HomeMy WebLinkAboutBID Manager Report-Sept18 BID Manager Report
September 2018
Priorities for the Month:
■ Website design/content changes/additions/subtractions
■ Website training
o Will need to manually move stuff over to new site (events & some page changes)
■ Secure more holiday parade sponsorships; sent out 2nd batch of letters
■ Weekly meeting with 2 BID interns
■ Promote holiday parade entry form
■ Secure banner sponsorships; spring & fall seasons open
■ Start holiday parade marketing materials
■ Wine Walk licenses &wine deliveries
■ Wine Walk goodie bags
■ Start 2019 budget prep
■ Holiday Parade email list for sponsorships, entries, &misc.
■ Change message on interchangeable sign
■ Featured gift card monthly merchant
■ Work with Stellar Blue on monthly social media calendar
■ Reconcile gift card account every Friday
■ Develop and send the monthly newsletter
■ Put all advertising medias in place for the month&invoiced businesses for
reimbursement
Committee Reports:
Marketing Consortium
■ Put together the monthly agenda
■ Sent out prior minutes and agenda
■ Attended monthly meeting
■ Coordinating Trick or Treat barricades with Farmers Market
■ Attended Holiday meeting
o Start ticket sale page for Breakfast with the Grinch
Beautification &Retention
■ Mural grant
■ New banner sponsors-working with Wisconsin Herd on holiday banners
■ Downtown clean-up day:partnership with Boys & Girls Club (Sept)
■ 1 pending retention grant
0 Coordinating holiday decor;will test wreaths in mid Oct.
Holiday Parade
■ Need sponsors
■ Held committee meeting
■ Secure misc.requests for parade
■ Reserve bleachers, cones, and porta-potty rentals
■ Met with Sgt. Stenson&Kathy for logistics
RFG
■ Carrot&Kale paperwork completed;waiting on receipts
■ Met with 1 potential RFG candidate
Other Highlights/Projects
■ Start to put together social media events for Whoville
■ Put together presentation for Rotary
■ Submitted grant application to WPS- for website funding