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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-08-2019 TBID Agenda PacketCity of San Luis Obispo, Agenda, Tourism Business Improvement District Board Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the TBID Board regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Administration office of the City of San Luis Obispo at 990 Palm Street during normal business hours. Wednesday, May 8, 2019 10:00 A.M. Embassy Suites 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo CALL TO ORDER: Chair Bruce Skidmore PUBLIC COMMENT: Each speaker is limited to two minutes of public comment for items not on the agenda. Public comment for each agenda item will be called for separately and is also limited to 2 minutes per speaker. State law does not allow the board to discuss or take action on issues not on the agenda, except that members of the board may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the person giving public comment. Staff may be directed by the board to follow-up on such items and/or place them on the next board agenda. CONSENT ITEMS C.1 Minutes of Meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 C.2 Smith Travel Report C.3 Chamber Public Relations Report C.4 AMF + Matchfire Marketing Report C.5 Chamber Visitor Center Report C.6 TOT Report PRESENTATIONS 1. HDL ROLLOUT 15 mins Representatives from the City of San Luis Obispo’s Finance Department will present the rollout of HDL for the online TOT remittance. 2. MARKETING AGENCY MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT 15 mins Representatives from AMF and Matchfire will present the monthly report for the marketing activities for the SLO TBID. 3. SLO CHAMBER MONTHLY PUBLIC RELATIONS ACTIVITIES REPORT 15 mins Representative from the SLO Chamber of Commerce will present the monthly activity report for the Public Relations contract with the SLO TBID. BUSINESS ITEMS Public comment will be taken for each individual agenda item. Each speaker will be limited to two minutes of public testimony. 1. 2019-20 MARKETING PLAN 20 mins The Board will approve the work plan for the second year of the 2018-20 Marketing Plan. 2. EVENT PROMOTION APPLICATION 15 mins The TBID will review the event promotion application for the 2019 Boots and Brews Country Music Festival event. TBID LIAISON REPORTS & COMMUNICATION At this time board members make announcements, report on activities, refer to staff issues for study and report back to the board at a subsequent meeting. 1. HOTELIER UPDATE – Liaison Reports 2. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UPDATE – Minutes: May 2, 2019 3. MARKETING COMMITTEE UPDATE – Minutes: April 15, 2019 and May 1, 2019 4. STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE – Minutes: April 29, 2019 and April 30, 2019 5. PCC UPDATE –Meeting Minutes: April 10, 2019 6. VISIT SLO CAL UPDATE – Liaison Reports; Visit SLO CAL Activity Report & STR 7. TOURISM PROGRAM UPDATE – Staff Report ADJOURN. POSTING STATEMENT: I, Chantal Burns, Tourism Coordinator, do hereby certify that on May 3, 2019, by 5:00 p.m., a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the bulletin board outside City Hall. Internet access to agendas and related material is available at www.slocity.org. DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 4/10/2019 Pg. 1 Minutes - DRAFT TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Special Meeting of the Tourism Business Improvement District Board CALL TO ORDER A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District Board was called to order on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 10:02 a.m. in the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 1530 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Skidmore. ROLL CALL Present: Board Members Dean Hutton, LeBren Young-Harris, Pragna Patel-Mueller, Nipool Patel, Vice Chair Matthew Wilkins (10:27 a.m.) and Chair Bruce Skidmore Absent: none Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano and Tourism Coordinator Chantal Burns PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None --End of Public Comment-- OATH OF OFFICE Board Member Patel-Mueller was sworn in by City Clerk, Teresa Purrington. CONSENT ITEMS C.1 Minutes of Special Meeting on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 C.2 Smith Travel Report C.3 Chamber Public Relations Report C.4 AMF + Matchfire Marketing Report C.5 Chamber Visitor Center Report C.6 TOT Report PUBLIC COMMENT None --End of Public Comment-- DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 2 ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER HUTTON, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PATEL, CARRIED 5-0-1, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THRU 6. PRESENTATIONS 1. MARKETING AGENCY QUARTERLY REPORT Representatives from AMF and Matchfire presented a review of the third fiscal year quarter’s marketing activities, website and social media metrics, upcoming planned activities, and responded to Board questions. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. 2. CHAMBER QUARTERLY REPORT Director of Communications and Business Education, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth from the SLO Chamber of Commerce presented the quarter’s Public Relations contracts. Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Manager, Dusty Colyer-Worth presented the fiscal year’s third quarter guest service intake data and activities. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. 3. SLO WINE QUARTERLY REPORT Anne Steinhauer introduced herself as the new Executive Director for the San Luis Obispo Wine Country Association and presented the third quarter activities. Anne prefaced the next quarter’s focus revolving around the new website and had also offered invites to the upcoming quarter’s member bbq and committee meetings. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 3 BUSINESS ITEMS 1. ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP & FUNDING REQUESTS The Board received presentations on the annual and strategic partnership requests from the Cal Poly Office of Student Affairs, the SLO Wine Country Association and the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Cal Poly Office of Student Affairs: Tessa Stevens Espinoza, Senior Director, Strategy and Engagement of Cal Poly’s Student Affairs presented the previous activities completed and ongoing due to the partnership and proposed another two-year contract for the 2019-21 years. SLO Wine Country Association: Anne Steinhauer, Executive Director of SLO Wine Association presented the new SLO Wine Collective website to the Board to emphasis the direction of the association and benefits offered to the TBID. Steinhauer proposed another two-year contract for 2019-21 that will include membership for all constituents, media hosting, tickets to annual events, and road shows. San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of Commerce representatives Jim Dantona, CEO, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth, Director of Communications and Business Education, and Dusty Colyer-Worth, Visitor Center Manager presented an extended two-year contract for the Guest Services and Public Relations in 2019-21. Representatives recapped the success of the previous contract including visitor center statistics, direct relationship with the San Luis Obispo lodging properties, tradeshow participation, handling media requests, targeting segmented markets, and tracking media. