Comments on: Big Tent in Bridge Square http://nddc.org/weblog/post/1351/ Working together to sustain a vibrant downtown Northfield Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:59:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ross Currier http://nddc.org/weblog/post/1351/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Ross Currier Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:49:56 +0000 http://nddc.org/weblog/post/1351/#comment-1719 Hey Larry - Good to hear from you. I hope you had a good time at the RNC. As you know, the Convention and Visitors Bureau takes the lead with marketing Northfield to visitors. I would expect that they supplied materials to the traditional channels. If you had any new ideas, you could contact them directly. I learned at the June NDDC Forum that the Defeat of Jesse James Committee spends less than $15,000 on marketing the event and relies on their 500+ volunteers. Basically, they bring materials to wherever they travel. I'm sure that there had to be at least a few DJJD Committee Members participating in the RNC, although it is a busy time for them. Right now the NDDC, along with the EDA and NEC, are focusing on recruiting businesses to Northfield. Our theory is that with 150,000 people coming to town, some of them must be decision-makers for businesses. Therefore, all three groups have joined with the Northfield Historical Society in providing information in The Big Tent on Bridge Square. Thanks much, Ross Hey Larry -

Good to hear from you. I hope you had a good time at the RNC.

As you know, the Convention and Visitors Bureau takes the lead with marketing Northfield to visitors. I would expect that they supplied materials to the traditional channels. If you had any new ideas, you could contact them directly.

I learned at the June NDDC Forum that the Defeat of Jesse James Committee spends less than $15,000 on marketing the event and relies on their 500+ volunteers. Basically, they bring materials to wherever they travel. I’m sure that there had to be at least a few DJJD Committee Members participating in the RNC, although it is a busy time for them.

Right now the NDDC, along with the EDA and NEC, are focusing on recruiting businesses to Northfield. Our theory is that with 150,000 people coming to town, some of them must be decision-makers for businesses. Therefore, all three groups have joined with the Northfield Historical Society in providing information in The Big Tent on Bridge Square.

Thanks much,

Ross

]]> By: Larry http://nddc.org/weblog/post/1351/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Larry Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:13:35 +0000 http://nddc.org/weblog/post/1351/#comment-1699 I have been serving this week as a volunteer during the RNC in Minneapolis/St. Paul to show off the state of Minnesota to all the thousands of visitors. All the literature at the hotel concierge desks was totally devoid of any literature on Northfield or the Defeat of Jesse James celebration. I personally suggested a visit to Northfield to some delegates I met but I was only at one hotel. Why was no literature on Northfield or the DJJD submitted to the RNC organizers as this coincided with the dates of both events????? I have been serving this week as a volunteer during the RNC in Minneapolis/St. Paul to show off the state of Minnesota to all the thousands of visitors. All the literature at the hotel concierge desks was totally devoid of any literature on Northfield or the Defeat of Jesse James celebration. I personally suggested a visit to Northfield to some delegates I met but I was only at one hotel. Why was no literature on Northfield or the DJJD submitted to the RNC organizers as this coincided with the dates of both events?????

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