George Washington Masonic Memorial | 101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria VA 22301 | Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 4:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Registration: 4:00 - 4:30 P.M. | Program: 4:30 - 6:00 P.M. | Networking Reception, hors d'oeuvres and drinks: 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Member Organizations: $25 first attendee; $15 additional attendee | Non-Members: $30
To RSVP by September 27 and pay by credit card, call (703) 746-3311
Mail payment to: ACVA | 421 King Street | Suite 300 | Alexandria VA 22314
The Sales Team has a full schedule of tradeshows and customer events planned for fiscal year 2011 (through June 20, 2011) and they are looking for partners. Please review the FY2011 co-opportunity forms listed below and if interested in working with the ACVA, return to LLloyd@VisitAlexVA.com. For information, please call Lorraine at 703.746.3303.
Monthly lead recaps are now available. If you are interested in receiving a list of the leads that are generated monthly by ACVA, please email Llloyd@VisitAlexVA.com. These contacts are extremely valuable to both the ACVA and to our members. Therefore, if you solicit these contacts, please be mindful of the customer's time. It is always best to send them an email (rather than a phone call) so they can follow up as they wish to. Thank you!
Scott Shaw, founder of Fishbowl, the online marketing agency, was one of the most effective speakers at the spring Alexandria Tourism Marketing Summit - and he is presenting a free seminar on social media just for restaurants!
"Bottom Line: Social Media Basics" will give you a short list of what you need to know in order to use social media to raise your profits. Presented by experts who have long histories in both the dining industry and online marketing, the seminar will look at how you can use such applications as Facebook and Twitter to improve your bottom line. Click here for more information, including details on the participating panelists.
Monday, August 16 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Overwood Restaurant, 220 N. Lee Street
The seminar is free but reservations are required. To reserve your place, email JRecoussine@Fishbowl.com or call (703)836-3421 ext. 189.
Alexandria restaurants are increasingly using environmentally friendly practices, and ACVA needs to know about your activities for marketing and public-relation purposes. For instance, many meeting planners currently look for ways to integrate "green" practices into their events. Click here to download a form that collects information on what you are doing to protect the environment. It also gives you ideas of additional ways you can get involved in the green movement.
The form is two pages long; it collects additional important information that our group-sales staff needs in order to most effectively attract groups and events to Alexandria restaurants.
Hotel members, use the following form to order the Key to the City Pass, thru January 2011.
Submit your packages to be posted at VisitAlexandriaVA.com on the Hotel Packages page: http://visitalexandriava.com/hotels/hotel-packages/
ACVA members have responded enthusiastically to the Alexandria Originals promotion. This opportunity to be featured on VisitAlexandriaVA.com gives every member a chance to stand out and showcase their unique identity and love for the City. Check out ACVA members who have already been featured at http://visitalexandriava.com/about-alexandria/alexandria-original/. To learn more about how you to can be an Alexandria Original, contact Anna Jones at 703.746.3305 or AJones@VisitAlexVa.com.
The ACVA Board of Governors meets the third Monday of the month, except when that date falls on a federal holiday. To confirm a specific date and for the exact location of the board meeting, please contact Brandi Lee at BLee@VisitAlexVA.com or (703) 746-3300. Future board meetings:
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010 (5:00 p.m.)
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