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. TBID LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION 1. Hotelier Update – No report given. 2. Management Committee Update - March 28, 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given at this point. 3. Marketing Committee Update - March 27. 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given at this point. 4. PCC Update – March 13, 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given. 5. SLO CAL Update - report given at this point. DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 4 6. Tourism Program Update – No report given past a reminder of the Monday, April 15, 2019 Special Marketing Meeting at AMF. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:08 p.m. The next Tourism Business Improvement District Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at Embassy Suites, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA. APPROVED BY THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD: XX/XX/XXXX April 2019WDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalCity of Paso Robles 72.0 81.7 74.8 114.99 182.15 135.97 82.75 148.90 101.65 -4.5 -5.0 -4.7 -1.2-4.6 -2.7 -5.7 -9.3 -7.2City of Pismo Beach 72.5 84.6 76.0 148.90 208.43 167.84 108.01 176.28 127.52 -8.2 3.1 -4.9 -8.6-0.1 -4.8 -16.1 3.0 -9.5City of San Luis Obispo 75.2 89.8 79.4 138.26 189.61 154.86 104.01 170.32 122.95 -9.2 7.5 -4.4 1.5 3.2 3.3 -7.8 11.0 -1.2City of Morro Bay67.2 86.9 72.8 112.46 165.78 130.63 75.57 144.01 95.13 -8.3 12.6 -2.1 -4.8 1.1 -0.8 -12.6 13.9 -2.8WDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalCity of Paso Robles 68.3 91.7 75.0 116.75 196.15 144.50 79.71 179.88 108.33 4.3 4.2 4.3 2.6 1.4 2.0 7.0 5.6 6.4City of Pismo Beach 65.0 89.9 72.2 144.62 231.60 175.60 94.06 208.30 126.70 1.9 2.8 2.2 4.0 6.8 5.4 6.0 9.8 7.7City of San Luis Obispo 69.7 91.3 75.9 140.56 217.01 166.85 97.95 198.17 126.58 7.2 4.6 6.3 7.2 7.9 7.3 14.9 12.8 14.0City of Morro Bay62.0 89.6 69.9 111.01 183.05 137.39 68.87 164.05 96.07 11.7 7.3 10.1 4.5 7.55.4 16.7 15.4 16.1WDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalCity of Paso Robles 76.5 69.7 74.5 118.06 175.41 133.38 90.30 122.21 99.41 18.3 -13.5 7.7 3.6 -1.7 -1.5 22.6 -15.0 6.1City of Pismo Beach 83.3 82.7 83.1 171.09 228.53 187.42 142.47 188.90 155.73 43.6 -3.0 26.4 27.2 8.7 15.3 82.7 5.4 45.7City of San Luis Obispo 80.3 76.4 79.2 145.35 189.62 157.55 116.68 144.79 124.71 27.6 -8.5 15.1 11.4 4.2 6.3 42.2 -4.6 22.3City of Morro Bay82.4 80.7 81.9 122.18 172.51 136.35 100.72 139.27 111.73 62.9 -1.7 37.5 13.9 4.3 4.8 85.6 2.6 44.1WDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalWDWE TotalCity of Paso Robles 64.9 86.6 71.1 114.81 197.01 143.42 74.46 170.58 101.92 0.2 -3.5 -1.1 2.0 0.3 0.7 2.2 -3.2 -0.5City of Pismo Beach 70.3 88.2 75.4 153.28 225.95 177.56 107.76 199.32 133.92 20.9 1.2 13.5 15.33.6 7.7 39.3 4.8 22.2City of San Luis Obispo 71.1 90.2 76.5 140.67 203.06 161.67 99.96 183.08 123.71 13.7 2.8 9.8 11.8 5.4 7.9 27.2 8.3 18.4City of Morro Bay67.9 89.4 74.1 115.62 181.58 138.36 78.55 162.32 102.48 25.0 4.9 17.3 11.9 6.5 7.1 39.9 11.7 25.6Current Week Totals Percent ChangeOccupancy (%) ADR RevPar Occupancy (%) ADR RevParCurrent Week Totals Percent ChangeOccupancy (%) ADR RevPar Occupancy (%) ADR RevParRevParCurrent Week Totals Percent ChangeOccupancy (%) ADR RevPar Occupancy (%) ADR RevParCurrent Week Totals Percent ChangeOccupancy (%) ADR RevPar Occupancy (%) ADRWeek of April 21, 2019 to April 28, 2019Week of April 14, 2019 to April 20, 2019Week of April 7, 2019 to April 13, 2019Week of March 31, 2019 to April 6, 2019 DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 3/13/2019 Pg. 1 Minutes - DRAFT TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Special Meeting of the Tourism Business Improvement District Board CALL TO ORDER A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Tourism Business Improvement District Board was called to order on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 10:02 a.m. in the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 1530 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Skidmore. ROLL CALL Present: Board Members Dean Hutton, LeBren Young-Harris, Pragna Patel-Mueller, Nipool Patel, Vice Chair Matthew Wilkins (10:27 a.m.) and Chair Bruce Skidmore Absent: none Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano and Tourism Coordinator Chantal Burns PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None --End of Public Comment-- OATH OF OFFICE Board Member Patel-Mueller was sworn in by City Clerk, Teresa Purrington. CONSENT ITEMS C.1 Minutes of Special Meeting on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 C.2 Smith Travel Report C.3 Chamber Public Relations Report C.4 AMF + Matchfire Marketing Report C.5 Chamber Visitor Center Report C.6 TOT Report PUBLIC COMMENT None --End of Public Comment-- DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 2 ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER HUTTON, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER PATEL, CARRIED 5-0-1, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1 THRU 6. PRESENTATIONS 1. MARKETING AGENCY QUARTERLY REPORT Representatives from AMF and Matchfire presented a review of the third fiscal year quarter’s marketing activities, website and social media metrics, upcoming planned activities, and responded to Board questions. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. 2. CHAMBER QUARTERLY REPORT Director of Communications and Business Education, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth from the SLO Chamber of Commerce presented the quarter’s Public Relations contracts. Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Manager, Dusty Colyer-Worth presented the fiscal year’s third quarter guest service intake data and activities. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. 3. SLO WINE QUARTERLY REPORT Anne Steinhauer introduced herself as the new Executive Director for the San Luis Obispo Wine Country Association and presented the third quarter activities. Anne prefaced the next quarter’s focus revolving around the new website and had also offered invites to the upcoming quarter’s member bbq and committee meetings. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 3 BUSINESS ITEMS 1. ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP & FUNDING REQUESTS The Board received presentations on the annual and strategic partnership requests from the Cal Poly Office of Student Affairs, the SLO Wine Country Association and the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Cal Poly Office of Student Affairs: Tessa Stevens Espinoza, Senior Director, Strategy and Engagement of Cal Poly’s Student Affairs presented the previous activities completed and ongoing due to the partnership and proposed another two-year contract for the 2019-21 years. SLO Wine Country Association: Anne Steinhauer, Executive Director of SLO Wine Association presented the new SLO Wine Collective website to the Board to emphasis the direction of the association and benefits offered to the TBID. Steinhauer proposed another two-year contract for 2019-21 that will include membership for all constituents, media hosting, tickets to annual events, and road shows. San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce: Chamber of Commerce representatives Jim Dantona, CEO, Jacqui Clark-Charlesworth, Director of Communications and Business Education, and Dusty Colyer-Worth, Visitor Center Manager presented an extended two-year contract for the Guest Services and Public Relations in 2019-21. Representatives recapped the success of the previous contract including visitor center statistics, direct relationship with the San Luis Obispo lodging properties, tradeshow participation, handling media requests, targeting segmented markets, and tracking media. Public Comment None. --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. TBID LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION 1. Hotelier Update – No report given. 2. Management Committee Update - March 28, 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given at this point. 3. Marketing Committee Update - March 27. 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given at this point. 4. PCC Update – March 13, 2019 minutes in packet for review. No report given. 5. SLO CAL Update - report given at this point. DRAFT Minutes – Tourism Business Improvement District Board Meeting of 04/10/2019 Pg. 4 6. Tourism Program Update – No report given past a reminder of the Monday, April 15, 2019 Special Marketing Meeting at AMF. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:08 p.m. The next Tourism Business Improvement District Board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at Embassy Suites, 333 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo, CA. APPROVED BY THE TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD: XX/XX/XXXX SLOTBID AGENCY REPORT April 2019 HAPPENING NOW • 2018–2020 Campaign Underway • Be Here campaign creative refresh • Live Oak Marketing Support SLO VACATIONS • Events Management UPDATED PAGES • Festival Mozaic • SLO Airport • News & Media SEO • Broken links fixed • Alt image tags added • Position tracking EMAIL • 126 new leads from email sign-up form • Ongoing Welcome Series + Hotel Abandonment • SLO Happenings: April SHARESLO • 16K followers on Instagram • Cross-promotion on Cal Poly social channels • Ticket Tuesday promotion • Community blog posts: -Race SLO Half Marathon, Relay Races -Dog Friendly Things to Do in San Luis Obispo -Bike Month in San Luis Obispo -Be Here: 10 Reasons to Visit San Luis Obispo From Dallas SLOTBID AGENCY REPORT LOOKING AHEAD • Roll Out the Barrels June 20-22 • Live Oak Music Festival June 21-23 • Marketing Plan Review April 2019 SLOTBID AGENCY REPORT SESSIONS PAGE VIEWS USERS SanLuisObispoVacations.com 17,013 29,323 14,592 FACEBOOK New Fans Total Fans Total Reach Average Reach per Post Average Daily Page Engaged Users Total Engagements 0 101,647 2,587,204 20,469 221 2,585 TWITTER New Followers Total Followers Total Engagements #ShareSLO 24 4,226 289 323 INSTAGRAM New Followers Total Followers Total Reach Average Reach per post Total Engagements #ShareSLO 475 16,159 139,344 4,098 12,164 2,524 PINTEREST Average Daily Profile Impressions Average Daily Profile Users Average Monthly Viewers Average Monthly Engaged 74 48 1,130 29 YOUTUBE SLO Promo Video 46,463 April 2019 Report to City of SLO – TBID Phone Line and Availability Contract April 2019 Response to TBID Advertising Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 April 2018 April 2019 Calls to 1-877-SLO-TOWN 25 31 14 19 91 90 Hotel Availability Tracker Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 April 2018 April 2019 Email Response 14 14 15 16 57 59 Phone Calls to Hotels 61 74 38 41 219 214 Hotel Referrals Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 April 2018 April 2019 Visitors Served (Walk-ins) 1,360 2,441 1,442 1,516 6,459 6,759 Farmers’ Market* n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Hotel Rooms Referred 488 501 320 412 1,492 1,721 *estimate without people counter 2009‐10 2010‐11 2011‐12 2012‐13 2013‐14 2014‐15 2015‐16 2016‐17 2017‐18  2018‐19Change +/‐July 508,195$            541,806$            591,184$        636,778$              699,845$              761,346$         844,845$           877,391$       880,321$         874,775$        ‐0.6%August 511,564$            542,194$            574,395$        623,655$              674,244$              732,271$         774,501$           765,232$        734,830$         815,225$      10.9%September 400,023$            437,543$            490,524$        508,583$              505,954$              557,002$         643,127$           650,117$       701,230$         696,113$        ‐0.7%October 414,870$            442,586$            437,805$        469,977$              509,435$              594,032$         642,221$           628,049$        613,045$         704,568$      14.9%November 280,913$            330,924$            347,437$        359,163$              425,769$              475,360$         468,016$           497,162$        519,193$         565,129$      8.8%December 246,684$            274,417$            314,784$        319,451$              355,315$              391,132$         429,600$           434,836$        479,813$         491,517$      2.4%January 230,279$            256,351$            276,165$        302,153$              331,853$              400,239$         387,304$           396,559$        415,461$         468,705$      12.8%February 273,373$            302,246$            323,359$        344,160$              366,980$              431,510$         466,915$           439,735$        502,476$         526,793$      4.8%March 326,099$            333,783$            392,266$        426,879$              448,103$              520,795$         559,235$           549,642$       577,221$         387,032$        ‐32.9%April 423,158$            451,133$            475,913$        486,850$              564,617$              610,894$         609,439$           708,724$        653,881$          ‐100.0%May 372,997$            433,874$            447,116$        489,862$              546,916$              601,614$         598,093$          645,114$      626,025$          ‐100.0%June 490,326$            512,543$            578,234$        610,948$              630,729$              727,028$         731,038$           765,362$        795,368$          ‐100.0%Total/Average 4,478,481$         4,859,400$         5,249,181$     5,578,460$          6,059,758$          6,803,224$     7,154,334$        7,357,923$    7,498,864$       5,529,858$    ‐26.3%7,875,000$   *Figures from Smith Travel Research Report 2017‐18 2018‐19 Change +/‐2017‐18 2018‐19Change +/‐2017‐18 2018‐19Change +/‐July 84.8 85.2 0.5 174.1 175.1 0.6 147.7 149.2 1.0August 76.3 81.3 6.7 158.2 166.5 5.2 120.7 135.4 12.2September 74.5 72.3 ‐2.9 158.4 163.1 3.0 117.9 117.9 0.0October 70.0 72.7 3.9 147.1 151.2 2.8 102.9 109.9 6.8November 65.7 67.7 3.1 136.3 143.0 4.9 89.5 96.7 8.1December 61.3 59.1 ‐3.6 129.3 135.2 4.5 79.3 79.9 0.7January 58.0 59.3 2.3 119.3 125.9 5.5 69.2 74.6 7.9February 68.8 66.4 ‐3.5 134.3 140.5 4.6 92.4 93.3 1.0March 68.4 68.0 ‐0.6 139.9 142.8 2.0 95.8 97.1 1.4April 72.7 149.73 103.25May 69.7 150.35 104.77June 78.9 174.18 137.37Total/Average 70.75 70.22147.60149.24105.05106.00Occupancy ADRTOT ComparisonRevPARMarch - missing 18x TBID         89377777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777   37777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777    3777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777     3     3  9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999    39999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999   3      3   6  3     3     8!