City Enforced Merchant Display Guides
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City Enforced Merchant Display Guides
Issue: # 17 March 2014 2014 Premier Corporate Members \ The Healdsburg Chamber and the City of Healdsburg are providing these table tents to restaurants and lodging properties to help remind everyone of the importance of conserving water, not only for us, but also for our economy and our environment. Designed by Kim Dow from DowHouse, the tents are available free of charge to Healdsburg businesses. For further information please call 4336935. The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present Healdsburg District Hospital CEO Nancy Schmid as our featured speaker at Business News and Views. Check us out on Thursday March 13, 2014 11:30 am1:00 pm Krug Center at the Best Western Plus Dry Creek Inn 198 Dry Creek Road Healdsburg, CA 95448 Please join us for business networking and lunch catered by Costeaux French Bakery Café. Registration is available online! Seating is limited, so please register early. Thank you to our sponsors! City Enforced Merchant Display Guides These are the City of Healdsburg's adopted guidelines for signage and outdoor display. Please read them. If you have any questions they should be addressed to the Planning and Building Department at 4313346. Downtown Outdoor Display Guidelines Portable Sign, Temporary Sign, and Menu Board Display Guidelines Both guides can be found at http://www.healdsburg.com/chamber/businessreferralsresources.asp. BUSINESS BUILDER WORKSHOPS Are Back! "The Business Builder Workshops helped me with topic content but also helped me feel more like a member of the Healdsburg Business Community." Kathleen Young of Young & Kelley Wines It's TIME to get your Facebook Game ON! Tuesday, March 25, 2014 8:45 to 11:00 am $35, chamber members $45, nonchamber members Click here to register online! Join instructor Kerry Rego to enhance your Facebook campaign. In this 2 hour workshop you will learn how to: Engage with your customers Provide great customer service Use the latest time management tools & techniques Decipher FB analytics Create FB advertising campaigns Designed specifically for Healdsburg tourism focused businesses, this workshop will teach you how to team up and leverage the power of the Healdsburg FB presence mutually increasing visibility & conversations. You will leave this workshop with a new bag of tricks to ramp up your FB game. Kerry Rego is a social media trainer, technology consultant, author, and speaker working with individuals, businesses, government, and nonprofits. She educates people, implements tools, and trains staff on new media tools. Kerry is the County of Sonoma social media staff trainer, Santa Rosa Junior College Community Education instructor, Sonoma State University Extended Education instructor, a North Bay Business Journal columnist, and a Vistage speaker. Kerry is the recipient of the North Bay Business Journal's 2011 "Forty Under 40 Award" and the author of What You Don't Know About Social Media CAN Hurt You: Take Control of Your Online Reputation. Anniversaries, New & Renewing Members Welcome to our newest members Geyser Peak Winery Please Make it a point to say " hello" to these folks! Healdsburg High School Academic Internship Program Healdsburg Prune Packers Baseball Club Looking Glass The Taste of Tea Framing Arts our "Bucks for Luck" sponsor Congratulations to our FEBRUARY membership anniversaries! 31 Years Madrona Manor 31 Year Haydon Street Inn 28 Years Plaza Gourmet 16 to 20 Years American Cancer Society George Petersen Insurance Agency Hair Artistry by Gabrielle AltaPacific Bank Fusion Technology Solutions. LLC American Legion Stotyome Post 111 Virginia Carol Lavish Theaters Corp. K R Catering 11 to 15 Years Erickson Fine Art Gallery Russian River Rose Company Rodney Strong Vineyards Image Tree Service Star Staffing Yasuko 1 to 5 Years Hudson Street Wineries Alan Bartl Photography Mutt Lynch Winery Pine Tree Preschool Geared for Growing North Coast Score Chapter 450 Everywear Galleon Electric Republic Services Myra Hoefer Design Alioto's Healdsburger DowHouse Interior Design Source ReHealdsburg Left Coast Marketing Sonoma Passport Merrill Lynch 6 to 10 Years Family Wineries Dry Creek Cooperative GHD, Inc. Dry Creek Cottage Dry Creek Villa Reverend Michael LeBlanc Discovery Office Systems Riverwood Lodge Northwoods Lodge The Healdsburg School Mill Street Antiques Thank you for your many years of dedication to the Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce and for your contribution to the local economy. Member Spotlight The Honor Mansion, A Wine Country Resort Multiple Honors in the 2014 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice® Awards for Hotels Healdsburg, California The Honor Mansion, A Wine Country Resort, announced today its selection as