Little Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau

Programs: - 40,000 little falls visitors guides distributed in mn, wi, nd, and sd. Used four distribution outlets/companies: 12,000 in distribution costs. - internet and social media focus: seo advertising through multiple companies, facebook, instagram, and twitter. Increase audience by 4,000 in 2017. - increased digital fencing in 2017 to target certain demographic. - attended explore mn conference in 2017. - attended a heartland tourism annual meeting. - scsu hpc class on solutions for summer 2019 construction obstacles. - worked with the scsu tourism class and presented each semester. - multiple webinar sessions on rural mn/arts/destination building/community collaboration. - worked with city and initative foundation of grant for 2018 public art project. 3000 grants. - attended rural mn art summit. - university of mn tourism board member. - hosted 17 bus groups to little falls. Each bus group spent at attractions, dinner, guide, and shopping. Each 50 passenger buses equated to 2000 to the community. - continued to collaborate with attractions, lodging, and restaurants to help increase the advertising opportunities. - worked 2nd year with success for holiday tours in little falls. With lindbergh, linden hill, fishing museum and cvb. Marketed and advertised for the community. - worked a charles lindberfh event in may 2017. - monthly convention and visitors board meeting. - tourists through the senator rosenmeier home 2017: 4900- coordinated five more artistic garbage cans for city use, three new designs for historic sites through canvas art for message centers and various locations. - scheduled 100 bicycle riders for summer 2018 (tour mn bike event - former amy klobachar ride). - worked with the retired veterans on community opportunities, warrant officer class coordination for pine grove park cleanup project.