#$$,!,(($093  †† %8&,%+0-%+-)+ * %7)&$&+ &% † 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CBF draws adults 25-54, with an approximate combined household income of $125,000 - $350,000. 70% of CBF attendees come from surrounding cities, within 150 miles of the Festival/Event location. Boots & Brews Country Music Festival is a one-day festival all about celebrating Friends, Boots, Craft Beer and Great Country Music! Grab your best dancing boots and get ready for an amazing Country lineup! Boots & Brews is a family friendly event with great country music, good food and craft beer in beautiful San Luis Obispo! Media buy for existing ad campaign for radio, social media and targeted email blasts to feeder markets including: San Francisco, Monterey County, Ventura County, Los Angeles County, Lancaster and Bakersfield. We will encourage guests to make the festival a weekend getaway. ✔ Madonna Inn Meadows 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 ● California Beer Festival was established in 2009 with one purpose in mind,to create a marketing machine for our vendors and sponsors, by producing amazing live event experiences. Now one of the leading California Event Production Companies, CBF produces fourteen annual large scale events, in seven different markets,making a one stop shop for our sponsors. CBF Festivals & Events draw between 4,000 – 20,000 people per day at each Festival, depending on Festival/Event type and location. CBF draws adults 25-54, with an approximate combined household income of $125,000 - $350,000. 70% of CBF attendees come from surrounding cities, within 150 miles of the Festival/Event location. Boots & Brews Country Music Festival is a one-day festival all about celebrating Friends, Boots, Craft Beer and Great Country Music! 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Contractor Proposals Review The committee reviewed and discussed the contractor proposals presented at the April board meeting. Committee members considered alternative contracts lengths, a more proactive plan and additional services from contractors. Committee member Skidmore volunteered to participate in the PCC’s strategic consultant evaluation and Patel-Mueller volunteered as an alternate. 2. 2019-20 Budget Draft Tourism Manager Cano reviewed the 2019-20 draft budget with tentative dollar figures plugged in for the committee to discuss. 3. New Business Items a. Committee Discussion - none b. Future Agenda Items – none c. Next Meeting Date – Committee members agreed to reschedule the regular June meeting to Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in City Hall’s Council Hearing Room due to participation in IPW. Meeting was adjourned at 11:06 a.m. Tourism Business Improvement District Special Marketing Committee Meeting Meeting Minutes April 15, 2019 – 10:00 a.m. AMF Media Group – 711 Tank Farm Road, Suite 210, San Luis Obispo BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dean Hutton, Matt Wilkins and LeBren Harris BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: none STAFF PRESENT: Molly Cano, Tourism Manager and Chantal Burns, Tourism Coordinator Call to order time: 10:04 a.m. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. 2019-20 Event Promotion Partnership Program Tourism Manager Cano reminded the committee members of the Event Promotion Program history while Tourism Coordinator Burns reviewed survey and SWOT analysis results with the committee. Committee members discussed ideas for the 2019-20 application and overall program. Staff will begin working on a draft application for committee review. No action was taken. Meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m. Tourism Business Improvement District Special Marketing Committee Meeting Meeting Minutes May 1, 2019 – 9:30 a.m. Apple Farm Inn – 2015 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dean Hutton, Matt Wilkins and LeBren Harris BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: none STAFF PRESENT: Molly Cano, Tourism Manager and Chantal Burns, Tourism Coordinator Call to order time: 9:41 a.m. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. 2019-20 Marketing Plan Agency representatives from AMF Media Group and Matchfire presented the updated draft marketing plan to the committee. Committee members provided feedback and approval to move forward with presenting the 2019-20 Marketing Plan as presented. 2. 2019-20 Event Promotion Staff presented proposed changes to the current Event Promotion program for the committee to consider and provide feedback on. The primary changes to the program in addition to no longer being a joint process with the Promotional Coordinating Committee would be using a standardized scoring rubric, moving to quarterly reviewed and separating out a two-category application for cash sponsorship or hosted room sponsorship from an event RFP process and a group program. The committee discussed the proposed program shift, provided edits to the scoring rubric and approved staff to move forward in drafting the application. Meeting was adjourned at 11:01 a.m. Tourism Business Improvement District 2019-2025 Strategic Plan Immersion Session Special Meeting Minutes Wednesday, April 29, 2019– 11:00 a.m. Hampton Inn & Suites – 1530 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Members Nipool Patel, LeBren Harris, Dean Hutton, Matt Wilkins, Bruce Skidmore and Pragna Patel-Mueller BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: none STAFF PRESENT: Molly Cano, Tourism Manager and Chantal Burns, Tourism Coordinator Call to order time: 10:07 a.m. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. SLO TBID Strategic Planning Work Session Three Coraggio Group reviewed the previous sessions’ work, presented measurable objectives and lead the Board in a brainstorming session of initiatives. 