetings for this committee until Feb.
■ Order spring flowers by early March with Hrnaks
o Will also have some funding from Holiday Parade profits to go towards new 2020 holiday decor
o Retention Grant
o Olive&Rose waiting on paid invoice to reimburse grant
o Recruitment Grant
o No pending applications
o Mural Grant
o No pending applications
o City is starting a mini-mural program; contact Alexa for more details
Holiday Parade
• Books are closed for this line item; profit of $12,902.80
Other Highlights/Projects
• Will put together monthly to do items for replacement
• Attended the Chamber of Commerce EDAC meeting
2020 individual business listings on website will need updating
• Plan to close out 2019 books by January 31