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Save the Dates!
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Business After Hours
5-7pm
Wednesdays
Click on the names of the hosts to RSVP. First come, first served.
April 24
Efficiency Maine
(at Mine Oyster)
May 1
Studio 53 Fine Art
May 15
Boothbay Railway Village
June 5
Newagen Seaside Inn
August 28
The Bank of Maine
October 23
Peapod Jewelry
New for 2013, the Chamber is opening up the Business After Hours to members and non-members to encourage everyone from the business community to participate. The event is complimentary to Chamber members and $10 per person for non-members. Proceeds from these events will go towards a stipend for the Chamber's new Volunteer and Visitor Relations Internship for a college student.
Stay tuned for more upcoming BAHs & contact us if you'd like to host one!
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Dear Valued Members,
It's time for Fisherman's Festival which means it's finally spring! Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard to put on this amazing festival which is celebrating its 40th Anniversary of supporting our fishing community. We would also like to "thank" all volunteers in recognition of National Volunteer Appreciation Week.
Speaking of celebrating, thank you to all our hosts for the start of our Business After Hours and for those coming up. We've had great attendance and lots of fun. Our next BAH is tonight, at The World is Mine Oyster hosted by Efficiency Maine and on May 1, the Governor will be joining us at Studio 53 Fine Art for a "meet & greet". We have opened these up to non-members as well with proceeds going towards a stipend for the Chamber's new Volunteer and Visitor Relations Internship for a college or high school student.
Our Annual Awards Dinner is set for May 22nd starting at 5:00 pm with our presenting sponsor Fisherman's Wharf Inn, a proud member of the Lafayette Group. We will have a "special appearance" by Senator Angus King, an inspirational speech by our newest member Kerem Durdag, CEO of Biovations, awards and more! We have many sponsorship opportunities to join in on this exciting event that recognizes the contributions of so many to our community. Click here for more details.
Our map is getting ready to be sent off to the printer. We have lots of advertising promoting the region and Windjammer Days is just around the corner. This event is more than 50 years old and has become not only an iconic event for the region but also an economic engine that helps kick off the tourism season.
Last year the Maine Department of Tourism did a survey on Windjammer Days and found that more than 3,200 extra vehicles came to the region during the event and this resulted in more than $530,000 of additional revenue to the peninsula. We thank our current sponsors and encourage everyone to get involved by either donating their time and /or money so we can make this another amazing event!
Best wishes,
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Office & Board News
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Membership & Marketing Polices
The Board of Directors has updated our Membership & Marketing Policies. The policy defines our rolling membership, addresses payments and non-payments. Click here for the latest update.
Downtown Information Center
We will be opening this center for Fisherman's Festival this Saturday. If you would like to put your brochures down there or have a display, please contact Rachel@boothbayharbor.com.
New Business Categories on Website
We have created two new categories in the "Stay" section of our website. They are "Retreats" and "Vacation Rentals". For "Retreats" this is a fairly new concept here so if you do offer them, please let Brooke@boothbayharbor.com know and she will add you in. We have updated the "Vacation Rentals" but again, if you have something to add, please just email or call Brooke.
Volunteer Week - Thank you to our Volunteers!
April 21-27 is Volunteer week organized by the Maine Commission for Community Service. So we say "Thank You" to all our special volunteers along with other Mainers who join the national celebration of volunteers across the county during this special week. Maine has a volunteer force of more than 349,000 citizens who, on average, dedicate 37 hours of service each year. The estimated economic contribution of volunteers across the state is $846.2 million. Volunteers keep neighborhoods safe, mentor children, and provide essential services to those in need. They also help our members and our chamber to put on amazing events and do other community work. Thank you to all who volunteer. Click here to learn more about the Governor's Awards for Service and Volunteerism.
Volunteer and Visitor Relations Internship
As many of you may know, we are going to offer a new Volunteer & Visitor Relations Internship this year for a high school or college student. The internship will offer hands-on experience in the field of volunteer management by providing an understanding of the critical role of volunteers in non-profit and for-profit organizations and an opportunity to learn and apply relevant human resource management skills. How to Apply: Send resume to: Catherine Wygant Fossett, Executive Director, Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 356, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538 or email Catherine at Catherine@boothbayharbor.com. Click here for more details.