2. New Business • Next Strategic Planning Meeting: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at Hampton Inn & Suites Meeting was adjourned at 2:38 p.m. Tourism Business Improvement District 2019-2025 Strategic Plan Immersion Session Special Meeting Minutes Thursday, April 30, 2019– 9:00 a.m. Hampton Inn & Suites – 1530 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Members Nipool Patel, LeBren Harris, Dean Hutton, Matt Wilkins, Bruce Skidmore and Pragna Patel-Mueller BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: none STAFF PRESENT: Molly Cano, Tourism Manager and Chantal Burns, Tourism Coordinator Call to order time: 9:00 a.m. BUSINESS ITEMS 1. SLO TBID Strategic Planning Work Session Four Coraggio Group reviewed the previous session’s brainstormed initiatives and then had board members participate in a refining and finalizing activity. 2. New Business • Next Strategic Planning Meeting: None. May 20, 2019 tentative meeting was cancelled Meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 1 Minutes - DRAFT PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Regular Meeting of the Promotional Coordinating Committee CALL TO ORDER A Regular Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Promotional Coordinating Committee was called to order on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Hearing Room, located at 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California, by Chair Dixon. OATH OF OFFICE Deputy City Clerk Goodwin administered the Oath of Office to Committee Member Heath and Committee Member Thomas. ROLL CALL Present: Committee Members Melissa Godsey, Ryan Heath, John Thomas, Matthew Wilkins (5:37), Vice Chair Dana Matteson and Chair Zoya Dixon Absent: Committee Member Daniel Levi Staff: Tourism Manager Molly Cano and Deputy City Clerk Heather Goodwin PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA None --End of Public Comment-- CONSENT ITEMS C.1 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Wednesday, March 13, 2019 C.2 2018-19 Community Promotions Budget Report C.3 Public Relations Report C.4 Grants-in-Aid Support Report C.5 Visitor Center Report C.6 SLO Happenings Activity Report C.7 TOT Report DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 2 Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER THOMAS, CARRIED 5-0-2 (COMMITTEE MEMBER LEVI AND WILKINS ABSENT), to approve the consent agenda items 1 through 7. PRESENTATIONS 1. SLO Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Report Dusty Colyer-Worth Visitor, Center Manager and Jacqueline Clark-Charlesworth, Director of Communications and Business Education, San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Representatives, reported on the past quarter activities for the contracts with the PCC. Highlights included demographic reporting’s, Grants-in-Aid Marketing support for March 2019, Public Relations, and Cultural Attractions. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. 2. SLO Happenings Program quarterly Promotions Update Brittany Garcia, Matchfire Representative, reported on the quarterly report for the SLO Happenings program. Highlights included website highlights, email highlights, and social highlights. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken on this item. DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 3 BUSINESS ITEMS 1. Community placemaking: banner project Tourism Manger Cano introduced Katie McGrath, Account Director from (iii) Design. Provided a brief history on her background and previous work experience working with the PCC and TBID. The Committee reviewed banner design concepts presented by (iii) Design. The 3 banner design concepts presented were City Celebration, City Sights and SLO in Action. (iii) Design explained Phase One (aka the Pilot program) of the proposed project. Stated that the committee was to select 1 concept for Phase One. Indicated that the location of Phase One will be at Rail Road Square. Noted that the banner signs would remain at Rail Road Square after the said pilot program was complete. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER WILKINS, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER GODSEY, CARRIED 6-0, to select Concept 2 - City Sights as Phase One for the proposed project. Tourism Manager Cano provided an update to the Banner Arm Project Scope Phase on the following projects: Railroad Square, Downtown, and Banner Design. It was noted that the Banner Budget had a total of $31,000 and Total of $30,500 for Project Expenditures. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER GODSEY, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER HEATH, CARRIED 6-0, to have (iii) Design submit a proposal in the amount of $5,000 for the Style Guide. 2. San Luis Obispo Chamber Partnership Proposals Dusty Colyer-Worth Visitor, Center Manager and Jacqueline Clark-Charlesworth, Director of Communications and Business Education, and Jim Dantona, President and CEO, San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce Representatives, presented their partnership proposals for DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 4 public relations, visitor services and Grants-in-Aid promotional support for the committee’s consideration. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken 3. 2019-21 Community Promotions Budget Process Tourism Manager Cano reviewed the Community Promotions Budget Worksheet for 2019- 20 and 2020-21 projected budget cycle. Stated that the proposed overall allocations will be presented at the April 16, 2019 City Council meeting. Responded to Committee Member inquiries. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken. 4. Work scope planning process Tourism Manager Cano reviewed the approach to the facilitated work scope planning process. Explained the process on how a facilitated session is conducted. Briefly described background of the few potential consultants she reached out to. Responded to Committee Member inquires. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER WILKINS, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, CARRIED 6-0, move forward with Michell Carlyn as the work scope planning facilitator consultant. 5. International Festival Events Association world festival & event city award application Tourism Manager Cano described the International Festival Events Association (IFEA) World Festival & Event City Award process. Stated that this would give the City an opportunity to DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 5 be recognized internationally. Noted that the fee to apply is $895 and the application deadline is July 8, 2019. Responded to Committee Member inquires. The Committee urged the Administration Interns to do more research on other leading city’s success. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- No action was taken. 6. Mid State Fair Showcase Of Cities Project Plan Tourism Manager Cano discussed the project plan and next steps for the window design for the Mid State Fair Showcase of the Cities display. Responded to Committee Member inquires. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER GODSEY, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER THOMAS, CARRIED 6-0, to receive a proposal from (iii) Design for the Mid State Fair Showcase of the Cities display. 7. 