Coffee
with Jack
From 8 to 10 AM on the following mornings, I will be available to chat
about the issues most important to you and your business. I would
love to have you stop in to share your thoughts and Ideas.
I hope to see you there! - Jack
|
May 7th |
Harbor Fish Market & Grille |
Baileys Harbor |
|
May 14th |
Blue Horse Bistro |
Fish Creek |
|
May 28th |
Hot Tamales |
Sturgeon Bay |
Jack Moneypenny,
President/CEO:
jack@doorcounty.com
Archived presentation
by Believable Brands from November 16th, 2007
PowerPoint
(1M)
PDF Version
(2M)
A Passion for Service ®
Presented by the Door
County Visitor Bureau
 Bill Drury is a man with a passion. He is on a mission to help
your business create lifetime loyal customers. On
May 15th
he will
present
two action-packed 1/2 day
workshops with proven strategies and techniques to help everyone in your
business win customers and reduce lost sales.
Click HERE for Details & Reservation Information
Kingdom
So Delicious Has a New Time Slot!
The “new & improved “Kingdom So Delicious” (KSD), will be kicking off in
mid-September with a wonderful roster of culinary delights, farm tours
and educational sessions that will leave your taste buds tingling. On
the 27th of September, the fabulous Fifty Mile Feast will be
the final jewel in the crown of Door County’s “Kingdom.” Watch for
updates and added events, which will be arriving throughout the summer.
Click Here for additional info & participation forms
Updates
from our President & CEO, Jack Moneypenny
~ IMPORTANT - Payment Policy
Updated ~
Current and Archived letters to the
membership
 Calendar
of
Events!
Promote your events on
DoorCounty.com AND our Countywide Kiosk system!
Our Events Calendar is still a number one source for
"What's Happening" in Door County.
Click here
to Submit Your Event Online!
If you have something planned - we want to know!
This
calendar is open to the public - please submit your events for
consideration.
"Attractions" now able to apply for Highway
Signage.
Recent legislation has passed to allow attractions, off major highways
(42 or 57 in Door County) opportunities to apply for directional
signage.
Click HERE for more Information and an Application
Welcome New Staff Members!
Three new additions strengthen our
team
(Board and
Staff Directories are located in Left Hand Column)
Martha Beller Joins Membership Staff
 Please help me welcome Martha to our organization. Martha comes to
us from an extensive service career in Door County real estate and is
joining our staff as our Membership Sales Coordinator. Upon
request, Martha is available to meet with you to discuss Membership
Benefits, Promotional Programs and Advertising Contracts. Whether
you are a current member, or considering the benefits of membership,
feel free to contact Martha with any questions you may have.
Martha@DoorCounty.com
WIGCOT
2008
The Wisconsin Governor's Conference on Tourism
You can't imagine how great this conference really is until you attend!
~ Make plans to attend next year's
conference in LaCrosse ~
It's rated as one of the
very best tourism conferences in the nation.
Conference
Spotlight:
http://www.wigcot.org/spotlight.htm
There is a discount for
Multiple registrations so encourage your friends to attend!
2008 Media Tours
~ In Cooperation with
Geiger & Associates ~
May 7th - 11th
& July 13th - 18th
To participate, contact Traci Klepper,
of Geiger & Associates
at:
traci.klepper@geigerpr.com
Comments from our July Journalists
Request a copy of the Articles resulting from these
tours.
Unfortunately,
copyright law prohibits the posting of these published articles on our
website, however, as a Member of the DCVB, you may request that a copy
of Geiger & Associate's Quarterly Press Clippings be mailed directly to
you by completing the following online Request Form:
Request Articles: http://www.doorcountyvisitorbureau.org/media.htm
Looking for
Employees?
•
Post your open positions on
the Visitor Bureau's Job Site
www.JobsInDoorCounty.com
•
Contact one of our local
employment services
Directory
•
Employee Housing
Leads
www.doorcountyvisitorbureau.org/Housing.htm
•
International Exchange Students
Center for Cultural
Interchange
www.cci-exchange.com
Kate Lapinski
kate@cci-exchange.com
When
visitors ask...
"What is
there to do around here?"
e-Brains Presentation
September's Progress
Report
View their
PowerPoint Presentation from last Summer - HERE
Are YOU prepared?
Pandemic Flu - Business Continuity Preparedness
Program Details
Don't let the Flu put you
out of business!
What's
Your Story?
We all have
a story that leads up to our own decision to make Door County our home -
we'd like to hear yours!
Share Yours!
Read about our Members
Travel Green Wisconsin
There isn't any reason Door County couldn't
obtain the designation for our Green practices. It's not that hard
to get involved and now the Door County Visitor Bureau is able to
reimburse your certification fee with help from a grant through the DNR!
www.TravelGreenWisconsin.com
Questions? Contact Phil Berndt for details:
phil@doorcounty.com
Destination Niche Marketing -
A Sustainable Tourism
Strategy
"I want a nice
cabin on a beautiful lake, with a place to launch my boat and Wi-Fi for
checking the latest fishing reports."