Employment Opportunities/Job Search
Are you looking for help this summer? We have updated our website to put this on the home page and first place in the "Community" section. You can use your member login and load your job opportunities. If you have any questions on how to do this, please contact Brooke@boothbayharbor.com and she will be happy to help you.
"Get your 2013 non-profit information"
Friday, May 31 from 11am-2pm at the Chamber
We're hosting an information and brochure distribution meet & greet so people can come and meet with the non-profits in the area and get their latest maps, etc. It's one-stop shopping for information to kick off the season. All the service-providing non-profits can bring their information that is so important to local businesses (i.e., land trust trail guides, CMBG flyers, and Opera House calendar) and businesses can pick them up at one place on one day. We can also answer questions at that time and it can serve as an info exchange. Please contact Rachel@boothbayharbor.com if you have questions or would like to come as a non-profit.
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New Members
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Boothbay Harbor Country Club
Boothbay Harbor Country Club has a new commitment to excellence! We are devoted to making the facility a first class golf destination in Maine. In the coming season we will operate the course with the goal of providing the members and guests with superior service and the best conditions possible. We are excited to introduce Chad Penman, PGA as our GM/Head Golf Pro. His girlfriend Allyson Melchreit will be the Clubhouse Manager and will be in charge of the food & beverage operation. Chad and Ally bring a wealth of experience to the facility and are fully committed to giving the members of Boothbay Harbor CC a fantastic experience! Visit www.boothbayharborcc.com to download an application.
Contact: Chad Penman, Email: boothbayharborcc@gmail.com, Phone: (207) 633-FORE (3673), Website: www.boothbayharborcc.com
Boothbay Region Community Television
BRCTV has been the Public Access station for the Boothbay Region since 1995. We provide equipment, studios, training and volunteers to locally produce programming for the Boothbay Region over local Channel 7 and on the internet at www.brctv.org. We are funded by donations from individuals, franchise fees from the cable company distributed through the towns, and by business underwriters.
Contact: Jonne Trees, Email: channel7@brctv.org, Phone: (207) 633-5022, Website: www.brctv.org
Coldwell Banker Commercial Soundvest Properties
If your future plans include buying, selling or leasing commercial property, I hope you will allow me to review your needs and propose a plan for achieving your goals. Let Coldwell Banker Commercial SoundVest Properties' 21 years of serving the needs of the business community in the Mid-Coast Region work for you.
Contact: Buck Smith, 207-596-7478, 147 Park Street, Rockland, ME 04841,
www.soundvest.com, bsmith@soundvest.com
Biovations
We are a technology-driven domestic manufacturing start-up entity in Maine with following characteristics.
- Advanced specialty materials manufacturing with a robust patent portfolio and trademarks for long-term value.
- Focused on high value end meltblown non-woven roll goods or finished products, from biopolymers, for scalable nice markets that are underserved.
- Focused on microbial control platforms integrated to specialty non-woven biopolymer fiber products (roll-goods or finished products on an OEM basis to large customers).
- Utilized select representations partners in the select markets.
Contact: Kerem Durdag, CEO, Phone: (207) 633-0616, Website: www.biovations.com
United Maine Craftsmen, Inc.
United Maine Craftsmen is the largest non-profit Craft Organization in the State of Maine with over 500 members and a 40+ year record of exciting Art and Craft Shows. Our membership is open to all legal residents of Maine who make their own art or craft.
Don't miss our Cumberland Arts and Crafts show, the largest Craft Show in the State featuring:
* 250 fine Maine Artisans
* High Quality Maine Crafts
* Craft Demonstrations
* A Huge Raffle with many items
* Lots of yummy food
* The UMC Cumberland Craft Store
* Free parking
The Fair is held at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, just 10 miles north of Portland, and is always the second Thurs., Fri., Sat., and Sun. of August. Contact: June Budrow, Phone: (207) 621-2818, Email: info@unitedmainecraftsmen.com, Website: www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com
Maine Media Collective
About Maine magazine: Published 12 times a year by The Maine Media Collective, Maine magazine (themainemag.com) is the state's definitive lifestyle publication that gives readers a fresh look at the incredible people, places, restaurants, artists, and business people who make today's Maine such a vibrant place to live. In addition, The Maine Media Collective is home to Maine Home+Design (mainehomedesign.com), Eat Maine, Art Maine, and The Brand Company - a marketing firm.