the best hotel for Romance #1 in the United States by TripAdvisor in its 2014 Travelers' Choice® awards. The Honor Mansion also was honored as #11 best hotel for Romance in the world, and was chosen as a top five hotel in the United States for both the Small Hotels (#2) and Luxury Hotels (#3) categories. In this 12th year of the awards, the world's most outstanding properties were identified in the categories of Top Hotels, Bargain, B&Bs and Inns, Family, Luxury, Romance, and Small Hotels in the United States and in the world. Unlike any other hotel honors, TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice winners are based on millions of valuable reviews and opinions from real travelers around the world. "We're excited to recognize the world's best properties, based on the opinions of those who know them best the millions of travelers around the globe who come to TripAdvisor to share their experiences," said Barbara Messing, chief marketing officer for TripAdvisor. "For those seeking inspiration for their 2014 travel planning, this list of spectacular accommodations that received 2014 Travelers' Choice awards is a perfect place to start." The innkeepers at The Honor Mansion are thrilled and grateful for these recent accolades. "We are truly humbled and honored by these recognitions from TripAdvisor. However, most important, we are thankful that our guests voted and acknowledge the passion we have for serving them and sharing a little piece of our 'heaven on earth'," said Steve and Cathi Fowler, owners of the Honor Mansion, A Wine Country Resort. For reviews on the The Honor Mansion, go to http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Reviewg32482d113721Reviews Honor_Mansion_A_Wine_Country_ResortHealdsburg_Sonoma_County_California.html. To see the full list of 2014 Travelers' Choice winners, go to www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice. How Geyser Peak Winery is Innovating with Print to Boost DTC Sales There are lots of NEW changes at Geyser Peak Winery and to help them retain their loyal wine club members and grow heir direct to consumer business (DTC) they have partnered with Wine Country Lifestyle Magazine to create a customized marketing communication piece. The results have exceeded the expectation of Consumer Direct Sales Director, Tanya Seibold, not only from a club member retention perspective but they have also boosted wine club sales (reorders) as compared to last year. Moreover, to date they have recouped a good portion of their investment into Wine Country Lifestyle Magazine and their wine club members are demanding more. READ MORE... With this innovative communication vehicle, Geyser Peak Winery has combined their standard wine tasting notes for each of the club shipment wines as well as their recommended wine & food pairings and recipes. There is also a center Feature Section highlighting their different tastings and future club events. You can view their custom magazine here. Healdsburg High Internship at the Chamber The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau had the great pleasure to work with two very bright young ladies from the Healdsburg High School; Ana DrakeTrippe and Jordan Whitemore. During their internship, Ana and Jordan completed a Family Fun Guide that is now available for Healdsburg tourists in the Visitors Center. Ana and Jordan were also successful in outreaching to bicycle clubs in California and inviting them to the Healdsburg Harvest Century Bicycle Tour. Family Fun Guide! 28th Annual Healdsburg Harvest Century Bicycle Tour The 28th Annual Harvest Century Bike Tour is scheduled for July 19, 2014. Online registration is now open at www.healdsburg.com/biketour. Early registration for individuals is $75.00 until May 19. Early registration for teams of 10+ is $65.00 per person until May 19. After May 19 registration increases to $85.00 per person and $75.00 per person on a team. Bike Jerseys are once again available ordered in advance. The Harvest Century is the largest fund raiser for the Chamber so please remind your cycling friends about this great event. Saturday, July 19, 2014 Thank you to this year's Bicycle Tour Sponsors Interested in becoming a sponsor for the Healdsburg Harvest Century? Click here for a sponsorship form. Ambassador Spotlight Ken Cyphers Attorney at Healdsburg law firm of Welty Welty, P.C. Practice areas: Wills & Trusts, Real Estate law, Business law and Bankruptcy Chose to practice of law because I like to help people solve and avoid problems Graduated from State University of New York at Albany Obtained my law degree from St. John's University School of Law in NYC Licensed in California, New York and Connecticut Previously worked as an attorney at Perry, Johnson, Anderson Miller & Moskowitz, LLP in Santa Rosa Also worked as Development Coordinator for Orrin Thiessen on the Town