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August 2015
Priorities for the Month:
Downtown visit to Wausau
Put together promotional materials for Farmers Market table & Live at Lunch table
Meet with new downtown merchants for the gift card program
Reconcile gift card account every Friday
Develop and send the monthly newsletter
Prepare budget materials
Put all advertising medias in place for the month
Update pages and events feed on website
Hire Intern
Send out road closure reminder emails
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
Put together the monthly agenda
Sent out prior minutes and agenda
Attended monthly meeting
Assist with Chalk Walk promotions
Attended Chalk Walk monthly meeting
Attended Holiday monthly meeting
Beautification
Met with Candeo Creative for banner designs
All seasons for banner sponsorships are now filled
Working with OACF for holiday banner designs
Change message of new sign on a weekly basis
Recruitment Grant
No Grant Submissions
Met with 1 potential applicant
Retention Grant
No Grant Submissions; nothing pending
Other Highlights/Projects
Bi-weekly meetings with Card Concepts
Attended the monthly SERC meeting
Attended Main Street Connect Communities Seminar
Attended Parking Study Kickoff
Part of the “Taking Care of Business” segment on WOSH
Met with Heidi from Blue Door for 2016 directory