Contact: Steve Kelly, Associate Publisher - to advertise in Maine Magazine & Maine Home+Design
Email: stevekelly@themainemag.com 207.772.3373
Contact: Chris Kast, Brand Strategist, The Brand Company - for design and marketing solutions
Email: chris@thebrandcompany.me 207.772.3373
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Member News
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Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters
Congratulations to Two Salty Dogs which was named Best Store in Maine by a Downeast Dog News readers poll!! Downeast Dog News will be officially announcing the winners in its May issue and is published in Rockland and distributed statewide. They also produce several travel guides (www.gotravelmaine.com). Each year DDN holds a Best of the Best poll with various categories for Maine pet services and products. Extra kudos goes out to Liana, Don, Max, Auggie, and Coal to win this honor, particularly in their first year of business! They will be celebrating the store's 1st anniversary, Max's 6th birthday, and the Best Maine Pet Store accolade on May 18th. All are welcome to stop by and help them celebrate!
Eventide Epicurean Specialties
Congratulations to Kim and Denise for opening their new expansion into bread and cheese just in time for Fishermen's Festival on Saturday, April 27. Click here to learn more.
Cottage Connection
Audrey would like to invited members to "Let's Make A Movie During Windjammer Days, June 25 - 26, 2013" to promote our area with an Emmy Award winning film company. We have an opportunity to bring an Emmy Award winning film crew here to make a movie about vacationing in the Boothbay Region. Click here to learn more.
Oak Street Provisions
We at Oak Street are now stocking Organic Potatoes, Carrots, and Organic Veggie Fries. Click here for more details.
Shipyard Cup
11th Annual Regatta Aug. 8-11, 2013 | Boothbay Harbor, Maine
We had a great turn out in 2012 with over 250 owners, captains, professional crew, volunteer sailors and owners' guests on hand to see SCHEHERAZADE take honors for the top spot overall. We are inviting you to be part of this world class but fun event. A large number of the crews are in the Boothbay Harbor and surrounding communities up to a week before and after the race. This is a great opportunity to boost the local business community.We hope you will consider joining us in supporting the 2013 Shipyard Cup and big boat racing on the coast of Maine. Please contact Erin Buehler, (207) 633-4194 ebuehler@hodgdonyachts.com
http://www.shipyardcup.com/form-sponsor.shtml
Maine State Aquarium
Welcome to Class of 2003 Boothbay Region High School graduate, Karin Marie (Iuzzolino) Paquin, in her new position at the Aquarium as the lead aquarist for the 2013 season. We are excited to have her return to Maine to continue her work in the aquarium sciences.
Boothbay Region Community Resources - "Back To School, Set For Success"
They are going to repeat the "Back To School, Set For Success" event this summer which is a program to allow all students age 4 through 8th grade to have all their school supplies in a back pack to start the new year. They supply the students on Aug 18th at the Boothbay Region YMCA. They helped 365 students last year and their goal for this year is 425. Click here to learn how you can get involved and donate.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Congratulations to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens which tops the "top ten" on TripAdvisor's top ten public gardens in the U.S. for 2013 list! Click here to learn more.
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library invites you to "The Poetry of Wine" on Saturday, May 4 at Mine Oyster, 14 Wharf Street, Boothbay Harbor from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. To recognize and honor the vast and rich literary offerings the Library makes available to all that visit and reside in the Boothbay Region, this special evening of poetry will include live music, food and wine from around the world. Tickets are on sale at the Library for $25 per person or can be purchased at the door for $30 per person. For more information, please call the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at 633-3112 The Library has a number of activities happening in mid-April and May. Click here for the latest update.
Studio 53
Studio 53 will debut the retrospective show of the two dimensional work of gallery owner Terry Seaman at this Business After Hours on May 1. Included throughout the building will be work dating back fifty years and more including a 1964 look at the footbridge and harbor from a cubist point of view (what was this kid thinking?). Click here to learn more.
