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Home My WebLink AboutBID Manager's Report BID Manager Report October 2012 Priorities for the Month: Send out communication about events and promotional opportunities via email to mass list  Enrolling participants for the gift card program, set to roll out beginning of November  Send out press release for gift card program  Putting together RFQ’s for beautification contract services 2013  Collect RFP’s for 2013 events  Put together budget list items for the 2013 year  Put together 2013 advertising plan; gift card promotions  Train and monitor new BID intern  Put in place all advertising medias for the month, as well as billing information  Submit all billing invoices and payments to the City  Committee Reports: Marketing Consortium Put together the monthly agenda  Sent out prior minutes and agenda  Attended the monthly meeting  Ordered bags for 2013 Destination Downtown  Events Attended 2 individual meetings with Autumn Urban (chair of holiday events)  Uploaded information on the downtown website for Halloween event  Met with Chanda Anderson and Beth Olsen to go over budgetary items pertaining to the  Halloween and Chili Cook-off event Submitted invoices to the City for Halloween/Chili Cook-off event  Beautification Committee Held our monthly meeting  Putting together an RFQ for the beautification contracted services for the 2013 year  Collecting quotes for banner services  Met with MaryKaye to discuss flower pots for the holiday season and for next year  Put together budget numbers for planter maintenance and holiday line items  Branding Committee Collected 2013 proposal from Blue Door for continuous support and ideas  Finishing the uploading of all website pages and pictures  Entering events on the website; as well as updating directory information  Sent out October Newsletter  RFG Committee Met with 1 potential client for a potential retail store to open Downtown  Block Captain Committee Held block captain meeting  Put together and printed brochure to be handed out to Downtown businesses  Other Highlights Attended a Special Permit Meeting  Attended 2012 Wisconsin Conference on Downtown Revitalization  Attended Oshkosh Theda Care Community Conversation networking event  Met with Economic Development Planner out of Green Bay for partnership development  opportunities Other Projects in the Works Collect print prices for a Recruitment/Welcome packet for 2013  Putting together powerpoint presentation for UWO economics class on the development  and transformation of our Downtown since 2010 Potential idea of a cash mob/carrot mob promotion in 2013  Researching other Downtown financial assistance programs 