- Meeting Agenda & Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 10AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send email comments to visitgolden@cityofgolden.net.
The new Community Marketing Board will hear status reports from the two contracted firms (Meadows PR and Blakely & Company). The City was without a marketing manager for more than year, so these two contractors performed that role. During that time, the City won a state-wide tourism award for Goldens in Golden, a single-day event that brings in considerable sales and lodging tax revenue during a down time of the year. The City has now hired Derek Schimmel as the Community Marketing Field Manager.
The agenda lists Jen Thoemke (owner of Cafe 13, Goldmine Cupcakes, Connects Workspace, and Morris & Mae) as the chair, with a co-chair still to be elected.
They will discuss their top priorities, which are Goldens in Golden, a Colorado Tourism Office Mentor Program, a contract with Datafy - p. 45 (which uses consumer data, including cell phone location, to target advertising) and the budget for 2026.
The 2026 budget (p. 42) anticipates $649,110 in vendor fees plus a rollover of $85,798 for a total revenue of $734,908. The big ticket expenses are $198,004 for staff salary and benefits, $144,350 for professional services, $20,100 for travel and special events, $20,000 to support Welcome Center operations, $10,000 to produce a print Visitors Guide, and $316,000 for advertising. The total budgeted expenses are $715,879.
The meeting packet also includes a proposal (p. 68) from an Oregon-based agency to rebuild the Visit Golden website and provide search engine optimization services.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
