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Sedona Chamber
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Travel to Eastern Europe with the Chamber in April!
|  Sedona Chamber of Commerce is offering a remarkable opportunity to travel to Eastern Europe, departing April 12, 2012! The eight day trip, priced at an affordable $2,449, includes Budapest, Vienna, Cesky Krumlov and Prague. This trip includes airfare, lodging and much more. For detailed information click here. Don't miss this chance to see the splendors of these fabled cities. Travel with friends and make this a truly memorable excursion! |
Volunteer at the Sedona Marathon- February 3, 4 & 5, 2012
|  Are you looking to be involved in the 2012 Sedona Marathon, without running or walking in one of the 4 races? Join our amazing team of volunteers and invest your time in the event of the year. Your time and efforts are deeply needed and valued among your community, friends and thousands of runners. Marvel as Olympic hopefuls, part of Team USA- Arizona, compete to beat the course record and strive to be the top runners in the world. Please visit sedonamarathon.com/volunteer to volunteer.
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Customer Service Award Nominations Sought - One Week Left!
|  Sedona Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its 6th Annual Customer Service Award. If you know of a business in Sedona that provides outstanding customer service, please nominate them today! Deadline for nominations is Monday, January 9, 2012. Once nominations are received, the Chamber of Commerce will compile all of them and send an electronic ballot to our members. The winner of the 6th Annual Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Award will be announced at the Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, January 20, 2012 at 8:30 am in the Los Abrigados Resort & Spa banquet room and they will receive a recognition plaque. Please do not nominate your own business. To submit a nomination, click here. |
Sedona Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
|  Mark your calendar for January 20, 2012!
Sedona Chamber of Commerce will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Friday, January 20, 2012 from 8:30 - 10:30 am at Los Abrigados Resort & Spa. The meeting will include a continental style breakfast, presentations on the Sedona Chamber of Commerce accomplishments for 2011 and goals and highlights for 2012. Followed by reports from our Affinity groups, and Mr. Jim Rounds of Elliot Pollack & Company as keynote speaker who will provide an economic outlook for 2012. Time to network before, during and after. Free for members, please RSVP by calling Donna at (928) 204-1123.
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| New Member Discount Offered |  Need to learn how to use and market effectively on Social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter? If you manage your own Social Media marketing it is critical to understand the nuances of interacting and engaging online. There is a new Member Discount that will help you with this crucial new marketing work. PlayBig Online Marketing has the solution: The Easy Social Media Learning Center. They provide short and easy to understand on-demand videos, downloadable how-to documents, Question and Answer webinars, all of which are geared to help the small business owner who may be lost on how to use online marketing accelerate their success. Check out this newest Member Discount and boost your social marketing skills today. |
Marketing Opportunities for Tourism Bureau Members...
| Reach Los Angeles Based Media
The Sedona Chamber of Commerce will be traveling to Los Angeles on Monday, January 24, to meet with LA based media outlets and journalists together with other destination CVB's in the state. You can reach them by including your electronic press release on the Chamber's flash drive press kit. For the low cost of $50, your press release will be included with all of the Chamber's information.
If you would like to participate please contact Kegn Hall at (928) 204-1123 ext. 170 or email Kegn at pr@sedonachamber.com. No brochures are necessary. Must be a Tourism Bureau Member to participate. Deadline is Tuesday, January 10, 2012.
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Post your Sedona Marathon Deals Today!
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 Just a reminder that we have a Sedona Marathon Deals category on VisitSedona.com that is open for Tourism Bureau Members to utilize. Are you interested in reaching 2,500 racers, plus their fans and family who will be here in February? Then create an offer to those who will be here for the Marathon, and post your deal today.
Please contact Michelle Conway at the Chamber at (928) 204-1123 or at mconway@sedonachamber.com with questions.
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"Renewal & Wellness" Email Blast Opportunity | |
Send Materials by Wednesday, January 4
We have our own list of potential Sedona visitors who have requested information specific to Sedona's Wellness, Spas, Fitness, and Spiritual & Metaphysical interests.