Griffin Law Offices
Griffin Law covers a number of topics in their latest newsletter including: Five Myths About Medicaid's Long-Term Care; When Is a Hospital Stay Not a Hospital Stay? ; Do-It-Yourself Will Leads to Unwanted Result; End-of-Life Dilemma: Hospice or Nursing Home? Click here to learn more.
Balmy Days Cruises & Burnt Island Lighthouse
The Lighthouse Tours at Burnt Island start July 8, 2013, running Mondays and Thursdays. Visit: balmydayscruises.com to learn more.
Rotary Club
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is planning its 56th annual benefit Auction and Flea Market, to be held this year Saturday, August 3 on the Boothbay Common. They are collecting for 56th annual benefit auction. Please call their 2013 Rotary Auction Pick-Up Chairs, Bob Raudenbush (207-633-5579) or Rick Elder (207-882-8059) to schedule a speedy and convenient pick-up. And for those who know fellow Rotarian, Steve Demeranville, he's happy to share his latest photos from India at http://art4adventures.zenfolio.com.
Blueberry Broadcasting
Extend a warm invitation to listeners throughout the MidCoast and Central Maine area and beyond to spend an afternoon, a day or a weekend in Boothbay. Join with your fellow businesses and share the expense. The more businesses and opportunities that are presented the more people will want to visit. The key to any marketing/advertising campaign is consistency. This program, with enough participation, will ensure Boothbay Harbor to have a consistent presence on BIG 104. Click here to learn more.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Congratulations to Bigelow for winning the Innovator of the Year - Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences from the Maine International Trade Center (MITC). They will be recognized during Maine International Trade Day on May 31, at the Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland, ME.
Bigelow Laboratory Carbon Dioxide and Plankton, A New Look at the Chemistry of Ocean Life. Click here for the latest news from the Laboratory.
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) presents
The Maine Photography Show the annual premier juried gallery show of photography in Maine.
Many thanks to the more than 300 photographers who submitted their work! All photographers have already been notified about the selection result. The juror for MPS 2013 is the nationally known nature photographer Tony Sweet. The MPS 2013 exhibition will take place at the BRAF gallery from April 13 to May 3. Click here to learn more.
Boothbay Cottages
They are now are open for business and are pet friendly. Many people vacation with dogs at this time of year to hike the trails and enjoy spring before the crowds and prices increase!
PFBF
PFBF is happy to announce their 4th Annual PFBF ˝ Marathon & 5K Run/Walk to benefit Special Olympics Maine set for Sunday, July 14th at 8:00am, join us as a runner, volunteer, or an enthusiastic spectator, as PFBF CPAs will host their 4th Annual ˝ Marathon and 5K Race to benefit Special Olympics Maine! Click here for more details.
Amtrak Downeaster
Join them as they celebrate National Train Day! On Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Amtrak Downeaster will celebrate the sixth annual National Train Day with a special event at the Brunswick station from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. This event is FREE to the public and will feature Downeaster train tours, samples from the Downeaster Café, educational exhibits, activities for kids, ticket giveaways, and more. Visit AmtrakDowneaster.com for more information or click here. Please note: Passengers can try the train for only $5. This offer is valid for travel from Haverhill to Brunswick or points in-between on the weekends of April 27-28*, May 4-5, May 11-12, 2013! *Valid Exeter, NH to Brunswick, ME this weekend only.
Conley's Garden Center and Landscaping
The 2013 season is right around the corner. We look forward to seeing all our gardening customers and friends in the coming weeks and months. Visit our website http://www.conleysgardencenter.com/
where you can read about: Our PRE-SEASON SALE on carried-over plants, How to get a FREE box of Garden Elements Natural & Organic fertilizer. Where to print out our $10 OFF COUPON for your "First Visit This Year", and how to sign up for weekly and monthly PRIZE DRAWINGS and Conley's products and services, and other useful gardening information. Thanks again for your past patronage. We look forward to have the opportunity to be of service again this year.
Boothbay Region YMCA
The Dance Program's Annual Recital, under the direction of instructor Melissa Nein, will be held at Boothbay Region High School on Friday, May 3 at 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 4 at 1 p.m. There will be 20 performances featuring ballet, tap, modern, hip hop, contemporary and musical theater jazz. Tickets are available at the door for $5.
