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January 2015
Priorities for the Month:
Started changes for the 2015 downtown directory online
Outlined category and design changes for the 2015 directory and kiosk sign
Collected ads for the 2015 directory
Add and update website pages and events
Put together January’s monthly gift card promotion and featured business participant
Develop and send the monthly newsletter
Sent out billboard and bus advertising opportunity sign-up sheet
Put all advertising medias in place for the month
Hire BID Intern
Send out e-invites for the end of year social
Put together the presentation for the end of year social
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
Formulate monthly agenda
Sent out prior minutes and agenda
Sent out 2015 membership invoice
Hosted the monthly meeting
Start new website page for 3rd Thursdays
Formulate subcommittees within the Marketing Consortium
Met with Kyla-new chair for 2015 year to put together 2015 goals
Beautification
Held our monthly beautification meeting
Sent signed agreements to our 2015 contractors
Coordinated holiday décor removal
Started coordination of spring flower planting
Reviewed billing for our contracted services contractor
Started discussion of new banners starting November 2016
Recruitment Grant
Held an RFG meeting
Put together minutes from the RFG meeting
Met with 2 potential RFG client
Submitted receipts for Dream by Thimke reimbursement
Retention Grant
Met with 1 applicant; went over his application and collected the needed materials for
submission
Other Highlights
Met with Shop Local Oshkosh representatives to coordinate potential partnerships
Met with Jeff Bollier from the Northwestern for our monthly meeting
Other Projects
Look into a new gift certificate or rewards program for downtown merchants
Discuss recruitment steps for 2015
Take updated pictures downtown; add more videos of downtown
Start putting together ideas for our block captain committee