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BID Manager Report
March 2013
Priorities for the Month:
Monitor our BID intern
Complete 2013 Directory to send to printers
Complete all changes for directory listings on the website
Complete hotel write up for the website
Complete gift card poster and display racks
Put together promotional poster/cling on for parking campaign & make changes to brochure
Put together write up for the CVB on our website
Put together block captain brochure for April
Send out email of road closures and advertising opportunities to mass email list
Put together March’s monthly gift card promotion and featured business participant
Develop and send the monthly newsletter
Start to promote Destination Downtown
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
Sent out prior minutes and agenda
Collected 2013 membership fees
Events
Met with Sandy for planning of Destination Downtown
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Met with Sandy & Carla for the design of promotional materials for Destination
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Downtown
Beautification
Reviewed billing for new contractor for contracted services
Set up beautification meeting for the end of March
Attended a meeting with Mark & Jane of the Oshkosh Seniors Center
Block Captain
Held a block captain meeting to go over the 2013 spring brochure handout
Also went over daily parking permit information
Recruitment Fund Grant
Met/Discussed with 2 prospects interested in re-locating their business Downtown or
opening a new business Downtown, that may also need financial assistance
Updated Recruitment Fund Grant Application
Other Highlights
Attended the BID/City Council workshop
Took a tour of the new hotel
Met with Wendy & Jeff of the CVB to discuss partnerships and their move downtown
Attended Special Permit meeting
Attended a Mobile Vending Ordinance meeting
Other Projects that continue to be in the works
Work with Cornerstone and downtown business owners to get more downtown gift card
participants
Put together a new Request for Proposal document together for the 2014 year