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Business News:
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Scam Alert
There is a scam making the rounds in a wide variety of U.S. arenas from massage therapy to hotels & inns. The company is BRAVURA, INC. from the Yukon, Canada and the scam is well-documented on the internet. A local inn experienced this and wanted the chamber to make others aware of it. They have completed reports to the Federal Trade Commission and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). "Ms. Lewis" initially claimed she found the Inn in the Visitor & Resource Guide so others in the "neighborhood" might also be approached.
Efficiency Maine Transmission Alternative Pilot Program For a limited time, Boothbay Harbor area businesses can take advantage of cash incentives on lighting upgrades through Efficiency Maine's Boothbay Harbor Transmission Alternative Pilot Program. The program lowers the cost of lighting upgrades-in some cases no cost at all. Efficiency Maine can make this special offer because reducing peak demand helps avoid the need for an expensive transmission-line replacement. Projects must be completed by June 15th to be eligible for this limited-time offer. INCENTIVES ˇ $44-$90 per Fixture for Upgrading an Existing T12 fixture with New High Performance T8 Lamps and Ballasts. ˇ $50 Screw- and Pin-Based LED Lamps CASE STUDY: A Boothbay Harbor gift shop had twenty 75 W spot lights that operated 9 hours a day from May 15 until November. The gift shop's lighting expense from just running these spot lights last season averaged $60 dollars a month. Replacing all 20 of the 75 W spot light with 14 W LED narrow beam flood lights cost the business less than $100, after receiving $1,000 in incentives through the pilot program. The businesses' lighting costs for the display lighting are now about $11 dollars a month, creating an 81% reduction in the associated lighting operating costs, plus a reduced cooling load as an additional benefit! Contact your local electrician or call Efficiency Maine at 866-376-2463 or efficiencymaine@efficiencymaine.com for complete details. Click here to learn more.
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Seminars & Workshops
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U.S. Small Business Administration Encore Entrepreneurship Month, in collaboration with AARP.
April 30, 9am-11am, AARP 1685 Congress Street, Portland. Click here to learn more.
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission's Annual Meeting
Featuring: Guest Speaker, Dr. Graham Shimmield
Monday, April 29 2013, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Bigelow Labs, 60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay, ME 04544
Feel free to arrive at 4PM and catch a tour of Bigelow Lab's new building. Serving beverages and light refreshments. To help us plan appropriately for the event, please RSVP by April 22, 2013.
Please contact Emily Reinholt with questions or to RSVP ereinholt@lcrpc.org.
Midcoast Skilled Workforce Forum
Wednesday, May 1 from 9:00am - 12:00pm (light morning refreshments provided) location to be determined. Please call Anne Fensie, Director Wiscasset Adult & Community Education/RSU#12 to find out the location (it was not available at press time) (207) 882-9710. The Forum will bring together representatives from higher education, chambers of commerce, social service, human resources, economic development agencies, and local employers to talk about the emerging workforce needs in the midcoast area and how we can collaborate to make our service delivery more efficient.
The Maine Motorcoach Network 3rd annual Familiarization (FAM) Tour
They will be spending 5 days/4 nights touring around the state from York to Augusta and everywhere in between. Any Maine Motorcoach Network (MMN) member (hotelier, restaurateur, attraction and DMO) who is not being featured on the FAM is invited to meet the operators at the trade show hosted by the Clarion Hotel on Friday, May 3rd from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Due to high demand and limited space, please sign up ASAP. If you can't attend and want more information click here.
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
Happy Birthday to the Fish & Game association for 100 years! Join them for their 3rd Annual Fly Casting Clinic at the club on May 4th 10:30 am and we usually finish up around 1 pm. It will again be hosted by world-champion distance caster Jared Mertons of Cabela's. Those of you who have attended the clinic in the past know that Jared is a great teacher and coach, and has the ability to have a complete novice casting 30 to 40 feet or more in just an hour or two. Experienced fly casters will add yards to their casts as well. There will be plenty of one-on-one instruction. We will start on the rifle range for the fundamentals of casting, and at the end Jared will coach small groups out on the casting dock. Fly fishermen, women, and kids from newcomers to accomplished casters are welcome. Bring your own fly rod and reel if you have one, and Jared has nice loaners for those who don't yet have an outfit. The fee is $25 for club members, $40 for non-members. The class will be limited to 15 participants, and the ranges will be closed from 10 am until 2 pm. Rain date will be Sunday, May 5th. For more information or to sign up, contact Eric Larsen at ericdowneast@msn.com or call 633-7901.
