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Check out the DOS presentation

Tiffany in Marketing Communications spoke at the industry’s Director of Sales (DOS) breakfast this morning about how the MarComm team is supporting the M&C team. Highlights include major focus areas, goals, strategies and tactics and examples of creative services. She also provided ways for industry partners to help.

CLICK HERE to check out the presentation.

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Simpleview CMS Update

The Marketing Communications team has been busy working on the new CMS for VisitVirginiaBeach.com with the Simpleview team. Here is a quick 10 minute video on where we are to date, to include wireframes and digital style guide.

 

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Need Marketing and Communications Support?

In an effort to increase transparency, streamline requests and serve you all best as our internal “clients”… The VBCVB MarCom Unit is pleased to share with you the FY18 Marketing Communication Unit’s process for requesting services, including:

  • Requesting help with a marketing/PR/advocacy project
  • Requesting edits to the website
  • Viewing marketing budgets for all units
  • Viewing status reports for all units
  • See our photo assets
  • Viewing the employee blog and submitting content
  • Viewing social media channels, calendars and editorial content calendars

All of these items are now saved in CVB Sharepoint!

Please save the following link in your Favorites toolbar:

Marketing Communications Sharepoint site

We’ve also put together a 20 minute training video on how to request help and use this site. If you are unable to access Sharepoint, please contact your appropriate IT team member.

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VB Named in 10 Best Beaches for your Money

CLICK HERE to check out this great hit for VB from Money magazine on time.com.

Money, a personal finance news and advice magazine produced by TIME, has named Virginia Beach one of 2017’s “10 Best Beaches for Your Money.”  

Our coastal city was one of only five U.S. beach destinations selected this year; the other five beaches were international destinations.

To make the selections, Money weighed more than 3,500 data points for over 100 of the most popular beach destinations worldwide. They then ranked the top five U.S. and international beach cities that scored highest on overall cost factors giving the most weight to the price of airfare, lodging, and food, as well as the biggest year-over-year price drops. They also considered the number of beaches each city offered, as well as tourist activities and experience factors like low crime rates, pleasant weather, and ease of access to public transportation. 

 The digital version of the article includes a video with great footage of Virginia Beach as well as the four other U.S. beaches which made the list.

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Hidden Gems of the National Park System, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge

The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge was included within USA Today’s (36,682,913 unique monthly visitors) “Hidden gems of the National Park System,” chosen by the U.S. Department of Interior, which proudly protects America’s great outdoors. To be listed second in this roundup is huge. This stunning photo does a beautiful job of sharing the surroundings of Back Bay. Check it out!

www.usatoday.com/media/cinematic/gallery/98650000/hidden-gems-of-the-national-park-system-from-interior/