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BID Manager Report
November 2012
Priorities for the Month:
Send out communication about events and promotional opportunities via email to mass list
Coordinate programming and communications with new downtown gift card program
Set up virtual terminal accounts for each participating downtown gift card merchant
Send out gift card press release
Update website with new pages and events
Send RFQ for 2013 contracted services to city purchasing department
Put together preliminary budget excel sheet and 2013 operating plan
Put together 2013 advertising plan; gift card promotions
Monitor 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
Events
Attended 1 individual meeting with Autumn Urban (chair of holiday events)
Uploaded information on the downtown website for Holiday events
Held a meeting with current and past chairs on the 2013 budget
Submitted invoices/receipts to the City for Halloween/Chili Cook-off event
Beautification Committee
Held our monthly meeting
Collected the banner contract for 2013 year
Sent RFQ over to the city purchasing department for contracted services
Coordinated all holiday décor aspects for the Downtown
Budget Committee
Put together excel preliminary 2013 budget
Put together 2013 operating plan
In the process of putting together a new RFP decision letter
Branding Committee
Met with Matt to fix side buckets on website and other website mechanics
Reviewed a Google Analytical Report for the website
Entering events on the website; as well as updating directory information
Sent out November Newsletter
RFG Committee
Met with 1 potential client
Other Highlights
Attended a Special Permit Meeting
Attended the Halloween/Chili Cook-Off Event
Attended the Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
Assisted with a presentation at UWO for Propel
Radio interview with Bob Burnell about the gift card program
Fox 11 interview about the gift card program
Gave PowerPoint presentation on the Revitalization of Downtown Oshkosh at UW0
Other Projects in the Works
Collecting information on financial assistance programs that other BIDs offer
Coordinating a gift card promotion for small business Saturday on Nov. 24th
Potential idea of a cash mob/carrot mob promotion in 2013