What are you doing to
adapt to today's visitor?
This Could
Be You
Subject:
DoorCounty.com
"Your site just gets better and better! I
love the new look and post cards. Could you please put a little more
"history" on it though? I think that is very important. LOVE your
site...have been going to it for years!"
Thank you.
David Kroenke
MISSION STATEMENT of the DCVB
The Door County Visitor Bureau is the
official tourism marketing organization whose mission is to generate
incremental economic impact for the Door County Peninsula and Washington
Island by attracting visitors with strategies that ensure sustainable
tourism marketing and management principles.
Help Us -
Help You!
We've created an easy to use checklist to
help you, help us - help you!
Marketing Check List
- Get Connected!
Travel Green Wisconsin
Door County was selected
as a pilot site for the Travel Green Wisconsin
promotion last spring and now the program is ready to accept applicants
for Certification. If you are interested in this rewarding
program, please let us know. If you apply now, you may
qualify for a full reimbursement of certification fees through an
agreement we have worked out with the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources. For more details, contact Phil
Berndt at:
phil@doorcounty.com
Travel
Green Wisconsin PDF Brochure - only 133KB
This is a great time
to become a Travel Green Wisconsin Certified business!
Energy Incentives
from Wisconsin Division of Energy:
The state has announced a small
business grant program to assist eligible small businesses in the
hospitality or tourism industry that have partnered with Travel Green
WI. This program matches existing Focus on Energy incentives for ENERGY
STAR bulbs, fixtures, occupancy sensors, exit signs, food service
equipment and vending machines.
For more info on the Wisconsin Division of Energy’s
incentives, contact Barbara Smith at 608-266-7554.
There are
two ways to apply for Travel
Green Wisconsin Certification:
1) Complete the Checklist (available to
download at
http://www.travelgreenwisconsin.com/participate/checklist.htm) and
mail it in with a check
OR
2) Complete the online Checklist , which
will be available mid February and will be found on
www.travelgreenwisconsin.com.
www.TravelGreenWisconsin.com
Online
Travel Bookings Will Surpass Offline Bookings
for the First Time in 2007
Your
Door County Visitor Bureau was awarded the
Wisconsin Tourism Trailblazer Award
for our
"Explore the Door" Podcasts!
Read More
How hard should we be on ourselves?
An article in the August 5th,
2006 Mackinac Island Town Crier reads as if it was our own.
What do you think?
“It is a tourism development tax; not a tax on hotels”
---Michael Gehrisch, IACVB President & CEO
Important
Room Tax Models for your edification
SCAMS
We are currently aware of an
above average amount of scams wherein the customer is asking for a sum
of money to be forwarded to them from a larger check or credit card
payment. DO NOT
FORWARD CASH TO ANYONE BEFORE YOU VERIFY THE STABILITY OF THE FUNDS
- especially when dealing with the delays of overseas
transaction. Before you do anything,
check out the links we have posted
HERE
Business Week features
Door County in retirement article
ADA Wisconsin
Partnership LINK Newsletter
The ADA Wisconsin Partnership is a coalition of people with
disabilities, business and government that promotes full implementation
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This
newsletter will focus on specific topics, events, and issues
affecting people with disabilities.
Marshall Murdaugh’s
2006 Plan to the Community
e-Reminders Receive National
Attention!
Read the Article
To subscribe, simply e-mail Phil
at:
phil@doorcounty.com
UW Stout Mentoring Program
Find
out how you could help mentor our next generation of hospitality
managers through UW Stout
Support
Your
Fellow Members
Everyone benefits from the efforts of the
Visitor Bureau but only Members, like you, support the Visitor Bureau. Without
any government funding, it's the support of our Members that has fueled
our campaign to build the prestigious Top Of Mind Awareness that Door
County now enjoys both far and wide.
Support your Fellow Members - check
our Directory before you buy.
Member Directory
How are you driving traffic
to your website?
One of the best ways to attract new visitors
to your site is through the InnLine System of DoorCounty.com. You
get the full function features of our interactive site as well as the
countywide Kiosk system AND, it's still one of the number one ways to
get noticed and direct potential customers to check out your main
website.
Contact Cathy for details:
cathy@doorcounty.com
Keeping Our Community
Healthy
Please
don't overlook the needs of our local non-profits. They work to
keep our community healthy and strong and, with your continued support,
they will be there to help when you least expected it.
And, it's our local non-profits that continue to preserve our past and
enhance our future. They are the very force that creates the
sublime experience of living here.
Please don't forget
them.
Giving a charitable donation to the non-profit of your choice is a great
way to reduce your taxes BUT, did you know that donating an item you
already have, can
often benefit you both. * Here are some items they need...
"Local Non-profit Wish Lists"
Please help support our member non-profits
* please consult your
tax preparer
This
site was last updated on
Wednesday May 14, 2008
I'm always looking for your Feedback.
If you have any ideas for our site,
please
e-mail
Phil
at:
phil@doorcounty.com |