Maine Office of Tourism "On the Road"
MOT Regional Visit meeting that is May 7 from 9 - 11 am at Damariscotta - Lincoln Theater. The regional visits are structured not only to connect with and inform tourism businesses and organizations in our region about the activities of the Office of Tourism, but also to provide a forum for those businesses and organizations to connect with MOT, meet the staff, discuss what's new, opportunities, challenges and other tourism related areas of interest. Click here to learn more.
Boothbay: BUSINESS FORUM: HELP PLAN YOUR FUTURE
Monday May 13 from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
The Town of Boothbay is working on an Update of the 1989 Comprehensive Plan. In addition to providing a vision of where our community will be in the next 10 to 15 years, the Plan will provide a framework from which our future zoning and ordinances will be derived. Since we see our future intertwined with all the Towns on our Peninsula, we are seeking input from all the businesses in our greater Boothbay Region of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Edgecomb. We would like to have your ideas about what obstacles you think prevent new businesses coming to our area and what services the Region needs and could feasibly support. This is an invitation for you to join us on May 13th location of the meeting will be announced in the "Boothbay Register
Institute for Family-Owned Business
Maine Family Business Awards Night - May 13, 5:30 pm to 8:30pm
Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland
Guest Speaker: Richard Stephenson from Cancer Treatment Centers of America. Catherine Wygant Fossett is one of several judges who helped select this amazing group of family owned businesses. Please join her at this event and learn more about what the Institute can do for your family-owned business. Click here for more information.
International Employees "Welcome to Our Community"
OPEN HOUSE - Tuesday, June 18, 2013 from 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Refreshments and Entertainment at the Fellowship Hall, Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
International Employees in the region are welcome. We hope you will join us! Call 633-4757 for more information and click here for a flyer.
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Events
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Windjammer Days - June 25-26, 2013
We are fast approaching Windjammer Days and we have great opportunities for businesses to help sponsor this event and receive great marketing promotion.
Deadline for inclusion in the Maine Magazine and Maine Home & Design ad is this Friday, April 26th. Below is a recap of the upcoming advertising and you can click herefor the sponsorship package. Click here to see the "Thank you" to our current sponsors.
June 2013 Print & Online - Maine Magazine and Maine Home & Design: Full page ads in Maine's premiere lifestyle magazines with an affluent readership that wants to experience Maine and has a distribution of 30,000 readers each month. Event details on Facebook pages, Event Maine and Play Maine, e-mail blast and online. Click here to see the ad where you can include your logo as a sponsor!
June 3-23, 2013 - TV - WMTW Channel 8 ABC Television
45 TV spots running on News 8 at 5am, Good Morning America, Daytime Rotator, Ellen, Dr. Phil, News 8 at 11pm and News 8 Weekend with over 460,000 viewers.
May - June 2012- Radio: 94.9 WHOM
162 promotional radio spots and announcements, Facebook posts (5,867 fans) and e-blast to "Listener Advantage Club" (25,000 +) with link to 949whom.com (over 23,000 hits) and the radio which over 115,000 adults per week in just the Portland Greater Metro and over 225,000+ for Northern New England.
June 1-26 2013 - Online Mainetoday.com
- Online: Leaderboards & Print Ads with the Maine Sunday Telegram & Portland Press HeraldWeb banner ads on MaineToday.com (30,000 impressions), Pressherald.com (85,000 impressions), KJonline.com (Augusta, 30,000 impressions), Onlinesentinel.com (Waterville, 30,000 impressions) plus an ad in the Maine Sunday Telegram (June 9) and the Portland Press Herald (June 21) and banner in the May issue of Exploring Maine with combined readership of over 560,000 readers.
