1. SHOWING VALUE TO CVB
STAKEHOLDERS
MACVB Summer Education Summit

2. SOURCE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING
• Weekly email with PDF to partners on events (traffic
report)
• Weekly Facebook Live on events
• Live to promote upcoming events & during events
• Specific events page on social media
• Becoming the “go-to” for event planning
• Always ask partners to let us know about their events
COMMUNITY GROUPS
CIRCUIT
• Kiwanis, Rotary, Sertoma, etc.

3. NEWS
Monthly Hospitality E-Newsletter
• Visit Mankato news
• Industry news
• “Traffic report” – all events up to 2 months
out
News Releases
• Visit Mankato news
• Industry news
• Events news

4. CONNECTING WITH ELECTED
OFFICIALS
• State legislators (as needed)
• City Council presentations (annual & as needed)
• County Commissioners (annual & as needed)
• Patrick Baker, Dir. Government & Institutional
Affairs

5. REPORTING
• Visit Mankato annual report
• Integrated annual report with
Greater Mankato Growth
(parent organization) – much
greater reach
• Quarterly dashboards to
Board
• Deep Dives with Board

6. Q & A