We are creating an attractive email, in full-color, with professional photographs based on our "Renewal & Wellness" brand theme - perfect for the start of the New Year! The email will begin with an introduction to Sedona, and will be complete with a description of your business and your offer! This email will blast to approximately 6,000 contacts in January.
Provide us with 75 words or less, a photo/logo (JPG files only), and a website address for a live link to your site for only $85! Limited to the first ten participants. Must be a Tourism Bureau Member to participate. Contact Michelle Conway at (928) 204-1123 or at mconway@sedonachamber.com. |
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Promoting Sedona to Los Angeles & Orange County Residents | |
Submit Brochures by Friday, January 6
 The Sedona Chamber of Commerce Tourism Bureau will be at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show January 14 - 15 promoting our beautiful destination! The show attracts over 20,000 Orange County and Los Angeles area residents and travel agents each year. According to our recent visitor survey, a large portion of our visitors come from Southern California, so we want to make sure that Sedona stays top-of-mind with this valuable audience.
We are providing a brochure distribution opportunity to Tourism Bureau members in which we will bring your brochures to the show. The small fee for this brochure distribution is $50 for 100 brochures. Please bring brochures with payment to the Sedona Chamber Administrative Office at 45 Sunset Drive, attention Michelle Conway. Contact Michelle for more information at (928) 204-1123 or at mconway@sedonachamber.com. |
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KUGO Travel Radio - Grand Canyon Marketing Opportunity | |
Only two spaces left! Contact Michelle by Friday, January 6!
 The Sedona Chamber of Commerce has partnered with KUGO radio, the only FM radio station that broadcasts at the Grand Canyon and surrounding areas. This radio station delivers travel information only (no music format) and is a great way to remind Grand Canyon visitors that Sedona has so much to offer!
We have developed a co-op advertising package open to two more Tourism Bureau members, where each member gets one minute of a five minute long Sedona segment. This radio campaign will last for six months (January - June) and again for July through December. The cost to participate is only $150 per month. You can participate for six months, or secure your spot and participate for the full 12 months. Note: The production cost is included, so all we need is what you'd like to say. Please contact Michelle for more information at (928) 204-1123 or mconway@sedonachamber.com. |
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Submit Your Brochures for the Arizona Highways/AAA Travel Show | |
Submit Brochures by Friday, February 10
 
Make sure your business is top-of-mind with Valley residents at the Arizona Highways/AAA Travel Show. The show is scheduled for February 18 and 19, 2012. This year's show will be bigger and better, as two individual travel shows - Arizona Highways Travel Show, and the AAA Travel Show - have now partnered to create the biggest and best travel show of 2012.
Submit up to 100 brochures to the Sedona Chamber of Commerce who will be at the show representing Sedona. The cost is $50 for Tourism Bureau Members. Please bring brochures with payment to the Sedona Chamber Administrative Office at 45 Sunset Drive, attention Michelle Conway. Contact Michelle for more information at (928) 204-1123 or at mconway@sedonachamber.com. |
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SuperPass 2012 is here... | Pick up a Sedona SuperPass coupon book from the Sedona Visitor Center in Uptown. For only $8 each, its chocked full of great deals and discounts. Whether it's a dining experience, an outdoor adventure, retail shopping or even a massage, you won't find a better way to get the very most of shopping in Sedona. The SuperPass, worth $5,000 in coupons, is not just for our out of town guest - anyone can purchase one. For only $8, using a single coupon will more than repay for it's total. Stop by the Visitor Center in Uptown at 331 Forest Road to pick one up.
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Tourism Tidbits... | |
The Power of Destination Promotion
According to a U.S. Travel Association study, marketing programs bring in more visitors, generate new tax dollars and create jobs for states and local communities. The research quantifies the ways in which tourism marketing contributes to the recovering economy. Read more... |
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