| 23rd Annual Membership Meeting
October 6th
9am-noon
Don't Miss SSDTA's 23rd Annual Membership Meeting, to be held at the Great Plains Zoo.
Plan to attend for the annual regional tourism update, discuss topics
important to your business, meet the board of directors and network
with other SSDTA friends.
Our own Web/Media guy Rodger Wenzlaff will provide an informative workshop on Search Engine Optimization
Door prizes include free advertising space, SEO books and more. AND Cookies and coffee too.
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jacquie.sesd@iw.net
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JOIN TODAY!
Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association exists to increase the economic impact of the visitor industry in Southeast South Dakota.
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Membership benefits
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Southeast Tourism
Board of Directors
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Lisa Scheve President
Yankton CVB
Mark Schilling Past President
Corn Palace, Mitchell
Cathy Buchheim Vice President
Sioux Falls CVB
Hannah Walters Sec/Tres
Mitchell CVB
Steve Howe Exec. Committee
Vermillion Chamber
Dawn Glover
City Manager, Elk Point
Chrissy Spoo
Empire Mall, Sioux Falls
Jacquelynn Skotvold
Centerville Development Corp
Julie Gross
Madison Chamber
Callie Wockenfuss
The Lakes Lodge, Wentworth
Jason Bradley
Culvers, Mitchell
Emily McNamara
Wild Water West, Sioux Falls
Ryan Friez
Thunder Road, Sioux Falls
Jeff VanMeeteren
Lewis & Clark Rec Area, Yankton
Terri Schelm
Country Inn & Suites,
Dakota Dunes
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BROCHURES &
VISITOR GUIDES
| Need a new brochure or your old brochure need a face lift? Let SSDTA design your new brochure or community magazine.
Design costs just $50 per hour for SSDTA members. Call Cindy at 605-665-2435 or email cindy.sesd@iw.net.
Printing prices are remaining low so now is the time to get your new brochure printed.
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Let's Talk Regional Marketing!
You'll want to attend SSDTA's 23rd Annual 
Membership Meeting on October 6th at the
Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls. At 9am we will give our marketing update along with some highlights of our current marketing efforts and those yet to be implemented. Join in round-table discussions with other SSDTA friends. Then at 11am stick around for a workshop on Search Engine Optimization presented by our own Web/Media guy Rodger Wenzlaff.
We will be giving away free ad space in the S.D. Vacation Guide, Southeast Regional Visitor Guide and Southeast Regional Map. And Rodger will have some SEO books to give away during the workshop.
Please join us for coffee and cookies, good conversation and a some great marketing tips that won't hurt your budget. Invite a business friend that is not a member of SSDTA, if they join, you get a discount on your membership.
Following the meeting you are invited to stay and visit out the zoo, so plan to attend the 23rd Annual SSDTA Annual Membership Meeting.
Going into fall we are in a good position to see visitor numbers remain strong. The good news is, throughout the region we have reports of visitor counts and cash register receipts up over 2009.
There are plenty of great things to see and do this fall right here in Southeast South Dakota. Be sure to check out some of the coming events
- Jacquie, Executive Director
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2011 Visitor Guide Advertising DEADLINE OCTOBER 1st
| SD Vacation Guide and Southeast Regional Guide 
 Advertising Rates CLICK HERE
South Dakota Vacation Guide Directory Listing $210
50-words ($3.00 for each additional word)
New ENHANCED SD Vacation Guide Listing
includes photo and logo - $420 50 words ($3.00 for each additional word)
Southeast Map $210 
Reserve your ad space now http://www.southeastsouthdakota.com/forms/2011adv.php
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2011 On-Line Events Submission
| DEADLINE OCTOBER 15, 2010
Don't miss the 2011
events calendar in our visitor guide and on-line. Your event will also
be listed on our 2011 desk calendar. Submit on-line or by email to jacquie.sesd@iw.net.