Green Village project in Windsor Former Town of Windsor Planning Commission Licensed Real Estate Broker Currently serving on Board of Directors for the Santa Rosa Parks Foundation I live in Healdsburg and am married to Healdsburg attorney, Julie Cyphers and have two children, Alexander and Carter. Enjoys golf, snowboarding, sailing and cycling I joined ambassador program to get to know the local businesses and help promote Healdsburg. Although born and raised in New York, I have completely lost my NY accent. However, sometimes the NY accent slips out during conversation, particularly when I am mad. Advertising Opportunities The Healdsburg Visitor Center located at 217 Healdsburg Avenue is open 7 days a week from 10:00am to 4:00pm assisting both tourist and locals with conciergestyle service. The center averages over 1,000 walkin visitors, plus a plethora of phone and email inquires opening the front door of Healdsburg for travelers from around the world. With Healdsburg.com as our domain, we maintain the most robust online directory of Healdsburg businesses, events, and area information to assist inquiries in finding our member businesses with between 11,000 to 20,000 website hits each month. Here are a few ways you can maximize this exposure through our new online and digital advertising opportunities: Newsletter Advertising $50/mo, to list of over 1,400 subscribers Digital Display Screen in Visitor Center $100/mo, over 5,000 impresses/mo Website Banner Ads ranging from $500 to $1,000/year Enhanced Online Directory listing with priority listing & photo enhancements $348/year For more information download advertising sales sheet. More Ways to Get Your Business Noticed Digital Signage in the Visitor Center for less than 2 cents per impression,...now that makes sense! Thousands of visitors from around the globe start their tour of the wine country at the Healdsburg Visitors Center. The digital signage display located in the Visitor Center which is the front door to Healdsburg and Sonoma County wine country. Your digital poster signs will be displayed 24/7 over 5,000 impressions per month for less than 2 cents per impression. Digital signage is the most costeffective and green way to capture the attention of visitors and drive them to your business. Download information and application. To learn more contact [email protected]. Chamber Events Business After Hours When: March 19 Time: 57PM Where: Healdsburg Shed 25 North Street Healdsburg, 95448 Dear Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Member, We of the Healdsburg Farming Community invite you to celebrate with us the rich growing tradition and promising food future of our region. Cohosted by Cindy Daniel and Doug Lipton of Healdsburg Shed, and the Board of Directors and farmer members of the Healdsburg Certified Farmers Market, we bring you an evening of tastes, tidbits, tales and talent. Meet your greenthumbed and muddybooted neighbors who are the poster children of local farming. Enjoy the abundance, artful and artisanal offerings of Shed, Healdsburg's grange inspired gathering place for growers and grazers. Learn how Healdsburg has progressed beyond the "Buckle of the Prune Belt". "Food and Wine" starts with Food. Come share with us. At The Shed, Wednesday March 19 from 5:00 to 7:00. Sincerely, Healdsburg Shed & Healdsburg Farmers' Market What's all the [ HYPE ] Healdsburg Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs + Chamber Mixer Membership Fees Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce Members: Annual $25.00 for Business Per Mixer: $10.00 for any employee Non Chamber Member Annual $75.00 Per Mixer: $10.00 for any employee Visit HYPE Facebook page Got questions? Email us at [email protected] Volunteer Spotlight Savor Healdsburg Food Tour Volunteer Outing Thank you Tammy! If you are looking to further your career in wine and hospitality, check out these Sonoma State University certificates, classes, and programs. Wine Business Institute, http://www.ssuexed.com/programs.php?sem=1&year=2014&id=178 Tasting Room Management, http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/wine/ Hospitably & Tourism, http://www.sonoma.edu/exed/htp/ The Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes a positive, balanced, vital economy and preserve those unique qualities that are good for business and make Healdsburg a special place in which to visit, live and work. We strive to grow the local economy, promote our community and serve as an advocate for our business members. Sincerely, Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Forward this email This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected] | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribeâ„¢ | Privacy Policy. Healdsburg Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau | 217 Healdsburg Avenue | Healdsburg | CA | 95448