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Oshkosh Area Economic Development Corporation
Downtown Oshkosh Business Improvement District
REPORT
November 2011
Accomplishments
BID Marketing Consortium
Prepared for the monthly meeting
Worked with Chair of Consortium for planning purposes
Sent out prior minutes and agenda to all marketing consortium members
Reviewed Budget for the current year
Developed budget recommendation for 2012
Updated membership payments for 2011
Coordinated billing functions with the city
Updated Downtown Website
Holiday events
Halloween event
Developed and distributed Newsletter through Constant Contact
Sent marketing consortium information to 3 potential new members
Composed and advertising handout to better form an advertising plan for
the 2012 year
Halloween Committee
Attended the Special Permit Committee meeting
Attended 3 meetings with the Chair
Secured city’s confirmation on the event request
Organized the game and craft stations
Coordinated with Non-profit groups to help run the event
Assisted in setup, running the event, and teardown
Collected and organized all prizes for the Halloween event
Distributed posters for events
Organized what businesses will participate in trick or treating portion of the
event and distributed handouts door to door
Set up the plywood maze in Opera House Square
Assisted in securing volunteers
Wrote a letter of appreciation to the auxiliary officers that helped with the
event
Holiday Committee
Attended the Special Permit Committee meeting
Attended 3 committee meetings
Put together an expense report to show availability of funds
Coordinated billing functions with the city
Updated the website with holiday event information
Ordered craft supplies for the December event at the Grand
Put together events on the CVB partner site and the Wisconsin school district
site to promote the Downtown holiday events
Helped handout postcards and posters promoting the holiday events for 2011
Met with 3 advertisers to put together holiday promotions
Appeared on Oshkosh Today to promote the holiday events
Branding
Put together 2 press releases
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Organized promotional products for Nov. 10 reveal
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Put together several materials for the Nov 8 sneak peak
Put together numerous Facebook posts encouraging people to vote
Prepared and presented a PowerPoint presentation for the reveal\
Handed out informational cards on the branding process prior to the parade
Included the branding process in the monthly e-newsletter
Drafted and sent an informational email to downtown business owners to
encourage them to vote and to attend the sneak peak
Posted the reveal as an event on the CVB site
Made a Facebook event to invite downtown business owners to attend the
sneak peak
Updated the downtown website with current information on the branding
process
Was a guest on WOSH with Bob Burnell in regards to the branding process
Beautification
Reviewed budget for the current year
Discussed bike rack status
Organized the delivery of the school yard bike racks from the Parks Dept. to
City Center
Reviewed and approved billing for Ground Effects
Developed a budget recommendation for the 2012 year
Started developing a new beautification contract for 2012
Coordinated holiday decoration assignments with Ground Effects and the
Parks Dept.
Arranged the delivery of the Opera House Square Christmas tree
Arranged with a local company the decoration/lighting of the trees
surrounding Opera House Square
Tested all lights being used for the trees
RFG
Finalized paperwork for the Soup A Go-Go Grant
Other
Put together an informational report for the OAEDC Board Meeting
Ordered samples for new destination downtown bags
Started putting together an advertising plan for 2012
Worked on Budget and Operating Plan for 2012
Attended the 2011 Wisconsin Conference on Downtown Revitalization in
Fond du Lac
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Attended the 104 Annual Meeting at the Convention Center
Responded/made an estimated 37 informational calls, questions and concerns in
regards to Downtown BID
Attended/Held an estimated 30 meetings
Managed day to day activities of the BID