Events Submission Page
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Email Marketing to Visitors
| We are sending a monthly newsletter to 5000 visitors who have opted-in to receive email from us. The newsletter includes vacation packages and features member businesses. Each newsletter features events and on-line vacation packages.
If you want your business included in this email newsletter, consider creating a packaged vacation or weekend getaway. Each offering must include a lodging property with an attraction or event. Packages are listed free on our website and we choose from those packages what will be featured in the E-newsletter. The newsletter also includes a link to all of the packages. Submit your package here.
We are giving visitors ideas for creating their own unique vacation. The email list continues to grow so we reach more visitors with each E-newsletter. Contact the SSDTA office to see how you can be part of this on-line marketing effort.
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Member Spotlight
| Palisades State Park
A beautiful place to visit anytime of year.
(157 acres) near Garretson, 10 miles north of I-90
from Brandon, exit 406. Special features: Rock
climbing, walking trails through quartzite formations,
historic sites, bridge is a Nat'l Historic Structure,
nearby golf course. Split Rock Creek flows through
the park. Facilities: 35 campsites - 16 electrical,
showers, 5 camping cabins, playground, sand
volleyball and horseshoe, game/equipment checkout,
picnic shelter, fishing, handicap access. Entrance fee.
25495 485th Avenue, Garretson, SD 57030-6117
605.594.3824 Email: PalisadesPark@state.sd.us
http://gfp.sd.gov/state-parks/directory/palisades/
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Coop Opportunities
| We have several affordable opportunities to help you reach visitors. Those listed below are easily tracked so you know if they are working for you. Great bargains from $0 - $300 annually.
Virtual Travel Show - Your brochure on-line.
Make your brochure or community visitor guide available to visitors
24/7, exhibited in view and print format on-line at www.southeastsouthdakota.com. (There may be an additional fee for set-up of magazines). Your on-line brochure then links directly to your website. Click here to view on-line brochures. Annual fee for Magazine - $300 Brochure - $150
Story Ads on the web
Not
just a "banner ad" but a photo and full length story about your business, including logo and important contact information. Web
visitors want to read more about you. The Story Ad links directly to your website for even more
information. Fee for Home page $250 Other pages $150
Web packages/specials/coupons - FREE
Place
your packaged vacation on www.southeastsouthdakota.com for free. Put
together an attraction or event with an overnight stay, add other
things if you like such as meals, gift coupons etc. One package price, one
phone number. Did we mention this service is FREE! And these packages are promoted on the website and in our email newsletter to visitors who have opted-in to receive information about the region. Click here to see other packages.
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Southeast Tourism Board Meetings
|  SSDTA Board Meeting Schedule
Oct 6th - Annual Member Meeting - 9am - Great Plains Zoo
November 17 - Mitchell CVB 10am
January 19-20 - Tourism Conference - Ramkota Pierre
January 19th - 5pm SSDTA Top of the Stairs Party - Pierre
Everyone is welcome to attend board meetings and serve on a committee. We value your opinion and welcome your input at meetings. Please feel free to attend and participate.
Please join us for a meeting and lunch. If your business would like to host an SSDTA board meeting call 888-353-7382 or email: jacquie.sesd@iw.net
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Link to www.southeastsouthdakota.com
| Website Links Are An Important Step In Providing Visitor Information
All SSDTA members
are linked from our website to their own website. Now we would like you
to link back to the SSDTA website. WHY? Often when visitors are
searching for information, they may look at your website and then want
more information about what else there is to see and do in the region. With a link to
www.southeastsouthdakota.com visitors can easily find that information and maybe stay an extra day.
If visitors find your website from another source, they can get more information from links you have on your site. We hope that you value the information provided on the SSDTA website and will link up today. If you need assistance in linking, please call and we can help. Here's the link and logo: http://www.southeastsouthdakota.com/
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Southeast South Dakota Tourism Association exists to increase the economic impact of the visitor industry in southeastern South Dakota.
A non-profit 501c6 membership based organization established in January 1987 by tourism businesses looking to pool resources to market the region.
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