2019 Roll Out The Barrels Sponsorship Adjustment Tourism Manager Cano proposed adjusting the sponsorship specification for the 2019 Roll Out the Barrels event. Stated that the Committee funded $2,000 on the following 2 components (Towards enhanced experience/build out of event). Explained that she needed clarification from the Committee on how to allocate the funds. Responded to Committee Member inquires. Public Comment None --End of Public Comment-- ACTION: MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER WILKINS, SECONDED BY COMMITTEE MEMBER MATTESON, CARRIED 6-0, to adjust the funding towards the Build Out of Event. DRAFT Minutes – Promotional Coordinating Committee Meeting of April 10, 2019 Page 6 PCC LIAISON REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION 1. Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Update Tourism Manager Cano provided a brief update and noted that she is working with the Attorney’s Office on how to proceed in the process. Stated that she is considering amending the application process for next year. 2. Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) Board Report Committee member Wilkins and Tourism Manager Cano reported on the TBID Board meeting of April 10, 2019. 3. Tourism Program Update Tourism Manager Cano presented an update on the recent and upcoming Tourism Program activities, including: • Central Coast Tourism Council • Annual Board Retreat in Monterey • New Marketing Agency Contract • Events • SLO Film Fest – wrap up • Live Oak • Roll Out the Barrel Planning • Upcoming Tradeshows • IPW June 3-6 Anaheim ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The next Regular Promotional Coordinating Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Hearing Room, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California. APPROVED BY THE PROMOTIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE: XX/XX/2019 -Industry Engagement - Visit SLO CAL Activity Report, March 2019 Visit SLO CAL Holds Annual Strategic Marketing Committee Retreat On March 12 Visit SLO CAL, its agencies and Marketing Committee members gathered in Avila Beach to dig into learnings from the previous year and start mapping the strategy for the year to come which will form the basis of the FY2019/20 Marketing Plan. Topics of discussion included market priority & long-term trajectory, reducing duplication in PR and reducing duplication in paid, owned and sales. . Visit SLO CAL Attends Taste Washington for 2nd Year in A Row On March 30-31, Visit SLO CAL staff and destination partners from Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo brought SAVOR and SLO CAL to life at Taste Washington in Seattle. Consumers were able to sample product from Central Coast Creamery, Yes Cocktail Co., Root Elixirs and The Groves on 41 during the Grand Tasting event while Peachy Canyon Winery poured at The New Vintage event on Friday, March 29. In keeping with last year, the booth featured a farmers market theme with fresh vegetables, fruit and flowers displayed amongst rustic tables and wood flooring. Although a pallet with the booth’s décor and branding was lost in transit, Visit SLO CAL was able to quickly engage a plan B to ensure SLO CAL made a splash. Thank you to our partners from Travel Paso, San Luis Obispo and Visit Seattle for assisting and making this event a success. Join Us at the 2019 Visit SLO CAL Destination Summit In the framework of the National Travel & Tourism Week, Visit SLO CAL is hosting the annual Destination Summit (formerly Tourism Exchange) at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo on May 9th, 2019 from 11 am to 4:30 pm with reception to follow. Join us as we highlight the accomplishments of the past year and outline the major initiatives for the year ahead. Hear from industry leaders during educational sessions that will help build your business for tomorrow as we grow our destination together. For tickets and speaker information, go to SLOCAL.com/Summit. Board Approves Four New Marketing Committee Members At the February Marketing Committee Meeting, the Committee recommended the Board approve four new members. On March 28, the Board approved Joel Peterson, Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance; Anne Steinhauer, SLO Coast Wine Country; Lori Keller, Blu Hotel Management; and Janine Dion, Boutique Hotel Collection. The Marketing Committee reviews the marketing priorities of the Board of Directors and considers the goals, objectives, strategies and tactics to implement the initiatives outlined in our Strategic Direction 2020 to advise Visit SLO CAL’s marketing programs. . 0 - PR and Travel Trade - Visit SLO CAL-Assisted Media Placements • TravelChannel.com –10 Spring Break Destinations for Families with Teens in Tow • ReadySetJetSet.com – 5 Adventurous Things to do in San Luis Obispo County • MensJournal.com – The 7 Best Wine Destinations in the World • ReadersDigest.com– The Best Beach Vacation for Every Month of the Year • Airbnb Magazine (Print) – Cruising California’s Central Coast Travel Trade • Attended Black Diamond UK Sales Mission, March 16-23 o Visited Edinburgh, Glasgow and London o 11 appointments, 55 event attendees, 15 agents trained • Hosted Black Diamond FAM, March 27-29 o Toured Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach and Hearst Castle • Hosted Virgin Holiday FAM, March 29-30 o Toured Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo • Attending VCA Asia Sales Mission, April 6-18 o Visiting South Korea, Japan and China • Upcoming o IPW, June 1-5 § Partners include: Boutique Hotel Collection, Pismo Beach, Paso Robles, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay and Holiday Inn Express, Atascadero Visit SLO CAL is a 501c6 tourism non-profit. For more information please call (805)541-8000. SLO CAL featured on TravelChannel.com (left); SLO CAL Wine Country featured on MensJournal.com (right). VISIT SLO CAL WEB ACTIVITY SESSIONS: 106,677 USERS: 90,346 PAGE VIEWS: 189,103 AVG. PAGE VIEWS/VISIT: 1.59 AVG. TIME ON SITE: 2:04 TOTAL ORGANIC TRAFFIC: 37,159 MOBILE SESSIONS: 83,001 MOST VISITED EVENT PAGE: MORRO BAY CITYWIDE YARD SALE (1,669 ORGANIC VISITS) MOST VISITED BLOG: SIP BACK AND RELAX ON CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST (3,885 ORGANIC VISITS) VISIT SLO CAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY FACEBOOK: 48,252 TOT. ORGANIC IMPRESSIONS: 172,355 HIGHEST ORGANIC REACH: GREEN AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE ON #SLOCAL TRAILS (15,055) HIGHEST ORGANIC ENGAGEMENT: GREEN AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE ON #SLOCAL TRAILS (1,700) FOLLOWERS TWITTER: 8,471 TOT. ORGANIC IMPRESSIONS: 33,705 PINTEREST: 760 INSTAGRAM: 25,200 TOT. ORGANIC IMPRESSIONS: 227668 VISITOR GUIDE DIST. SLOCAL.COM: 449 LOCAL DELIVERY: 7,500 THIS MONTH IN SLO CAL SUBSCRIBERS 35,865 OPENS: 5,017 CLICK-THROUGHS: 1,213 THIS WEEK IN SLO CAL CIRCULATION: 1,786 MOST CLICKED LINK: STR REPORT Film SLO CAL Hosts Film Scout FAM Tour March 18-19, three location scouts and producers blitzed the county in two days as part of the annual location scout tour. The group visited Avila Beach, Montana de Oro, Morro Bay, Harmony, San Simeon, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Pismo Preserve, Arroyo Grande/Huasna Valley and Oceano. A special thank you to all the tourism partners who participated in hosting the group. . February 2019 vs February 2018 Lodging Statistics (STR, Inc.) Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 Executive Overview: Organic Traffic Overview: Total Traffic Overview: Sessions decreased by 5.5% (112917 sessions). Top Gains/Losses by Channel: Paid: +155% (20,839), Other: +91% (7,718), Display: - 61% (-12,436) Top Loss by Category: Home Page -45% (-20,102) SEO Snapshot: YoY Organic Landing Page Traffic Comparison - Top Areas Listing Pages saw a -41.01% difference in Sessions (-1835 Sessions) Events Pages saw a 15.80% difference in Sessions (740 Sessions) Things to Do (Activities) saw a 57.30% difference in Sessions (1393 Sessions) Blog Pages saw a -13.4 % difference in Sessions (-610 Sessions) The Home Page saw a 39.88 % difference in Sessions (1663 Sessions) Explore Pages saw -4.74 % difference in Sessions (-232 Sessions) SEO Recommendation: Industry Averages:Engagement Metrics Industry Average Your Website % Difference Total Pages Per Session:2.04 1.59 -28.69% Total Average Session Duration:0:01:52 0:02:17 18.03% Total Bounce Rate:51.42%30.27%-69.86% Organic Pages Per Session:2.11 2.01 -4.99% Organic Average Session Duration:0:02:04 0:03:24 39.15% Organic Bounce Rate:47.48%13.09%-262.65% SEO Overview This is the first full month that we are able to compare YoY traffic of the new site. Sessions increased 22% (+2.6% to 2017). Top Organic Pages by Section : Listing: Irish Hills Natural Reserve, Events: Main Page, Things to Do: Main Page. Blog: Insider Tips 15 Free Things to Do in Slo Cal, Explore: Main Page. Eat and Drink: Bars Lounges, Stay: Main Page. Consider building pages for events in general, specific events, specific attractions/venues, specific types of places to stay for the city of Paso Robles. Paso Robles Events - 880 AMS, Paso Robles Concerts - 590 AMS, Hotels in Paso Robles - 1,900, Paso Robles Bed and Breakfast - 1,300 AMS, Paso Robles Vacation Rentals - 880, Vina Robles Amphitheatre - 5,400 AMS, Paso Robles Wine Tours - 1,900 AMS. Events and Attractions pages lend themselves to creating content for and links to, places to stay, restaurants, and things to do near. Exposing more users to more opportunities to view listings should help reverse the YoY loss of traffic in that particular section. Also creating pages for city-specific searched for items will bolster traffic to that section. Page 2 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Total Traffic Overview: Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Sessions:73,266 64,485 68,468 96,653 79,856 106,677 Users:58,915 52,719 56,225 75,599 67,366 90,346 Bounce Rate:27%15%13%16%26%30% Pageviews:137,885 136,012 154,119 295,055 135,050 169,103 Avg Pageviews Per Visit:1.88 2.11 2.25 3.05 1.69 1.59 Avg. Session Duration:0:02:35 0:02:42 0:02:45 0:03:20 0:02:24 0:02:17 Total Organic Search Traffic:32,590 32,594 36,264 42,137 28,680 37,159 % of Traffic Organic Search:44%51%53%44%36%35% Entry Pages From Search:1,760 1,703 1,675 1,746 1,712 1,730 VisitSLOCounty Visits:0 0 0 0 0 0 VisitSLOCounty Bounce Rate:0%0%0%0%0%0% Mobile/Tablet SnapShot: Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Sessions:52,974 45,856 50,501 70,874 59,045 83,001 % of Sessions:72%71%74%73%74%78% Bounce Rate:31%14%13%17%27%33% Pageviews: 79,413 85,494 101,530 188,753 85,403 114,792 Avg. Session Duration:0:02:07 0:02:18 0:02:22 0:02:49 0:02:00 0:01:56 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 140,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total Visits Comparison Prior Year This Year 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 Traffic Channels 0 50,000 100,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Mobile/Tablet Visits Prior Year This Year Page 3 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Organic Traffic % of Total Site Traffic Sessions 37,159 34.83% Organic Engagement Compared to Site Engagement Pages / Session 2.01 26.78% Avg. Session Duration 0:03:24 49.15% New Sessions 71.83%-10.51% Bounce Rate 13.09%-56.75% Search Engine Visits Percent google 35,984 96.84% bing 530 1.43% yahoo 503 1.35% duckduckgo 101 0.27% ask 26 0.07% sogou 10 0.03% Top 10 Links to Site Links Pages Landing Page Visits Percent visitcalifornia.com 37,818 27 /5,834 15.70% destinationpasorobles.com 18,937 2 /events-and-festivals/3,124 8.41% visitsanluisobispocounty.com 14,904 245 /event/annual-morro-bay-citywide-yard-sale-2019/1331/1,654 4.45% reside.org 12,012 1 /events-and-festivals/events-calendar/1,092 2.94% pasowine.com 8,695 2 /blog/post/insider-tips-15-free-things-to-do-in-slo-cal/768 2.07% centralcoast-tourism.com 5,820 23 /blog/post/8-ways-to-spend-st-patricks-day-in-slo-cal/736 1.98% centralcoastrealestatephotography.com 5,127 4 /events-and-festivals/live-music-concerts/678 1.82% theccrg.com 5,014 3 /things-to-do/629 1.69% coterealtors.com 4,538 1 /explore/539 1.45% tombarket.com 4,115 1 /event/cayucos-sea-glass-festival/4719/490 1.32% Organic Search Traffic: 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Organic Visits Comparison Prior Year Current Year Page 4 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 Goals: Goal Completions Visitors Magazine Request 449 Media Request 7 Meetings RFP 0 Enewsletter Sign-up 91 Top 20 Google Search Console Search Queries: Queries Clicks Impressions CTR Position san luis obispo 11,571 372,866 3.10%2.1 slo restaurant month 1005 1312 76.60%1.1 san luis obispo events 843 2962 28.50%1.2 restaurant month slo 711 868 81.90%1.1 morro bay 677 135725 0.50%7.5 slo restaurant month 2019 611 725 84.30%1.2 visit slo cal 580 820 70.70%1 slocal 539 1592 33.90%2.4 paso robles 519 141506 0.40%9.1 tamale festival atascadero 477 1958 24.40%2.3 slo events 477 1429 33.40%1.2 pismo beach 469 213482 0.20%8.8 slo 451 126995 0.40%5.6 san luis obispo restaurant month 419 598 70.10%1.1 paso robles wine festival 415 2418 17.20%2.5 san luis obispo county 353 19740 1.80%3 restaurant month san luis obispo 344 411 83.70%1.3 santa margarita 333 26345 1.30%3.7 Page 5 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 things to do in san luis obispo 320 16306 2.00%6 events in san luis obispo 308 1142 27.00%1.2 Select Google Search Console Search Queries Year over Year Comparison: Reporting Month Change Reporting Month Change arroyo grande 71 -20 11,316 379 arroyo grande hotels 0 -1 77 49 atascadero hotels 0 0 74 52 avila beach 77 -1 20,419 4,416 avila beach hotels 0 0 357 271 cambria ca 35 -70 12,696 -2,001 cambria ca hotels 0 0 391 -54 cayucos 79 4 10,739 2,853 cayucos hotels 0 0 197 132 morro bay 239 -11 51,464 11,385 morro bay hotels 0 0 352 178 nipomo ca 24 -33 4,935 -269 nipomo hotels 0 0 22 21 oceano hotels 0 0 31 31 paso robles 210 16 48,765 3,475 paso robles hotels 0 0 282 96 pismo beach 204 -193 87,658 4,204 pismo beach hotels 0 0 893 250 san luis obispo 4209 1,624 134,190 15,871 san luis obispo hotels 12 12 6,276 5,891 san miguel ca 45 -36 1,199 -710 san simeon 57 -18 17,854 4,971 santa margarita 139 36 9,153 678 YoY Clicks Queries YoY Impressions Page 6 