May - June 2013 - Print & Online
- Windjammer Days 2012 Boothbay Register Supplement12,000 distributed supplements on June 13 and 3 ads in the Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper & Lincoln County News (May 2, 16 and June 20) with over 9,000 readers and online.
June 2013 - On Screen Advertising
- Harbor Theatre with about 10,000 customers a year
June 2013 - Official 51st Annual Windjammer Days Festival T-shirt
Windjammer Days Committee
The next Windjammer Days Committee meeting is on Tuesday, May 14 at 4:00 p.m. at the Boothbay Town Hall 1011 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, ME 04537. Please contact Cherie at 633-2353 or Cherie@boothbayharbor.com if you are interested in joining the WJDays Committee.
Non-profit Tent Option for Windjammer Days
Non-profits have an opportunity on Tuesday June 25 th from 10am - 1pm to put out their information at the Kids Tent on Boothbay House Hill Lawn Tent. The cost is $100 for 3 hours first come, first serve. Please contact Cherie@boothbayharbor.com if you are interested in exhibiting. |
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Marketing Opportunities
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Maine Street Bath - Have your brochures or display in this location. We are offering our members a 15% discount for their pricing. Click here
to learn more.
petMAINE deadline: April 30th -
This magazine is going to press and businesses can put an ad in print in 50,000 copies and a business profile on their desktop website: www.gotravelmaine.com. Ad rates are: Full page: $1,250, 1/2 page: $750, 1/4 page: $500, 1/8th page: $300, Back Cover: $1,500. The Boston Globe wrote about petMAINE and said it was a "must have" for anyone traveling to Maine and can't bear to leave Rover at home! Here's a link to the article: Boston Globe Article
http://www.boston.com/travel/blog/2013/01/maine_goes_to_t.html
Contact Wendi Smith, Director of Sales & Marketing at 207-713-7533 if you want to advertise.
94.9 WHOM
As part of our Windjammer Days partnership with 94.9 WHOM we are offering Boothbay Harbor businesses a special Chamber of Commerce package for advertising their individual businesses! Here's what you receive: Sat-Sun-Mon-Tues schedule of Your own, :30 second commercial (we're happy to write and produce with your input!) 8x prime time (5a-10a, 10a-3p, 3p-8p) 4x evening (8p 12m) 4x overnight (bonus) 16x PLUS DOUBLE that with streaming-on -line commercials. 32x total for just $483.00 or $15 a spot! Click here for more details and contact Gail Ruwe 207-677-3280 phone or 207-350-5679 cell.
Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram / Exploring Maine
Windjammer Days will be featured in the upcoming May issue of Exploring Maine which is an exciting section that publishes four times during the summer months in the Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal, and Morning Sentinel. It will also be made available at more than 300+ locations. Exploring Maine is the go-to-guide for things to see and do around the state. Residents and visitors use it to plan their summer fun, so make sure you get in front of them by advertising today! Click here for more information and realize that these are the standard rates listed but Erick will extend special rates to members of the chamber.
Newport County Chamber of Commerce - Rhode Island
This chamber will be holding their Annual Membership Blitz on May 21-22 and they are looking again for a Boothbay Region package as an incentive to give to members. They would like a weekend getaway with at least one night stay, a meal, or tickets to attractions. Any business who would like to donate and get exposure in the Newport Rhode Island market, please email Catherine@boothbayharbor.com.
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PR in the Region
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Downeast - May issue - Thank you to our advertisers.
Click here to see our co-op ad. We also got a write up on page 61 for Windjammer Days in their calendar.
Yankee magazine - May/June issue -
Click here to see our co-op ad. Congratulatins to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens that has a six page editorial from pages 26-36 in this issue titled "Made in the Shade". Monhegan was also featured on page 65 with The Island Inn on page 67.
Dispatch magazine- March/April issue - has a nice feature on Fisherman's Festival on page 3.
ArtsPlaces- The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that America's Top Twelve Small-Town ArtPlaces includes Boothbay Harbor. Click here to learn more.http://www.artplaceamerica.org/articles/topsmalltownartplaces2013/
Boatinglocal.com- BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME is a "Focus On" destination feature that is currently published on their New England BOATING website
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