June Newsletter - Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce

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P A G E 2 4 www.visitmayberry.com 2009 DESTINATION MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF N.C. 2009 ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS THE GREATER MOUNT AIRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WINS AWARD IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA AT THE DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANI- ZATION OF NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL MEETING Mount Airy, North Carolina The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce received the Gold Award in the Category of : Destination Constituents Communications/Enewsletter The Enewsletter is a component of our website at www.visitmayberry.com The Enewsletter is mailed to over 30,000 recipients twice a month who have opted into receiving the Enewsletter along with upcoming events. These events and information changes each month to target different types of visitors to gain interests in coming to Mount Airy. The Enewsletter is targeted towards different audiences and markets. Each one is different and each time has a new focus such as Planning a Wedding, Planning a Family Reunion, Pet Friendly Lodging, Motorcycle Friendly, Outdoor Recreation, Car Shows, Festival and more! In the past we have also focused on Lodging Packages, Golf Packages, Girlfriend Getaways, Romance Getaways and family value vacations Our Enewsletter project has been very successful as we have been able to lure more visitors to our Social Media websites as the links are listed on our Enewsletter to visitors to Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and our website www.visitmayberry.com We have also been able to send this out to large meetings or sporting event attendees who are coming to town the following weekend to allow them to see what all there is to see and do in the area. It has also been successful with promoting our events to local hotels, attractions and locals who live in the area to promote What All is Going on In the Area.
*Friday July 24, 2009 THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE CLUB OF AMERICA is headed to the North Carolina Granite Quarry and then to downtown Mount Airy from 10am-3pm. One side of the street will be blocked off for the car group which will feature vehicles manufactured in 1927 or before. Visit http://www.hcca.org/ calendar.php *August 20 – 23, 2009 North Carolina Harley Owners Group-Motorcycle Group North Carolina Harley Owners Group Update-Over 1,200 registrations have come in for the NC State Harley Owners Group with representatives from over 23 states and international riders from Canada and England that will take place in Mount Airy August 19-22, 2009. For a list of events and schedule of events please visit the official website at www.ncstatehogrally.com ) *September 17, 2009 Buick Driving Enthusiasts 50-100 Cars, 100 people 9:30am – 2:00pm downtown Mount Airy P A G E 2 5 Have a happy and safe July 4th! The Visitor Center recorded 6,481 visits for May. This number is up 16% from May 2008. In the Month of June the staff greeted 6,717 Visitors. Year to date the Staff has greeted 25,568 Visitors. In the month of May and June we have visitors from 48 States represented, excluding Montana and Nebraska. We had International Visitors from Germany, Great Britain, India, Australia, Belgium, Philippines, Ireland and 41 Visitors from Canada. Coming Up !
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Page 5 and 6: DENISE WATSON—EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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