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 santa margarita hotels 1 1 74 17 shell beach 38 29 3,967 1,879 shell beach hotels 0 0 237 164 Page 7 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 External Links Listings: Link to Website Top 10 URLs Total Clicks Top 10 Websites Total Clicks www.SLOCAL.com/Restaurant-Month 502 Nitt Witt Ridge 88 wwwslocal.com/restaurant-month 492 Swinging Bridge 82 www.labellasera.com 259 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa 58 www.visitatascadero.com/events/index.php?id=154 252 Sunbuggy Fun Rentals 57 www.facebook.com/events/145596949556861/240 Freshwater Fishing Lopez Lake 50 www.fishgaucho.com 184 Moonstone Beach 50 www.morrobay.org 172 Carrizo Plain National Monument 47 www.madonnainn.com/events-calendar/171 The Fremont Theater 46 www.bluemoonoveravila.com 156 Montana de Oro State Park 44 www.granadahotelandbistro.com/#bistro 153 SeaVenture Restaurant 44 Listings: Link to Detail Top 10 Listings Total Clicks Nitt Witt Ridge 129 Swinging Bridge 122 California Highway 1 Discovery Route 73 Morro Bay State Park 62 Avila Beach Horseback Riding 57 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa 57 El Moro Elfin Forest 49 Bishop Peak 47 Ragged Point Beach 44 Central Coast Outdoors 34 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar External Links Total Clicks Page 8 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: October 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Listings: Link to Website Total Clicks 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Listings: Link to Detail Total Clicks 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total Partner Referrals Page 9 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 Demographics & Interests Affinity Categories: Top 10 Affinity Categories Visits Shoppers/Value Shoppers 25,956 Food & Dining/Cooking Enthusiasts/30 Minute Chefs 24,119 Lifestyles & Hobbies/Pet Lovers 20,479 Travel/Travel Buffs 19,678 Lifestyles & Hobbies/Art & Theater Aficionados 18,935 Lifestyles & Hobbies/Business Professionals 18,602 Sports & Fitness/Health & Fitness Buffs 18,227 Technology/Technophiles 17,971 Lifestyles & Hobbies/Outdoor Enthusiasts 17,927 Media & Entertainment/Book Lovers 17,811 Other Categories: Top 10 Categories Visits Arts & Entertainment/Celebrities & Entertainment News 18,202 News/Weather 7,622 Food & Drink/Cooking & Recipes 6,854 Arts & Entertainment/TV & Video/Online Video 6,818 Travel/Air Travel 5,685 Jobs & Education/Education/Colleges & Universities 4,366 Online Communities/Social Networks 3,960 Pets & Animals/Pets/Dogs 3,913 Real Estate/Real Estate Listings/Residential Sales 3,719 News/Sports News 3,678 Affinity Categories broaden the scope to identify users in terms of lifestyle; for example, Technophiles, Sports Fans, and Cooking Enthusiasts. These categories are defined in a similar way to TV audiences, and represent an opportunity to understand the behavior of your audience. Other Categories are used to classify groups of users based on the specific content they consume, along with how recently and frequently they consume that content. This category data provides a more focused view of your users, and lets you analyze behavior more narrowly than Affinity Categories. * Per Google 3.11% 12.54% 13.16% 12.29% 12.62% 10.93% 1.77% 7.56% 7.40% 6.67% 6.09% 5.85% 18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Age Group by Gender Male Female Page 10 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 Top Content:Geographic: Top Landing Pages Entrances /26,995 /dfw/8,279 /blog/post/sip-back-and-relax-on-californias-central-coast/5,074 (not set)4,919 /explore/paso-robles/4,079 /events-and-festivals/3,844 /event/annual-morro-bay-citywide-yard-sale-2019/1331/1,769 /explore/morro-bay/1,442 /plan/visitors-magazine/1,391 /events-and-festivals/events-calendar/1,313 Top Content Pages Pageviews /30,783 /dfw/8,735 /events-and-festivals/6,162 /blog/post/sip-back-and-relax-on-californias-central-coast/5,467 /explore/paso-robles/4,771 /events-and-festivals/events-calendar/3,405 /things-to-do/3,125 /plan/visitors-magazine/2,519 /stay/2,344 /explore/2,112 Top Exit Pages Exits /21,757 /dfw/8,087 /blog/post/sip-back-and-relax-on-californias-central-coast/5,016 /explore/paso-robles/3,734 /events-and-festivals/2,677 /event/annual-morro-bay-citywide-yard-sale-2019/1331/1,740 /plan/visitors-magazine/1,472 /events-and-festivals/events-calendar/1,435 /explore/morro-bay/1,317 /things-to-do/1,281 14% 7% 7% 4% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 59% Top Cities Los Angeles Dallas San Francisco San Luis Obispo Phoenix San Diego Seattle Denver San Jose Paso Robles Other 64.7% 15.0% 4.2% 4.1% 3.4% 2.3% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 4.1% Top States California Texas Washington Arizona Colorado Nevada Illinois New York Florida Oregon Other 31.12% 14.59% 14.19% 10.67% 4.16% 3.96% 3.32% 2.45% 2.28% 2.08% 11.17% Top Metros Los Angeles CA San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose CA Dallas-Ft. Worth TX Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo CA Seattle-Tacoma WA Phoenix AZ Denver CO Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto CA San Diego CA Fresno-Visalia CA Other Page 11 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 Top Referrers: Sessions Bounce Rate Avg. Session Duration Pages / Sessions m.facebook.com 1,814 22.33%0:01:30 1.30 visitcalifornia.com 1,076 12.45%0:04:15 2.50 facebook.com 336 19.05%0:01:57 1.54 madonnainn.com 191 15.71%0:03:13 2.88 avilavillageinn.com 182 10.99%0:03:36 2.10 visitavilabeach.com 169 11.83%0:04:27 2.56 instagram.com 161 32.92%0:00:58 1.39 slocal.com 160 63.75%0:00:28 1.68 slocal.simpleviewcms.com 147 4.76%0:14:59 4.23 lm.facebook.com 128 15.63%0:02:06 1.45 Totals 5,893 18.72%0:03:17 2.00 Top Campaigns: Campaign Source / Medium Sessions % New Sessions Avg. Session Duration Bounce Rate CA_TO-DO goodway / sem 5,094 89.67%0:01:28 20.06% fy19_miles_dallas adara / display 3,722 85.30%0:01:24 60.83% fy19miles mediaiq / display 2,746 78.70%0:01:32 68.97% Sitelink goodway / sem 2,523 78.76%0:01:44 18.75% fy19_miles sharethrough / native 2,046 92.62%0:00:50 71.41% fy19dallas_miles sharethrough / native 2,007 88.49%0:00:32 79.07% fy19miles pandora / audio 1,224 89.62%0:01:07 69.12% CA_BEACH goodway / sem 1,195 84.44%0:01:49 22.68% CA_TRAVEL goodway / sem 916 88.86%0:02:10 15.50% CA_OUTDOOR goodway / sem 781 86.56%0:01:43 22.41% fy19miles sojern / display 498 76.91%0:00:57 72.29% fy19miles samsung / display 348 90.52%0:01:09 65.52% fy19miles adara / display 311 83.28%0:01:19 69.77% fy19_miles youtube / video 178 89.89%0:02:30 52.81% fy19miles samsung / video 134 89.55%0:00:50 70.15% Totals 24,004 85.95%0:01:23 46.98% Referrer Page 12 of 28 Date: April 4, 2019 Client: SLO CAL Date Range: March 1 - 31, 2019 In-MarketVs Visitor: 3,981 19,376 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 In-Market Out of Market Desktop Visits 5,564 77,755 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 55,000 60,000 65,000 70,000 75,000 80,000 In-Market Out of Market Mobile/Tablet Visits 82.96 17.04% 93.32% 6.68% Page 13 of 28